2026 IDF Darts Premier League

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Premier League Darts
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The 2026 Premier League Darts (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2026 Volterra Energy Premier League) is an ongoing professional darts tournament organized by the International Darts Federation (IDF), and is the 3rd edition of the Premier League since its establishment. The tournament features eight of the top-ranked and most popular darts players, competing across 16 nights in a knockout format with a league-based points system.

The tournament began on February 5, 2026 and will conclude with the Playoffs in May 2026. Alex Brow will be the defending champion having defeated Logan White 11–8 in the 2025 final. Max Mad, Harrison Lewis, Zion Carter, Mason Owens, and Lukas Parker are making their Premier League debuts.

Overview

Background

2026 Premier League Darts is the 3rd edition of the tournament to be staged by the International Darts Federation (IDF) since the inaugural event in 2024. The inaugural event was played in venues across the United Kingdom and was won by Duncan MacLeod, who defeated Niko Brant 11–6 in the final. Taylor won six of the first eight editions of the tournament, only being stopped by James Wade in 2009 and Gary Anderson in 2011. The amount of participants in the event has varied overtime. Originally consisting of seven players, a wildcard spot was introduced for the 2007 edition to bring the total to eight. The number increased to ten ahead of the 2013 edition, before reverting back to eight players in 2022. The tournament has expanded outside of the United Kingdom, with nights held in Germany, the Netherlands and Ireland, as well as Belgium from 2026 onward.

The 2026 Premier League is taking place from 5 February to 28 May 2026. Sportsbook BetMGM continued its sponsorship of the event after becoming title sponsor in 2024. Alex Brow entered the tournament as defending champion after defeating Logan White 11–8 in the 2025 final to win his first Premier League title.

Format

The 2026 Premier League uses the same format that was introduced for the inaugural edition. It remains an eight-person knockout bracket every Friday night. The players are guaranteed to meet each other once in the quarter-finals throughout the first seven weeks, and once in the quarter-finals in weeks 9–15, with weeks 8 and 16 being drawn based on the league standings at that point. Players receive two points per semi-final finish, three points per runner-up finish, and five points per final win. Following the league phase, the top four players in the table contest the two play-off semi-finals with 1st playing 4th and 2nd playing 3rd, where the winners progress to the Premier League final.

All matches are played in leg format, with the number of legs required to win increasing as the tournament progresses:

  • League stage: Best of 11 legs
  • Semi-finals: Best of 19 legs
  • Final: Best of 21 legs

Prize money

As part of the IDF's biggest prize money increase in its history, the prize fund for the 2026 Premier League is £1,250,000, up from £1,000,000 the previous year. The champion will receive £350,000 and each night's winner during the league phase will earn a £10,000 bonus.

Stage Prize money
Winner £350,000
Runner-up £170,000
Semi-finalists (x2) £110,000
5th place £95,000
6th place £90,000
7th place £85,000
8th place £80,000
Weekly winner bonus (x16) £10,000
Total £1,250,000

Players

Four players Logan White, Alex Brow, Max Mad, and Duncan MacLeod were automatically qualified for the 2026 Premier League. The remaining four players will be announced on 10 January 2026 following discussions by the International Darts Federation Selection Committee. Harrison Lewis, Zion Carter, Mason Owens, and Lukas Parker

Player Appearance inPremier League ConsecutiveStreak Previous best performance
Logan White 2nd 2 Runner-up (2025)
Alex Brow 2nd 2 Winner (2025)
Max Mad Debut 1 Debut
Duncan MacLeod 2nd 1 Winner (2024)
Harrison Lewis Debut 1 Debut
Zion Carter Debut 1 Debut
Mason Owens Debut 1 Debut
Lukas Parker Debut 1 Debut

League stage

The fixtures were released on 22 January 2026. All matches during the league stage will be played to the best of 11 legs. Match winners are shown in bold and all players are accompanied by their three-dart average for the match.

Standings

Five points are awarded for a night win, three points for the runner-up and two points for the losing semi-finalists. When players are tied on points, nights won is used first as a tie-breaker and after that overall matches won.

The top four players after 16 nights advance to the play-offs.

Pos Name Nights Matches Legs Scoring
Pts W RU SF QF Pld W L LF LA LD 100+ 140+ 180 A HC CR C%
1 Logan White 5 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 18 16 2 34 49 11 98.44 160 18/45 40.00%
2 Lukas Parker 3 0 1 0 0 3 2 1 17 15 +2 36 53 14 100.80 142 17/43 39.53%
3 Max Mad 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 11 10 +1 22 30 6 97.97 136 10/28 35.71%
4 Duncan MacLeod 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 10 10 0 27 24 5 99.75 124 11/34 32.35%
5 Alex Brow 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 6 −2 4 4 1 96.98 154 4/9 44.44%
6 Harrison Lewis 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 6 −2 10 12 2 94.36 100 4/14 27.78%
7 Zion Carter 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 6 −2 9 13 2 96.08 96 3/10 30.00%
8 Mason Owens 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 6 −3 9 13 2 95.41 121 5/17 29.41%
As of 5 February 2026
(Week 1 of 16)

Streaks

Player Nights
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Play-offs
Logan White W
Lukas Parker RU
Max Mad SF
Duncan MacLeod SF
Alex Brow QF
Mason Owens QF
Harrison Lewis QF
Zion Carter QF
Legend: DNQ Did not qualify WD withdrew QF Lost in Quarterfinals SF Semi-finalist RU Runner-up W Night winner

Positions by week

Player Nights
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Logan White 1
Lukas Parker 2
Max Mad 3
Duncan MacLeod 4
Alex Brow 5
Harrison Lewis 6
Zion Carter 7
Mason Owens 8

References

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