2026 Hungarian Darts Trophy

First round

The first round (best of 11 legs) was played on 28 August.^[12] Debutant Beau Greaves became the first woman to compete on the European Tour, being drawn against the 2018 world champion Rob Cross. Cross hit a 170 checkout in the opening leg before the pair went to a deciding leg, where two errant darts from Greaves while attempting a 70 finish allowed Cross to win 6–5. Cross and Greaves ended the match with three-dart averages of 101.90 and 104.88, respectively. "She [Greaves] has been phenomenal on the Pro Tour, and I think when she learns her trade on the big stage, she's going to do more," said Cross about his opponent.^[13][14] Two of the four Hungarian qualifiers advanced to the second round, with debutant László Kádár beating Daryl Gurney and Nándor Major defeating Niels Zonneveld, both by a 6–5 scoreline. Andrew Gilding earned a whitewash win over Hungarian debutant Milán Biró, while Biró's compatriot András Borbély lost 6–3 to 2023 champion Dave Chisnall.^[15] The 2022 champion Joe Cullen joined fellow former champion Chisnall in the second round by defeating Adam Leek 6–3.^[13]

Defending champion Niko Springer started his title defence with a 6–1 victory over Maik Kuivenhoven. "I had a big smile because I was so happy to be here again, and I cannot wait to play tomorrow," commented Springer afterwards.^[12] Finnish qualifier Jonas Masalin capitalised on 31 missed doubles from opponent Kevin Doets to earn a 6–4 upset win. Dirk van Duijvenbode defeated Czech qualifier David Písek 6–1 to set up a second-round meeting with top seed Luke Humphries. Callan Rydz missed two match darts in a 6–5 loss to European Darts Open champion Krzysztof Ratajski, while James Hurrell earned his first win on the European Tour by defeating Damon Heta by the same scoreline. Irish duo Keane Barry and William O'Connor achieved respective 6–2 wins against Martin Schindler and Samuel Price. Tom Sykes averaged 101.20 as he beat Cameron Menzies 6–1. The 2024 European Championship winner Ritchie Edhouse won six straight legs to defeat Connor Scutt 6–1, while Ryan Joyce beat Cristo Reyes 6–3.^[12]

Second round

The second round (best of 11 legs) was played on 29 August.^[16] Top seed and world number two Luke Humphries, who made his first European Tour appearance since winning the 2026 Belgian Darts Open, was defeated in his opening match by Dirk van Duijvenbode, who landed a 140 checkout on his way to a 6–3 victory.^[17][18] Ending a nine-match losing streak against the former world champion, Van Duijvenbode expressed his happiness with life after "a lot of struggles" and called Humphries a "phenomenal player".^[18] The 2024 Hungarian Darts Trophy champion and three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen overturned a 3–1 deficit to beat James Hurrell 6–4.^[17] Hungary's László Kádár and Nándor Major both exited the tournament in the second round, losing their respective matches 6–3 to Jonny Clayton and 6–0 to Gian van Veen.^[19] Reigning champion Niko Springer was also eliminated, losing 6–4 to Ryan Searle.^[16]

Taken to his second last-leg decider of the tournament, Rob Cross converted a 130 checkout to complete a 6–5 win against sixteenth seed Luke Woodhouse, who had missed darts at double to win the match. Two-time world champion Gary Anderson registered his first win on the European Tour in 2026, averaging 105.27 as he beat Krzysztof Ratajski 6–2. Ross Smith and Dave Chisnall were also 6–2 winners, averaging over 100 to defeat William O'Connor and twelfth seed Wessel Nijman, respectively. Chris Dobey came back from 4–0 down to beat Tom Sykes in a deciding leg, while Josh Rock achieved a whitewash victory over Joe Cullen. Reserve player Madars Razma hit a 158 checkout on the bullseye before losing 6–2 to Keane Barry, who reached the last 16 of a European Tour event for the first time since 2023. Nathan Aspinall, Danny Noppert and Jermaine Wattimena earned respective 6–4 wins against Ryan Joyce, Ritchie Edhouse, and Andrew Gilding, while Stephen Bunting defeated Jonas Masalin 6–1.^[16][18]

Final day

The third round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final were played on 30 August. The third round and quarter-finals were contested over the best of 11 legs, the semi-finals over the best of 13 legs, and the final over the best of 15 legs.^[20] The final day saw Ross Smith and Gary Anderson reach the final. Smith began the day by defeating fourth seed Jonny Clayton 6–4, following that win by beating Dave Chisnall 6–2 and Danny Noppert 7–3.^[21] Meanwhile, Gary Anderson contested three consecutive last-leg deciders to reach the final. He secured 6–5 wins against Stephen Bunting and Gian van Veen, before surviving five match darts from Nathan Aspinall to prevail 7–6 in the semi-finals.^[22] Chris Dobey also hit a 170 finish to complete a 6–3 win against Josh Rock in the third round.^[21] Smith looked to win his second European Tour title in his third final of the year, while Anderson played in his first European Tour final of 2026 in only his third appearance all year.^[20]

Smith went 2–1 in front during the early proceedings of the final, landing checkouts of 124 and 103.^[20] He extended this lead to 6–1 to take a five-leg advantage.^[22] Anderson put a halt to Smith's run in the following leg, but the Englishman claimed the next two to secure an 8–2 win, completing the victory with an 11-dart break of throw.^[20][23] Smith finished the match with a three-dart average of 101.01 and hit 73 per cent of his darts at double.^[21]

Smith won his second European Tour title, adding to his first at the International Darts Open earlier in the year. Smith rose to 15th in the PDC World Rankings, having started the tournament as the world number 17, and overtook Wessel Nijman to occupy the top spot in the 2026 European Tour rankings.^[20][22] Smith said that he felt "a bit in disbelief" with the win, which came after two losses on the World Series. Celebrating with his son afterwards, he expressed his love for the European Tour: "To travel the world and see everything and take my little lad with me, it’s an absolute privilege."^[20][22] Speaking in defeat, Anderson believed his run to the final was "sheer luck" and "a gift from the gods", also highlighting Smith's "brilliant" performances throughout the day.^[20]