The draw for the Dutch Open Darts 2026 has been revealed, and the excitement for the Open Doubles tournament is building! We’ve delved deep into each “sheet” – essentially a mini-tournament on a single board – to identify the pairs most likely to dominate and advance. This article highlights the key favorites and dark horses, offering a concise overview for anyone eager to know who to watch in this thrilling competition.
Understanding the Dutch Open Darts 2026 Doubles Tournament
The Dutch Open Darts is one of the most prestigious open dart tournaments in the world, attracting thousands of players from across the globe. The doubles tournament, in particular, is a thrilling spectacle, where pairs battle it out for supremacy. The draw for the 2026 edition has just been released, setting the stage for an exciting competition.
In this unique format, players are grouped into “sheets,” with each sheet representing a specific playing board. A “sheet” is effectively a mini-bracket where several pairs compete against each other until only one winning duo remains. These sheet winners then advance to the later knockout stages, making every sheet a crucial battleground and a stepping stone towards the main championship.
Key Contenders: Favorites to Win Each Sheet
We’ve meticulously analyzed the draw to identify the pairs most likely to dominate their respective sheets and make a deep run in the tournament. Here’s a breakdown of the top picks, sheet by sheet, showcasing the duos widely considered as favorites to progress:
Sheet-by-Sheet Breakdown of Favorites:
- Sheet 1: Maat/Nieuwenhuis
- Sheet 2: No clear favorites identified in the initial draw for this sheet.
- Sheet 3: Timmerman/Uuldriks, Den Hartog/Buijsman, Van der Ende/ten Doornkaat, te Hennepe/Heemskerk
- Sheet 4: De Vos/Barendse
- Sheet 5: Kroezen/Schonewille
- Sheet 6: Van Duijvenbode/Kuivenhoven
- Sheet 7: Jonker/Jonker, Locht/Aué, Mijnheer/Van der Veen
- Sheet 8: Steinbach/Van de Zande
- Sheet 9: Nentjes/Woord, Baalmans/Stassen
- Sheet 10: No clear favorites identified in the initial draw for this sheet.
- Sheet 11: Mooijman/Kolvers, Peters/Wisniewski
- Sheet 12: Plaisier/Olde Kalter
- Sheet 13: Martena/Veenstra, Dehaene/Mattheeussen
- Sheet 14: Groeneveld/Molendijk, Gijzen/Schop
- Sheet 15: Van den Hoogen/Ramnath, De Kruif/de Vries
- Sheet 16: Ten Hagen/Nüchter
- Sheet 17: Van den Heuvel/Van Baast
- Sheet 18: Hemelrijk/Mazereeuw
- Sheet 19: Gies/Boersma, Roes/Keen
- Sheet 20: Brandenburg/Heijkoop, Sowerby/Few
- Sheet 21: Schroder/Drenthe, Soudant/Willems
- Sheet 22: Van den Brand/Toxopeus
- Sheet 23: Moes/Van der Wal
- Sheet 24: Pronk/Visser, Van den Ende/Lloyd
- Sheet 25: Van der Meijden/Van Doorn, Van Ham/Michiels
- Sheet 26: Offringa/Piree
- Sheet 27: Ramen/Dewaele, Van der Steen/Verkooijen
- Sheet 28: Vos/Van Bergen
- Sheet 29: Mulder/Smit
- Sheet 30: Duivesteun/Leunk, Gruijthuisen/De Wilde
- Sheet 31: Leeksma/Van Leeuwen, Kamphuis/Straver
- Sheet 32: Van Veen/Dozeman, Thole/Wetzels
- Sheet 33: Lubbers/Van den Berg
- Sheet 34: No clear favorites identified in the initial draw for this sheet.
- Sheet 35: Verhaegh/Schoppema
- Sheet 36: Plooy/Wijnsma
- Sheet 37: Tibbe/Snoei, Gijbels/Hermans
- Sheet 38: Verberk/Schapendonk, Van der Velde/Bottenberg
- Sheet 39: Van Trijp/Van Milligen, Dekker/Bos, Schenk/Telnekes, Van de Ven/Van Berkel
- Sheet 40: Van Dijk/Duut
- Sheet 41: Nijs/Nijs
- Sheet 42: Drenth/Jonker
- Sheet 43: de Kruijff/Elzinga
- Sheet 44: Mansveld/Goddard, Daalmeijer/Evink, Dikhoff/Sekreve
- Sheet 45: Van der Wiel/Robbe
- Sheet 46: Rietbergen/Schilder
- Sheet 47: Renyaan/Otter
- Sheet 48: Hempel/Winters, Plaisier/Plaisier
- Sheet 49: Hibma/Van der Weit
- Sheet 50: Van Zwet/Van der Meer, Klaasen/Baetens
- Sheet 51: Drenthen/Atellinghusen, ten Berge/Michels
- Sheet 52: Blom/Jansen
- Sheet 53: Voskamp/McColm, Rea/Izatt, Nienhuis/Gijzen
- Sheet 54: Terschegget/Van Os, Kamphuis/Klein
- Sheet 55: Bastiaansen/Van den Elshout, Vleghert/Schlaghecke, Van Bijnen/Van Bijnen, Zuydwijk/de Vos, Nijmeijer/Snel
- Sheet 56: Meeuwisse/den Heijer
- Sheet 57: Bavelaar/de Jong
- Sheet 58: Lie Ten/Nicolai
- Sheet 59: Adriaanse/Sijbrands, Soomers/Van der Schans
- Sheet 60: Van Peer/Vetjens
- Sheet 61: Van der Zwet/Van den Eijkel, Van der Vegt/Van der Vegt
- Sheet 62: de Vreede/Van Alebeek, Tuik/Nicolay, Van Velzen/Van Velzen
- Sheet 63: Agema/Ververs, Tebbes/Wolting
- Sheet 64: Smees/Harms, Zondervan/Jongejan
- Sheet 65: Kosters/Scheper, Van Berkel/Kleermaker
- Sheet 66: de Jong/de Jong, Ulrich/Van Klompenburg, Stoop/Smans
- Sheet 67: Moinat/de Vries
- Sheet 68: Mos/Kralt
- Sheet 69: Will/Rahmie
- Sheet 70: Poolman/Van den Bosch
- Sheet 71: Van Erven/Vennik
- Sheet 72: Kooistra/Bos
- Sheet 73: Konterman/Hof, Leijten/Van der Heijden
- Sheet 74: Mandigers/Van Samang
- Sheet 75: Sneeboer/Van der Voort, Zwaga/Slotboom
- Sheet 76: Nieuwlaat/Stompé
- Sheet 77: No clear favorites identified in the initial draw for this sheet.
