Hungarian Darts Trophy 2026: Results, Preview, Draw, Schedule, Field, History, Format and Predictions

Thursday, 27 August 2026 at 15:37

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.

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.

Preview Friday Hungarian Darts Trophy 2026

The Hungarian Darts Trophy marks the start of a busy autumn run on the PDC calendar, with the European Tour now moving into a crucial period ahead of the World Grand Prix and the major televised events that follow.

A strong field heads to Budapest for Friday's opening round, with a number of established names already in action across the two sessions. Kevin Doets opens the tournament against Jonas Masalin, while former UK Open champion Andrew Gilding faces Milan Biro.

Elsewhere in the afternoon, Niko Springer takes on Maik Kuivenhoven, Martin Schindler meets Keane Barry and Dave Chisnall faces Hungarian qualifier Andras Borbely. Ryan Joyce against Cristo Reyes is another intriguing contest, with both players looking to secure a place in Saturday's seeded second round.

The evening session carries the biggest headline of the opening day. Beau Greaves will make history as the first woman to compete on the European Tour when she faces former world champion Rob Cross.

Dirk van Duijvenbode and David Pisek open the evening, while Daryl Gurney takes on Laszlo Kadar and Joe Cullen faces Australian Tour Card holder Adam Leek. Niels Zonneveld meets home qualifier Nandor Major, Cameron Menzies faces Tom Sykes and Damon Heta closes the opening day against James Hurrell.

With Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen, Gian van Veen, Jonny Clayton, James Wade, Stephen Bunting, Gary Anderson and Josh Rock all waiting as seeded players in round two, Friday's winners will immediately earn the chance to test themselves against some of the biggest names in the field.

Draw Hungarian Darts Trophy 2026

Player 1	v	Player 2
Luke Humphries	v	Dirk van Duijvenbode/David Pisek
Luke Woodhouse	v	Rob Cross/Beau Greaves
Danny Noppert	v	Ritchie Edhouse/Connor Scutt
Ryan Searle	v	Niko Springer/Maik Kuivenhoven
Jonny Clayton	v	Daryl Gurney/Laszlo Kadar
Ross Smith	v	William O'Connor/Samuel Price
James Wade	v	Martin Schindler/Keane Barry
Wessel Nijman	v	Dave Chisnall/Andras Borbely
Gian van Veen	v	Niels Zonneveld/Nandor Major
Jermaine Wattimena	v	Andrew Gilding/Milan Biro
Stephen Bunting	v	Kevin Doets/Jonas Masalin
Gary Anderson	v	Krzysztof Ratajski/Callan Rydz
Michael van Gerwen	v	Damon Heta/James Hurrell
Nathan Aspinall	v	Ryan Joyce/Cristo Reyes
Josh Rock	v	Joe Cullen/Adam Leek
Chris Dobey	v	Cameron Menzies/Tom Sykes

Schedule Hungarian Darts Trophy 2026

Friday August 28

Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)

Player 1	v	Player 2	Round
Kevin Doets	v	Jonas Masalin	R1
Andrew Gilding	v	Milan Biro	R1
Ritchie Edhouse	v	Connor Scutt	R1
Niko Springer	v	Maik Kuivenhoven	R1
William O'Connor	v	Samuel Price	R1
Martin Schindler	v	Keane Barry	R1
Ryan Joyce	v	Cristo Reyes	R1
Dave Chisnall	v	Andras Borbely	R1

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)

Player 1	v	Player 2	Round
Dirk van Duijvenbode	v	David Pisek	R1
Daryl Gurney	v	Laszlo Kadar	R1
Krzysztof Ratajski	v	Callan Rydz	R1
Joe Cullen	v	Adam Leek	R1
Rob Cross	v	Beau Greaves	R1
Niels Zonneveld	v	Nandor Major	R1
Cameron Menzies	v	Tom Sykes	R1
Damon Heta	v	James Hurrell	R1

Saturday August 29

Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)

Player 1	v	Player 2	Round
Ross Smith	v	O'Connor/Price	R2
Wessel Nijman	v	Chisnall/Borbely	R2
Jermaine Wattimena	v	Gilding/Biro	R2
Danny Noppert	v	Edhouse/Scutt	R2
Ryan Searle	v	Springer/Kuivenhoven	R2
Luke Woodhouse	v	Cross/Greaves	R2
Gary Anderson	v	Ratajski/Rydz	R2
Chris Dobey	v	Menzies/Sykes	R2

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)

Player 1	v	Player 2	Round
Stephen Bunting	v	Doets/Masalin	R2
Jonny Clayton	v	Gurney/Kadar	R2
James Wade	v	Schindler/Barry	R2
Luke Humphries	v	Van Duijvenbode/Pisek	R2
Michael van Gerwen	v	Heta/Hurrell	R2
Gian van Veen	v	Zonneveld/Major	R2
Nathan Aspinall	v	Joyce/Reyes	R2
Josh Rock	v	Cullen/Leek	R2

Sunday August 30

Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)

Third Round

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Field Hungarian Darts Trophy 2026

Seeded Players

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

PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit Qualifiers

Player	Nation
Luke Woodhouse	England
Kevin Doets	Netherlands
Andrew Gilding	England
Rob Cross	England
Krzysztof Ratajski	Poland
Niko Springer	Germany
William O'Connor	Republic of 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
Dave Chisnall	England

Tour Card Qualifiers

Player	Nation
Keane Barry	Republic of Ireland
Ritchie Edhouse	England
Tom Sykes	England
Maik Kuivenhoven	Netherlands
Adam Leek	Australia
Beau Greaves	England
James Hurrell	England
Connor Scutt	England
Samuel Price	England
Cristo Reyes	Spain

Host Nation Qualifiers

Player	Nation
Nándor Major	Hungary
László Kádár	Hungary
András Borbély	Hungary
Milán Biró	Hungary

Nordic & Baltic Qualifier

Player	Nation
Jonas Masalin	Finland

East European Qualifier

Player	Nation
David Písek	Czech Republic

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 crowned himself the fourth German European Tour champion in PDC history at the Hungarian Darts Trophy 2025

Format Hungarian Darts Trophy 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 Hungarian Darts Trophy 2026

Year	Winner	Score	Runner Up
2025	Niko Springer	8-7	Danny Noppert
2024	Michael van Gerwen	8-7	Gian van Veen
2023	Dave Chisnall	8-7	Luke Humphries
2022	Joe Cullen	8-2	William O'Connor
2021	Gerwyn Price	8-2	Michael Smith

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