The pursuit of a berth at the World Grand Prix, which airs live on Sky Sports at the end of September, reaches its climax at the Flanders Darts Trophy in Antwerp this weekend. While PDC world number one Luke Littler and number two Luke Humphries sit out the event, the thirteenth stop on the European Tour calendar still attracts a formidable field.
High-profile competitors including Michael van Gerwen, Gian van Veen, Gerwyn Price, and James Wade are set to compete at the Antwerp Expo. The tournament follows Littler’s recent victory at the Czech Darts Open, where he defeated Humphries to claim the title.
Beau Greaves enters the action carrying momentum from last week’s historic win in Prague, becoming the first woman to secure a match on the Euro Tour. She faces Damon Heta in the first round on Friday evening. The victor of that contest is scheduled to play against Michael van Gerwen on Saturday.
The draw for the 2026 Blåkläder Flanders Darts Trophy is as follows:
Friday, September 11 – Round One
Afternoon Session (12:00 BST): Niels Zonneveld vs Petr Tous; Mickey Mansell vs Bradley Brooks; Andrew Gilding vs Chris Landman; Kevin Doets vs James Hurrell; Karel Sedlacek vs Michael Hansen; Jeffrey de Graaf vs Host Nation Qualifier 3; Ryan Joyce vs Stephen Burton; Niko Springer vs Host Nation Qualifier 1.
Evening Session (18:00 BST): Rob Cross vs Cristo Reyes; Joe Cullen vs Host Nation Qualifier 4; Cameron Menzies vs Gabriel Clemens; William O’Connor vs Host Nation Qualifier 2; Raymond van Barneveld vs Jim Long; Damon Heta vs Beau Greaves; Sebastian Bialecki vs Kim Huybrechts; Dirk van Duijvenbode vs Brendan Dolan.
Saturday, September 12 – Round Two
Afternoon Session (12:00 BST): Krzysztof Ratajski vs Winner of Doets/Hurrell; Jermaine Wattimena vs Winner of Sedlacek/Hansen; Martin Schindler vs Winner of Cross/Reyes; Danny Noppert vs Winner of Gilding/Landman; Ryan Searle vs Winner of Cullen/HNQ4; Chris Dobey vs Winner of Zonneveld/Tous; Luke Woodhouse vs Winner of O’Connor/HNQ2; Ross Smith vs Winner of De Graaf/HNQ3.
Evening Session (18:00 BST): Josh Rock vs Winner of Joyce/Burton; Gerwyn Price vs Winner of Mansell/Brooks; James Wade vs Winner of Van Barneveld/Long; Gian van Veen vs Winner of Menzies/Clemens; Michael van Gerwen vs Winner of Heta/Greaves; Nathan Aspinall vs Winner of Springer/HNQ1; Stephen Bunting vs Winner of Van Duijvenbode/Dolan; Wessel Nijman vs Winner of Bialecki/Huybrechts.
Competition resumes on Sunday, September 13, with the Round of 16 in the afternoon session, followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final in the evening.
Sky Sports continues to serve as the exclusive broadcaster for major darts events, including the World Grand Prix (September 28–October 4), the Grand Slam of Darts (November 14–22), and the World Darts Championship (December 10–January 3). Viewers can also stream coverage via NOW without a contract.
Sky Sports needs to start broadcasting these earlier. 12pm BST is a bit rough on a Friday!
Van Gerwen at forty-something still competing like this is absolutely relentless respect.
Just confirming: does the winner of Heta vs Greaves definitely play MVG on Saturday?
Shame Littler and Humphries are sitting this out. The field feels weaker without them.
Beau Greaves making history again! That match against Heta is going to be electric.