- Sheet 78: Nouwen/Engelen, Atema/de Groot
- Sheet 79: No clear favorites identified in the initial draw for this sheet.
- Sheet 80: Bekema/Lenderink
- Sheet 81: Stoffers/Lambers, Schmitt/Wirotius
- Sheet 82: No clear favorites identified in the initial draw for this sheet.
- Sheet 83: No clear favorites identified in the initial draw for this sheet.
- Sheet 84: Van Schie/Van Trijp, Waninge/Brinkman
- Sheet 85: Post/Visscher
- Sheet 86: Ram/Van der Velden
- Sheet 87: Van Velzen/Noordermeer
- Sheet 88: Admiraal/Van den Berg, Van den Herik/de Bruin
- Sheet 89: Beeton/Fullwell, Zander/Willems
- Sheet 90: De Weerd/Van Cuijlenburg, Van Dees/Bruinsma
- Sheet 91: Van den Boogaard/de Geus
- Sheet 92: Van Ravesteijn/Roos, Weggemans/Hammouchi
- Sheet 93: Stavast/Klasens
- Sheet 94: Frederiksen/Vermeer, Voz/Wenders, Schoenmakers/Balfoort
- Sheet 95: Krassen/Van Kemenade
- Sheet 96: No clear favorites identified in the initial draw for this sheet.
- Sheet 97: Widmayer/Webster, Jansen/Leferink, Becker/Mayer
- Sheet 98: Kustermans/Mossou
- Sheet 99: No clear favorites identified in the initial draw for this sheet.
- Sheet 100: de Tree/Von Schukkmann
- Sheet 101: Lamein/Claud, Van Peer/Geeraets
- Sheet 102: Ballast/Kuipers, Hoorn/Brouwer
- Sheet 103: Smith/Walker
- Sheet 104: Groot/Mol
- Sheet 105: Van der Velden/Van Putten
- Sheet 106: No clear favorites identified in the initial draw for this sheet.
- Sheet 107: No clear favorites identified in the initial draw for this sheet.
- Sheet 108: Gebben/Warris, Van der Heijden/Van Rijsingen
- Sheet 109: Veenstra/Landman
- Sheet 110: Geers/Custers
- Sheet 111: Van der Kwast/Van Lierop
- Sheet 112: Van Zeele/Bos
- Sheet 113: Jansen/Van Bergen, Boeijink/Crouwel
- Sheet 114: Bakker/Marchetti, Hohnstedt/Bremermann
- Sheet 115: Van Hout/Van Bergen, Extercatte/Roosenbrand
- Sheet 116: Van der Leek/Van der Velden, Morisse/Surgeon, Klijn/de Jong
- Sheet 117: Versluis/Dubois, Goossens/Paeshuyse
- Sheet 118: Lasker/Lohuis
- Sheet 119: Van der Winkel/Meulenkamp, Caron/de Boer
- Sheet 120: de Zwaan/Blom, Van Dongen/Janssen, ten Pas/Lankhuizen, Pater/Stil
- Sheet 121: Langemaat/Groote
- Sheet 122: Veenhof/Lens, Hendriks/Frauenfelder, Scholte/Wagenaar
- Sheet 123: De Jong/Kapiteijn
- Sheet 124: Janssens/Van de Ven
- Sheet 125: Van Malsen/Schaafsma
- Sheet 126: No clear favorites identified in the initial draw for this sheet.
- Sheet 127: Sahin/Van Zuidam
- Sheet 128: Berkhout/Veeken
Factors to Consider When Betting on Doubles Success:
- Individual Skill: While it’s a team effort, the individual talent of each player still forms the foundation. Look for strong scorers and consistent finishers.
- Team Chemistry: Some pairs have played together for years, developing an almost telepathic understanding. This synergy can be a massive advantage.
- Recent Form: Players who have been performing well in recent individual or team events are likely to carry that momentum into the Dutch Open.
- Experience vs. Youth: Veteran pairs bring composure and big-game experience, while younger, aggressive duos can bring unpredictable flair and high scoring.
- Draw Advantage: A “favorable” draw can sometimes make a difference, though in a tournament of this caliber, every match is tough.
The Road to Doubles Glory
The Dutch Open Darts 2026 promises to be an unforgettable event. With so many talented pairs vying for the title, every match will be a battle. While our analysis points to these favorites, the beauty of darts lies in its unpredictability. Keep an eye on these top picks, but be prepared for upsets and emerging talents to make their mark. The journey to the doubles championship will be long and challenging, filled with high scores, dramatic finishes, and incredible skill.
Source: Based on an article from Darts Actueel.
