Niko Springer will begin the defence of his Hungarian Darts Trophy crown against Maik Kuivenhoven when the 2026 European Tour resumes at the MVM Dome this weekend.
Luke Humphries makes his European Tour return in the Hungarian capital as a star-studded 48-player field competes for the £35,000 top prize from August 28-30.Friday’s opening round features 16 matches across a double session, with the reigning champion aiming to recreate last year’s glory.
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The 26-year-old defeated Gian van Veen, Damon Heta, Rob Cross, Humphries, Josh Rock and Danny Noppert en route to the title 12 months ago and now faces Dutch opponent Kuivenhoven in the first round.Beau Greaves is set to make history as the first woman to compete in a European Tour event.
The Doncaster player and three-time Women’s World Matchplay champion faces a stern debut test against 2017/18 World Champion Rob Cross.
Former Hungarian Darts Trophy winners Joe Cullen and Dave Chisnall take on Adam Leek and Andras Borbely respectively, while Australian number one Damon Heta meets James Hurrell.
German number one Martin Schindler faces Ireland’s Keane Barry, and Krzysztof Ratajski begins his bid for back-to-back European Tour titles against Callan Rydz.Elsewhere, two-time European Tour finalist Ryan Joyce meets Spanish star Cristo Reyes, and Cameron Menzies locks horns with Tom Sykes.
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The top 16 players on the PDC Werner Rankings Ladder enter the tournament in round two on Saturday. Top seed Humphries, returning to the European Tour for the first time since March’s Belgian Darts Open and fresh from Players Championship 28 glory in Leicester, faces a potential meeting with World Matchplay semi-finalist Dirk van Duijvenbode, who takes on Czechia’s David Pisek in the opening round.v
Dutch number one Gian van Veen will play fellow countryman Niels Zonneveld or Host Nation qualifier Nandor Major. Michael van Gerwen starts his bid for a second Hungarian Darts Trophy title against the winner of Heta or Hurrell.
Fourth seed Jonny Clayton enters against Daryl Gurney or Laszlo Kadar, while Schindler or Barry await newly crowned Australian Darts Masters champion James Wade on Saturday evening.
Austrian Darts Open champion Josh Rock has been drawn against Cullen or Leek. Kevin Doets faces Finland’s Jonas Masalin for the right to meet Stephen Bunting.
Last year’s runner-up Danny Noppert must negotiate a tie against 2024 European Champion Ritchie Edhouse or Connor Scutt, and Ryan Searle is drawn against Springer or Kuivenhoven.
Two-time World Champion Gary Anderson marks his return to European Tour action against Ratajski or Rydz, while Chris Dobey faces Menzies or Sykes for a place in the last 16.
Wessel Nijman opens his challenge for a third European Tour title of the year against Chisnall or Borbely, and Baltic Sea Darts Open winner Luke Woodhouse takes on Cross or Greaves for a spot at Finals Day.
After round two concludes, the last 16 will be contested on Sunday afternoon, with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final following in an action-packed evening session.
NB: From the original list of entries, Gerwyn Price has withdrawn from the event, and has been replaced by Callan Rydz from the Reserve List.
2026 Hungarian Darts Trophy (ET11)
Tournament Draw Bracket – Second Round Onwards
Players seeded based on PDC Ranking position
(1) Luke Humphries v Dirk van Duijvenbode/David Pisek
(16) Luke Woodhouse v Rob Cross/Beau Greaves
(8) Danny Noppert v Ritchie Edhouse/Connor Scutt
(9) Ryan Searle v Niko Springer/Maik Kuivenhoven
(4) Jonny Clayton v Daryl Gurney/Laszlo Kadar
(13) Ross Smith v William O’Connor/Samuel Price
(5) James Wade v Martin Schindler/Keane Barry
(12) Wessel Nijman v Dave Chisnall/Andras Borbely
(2) Gian van Veen v Niels Zonneveld/Nandor Major
(15) Jermaine Wattimena v Andrew Gilding/Milan Biro
(7) Stephen Bunting v Kevin Doets/Jonas Masalin
(10) Gary Anderson v Krzysztof Ratajski/Callan Rydz
(3) Michael van Gerwen v Damon Heta/James Hurrell
(14) Nathan Aspinall v Ryan Joyce/Cristo Reyes
(6) Josh Rock v Joe Cullen/Adam Leek
(11) Chris Dobey v Cameron Menzies/Tom Sykes
Schedule of Play
Friday August 28
Round One
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST
Kevin Doets v Jonas Masalin
Andrew Gilding v Milan Biro
Ritchie Edhouse v Connor Scutt
Niko Springer v Maik Kuivenhoven
William O’Connor v Samuel Price
Martin Schindler v Keane Barry
Ryan Joyce v Cristo Reyes
Dave Chisnall v Andras Borbely
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Dirk van Duijvenbode v David Pisek
Daryl Gurney v Laszlo Kadar
Krzysztof Ratajski v Callan Rydz
Joe Cullen v Adam Leek
Rob Cross v Beau Greaves
Niels Zonneveld v Nandor Major
Cameron Menzies v Tom Sykes
Damon Heta v James Hurrell
Saturday August 29
Round Two
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Ross Smith v O’Connor/Price
Wessel Nijman v Chisnall/Borbely
Jermaine Wattimena v Gilding/Biro
Danny Noppert v Edhouse/Scutt
Ryan Searle v Springer/Kuivenhoven
Luke Woodhouse v Cross/Greaves
Gary Anderson v Ratajski/Rydz
Chris Dobey v Menzies/Sykes
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Stephen Bunting v Doets/Masalin
Jonny Clayton v Gurney/Kadar
James Wade v Schindler/Barry
Luke Humphries v Van Duijvenbode/Pisek
Michael van Gerwen v Heta/Hurrell
Gian van Veen v Zonneveld/Major
Nathan Aspinall v Joyce/Reyes
Josh Rock v Cullen/Leek
Sunday August 30
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Round Three
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
Sunday’s games played in Draw Bracket order
ENDS
Images: PDC Europe
