Czech Darts Open 2026: Results, Preview, Draw, Schedule, Field, History, Format and Predictions

Friday, 04 September 2026 at 15:25

The Czech Darts Open is due to take place between 4-6 September 2026. It will be the twelfth of fifteen PDC European Tour events. It features a field of 48 players and £230,000 in prize money, with £35,000 going to the winner.

The field is headlined by Luke Littler who finally makes his European Tour return after many months away and he is joined by the king of Prague, Luke Humphries who has won three out of the last four editions and is looking for three in a row. He has ruled the roost in the Czech city every year. But can his main rival thwart him as he often does.

A stacked field assembled too with Gian van Veen, Michael van Gerwen, Jonny Clayton, Gerwyn Price, Gary Anderson (who will play after enjoying his return in Budapest), Budapest winner Ross Smith among others are involved.

As is Beau Greaves for the second week running who was only halted by Rob Cross in her European Tour debut and averaged 104 in defeat. She returns to the big stage as a name no-one will draw. Starting in 2019 albeit it has only been a constant since 2022, the Czech Darts Open is a staple of the European Tour and ahead of a busy autumn season, is one to look forward to.

Preview Friday Czech Darts Open 2026

A packed month of darts gets underway in Prague, where the Czech Darts Open kicks off on Friday. On the first day of play, the winners of the qualifying tournaments will be in action, whilst players who have qualified via the Pro Tour rankings will also make their debut. This means there will be a number of interesting names in action as early as Friday.

The afternoon session will be opened by Cameron Menzies, who kicks things off against Johan Engstrom. Next, we’ll see Andrew Gilding take on a Host Nation Qualifier, before Kim Huybrechts faces Ryan Joyce. Also taking to the stage will be William O’Connor and Niko Springer, amongst others, before Kevin Doets becomes the first Dutch player to take to the stage. He’ll be playing against Ricky Evans. Next, Joe Cullen will face Stephen Burton, after which Callan Rydz and Cristo Reyes will round off the afternoon.

In the evening, Beau Greaves is back in action at a Euro Tour tournament; she’ll be taking on Daryl Gurney. Rob Cross and Damon Heta will also be in action.

Results and Schedule Czech Darts Open 2026

Friday September 4

Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)

Player 1	v	Player 2	Round
Cameron Menzies	(92.49) 6-1 (83.85)	Johan Engstrom	R1
Andrew Gilding	(90.66) 6-3 (77.84)	David Rosi	R1
Ryan Joyce	(90.35) 6-5 (91.91)	Kim Huybrechts	R1
William O'Connor	(82.55) 6-1 (76.35)	Martin Homola	R1
Niko Springer	(102.48) 6-0 (76.96)	Martin Homola	R1
Kevin Doets	v	Ricky Evans	R1
Joe Cullen	v	Stephen Burton	R1
Callan Rydz	v	Cristo Reyes	R1

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)

Player 1	v	Player 2	Round
Luke Woodhouse	v	Connor Scutt	R1
Krzysztof Ratajski	v	Adam Gawlas	R1
Dirk van Duijvenbode	v	Mario Vandenbogaerde	R1
Martin Schindler	v	Rob Owen	R1
Daryl Gurney	v	Beau Greaves	R1
Rob Cross	v	Keane Barry	R1
Damon Heta	v	Karel Sedlacek	R1
Niels Zonneveld	v	Jeffrey de Graaf	R1

Saturday September 5

Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)

Player 1	v	Player 2	Round
Jermaine Wattimena	v	Ratajski/HNQ3	R2
Ryan Searle	v	O'Connor/HNQ4	R2
Danny Noppert	v	Doets/Evans	R2
Gary Anderson	v	Menzies/Engstrom	R2
Wessel Nijman	v	Schindler/Owen	R2
Chris Dobey	v	Cross/Barry	R2
Ross Smith	v	Cullen/Burton	R2
Nathan Aspinall	v	Gilding/HNQ2	R2

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)

Player 1	v	Player 2	Round
Gian van Veen	v	Zonneveld/De Graaf	R2
Jonny Clayton	v	Heta/HNQ1	R2
Gerwyn Price	v	Rydz/Reyes	R2
Luke Littler	v	Springer/Homola	R2
Luke Humphries	v	Gurney/Greaves	R2
Michael van Gerwen	v	Van Duijvenbode/Vandenbogaerde	R2
Josh Rock	v	Joyce/Huybrechts	R2
Stephen Bunting	v	Woodhouse/Scutt	R2

Sunday September 6

Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)

