Hungarian Darts Trophy 2026: Field, When is the draw confirmed, History and Format

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Thursday, 20 August 2026 at 19:00
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The European Tour finally returns after an absence between 28-30 August, 2026 with the Hungarian Darts Trophy set to take place at the MVM Dome in the city of Budapest, Hungary.
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The Hungarian Darts Trophy will be the eleventh of fifteen PDC European Tour events on the 2026 PDC ProTour and will feature a field of 48 players and £230,000 in prize money with £35,000 for the winner. Niko Springer is defending champion having sealed the title in 2025 defeating Danny Noppert in the final to become the latest German European Tour winner.
It sees a return to action with ProTours going into the European Tour after the big names had a sojourn to Australia and New Zealand for the World Series. Beau Greaves also makes history by becoming the first woman to compete on the European Tour as her incredible year continues.
Luke Humphries, Gian van Veen, Michael van Gerwen, Jonny Clayton and Gerwyn Price as well as Gary Anderson are involved. Luke Littler as ever has decided against playing and has been on holiday as of late in America albeit has signalled that he will play ProTours in a bid to qualify for Minehead and has signed up for some European Tours towards the end of the season.

Field Hungarian Darts Trophy 2026

Seeded Players

SeedPlayerNation
1Luke HumphriesEngland
2Gian van VeenNetherlands
3Michael van GerwenNetherlands
4Jonny ClaytonWales
5James WadeEngland
6Gerwyn PriceWales
7Josh RockNorthern Ireland
8Stephen BuntingEngland
9Danny NoppertNetherlands
10Ryan SearleEngland
11Gary AndersonScotland
12Chris DobeyEngland
13Wessel NijmanNetherlands
14Ross SmithEngland
15Nathan AspinallEngland
16Jermaine WattimenaNetherlands
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PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit Qualifiers

PlayerNation
Luke WoodhouseEngland
Kevin DoetsNetherlands
Andrew GildingEngland
Rob CrossEngland
Krzysztof RatajskiPoland
Niko SpringerGermany
William O'ConnorRepublic of Ireland
Niels ZonneveldNetherlands
Martin SchindlerGermany
Dirk van DuijvenbodeNetherlands
Ryan JoyceEngland
Damon HetaAustralia
Joe CullenEngland
Daryl GurneyNorthern Ireland
Cameron MenziesScotland
Dave ChisnallEngland

Tour Card Qualifiers

PlayerNation
Keane BarryRepublic of Ireland
Ritchie EdhouseEngland
Tom SykesEngland
Maik KuivenhovenNetherlands
Adam LeekAustralia
Beau GreavesEngland
James HurrellEngland
Connor ScuttEngland
Samuel PriceEngland
Cristo ReyesSpain

Host Nation Qualifiers

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PlayerNation
Nándor MajorHungary
László KádárHungary
András BorbélyHungary
Milán BiróHungary

Nordic & Baltic Qualifier

PlayerNation
Jonas MasalinFinland

East European Qualifier

PlayerNation
David PísekCzech Republic
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When is the draw confirmed for Hungarian Darts Trophy 2026?

The draw will be confirmed on the Thursday prior to the tournament starting so in this case 27th August at around 12pm BST/13 CET and will see the top 16 ProTour players face the qualifiers. The big names come in during round two.

When is the schedule confirmed for Hungarian Darts Trophy 2026?

The schedule will be confirmed for the Hungarian Darts Trophy soon after the draw, with the tournament split into two sessions a day of Friday, Saturday and Sunday with the final day seeing the third round, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Final.
Niko Springer holds trophy.
Niko Springer crowned himself the fourth German European Tour champion in PDC history at the Hungarian Darts Trophy 2025
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Format Hungarian Darts Trophy 2026

RoundMatch FormatLegs Needed to Win
First RoundBest of 11 legsFirst to 6
Second RoundBest of 11 legsFirst to 6
Third RoundBest of 11 legsFirst to 6
Quarter-FinalsBest of 11 legsFirst to 6
Semi-FinalsBest of 13 legsFirst to 7
FinalBest of 15 legsFirst to 8

History Hungarian Darts Trophy 2026

YearWinnerScoreRunner Up
2025Niko Springer8-7Danny Noppert
2024Michael van Gerwen8-7Gian van Veen
2023Dave Chisnall8-7Luke Humphries
2022Joe Cullen8-2William O'Connor
2021Gerwyn Price8-2Michael Smith
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