WINMAU EUROPEAN CLASSIC 2026
Date: Sunday 13th December 2026
Location: Tamara's Horeca, Ooltgensplaat, The Netherlands
Times
- Start: 11:00 hr
- Check-in till: 10:30 hr
- Location Open: 08:30 hr
Tournament Format
- 12 groups of 4 players / 4 groups of 5 players: Nr 1 & Nr 2 will advance to the knockout!
- Group Stage - Best of 7 Legs 501
- Last 32 - Best of 9 Legs 501
- Last 16 - Best of 11 Legs 501
- Quarterfinals - Best of 13 Legs 501
- Semifinals - Best of 15 Legs 501
- Final - Best of 19 Legs 501 (10 minute break after 9 legs)
Prize Fund
- 1st place - 1.000 euro
- 2nd place - 500 euro
- 3rd place - 250 euro
- 5th place - 100 euro
Rules
Note!! Dress Code counts for this tournament!! This will be strictly have a look at when Checking In at the Control Desk!
Hotel Options
- Hotel Lely, Oude-Tonge
- Hotel-Restaurant Thuis, Dinteloord
- Hotel De Magistraat, Willemstad
- Hotel Mauritz, Willemstad
- Hotel Willemstad, Willemstad
- Hotel-Restaurant Opus One, Numansdorp
- Hotel-Restaurant 't Wissel, Numansdorp
Invitational Tournament
Who will qualify?
- Best 24 players from the Winmau Western European Tour 2026 (best 8 players will be seed)
- Best 8 players from the Lowlands Cup 2026 - Regional Amateur Finals
- Best 8 players from the Winmau Benelux Trophy 2026 - Regional Amateur Finals
- Best 8 players from the Winmau Benelux Open 2026 - Regional Amateur Finals
- Champion Red Dragon Benelux Masters 2026 - Amateur BEL/LUX/FRA
- Champion Red Dragon Benelux Masters 2026 - Amateur NL
- Champion ADC The Battle 1.1
- Champion ADC The Battle 1.2
- Champion ADC Dutch National Championships
- Champion ADC Belgian National Championships
- Champion ADC Luxembourg National Championships
- Champion Dimitri van den Bergh Classic 2026 (men)
- Best 4 players from the Western European Grand Finals 2025 - Amateur
- Best 2 ladies from the Western European Order of Merit (*)
- Best 2 French players from the Western European Regional Order of Merit (*)
- Best 2 Luxembourg players from the Western European Regional Order of Merit (*)
- Best 2 players who haven't qualified through above, from the Western European Order of Merit (*)
(*) Cut off date: 2nd November 2026
When a player has already qualified and qualifies again, the next on the Western European Order of Merit will automatically be qualified.
Qualified Players
Winmau Western European Tour - Number 1 (Seed) | Winmau Western European Tour - Number 2 (Seed) | Winmau Western European Tour - Number 3 (seed) | Winmau Western European Tour - Number 4 (seed) |
Winmau Western European Tour - Number 5 (seed) | Winmau Western European Tour - Number 6 (seed) | Winmau Western European Tour - Number 7 (seed) | Winmau Western European Tour - Number 8 (seed) |
Winmau Western European Tour - Number 9 | Winmau Western European Tour - Number 10 | Winmau Western European Tour - Number 11 | Winmau Western European Tour - Number 12 |
Winmau Western European Tour - Number 13 | Winmau Western European Tour - Number 14 | Winmau Western European Tour - Number 15 | Winmau Western European Tour - Number 16 |
Winmau Western European Tour - Number 17 | Winmau Western European Tour - Number 18 | Winmau Western European Tour - Number 19 | Winmau Western European Tour - Number 20 |
Winmau Western European Tour - Number 21 | Winmau Western European Tour - Number 22 | Winmau Western European Tour - Number 23 | Winmau Western European Tour - Number 24 |
Benjamin Stassen (NL) - Lowlands Cup - Reg. Ama. Finals | Michael Steinmeier (NL) - Lowlands Cup - Reg. Ama. Finals | Johnny Bliek (NL) - Lowlands Cup - Reg. Ama. Finals | Nick Minjauw (BEL) - Lowlands Cup - Reg. Ama. Finals |
Ilio van Dooren (BEL) - Lowlands Cup - Reg. Ama. Finals | Stef Goyvaerts (BEL) - Lowlands Cup - Reg. Ama. Finals | nvt - Lowlands Cup - Reg. Ama. Finals | Anne Dorrestein (NL) - Lowlands Cup Ladies Champion |
Jerko Moerenhout (BEL) - Benelux Trophy - Reg. Ama. Fin. | Frankie Jalhay (NL) - Benelux Trophy - Reg. Ama. Fin. | Fred Winter (NL) - Winmau Benelux Trophy - Reg. Ama. Fin. | Dennis vd Steen (NL) - Winmau Benelux Tr. - Reg. Ama. Fin. |
Sebastiaan Hovens (BEL) - Winmau Ben. Tr. - Reg. Ama. Fin. | Keano de Wit (NL) - Winmau Benelux Tr. - Reg. Ama. Fin. | nvt - Winmau Benelux Trophy - Regional Amateur Finals | Anne Dorrestein (NL) - Winmau Benelux Trophy - Ladies Ch. |
Winmau Benelux Open - Regional Amateur Finals | Winmau Benelux Open - Regional Amateur Finals | Winmau Benelux Open - Regional Amateur Finals | Winmau Benelux Open - Regional Amateur Finals |
Winmau Benelux Open - Regional Amateur Finals | Winmau Benelux Open - Regional Amateur Finals | Winmau Benelux Open - Regional Amateur Finals | Winmau Benelux Open - Ladies Champion |
Tjorven Cuvelier (BEL) - Benelux Masters Ch. Amateur BEL | Bradly Roes (NL) - Benelux Masters Ch. Amateur NL | ADC The Battle 1.1 - Champion | ADC The Battle 1.2 - Champion |
ADC Regional Ranking Netherlands - Number 1 | ADC Regional Ranking Belgium - Number 1 | ADC Regional Ranking Luxembourg - Number 1 | Dimitri van den Bergh Classic Champion |
1st Best Lady - Western European Order of Merit | 2nd Best Lady - Western European Order of Merit | ADC Regional Ranking France - Number 1 | ADC Regional Ranking France - Number 2 |
1st Best Luxembourger - Western European Order of Merit | 2nd Best Luxembourger - Western European Order of Merit | Western European Order of Merit | Western European Order of Merit |
Mike Schmitz (Lux) - Winner Grand Finals Luxembourg | Ezra Versluis (NL) - Runnerup Grand Finals Luxembourg | Twan van Helvert (NL) - 3rd place Grand Finals Luxembourg | Alex Flohr (Lux) - 3rd place Grand Finals Luxembourg |