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QUALIFYING SEASONS 3-4
SUPER 16 FINALS DAY
31ST OCTOBER - 1ST NOVEMBER 2026
VENUE - HANGAR61, BRISTOL, BS34 5JR
THE 31ST OCTOBER WILL BE GROUP STAGE ROUND ROBIN TO DETERMINE THE PLAYERS PROCEEDING TO THE KNOCK OUT STAGES.
THE 1ST NOVEMBER WILL BE THE KNOCKOUT STAGE OF THE EVENT PLAYED DOWN TO THE TWO FINALISTS.
THE TWO FINALIST WILL THEN PLAY THE FINAL ON THE PDC GRAND SLAM STAGE - DATE TBC.
FOR THOSE THAT DO NOT MAKE IT OUT OF THE ROUND ROBIN STAGE, WE WILL BE RUNNING A EVENT ON THE 1ST NOVEMBER ALONGSIDE THE KNOCKOUT STAGES.
QUALIFICATION PATHWAYS & EVENT
SEEDED PATHWAYS
1. JDC ACADEMY ORDER OF MERIT WORLDWIDE - 16 PLAYERS (SEEDS)
THE TOP 16 PLAYERS FROM SEASONS 3-4 COMBINED FROM THE JDC ACADEMY ORDER OF MERIT WORLDWIDE WILL BE SEEDED FOR FINALS DAY.
2. JDC QUALIFYING EVENTS - 16 PLAYERS (SEEDS)
QUALIFYING EVENT 1 - 10TH - 11TH OCTOBER 2026
QUALIFYING EVENT 2 - 17TH - 18TH OCTOBER 2026
SOUTH VENUE - HANGAR61, BRISTOL, BS34 5JR
NORTH VENUE - CHAUKEES, ELLESMERE PORT, CH65 0BJ
THE 16 QUALIFIERS FROM THE QUALIFYING EVENTS WILL MAKE UP THE REMAINDER OF THE SEEDED SPOTS ON FINALS DAY.
THIS YEAR WE ARE GIVING EACH NATION INDIVIDUAL SPOTS FOR THE EVENT THROUGH THE ACADEMY ORDER OF MERIT WITHIN THAT NATION. SPOTS ARE BASED ON ACTIVITY AND NUMBER OF PLAYERS IN EACH NATION.
NATIONAL JDC ACADEMIES (NON-SEEDED) - SEASONS 3-4 COMBINED
- JDC ENGLAND ACADEMY - TOP 16 PLAYERS
- JDC WALES ACADEMY - TOP 8 PLAYERS
- JDC BELGIUM ACADEMY - TOP 8 PLAYERS
- JDC SCOTLAND ACADEMY - TOP 8 PLAYERS
- JDC IRELAND ACADEMY - TOP 8 PLAYERS
- JDC NORTHERN IRELAND ACADEMY - TOP 8 PLAYERS
- JDC HUNGARY ACADEMY - TOP 4 PLAYERS
- JDC FINLAND ACADEMY - TOP 4 PLAYERS
- JDC NORWAY ACADEMY - TOP 2 PLAYERS
- JDC MONGOLIA ACADEMY - TOP 2 PLAYERS
- JDC CYPRUS ACADEMY - TOP 2 PLAYERS
- JDC NEW ZEALAND ACADEMY - TOP 2 PLAYERS
- JDC CZECH REPUBLIC - TOP 2 PLAYERS
- JDC USA - TOP 1 PLAYER
- JDC CANADA - TOP 1 PLAYER
-JDC AUSTRALIA ACADEMY - TOP 1 PLAYER
OTHER ORGANISATIONS CONFIRMED
EYDO - 2 PLAYER (ENGLISH YOUTH DARTS ORGANISATION)
SDA- 2 PLAYERS (SCOTTISH DARTS ASSOCIATION)
SEEDING DESCRIPTION (TOP 32 PLAYERS)
THE TOP 32 SEEDS FOR SUPER 16 FINALS DAY ARE DETERMINED BY COMBINING THE JDC ACADEMY ORDER OF MERIT AND THE JDC QUALIFYING TOUR EVENTS, USING AN ALTERNATING SEEDING METHOD TO ENSURE FAIRNESS AND BALANCE.
- THE NUMBER ONE SEED IS THE TOP-RANKED PLAYER FROM THE JDC TOUR QUALIFYING EVENTS.
- THE NUMBER TWO SEED IS THE TOP-RANKED PLAYER FROM THE JDC ACADEMY ORDER OF MERIT.
- THE NUMBER THREE SEED IS THE SECOND-RANKED TOUR QUALIFIER.
- THE NUMBER FOUR SEED IS THE SECOND-RANKED ACADEMY PLAYER.
THIS ALTERNATING METHOD CONTINUES UNTIL ALL 32 SEEDED POSITIONS ARE FILLED:
TOUR #1 → SEED 1
ACADEMY #1 → SEED 2
TOUR #2 → SEED 3
ACADEMY #2 → SEED 4
… CONTINUING BACK AND FORTH …
TOUR #16 → SEED 31
ACADEMY #16 → SEED 32
THIS SYSTEM ENSURES EQUAL REPRESENTATION AND BALANCED PLACEMENT IN THE DRAW.
REGISTRATION TIMES
DOORS 8AM
REGISTRATION 9.30AM - 10.30AM
PLAY STARTS AT 11AM
FORMAT - MAIN COMP
OCT 31ST - ROUND ROBIN PHASE - BEST OF 3
NOV 1ST - KNOCKOUT PHASE - BEST OF 7
FORMAT - CONSOLODATION BRACKET
KNOCKOUT - BEST OF 5
PRIZE FUND FOR MAIN EVENT
TBC
DRESS CODE FOR ALL EVENTS
DARTS SHIRT / POLO WITH NO OFFENSIVE WORDING - BLACK TROUSERS AND BLACK FOOTWEAR WITH NO LOGOS
JDC TOUR RULES APPLY - CLICK HERE TO VIEW
