Defending champion Nathan Aspinall will face Mickey Mansell or Michal Smejda on the Elten Security Sneakers European Darts Open, with the draw and schedule for this weekend’s occasion in Leverkusen now confirmed.
The tenth European Tour occasion of 2026 will see 48 gamers battle for the £35,000 prime prize on the Ostermann-Enviornment from July 10-12, with Dutch Nos 1 and a couple of Gian van Veen and Michael van Gerwen additionally in motion.
Aspinall’s title defence kicks off in opposition to Mansell or Smedja, whereas Van Gerwen searches for a sixth title in Leverkusen in opposition to Joe Cullen or Charlie Manby.
Schedule of Play
Friday July 10
Spherical One
Afternoon Session (12pm)
Ryan Joyce vs Mio Varila
Karel Sedlacek vs Rhys Griffin
Mario Vandenbogaerde vs Dragutin Horvat
Andrew Gilding vs Rob Owen
Cameron Menzies vs Jan Schmidt
Mickey Mansell vs Michal Smejda
Lukas Wenig vs Bradley Brooks
Dirk van Duijvenbode vs Jaimy van de Weerd
Night Session (6pm)
Kim Huybrechts vs Samuel Value
Daryl Gurney vs Maik Kuivenhoven
William O’Connor vs Sebastian Bialecki
Rob Cross vs Max Hopp
Joe Cullen vs Charlie Manby
Kevin Doets vs Dominik Gruellich
Niko Springer vs Darius Labanauskas
Niels Zonneveld vs Daniel Klose
Saturday July 11
Spherical Two
Afternoon Session (12pm)
Damon Heta vs Gilding/Owen
Mike De Decker vs Menzies/Schmidt
Luke Woodhouse vs Vandenbogaerde/Horvat
Danny Noppert vs O’Connor/Bialecki
Jermaine Wattimena vs Huybrechts/Value
Chris Dobey vs Van Duijvenbode/Van de Weerd
Wessel Nijman vs Wenig/Brooks
Krzysztof Ratajski vs Cross/Hopp
Night Session (6pm)
Stephen Bunting vs Joyce/Varila
James Wade vs Gurney/Kuivenhoven
Jonny Clayton vs Sedlacek/Griffin
Michael van Gerwen vs Cullen/Manby
Gian van Veen vs Springer/Labanauskas
Martin Schindler vs Doets/Gruellich
Nathan Aspinall vs Mansell/Smejda
Ross Smith vs Zonneveld/Klose
Sunday July 12
Afternoon Session (12pm)
Spherical Three
Night Session (6pm)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Ultimate
What’s taking place on Sky Sports activities subsequent?
The 2026 Betfred World Matchplay will happen on the iconic Winter Gardens from July 18-26, as a 32-player discipline competes for the distinguished Phil Taylor Trophy.
World No 1 Luke Littler will likely be eyeing back-to-back titles in Blackpool, with 2024 champion Luke Humphries and three-time World Matchplay winner Van Gerwen additionally set to star within the £1m occasion.
This summer season’s motion can even function the fifth staging of the Betfred Ladies’s World Matchplay, as eight of the largest names within the girls’s sport battle it out for the title at the moment held by Lisa Ashton.
Who will win this yr’s World Matchplay Darts? Luke Littler will likely be defending his title and you’ll watch all of the motion on Sky Sports activities. Stream darts and extra prime sport with NOW.
