2026 Hungarian Darts Trophy: Draw, schedule, prize money and format explained

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The Euro Tour heads to Hungary, with the Hungarian Darts Trophy marking the 11th ET event of 2026.

As usual, 48 qualifiers will battle it out, starting on Friday, in hopes of advancing to the final on Sunday night.

What to know about the Hungarian Darts Trophy

Let's take a look at some of the specifics of the tournament.

MORE: 2026 Hungarian Darts Trophy qualifiers

2026 Hungarian Darts Trophy draw & schedule

Day 1 - first round (afternoon session)

MatchDateTime (local)
Kevin Doets vs. Jonas MasalinFri., Aug. 281:00 p.m.
Andrew Gilding vs. Milan BiroFri., Aug. 281:30 p.m.
Ritchie Edhouse vs. Connor ScuttFri., Aug. 282:00 p.m.
Niko Springer vs. Maik KuivenhovenFri., Aug. 282:30 p.m.
William O'Connor vs. Samuel PriceFri., Aug. 283:00 p.m.
Martin Schindler vs. Keane BarryFri., Aug. 283:30 p.m.
Ryan Joyce vs. Cristo ReyesFri., Aug. 284:00 p.m.
Dave Chisnall vs. Andras BorbelyFri., Aug. 284:30 p.m.

Day 1 - first round (evening session)

MatchDateTime (local)
Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. David PisekFri., Aug. 287:00 p.m.
Daryl Gurney vs. Laszlo KadarFri., Aug. 287:30 p.m.
Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Callan RydzFri., Aug. 288:00 p.m.
Joe Cullen vs. Adam LeekFri., Aug. 288:30 p.m.
Rob Cross vs. Beau GreavesFri., Aug. 289:00 p.m.
Niels Zonneveld vs. Nandor MajorFri., Aug. 289:30 p.m.
Cameron Menzies vs. Tom SykesFri., Aug. 2810:00 p.m.
Damon Heta vs. James HurrellFri., Aug. 2810:30 p.m.

Day 2 - second round (afternoon session)

MatchDateTime (local)
Ross Smith vs. O'Connor/PriceSat., Aug. 291:00 p.m.
Wessel Nijman vs. Chisnall/BorbelySat., Aug. 291:30 p.m.
Jermaine Wattimena vs. Gilding/BiroSat., Aug. 292:00 p.m.
Danny Noppert vs. Edhouse/ScuttSat., Aug. 292:30 p.m.
Ryan Searle vs. Springer/KuivenhovenSat., Aug. 293:00 p.m.
Luke Woodhouse vs. Cross/GreavesSat., Aug. 293:30 p.m.
Gary Anderson vs. Ratajski/RydzSat., Aug. 294:00 p.m.
Chris Dobey vs. Menzies/SykesSat., Aug. 294:30 p.m.

Day 2 - second round (evening session)

MatchDateTime (local)
Stephen Bunting vs. Doets/MasalinSat., Aug. 297:00 p.m.
Jonny Clayton vs. Gurney/KadarSat., Aug. 297:30 p.m.
James Wade vs. Schindler/BarrySat., Aug. 298:00 p.m.
Luke Humphries vs. van Duijvenbode/PisekSat., Aug. 298:30 p.m.
Michael van Gerwen vs. Heta/HurrellSat., Aug. 299:00 p.m.
Gian van Veen vs. Zonneveld/MajorSat., Aug. 299:30 p.m.
Nathan Aspinall vs. Joyce/ReyesSat., Aug. 2910:00 p.m.
Josh Rock vs. Cullen/LeekSat., Aug. 2910:30 p.m.

Day 3 - third round (afternoon session)

MatchDateTime (local)
TBDSun., Aug. 301:00 p.m.
TBDSun., Aug. 301:30 p.m.
TBDSun., Aug. 302:00 p.m.
TBDSun., Aug. 302:30 p.m.
TBDSun., Aug. 303:00 p.m.
TBDSun., Aug. 303:30 p.m.
TBDSun., Aug. 304:00 p.m.
TBDSun., Aug. 304:30 p.m.

Day 3 - quarterfinals (evening session)

MatchDateTime (local)
TBDSun., Aug. 307:00 p.m.
TBDSun., Aug. 307:30 p.m.
TBDSun., Aug. 308:00 p.m.
TBDSun., Aug. 308:30 p.m.

Day 3 - semifinals (evening session)

MatchDateTime (local)
TBDSun., Aug. 309:00 p.m.
TBDSun., Aug. 309:30 p.m.

Day 3 - final (evening session)

MatchDateTime (local)
TBDSun., Aug. 3010:10 p.m.

Tournament bracket

Here is the bracket for after the first round.

Second round

Luke Humphries vs. van Duijvenbode/Pisek
Luke Woodhouse vs. Cross/Greaves
Danny Noppert vs. Edhouse/Scutt
Ryan Searle vs. Springer/Kuivenhoven
Jonny Clayton vs. Gurney/Kadar
Ross Smith vs. O'Connor/Price
James Wade 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 round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Prize Money

*Data via Wikipedia

Stage (num. of players)Prize money 
Winner(1)£35,000
Runner-up(1)£15,000
Semi-finalists(2)£10,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£8,000
Third round losers(8)£5,000
Second round losers(16)£3,500*
First round losers(16)£2,000*
Total£230,000

Format

48 players will be in action this weekend, with 16 seeded players receiving automatic byes into the second round action on Saturday.

Each seeded player will play the winner of one of Friday's games, leaving 32 players left after Friday.

Saturday will feature only round two games, determining which 16 players will advance to action on Sunday.

The afternoon session on Sunday will consist of the round of 16 games.

The evening session will consist of the quarterfinal, semifinal and final rounds.

The first round, second round, round of 16 and quarterfinal round will all be played in a best-of-11-leg format.

The semifinal round will be best-of-13 legs, and the final will be best-of-15 legs.

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