HCDO, Southampton FC, and Southampton Darts Series Presents - THE HAMPSHIRE DARTS OPEN 2026

Name: HCDO, Southampton FC, and Southampton Darts Series Presents - THE HAMPSHIRE DARTS OPEN 2026
Start: 2026-06-27T10:00:00+01:00
Location: St. Mary's Stadium - Southampton Football Club

Schedule

Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 am

UTC+01:00

Location

St. Mary's Stadium - Southampton Football Club | Southampton, EN

Hampshire County Darts Organisation, Southampton Football Club, and Southampton Darts Series Presents -
THE HAMPSHIRE YOUTH DARTS OPEN 2026
St Mary's Stadium, Britannia Road, Southampton, SO14 5FP
Sunday 28th June 2026 - Doors Open at 10am
Registration from 10am-11.30am
Draw at 11.35 - No late entries without prior contact
PLAY STARTS AT 12 NOON
96-Player Round Robin with Consolation Event included
PLAYERS MUST BE UNDER 18 ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT
Event to be played out LIVE on DartConnect once again
Link to Entries -
https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/events/event/the-hampshire-darts-open-2026
THE HAMPSHIRE OPEN - SATURDAY 27.06.26
- Open to all Players
- 256 Entries
- £15 Entry Fee
- Format - Best of 7 Legs x 501 until Final, Final is Best of 9 x 501
- Prizes = Winner - £2000, Runner-Up - £1000, Last 4 - £400, Last 8 - £200, Last 16 - £100
THE HAMPSHIRE YOUTH OPEN - SUNDAY 28.06.26
- Open to Players under the age of 18 on the day of the event
- 96 Entries
- £12 Entry Fee - Includes Consolation Event
- Main Event Format - Round Robin Stage - Best of 5 Legs x 501 - KO Stage - Best of 7 x 501 until Final, Final is Best of 9 x 501
- Consolation Event Format - Best of 3 x 501 until Final, Final is Best of 5 x 501
- Main Event Prizes = Winner - £500, Runner-Up - £200, Last 4 - £100, Last 8 - £50
- Consolation Event Winner - £100, Runner-Up - £50, Last 4 - £25

Timings - BOTH EVENTS
- Doors Open = 10:00am
- Registration until 11.30am - Draw immediately after - Latecomers without prior warning or consent my not be entered into the draw
- Play Starts = 12:00pm
MATCHPLAY RULES -
HAMPSHIRE OPEN
1st Player called to Bull-up first. Winner of the Bull-up throw first, no Bull-up in the deciding leg.
The Loser of the match assumes responsibility for marking the next game on that board.
Initial Markers to be called from the bottom of the draw.
The draw will be available online to follow, if you do not arrive at your board after 2 calls when your match is due, you may be withdrawn from the event

HAMPSHIRE YOUTH OPEN
1st Player called to Bull-up first. Winner of the Bull-up throw first, no Bull-up in the deciding leg.
During the Round Robin Phase, markers are assigned by Dart Connect
In both the Main Event and Consolation KO Stages, initial markers are assigned from the bottom of the draw.
The Loser of a KO match assumes responsibility for marking the next game on that board.
Initial Markers to be called from the bottom of the draw.
The draw will be available online to follow, if you do not arrive at your board after 2 calls when your match is due, you may be withdrawn from the event

Southampton FC, in association with Hampshire County Darts and the Southampton Darts Series, is proud to announce that St Mary’s Stadium will once again host The Hampshire Darts Open for 2026 after the success of last years reboot.
The Hampshire Darts Open, a staple on the county’s sporting calendar, will attract top darts talent from across the UK. The event being held at St Mary’s Stadium reflects the sports growing popularity and offers a larger, more dynamic venue to accommodate players, spectators and fans of all ages.
This year, the Hampshire Open and Hampshire Youth Open will be on separate days, to allow increased comfort in the Mick Channon Suite as well as being able to increase the number of spectator tickets available for each event