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The Euro Tour heads to Hungary, with the Hungarian Darts Trophy marking the eleventh ET occasion of 2026.
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As regular, 48 qualifiers will battle it out, beginning on Friday, in hopes of advancing to the last on Sunday night time.
What to know about the Hungarian Darts Trophy
Let’s take a look at some of the specifics of the match.
MORE: 2026 Hungarian Darts Trophy qualifiers
2026 Hungarian Darts Trophy draw & schedule
Day 1 – first spherical (afternoon session)
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Match |
Date |
Time (native) |
|
Kevin Doets vs. Jonas Masalin |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
1:00 p.m. |
|
Andrew Gilding vs. Milan Biro |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
1:30 p.m. |
|
Ritchie Edhouse vs. Connor Scutt |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
2:00 p.m. |
|
Niko Springer vs. Maik Kuivenhoven |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
2:30 p.m. |
|
William O’Connor vs. Samuel Price |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
3:00 p.m. |
|
Martin Schindler vs. Keane Barry |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
3:30 p.m. |
|
Ryan Joyce vs. Cristo Reyes |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
4:00 p.m. |
|
Dave Chisnall vs. Andras Borbely |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
4:30 p.m. |
Day 1 – first spherical (night session)
|
Match |
Date |
Time (native) |
|
Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. David Pisek |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
7:00 p.m. |
|
Daryl Gurney vs. Laszlo Kadar |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
7:30 p.m. |
|
Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Callan Rydz |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
8:00 p.m. |
|
Joe Cullen vs. Adam Leek |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
8:30 p.m. |
|
Rob Cross vs. Beau Greaves |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
9:00 p.m. |
|
Niels Zonneveld vs. Nandor Major |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
9:30 p.m. |
|
Cameron Menzies vs. Tom Sykes |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
10:00 p.m. |
|
Damon Heta vs. James Hurrell |
Fri., Aug. 28 |
10:30 p.m. |
Day 2 – second spherical (afternoon session)
|
Match |
Date |
Time (native) |
|
Ross Smith vs. O’Connor/Price |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
1:00 p.m. |
|
Wessel Nijman vs. Chisnall/Borbely |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
1:30 p.m. |
|
Jermaine Wattimena vs. Gilding/Biro |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
2:00 p.m. |
|
Danny Noppert vs. Edhouse/Scutt |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
2:30 p.m. |
|
Ryan Searle vs. Springer/Kuivenhoven |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
3:00 p.m. |
|
Luke Woodhouse vs. Cross/Greaves |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
3:30 p.m. |
|
Gary Anderson vs. Ratajski/Rydz |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
4:00 p.m. |
|
Chris Dobey vs. Menzies/Sykes |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
4:30 p.m. |
Day 2 – second spherical (night session)
|
Match |
Date |
Time (native) |
|
Stephen Bunting vs. Doets/Masalin |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
7:00 p.m. |
|
Jonny Clayton vs. Gurney/Kadar |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
7:30 p.m. |
|
Madars Razma vs. Schindler/Barry |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
8:00 p.m. |
|
Luke Humphries vs. van Duijvenbode/Pisek |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
8:30 p.m. |
|
Michael van Gerwen vs. Heta/Hurrell |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
9:00 p.m. |
|
Gian van Veen vs. Zonneveld/Major |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
9:30 p.m. |
|
Nathan Aspinall vs. Joyce/Reyes |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
10:00 p.m. |
|
Josh Rock vs. Cullen/Leek |
Sat., Aug. 29 |
10:30 p.m. |
Day 3 – third spherical (afternoon session)
|
Match |
Date |
Time (native) |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
1:00 p.m. |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
1:30 p.m. |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
2:00 p.m. |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
2:30 p.m. |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
3:00 p.m. |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
3:30 p.m. |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
4:00 p.m. |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
4:30 p.m. |
Day 3 – quarterfinals (night session)
|
Match |
Date |
Time (native) |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
7:00 p.m. |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
7:30 p.m. |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
8:00 p.m. |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
8:30 p.m. |
Day 3 – semifinals (night session)
|
Match |
Date |
Time (native) |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
9:00 p.m. |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
9:30 p.m. |
Day 3 – last (night session)
|
Match |
Date |
Time (native) |
|
TBD |
Sun., Aug. 30 |
10:10 p.m. |
Tournament bracket
Here is the bracket for after the first spherical.
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Second spherical
|
Luke Humphries vs. van Duijvenbode/Pisek |
|
Luke Woodhouse vs. Cross/Greaves |
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Danny Noppert vs. Edhouse/Scutt |
|
Ryan Searle vs. Springer/Kuivenhoven |
|
Jonny Clayton vs. Gurney/Kadar |
|
Ross Smith vs. O’Connor/Price |
|
Madars Razma vs. Schindler/Barry |
|
Wessel Nijman vs. Chisnall/Borbely |
|
Gian van Veen vs. Zonneveld/Major |
|
Jermaine Wattimena vs. Gilding/Biro |
|
Stephen Bunting vs. Doets/Masalin |
|
Gary Anderson vs. Ratajski/Rydz |
|
Michael van Gerwen vs. Heta/Hurrell |
|
Nathan Aspinall vs. Joyce/Reyes |
|
Josh Rock vs. Cullen/Leek |
|
Chris Dobey vs. Menzies/Sykes |
Third spherical
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Prize Money
*Data via Wikipedia
|
Stage |
Prize money |
|
|
Winner |
£35,000 |
|
|
Runner-up |
£15,000 |
|
|
Semi-finalists |
£10,000 |
|
|
Quarter-finalists |
£8,000 |
|
|
Third spherical losers |
£5,000 |
|
|
Second spherical losers |
£3,500* |
|
|
First spherical losers |
£2,000* |
|
|
Total |
£230,000 |
|
Format
48 gamers will be in motion this weekend, with 16 seeded gamers receiving computerized byes into the second spherical motion on Saturday.
Each seeded participant will play the winner of one of Friday’s video games, leaving 32 gamers left after Friday.
Saturday will characteristic only spherical two video games, figuring out which 16 gamers will advance to motion on Sunday.
The afternoon session on Sunday will consist of the spherical of 16 video games.
The night session will consist of the quarterfinal, semifinal and last rounds.
The first spherical, second spherical, spherical of 16 and quarterfinal spherical will all be performed in a best-of-11-leg format.
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The semifinal spherical will be best-of-13 legs, and the last will be best-of-15 legs.
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