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The Euro Tour heads to Hungary, with the Hungarian Darts Trophy marking the 11th ET event of 2026.
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As usual, 48 qualifiers will battle it out, starting on Friday, in hopes of advancing to the final on Sunday night.
What to know about the Hungarian Darts Trophy
Let’s take a look at some of the specifics of the tournament.
MORE: 2026 Hungarian Darts Trophy qualifiers
2026 Hungarian Darts Trophy draw & schedule
Day 1 – first round (afternoon session)
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Match |
Date |
Time (local) |
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Kevin Doets vs. Jonas Masalin |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
1:00 p.m. |
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Andrew Gilding vs. Milan Biro |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
1:30 p.m. |
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Ritchie Edhouse vs. Connor Scutt |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
2:00 p.m. |
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Niko Springer vs. Maik Kuivenhoven |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
2:30 p.m. |
|
William O’Connor vs. Samuel Price |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
3:00 p.m. |
|
Martin Schindler vs. Keane Barry |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
3:30 p.m. |
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Ryan Joyce vs. Cristo Reyes |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
4:00 p.m. |
|
Dave Chisnall vs. Andras Borbely |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
4:30 p.m. |
Day 1 – first round (evening session)
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Match |
Date |
Time (local) |
|
Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. David Pisek |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
7:00 p.m. |
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Daryl Gurney vs. Laszlo Kadar |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
7:30 p.m. |
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Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Callan Rydz |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
8:00 p.m. |
|
Joe Cullen vs. Adam Leek |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
8:30 p.m. |
|
Rob Cross vs. Beau Greaves |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
9:00 p.m. |
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Niels Zonneveld vs. Nandor Major |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
9:30 p.m. |
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Cameron Menzies vs. Tom Sykes |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
10:00 p.m. |
|
Damon Heta vs. James Hurrell |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
10:30 p.m. |
Day 2 – second round (afternoon session)
|
Match |
Date |
Time (local) |
|
Ross Smith vs. O’Connor/Price |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
1:00 p.m. |
|
Wessel Nijman vs. Chisnall/Borbely |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
1:30 p.m. |
|
Jermaine Wattimena vs. Gilding/Biro |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
2:00 p.m. |
|
Danny Noppert vs. Edhouse/Scutt |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
2:30 p.m. |
|
Ryan Searle vs. Springer/Kuivenhoven |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
3:00 p.m. |
|
Luke Woodhouse vs. Cross/Greaves |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
3:30 p.m. |
|
Gary Anderson vs. Ratajski/Rydz |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
4:00 p.m. |
|
Chris Dobey vs. Menzies/Sykes |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
4:30 p.m. |
Day 2 – second round (evening session)
|
Match |
Date |
Time (local) |
|
Stephen Bunting vs. Doets/Masalin |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
7:00 p.m. |
|
Jonny Clayton vs. Gurney/Kadar |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
7:30 p.m. |
|
James Wade vs. Schindler/Barry |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
8:00 p.m. |
|
Luke Humphries vs. van Duijvenbode/Pisek |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
8:30 p.m. |
|
Michael van Gerwen vs. Heta/Hurrell |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
9:00 p.m. |
|
Gian van Veen vs. Zonneveld/Major |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
9:30 p.m. |
|
Nathan Aspinall vs. Joyce/Reyes |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
10:00 p.m. |
|
Josh Rock vs. Cullen/Leek |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
10:30 p.m. |
Day 3 – third round (afternoon session)
|
Match |
Date |
Time (local) |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
1:00 p.m. |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
1:30 p.m. |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
2:00 p.m. |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
2:30 p.m. |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
3:00 p.m. |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
3:30 p.m. |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
4:00 p.m. |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
4:30 p.m. |
Day 3 – quarterfinals (evening session)
|
Match |
Date |
Time (local) |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
7:00 p.m. |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
7:30 p.m. |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
8:00 p.m. |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
8:30 p.m. |
Day 3 – semifinals (evening session)
|
Match |
Date |
Time (local) |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
9:00 p.m. |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
9:30 p.m. |
Day 3 – final (evening session)
|
Match |
Date |
Time (local) |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
10:10 p.m. |
Tournament bracket
Here is the bracket for after the first round.
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Second round
|
Luke Humphries vs. van Duijvenbode/Pisek |
|
Luke Woodhouse vs. Cross/Greaves |
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Danny Noppert vs. Edhouse/Scutt |
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Ryan Searle vs. Springer/Kuivenhoven |
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Jonny Clayton vs. Gurney/Kadar |
|
Ross Smith vs. O’Connor/Price |
|
James Wade vs. Schindler/Barry |
|
Wessel Nijman vs. Chisnall/Borbely |
|
Gian van Veen vs. Zonneveld/Major |
|
Jermaine Wattimena vs. Gilding/Biro |
|
Stephen Bunting vs. Doets/Masalin |
|
Gary Anderson vs. Ratajski/Rydz |
|
Michael van Gerwen vs. Heta/Hurrell |
|
Nathan Aspinall vs. Joyce/Reyes |
|
Josh Rock vs. Cullen/Leek |
|
Chris Dobey vs. Menzies/Sykes |
Third round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Prize Money
*Data via Wikipedia
|
Stage |
Prize money |
|
|
Winner |
£35,000 |
|
|
Runner-up |
£15,000 |
|
|
Semi-finalists |
£10,000 |
|
|
Quarter-finalists |
£8,000 |
|
|
Third round losers |
£5,000 |
|
|
Second round losers |
£3,500* |
|
|
First round losers |
£2,000* |
|
|
Total |
£230,000 |
|
Format
48 players will be in action this weekend, with 16 seeded players receiving automatic byes into the second round action on Saturday.
Each seeded player will play the winner of one of Friday’s games, leaving 32 players left after Friday.
Saturday will feature only round two games, determining which 16 players will advance to action on Sunday.
The afternoon session on Sunday will consist of the round of 16 games.
The evening session will consist of the quarterfinal, semifinal and final rounds.
The first round, second round, round of 16 and quarterfinal round will all be played in a best-of-11-leg format.
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The semifinal round will be best-of-13 legs, and the final will be best-of-15 legs.
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