2026 Hungarian Darts Trophy
| 2026 Hungarian Darts Trophy | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 28–30 August 2026 | ||
| Venue | MVM Dome | ||
| Location | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £230,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £35,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170 Rob Cross | ||
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The 2026 Hungarian Darts Trophy is a professional darts tournament that is taking place at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary, from 28 to 30 August 2026.[1] It is the eleventh of fifteen PDC European Tour events on the 2026 PDC Pro Tour. It features a field of 48 players and £230,000 in prize money, with £35,000 going to the winner.
Beau Greaves became the first woman to compete on the European Tour, losing 6–5 to Rob Cross in the first round. Niko Springer is the defending champion, having defeated Danny Noppert 8–7 in the 2025 final.[2]
Prize money
As part of a mass boost in prize money for Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events in 2026, the prize fund for all 2026 European Tour events rose to £230,000, of which the winner will receive £35,000.[3]
| 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 | |
- Pre-qualified players from the Orders of Merit who lose in their first match of the event shall not be credited with prize money on any Order of Merit.[4]
Qualification and format
The top 16 players on the two-year PDC Order of Merit will be seeded and will enter the tournament in the second round, while the next 16 highest-ranked players from the one-year PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit automatically qualified for the first round. The seedings were confirmed on 2 July.[5] The remaining 16 places went to players from four qualifying events – 10 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 8 July),[6] four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 25 July),[7] one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 15 May),[8] and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 4 July).[9]
Beau Greaves became the first woman to qualify for a European Tour event by claiming one of the ten spots in the Tour Card Holder Qualifier.[10]
Gerwyn Price withdrew and was replaced by Callan Rydz. Luke Woodhouse moved up to become the 16th seed. Fifth seed James Wade withdrew after the draw was made and was replaced by Madars Razma.[11]
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References
- ↑ "Hungarian Darts Trophy 2026". PDC Europe. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ Fletcher, Alex (21 September 2025). "Springer beats Humphries on way to Hungarian title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ Phillips, Josh (31 March 2025). "Biggest prize money increase in PDC history confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ↑ "PDC Rankings Rules". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ↑ Gorton, Josh (2 July 2026). "2026 ET11-12 Seeds & Tour Card Holder qualifier entries confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "PDC ET11 Tour Card Holder Qualifier". DartConnect. 8 July 2026. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "PDC ET11 Host Nation Qualifier". DartConnect. 25 July 2026. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "PDCNB 2026 Tour - Sweden - Weekend 04". DartConnect. 24 April 2026. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "PDC ET11 E. Europe Qualifier". DartConnect. 4 July 2026. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "Greaves first woman to reach European Tour event". BBC Sport. 9 July 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ Gorton, Josh (27 August 2026). "2026 Hungarian Darts Trophy draw & schedule confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 27 August 2026.