From Friday 8 May - Sunday 10 May, the
Austrian Darts Open takes place in Graz. The tournament in Austria is the sixth event of the season on the
PDC European Tour.
The matches can also be followed
live on PDC TV. As usual at Euro Tour events, the tournament is spread over three days, with an afternoon and evening session each day. The afternoon sessions start daily at 12:00 PM, while in the evening the first darts are thrown at 6:00 PM.
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Who is playing in Graz?
As ever in a German speaking nation, Luke Littler will skip it as will Luke Humphries who has also been sparse in his participation this season. Both also don't play the ProTour again either.
Gian van Veen as a result is top seed as are Michael van Gerwen, James Wade and Josh Rock with most of the Premier League stars taking the week off. Some also play the popular MDA exhibition Armageddon in Leicester instead.
ProTour Order of Merit qualifiers include Dirk van Duijvenbode, Cameron Menzies, Niko Springer, Daryl Gurney, Krzysztof Ratajski, Dave Chisnall and Peter Wright while Michael Smith leads the Tour Card qualifier line-up.
Martin Schindler celebrates in front of the fans at the Sindelfingen Glaspalast – few players on the European Tour are backed as loudly as the German number one
The first round will be played on Friday, when the Pro Tour players take on the sixteen qualifiers who earned their spots through various qualifying events. On Saturday the seeded players enter and the second round is played. The finale comes on Sunday: the afternoon session features the third round first, followed in the evening by the quarterfinals, semifinals and the final.
The defending champion is Martin Schindler. He defeated Ross Smith 8-4 in the final last year and will return this time around to defend it.
TV guide Austrian Darts Open 2026
| Date | Round | Time (CET) |
| Friday, May 8 | First round | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (afternoon session) |
| Friday, May 8 | First round | 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM (evening session) |
| Saturday, May 9 | Second round | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (afternoon session) |
| Saturday, May 9 | Second round | 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM (evening session) |
| Sunday, May 10 | Third round | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (afternoon session) |
| Sunday, May 10 | Quarterfinals, semifinals and final | 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM (evening session) |