The round-of-16 matchups for the PDC Europe Super League 2026 are set. Carsten Hoffmann faces two-time Super League winner Dragutin Horvat. The winner will meet either Paul Krohne or Mika Donnevert in the quarter-finals. World Youth Championship finalist Jan Schmidt and the unbeaten Marcel Hausotter will also battle for a place in the last eight on Thursday evening.
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Hoffmann, Horvat and Krohne in the same quarter
Carsten Hoffmann and Dragutin Horvat go head to head after posting almost identical averages in the group stage. Hoffmann averaged 85.88, while Horvat averaged 86.28. Hoffmann won eight of his ten matches and lost only to Marcel Hausotter. Horvat advanced to the knockout stage with six wins and has already won the Super League twice.
Paul Krohne and Mika Donnevert meet in the same quarter of the draw. Krohne won nine of his ten group matches and set the group-stage high with an average of 89.98. Donnevert reached the round of 16 by finishing fourth in Group A. His 6–1 win over Florian Preis, with an average of 90.18, showed the level he can reach in a single match.
Schmidt and Eidams face two debutants
Jan Schmidt takes on Lukas Nußbaum. The Youth World Championship finalist and eventual Grand Slam debutant won seven of his ten group matches. Nußbaum made his Super League debut by finishing third in Group D with four wins and advanced straight to the knockout stage.
René Eidams also faces a debutant in Patrick Reisenegger. The former Super League winner claimed nine group-stage victories and lost only to Schmidt. Reisenegger secured the final round-of-16 place in Group D with four wins.
Hausotter aims to extend his winning run
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Marcel Hausotter was the only player to go unbeaten in the group stage. He now faces Patrick Tringler, who qualified in fourth place in Group B with four wins. Hausotter enters his first knockout match on the back of ten consecutive victories.
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Group B winner Kevin Jußen faces Lenny Schlüter. Jaimy van de Weerd, the number one in the PDC Europe NEXT GEN, takes on Tim Scholz. René Kern and Florian Preis also compete for a place in the quarter-finals. Kern posted the group stage’s second-highest average, 87.07, while Preis won both of his group-stage matches against Jan Schmidt.
The only player still unbeaten: Marcel Hausotter
PDC Europe Super League 2026 round of 16
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The order of play may still change.
| Time | Player 1 | Player 2 |
| 20:00 | René Eidams | Patrick Reisenegger |
| 20:30 | Jaimy van de Weerd | Tim Scholz |
| 21:00 | Carsten Hoffmann | Dragutin Horvat |
| 21:30 | Mika Donnevert | Paul Krohne |
| 22:00 | Kevin Jußen | Lenny Schlüter |
| 22:30 | Jan Schmidt | Lukas Nußbaum |
| 23:00 | René Kern | Florian Preis |
| 23:30 | Patrick Tringler | Marcel Hausotter |
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