Third Round

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Draw Czech Darts Open 2026

Player 1	v	Player 2
Gerwyn Price	v	Callan Rydz/Cristo Reyes
Gary Anderson	v	Cameron Menzies/Johan Engstrom
Gian van Veen	v	Niels Zonneveld/Jeffrey de Graaf
Ross Smith	v	Joe Cullen/Stephen Burton
Josh Rock	v	Ryan Joyce/Kim Huybrechts
Ryan Searle	v	William O'Connor/Host Nation Qualifier 4
Luke Humphries	v	Daryl Gurney/Beau Greaves
Nathan Aspinall	v	Andrew Gilding/Host Nation Qualifier 2
Jonny Clayton	v	Damon Heta/Host Nation Qualifier 1
Chris Dobey	v	Rob Cross/Keane Barry
Michael van Gerwen	v	Dirk van Duijvenbode/Mario Vandenbogaerde
Wessel Nijman	v	Martin Schindler/Rob Owen
Stephen Bunting	v	Luke Woodhouse/Connor Scutt
Danny Noppert	v	Kevin Doets/Ricky Evans
Luke Littler	v	Niko Springer/Martin Homola
Jermaine Wattimena	v	Krzysztof Ratajski/Host Nation Qualifier 3

Field Czech Darts Open 2026

Seeded Players

Seed	Player	Nation
1	Luke Littler	England
2	Luke Humphries	England
3	Gian van Veen	Netherlands
4	Michael van Gerwen	Netherlands
5	Jonny Clayton	Wales
6	James Wade	England
7	Gerwyn Price	Wales
8	Josh Rock	Northern Ireland
9	Stephen Bunting	England
10	Danny Noppert	Netherlands
11	Ryan Searle	England
12	Gary Anderson	Scotland
13	Chris Dobey	England
14	Wessel Nijman	Netherlands
15	Ross Smith	England
16	Nathan Aspinall	England

PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit Qualifiers

Player	Nation
Luke Woodhouse	England
Jermaine Wattimena	Netherlands
Kevin Doets	Netherlands
Andrew Gilding	England
Rob Cross	England
Krzysztof Ratajski	Poland
Niko Springer	Germany
William O'Connor	Ireland
Niels Zonneveld	Netherlands
Martin Schindler	Germany
Dirk van Duijvenbode	Netherlands
Ryan Joyce	England
Damon Heta	Australia
Joe Cullen	England
Daryl Gurney	Northern Ireland
Cameron Menzies	Scotland

Tour Card Qualifiers

Player	Nation
Rob Owen	Wales
Connor Scutt	England
Cristo Reyes	Spain
Beau Greaves	England
Jeffrey de Graaf	Sweden
Stephen Burton	England
Kim Huybrechts	Belgium
Callan Rydz	England
Keane Barry	Ireland
Mario Vandenbogaerde	Belgium

Host Nation Qualifier

Player	Nation
TBC	Czech Republic

Nordic & Baltic Qualifier

Player	Nation
Johan Engström	Sweden

East European Qualifier

Player	Nation
Martin Homola	Slovakia

When is the draw confirmed for Czech Darts Open?

The draw will be confirmed albeit was different for the Hungarian Darts Trophy usually on the Thursday before the event starts at around 12 BST/1 CET.

Luke Humphries on Finals Night of the 2026 Premier League Darts

Luke Humphries has been the king of Prague for many a year.

When is the schedule confirmed for Czech Darts Open?

The schedule will be confirmed after the draw is set albeit it tends to follow the same format throughout each event. The ProTour players face the qualifiers on the Friday. This is followed by the top 16 facing the winner on Saturday. From Quarter-Finals onwards, the schedule mirrors the bracket with winners facing each other.

Format Czech Darts Open 2026

Round	Match Format	Legs Needed to Win
First Round	Best of 11 legs	First to 6
Second Round	Best of 11 legs	First to 6
Third Round	Best of 11 legs	First to 6
Quarter-Finals	Best of 11 legs	First to 6
Semi-Finals	Best of 13 legs	First to 7
Final	Best of 15 legs	First to 8

History Czech Darts Open 2026

Year	Winner	Score	Runner Up
2025	Luke Humphries	8-5	Josh Rock
2024	Luke Humphries	8-1	Kim Huybrechts
2023	Peter Wright	8-6	Dave Chisnall
2022	Luke Humphries	8-5	Rob Cross
2019	Jamie Hughes	8-3	Stephen Bunting

Predictions Czech Darts Open 2026

Samuel Gill, Head Editor for DartsNews.com has picked Gary Anderson to win it this weekend.

I don't see Luke Littler winning it this weekend and I see him being tripped up early by a middle of the road name such as Ross Smith later on in the tournament. I see him having another good weekend.

