The Baltic Sea Darts Open 2026 is set to take place from 29-31 May at the Wunderino Arena in Kiel, Germany, as the eighth of fifteen PDC European Tour events. The tournament features 48 players competing for £230,000 in prize money, with £35,000 going to the winner. Defending champion Gerwyn Price defeated Gary Anderson 8-3 in the 2025 final.
Luke Humphries leads the field as top seed, followed by Gian van Veen, Michael van Gerwen, Jonny Clayton, and Price among the top seeds. The full seeded list includes James Wade, Stephen Bunting, Danny Noppert, Ryan Searle, Chris Dobey, Nathan Aspinall, Ross Smith, Martin Schindler, Jermaine Wattimena, Mike De Decker, and Wessel Nijman. Pro Tour Order of Merit qualifiers include Damon Heta, Dirk van Duijvenbode, Luke Woodhouse, Niko Springer, Niels Zonneveld, Krzysztof Ratajski, Daryl Gurney, William O'Connor, Joe Cullen, Ryan Joyce, Kevin Doets, Andrew Gilding, Dave Chisnall, Cameron Menzies, and Karel Sedláček. Tour Card qualifiers are Alan Soutar, Max Hopp, Ricky Evans, Lukas Wenig, James Hurrell, Jeffrey de Zwaan, Ian White, Jimmy van Schie, Sebastian Białecki, and Justin Hood. Host nation qualifiers include Paul Krohne, Marcel Hausotter, Daniel Klose, and Jason Riedtke. Nordic & Baltic qualifier is Teemu Harju, and East European qualifier is Nándor Major.
The draw will be confirmed on Thursday 28th May at around 12pm BST/1pm CET, with the schedule confirmed at the same time. Several editors have weighed in with predictions. Samuel Gill of DartsNews.com sees Michael van Gerwen winning, citing that Humphries and Clayton may not play due to Premier League Darts play-offs the days before. He also tips Gerwyn Price, Ross Smith, Martin Schindler, and Wessel Nijman to do well. Lucas Michael of TennisUpToDate.com picks Stephen Bunting as his title choice, noting that Humphries seems to be getting back to his best and that reigning champion Price is going the other way. Pieter Verbeek of DartsNieuws.com suggests several top names may withdraw after the Premier League play-offs, and sees Nathan Aspinall as the player who has benefited most often from absences, predicting Aspinall to win. Nicolas Gayer of DartsNews.DE expects Luke Humphries to claim his second European Tour title of the year if he plays, highlighting Humphries' recent form including averages of 112, 110, 109, and 107. Mats Leering of DartsNieuws.com picks Wessel Nijman, noting that if Premier League players withdraw, Nijman and Kevin Doets are in top form. Bram Coenen of DartsNieuws.com also picks Humphries if he competes, calling him the clear favourite.