While I also see Michael van Gerwen challenging well after being ill recently, same with Luke Humphries and also Nathan Aspinall. But I pick Gary Anderson to go all the way and complete a smash and grab on the European Tour meaning he qualifies for Dortmund.

*** Gary Anderson

** Ross Smith, Michael van Gerwen

* Luke Humphries, Nathan Aspinall, Luke Littler

Gary Anderson

Lucas Michael, Editor for DartsNews.com has picked a certain World Number One to win it all.

The latest European Tour event is being held in Prague with the Czech Darts Open another chance to see the top players compete on the big stage, and this time it is absolutely stacked.

Luke Littler will compete in his third European Tour event of the year, and a third time in the Czech Republic with this the latest country he is gunning for success in. He is the overwhelming favourite for glory, but despite what many say he is most certainly not unbeatable, and that was showcased at the recent ProTour events.

A mouth-watering second round clash between Luke Humphries and Beau Greaves is on the cards. If ‘Cool Hand Luke’ is able to come through his opening tests, I can see him getting in his rhythm with possibly only Littler able to halt him. However, his inconsistency is concerning with it again being highlighted in Budapest. His form in Prague is also immaculate having won the title three times, including the last two editions.

I cannot see Dutch duo Gian van Veen or Michael van Gerwen challenging for the title, although they are very much capable of it. Gary Anderson is either hot or cold but proved to be able to grind through matches last week, a key trait that could serve him well as he attempts a late dash for the European Championship. Gerwyn Price, Jonny Clayton, Nathan Aspinall and an inform Ross Smith will all be contenders.

Also, a special mention to Greaves who has played one match on the European Tour and averaged over 104. She does that a few more times then she is very much among the title favourites.

At the end of the day, it is hard to look past Littler. I doubt he will average over 109 in every match like he did in Blackpool, but I believe he will replicate his run in Krakow and clinch the title, maybe even throwing a nine-darter in there as well.

*** Luke Littler

** Luke Humphries, Nathan Aspinall

* Gerwyn Price, Gary Anderson, Beau Greaves

Mats Leering, Editor for DartsNieuws.com has picked Littler for a winning European Tour return.

Prague marks the return of Luke Littler to the European Tour, and that immediately makes him the overwhelming favourite to lift the title. The world champion has been selective with his schedule this season, but victory in the Czech capital would be particularly valuable. It would effectively secure his place at the European Championship and potentially give him the option of skipping some of the remaining European Tour events if he wishes.

His biggest challenger is likely to be his namesake Luke Humphries. ‘Cool Hand’ has an outstanding record at the Czech Darts Open, having lifted the trophy three times in the past four editions. It is fair to say that this is a tournament that suits him perfectly, and I would not be surprised to see another Luke-versus-Luke final this weekend.

But who could spoil the party? Nathan Aspinall and Gary Anderson both showed encouraging form in Hungary recently, with Anderson in particular still having plenty to play for. Another deep run would almost certainly see the Scot secure his European Championship qualification in the space of just two weekends. Gerwyn Price is another player I would always include among the leading contenders, while for some reason I also have high expectations of Josh Rock in Prague.

As for the Dutch contingent, it is difficult to be overly optimistic. Michael van Gerwen disappointed again in Hungary last weekend, although it later emerged that he had reportedly been suffering from illness. Gian van Veen, meanwhile, has remained too inconsistent since dealing with kidney stones earlier this year. Wessel Nijman certainly has the ability to make a deep run, but he also fell short of expectations last weekend. Unfortunately from a Dutch perspective, I therefore do not expect to see a Netherlands winner crowned in Prague this weekend.

Favourites

***Luke Littler

**Luke Humphries, Josh Rock

*Gerwyn Price, Gary Anderson, Nathan Aspinall

Pieter Verbeek, Editor for DartsNieuws.com sees Luke Littler claiming the title in Prague.

There is an exceptionally strong field for this weekend's Czech Darts Open. It has been quite some time since so many of the world's best players have competed at the same European Tour event. We have now reached the twelfth European Tour tournament of 2026, and remarkably, it will only be Littler's third appearance on the circuit this season.

Given all the titles 'The Nuke' has already won this year, it is impossible to look past Littler as one of the favourites to take the title. The two-time world champion will face stiff competition from the likes of Luke Humphries and Gerwyn Price, who have also collected their fair share of silverware this season.

One of the outsiders to watch is Ross Smith, who has already won four titles this year. Nathan Aspinall should not be discounted either given his results on the European Tour over the past two years, while plenty can also be expected from Gary Anderson. The Scot reached the final in Budapest last week, and he managed to do so without even producing his best darts.

*** Luke Littler

** Luke Humphries, Gerwyn Price

* Nathan Aspinall, Ross Smith, Gary Anderson

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