In 2026, Prague once again becomes a meeting point for the world’s darts elite as the ČEZ Czech Darts Open return to the PVA EXPO from September 4 to 6. Few players have shaped the tournament in the Czech capital quite like Luke Humphries. “Cool Hand” lifted the trophy in 2022 and 2024 before completing a hat-trick of titles last year with an 8-5 victory over Josh Rock in the final. Since the tournament’s inaugural edition in 2019, when Jamie Hughes claimed the first title, Prague has firmly established itself as a regular stop on the European Tour. The big question now is: can Humphries continue his remarkable run, or will a new champion be crowned in Prague in 2026?
General tournament information
Date: 04 to 06 September 2026
Venue: PVA EXPO PRAHA, Prague (Czechia)
Competition: European Tour (Event No. 12)
Field of participants: 48 players
Match overview with session information
The tournament will be played in the classic knockout system. The first four rounds will be played in a best of 11 legs format, the semi-finals in a best of 13 legs format and the final in a best of 15 legs format. All legs will be played in double-out mode. Tickets for the individual sessions are available HERE.
Match schedule & sessions
Friday, 04 September 2026
2026 Czech Darts Open: A Historic Kickoff in Prague
Just one week after the Hungarian Darts Trophy, the European Tour makes a stop inPrague: The Czech Darts Open 2026 takes place at the PVA Expo, and on the veryfirst night, the tournament makes headlines that extend far beyond the darts scene.For the first time in the European Tour’s 15-year history, a woman wins a match inthis prestigious tournament series.
Beau Greaves Makes Darts History
On Friday evening, Beau Greaves achieved a historic breakthrough: Facing DarylGurney, the 22-year-old initially trailed 1-3 before fighting back with three consecutivelegs to turn the match around. In the end, “Beau ‘n’ Arrow” prevailed 6–4, becomingthe first woman ever to win a match on the PDC European Tour. For Greaves, it’s thelatest milestone in what has already been a special year—in the second round, she’llnow face the reigning champion in Prague: Luke Humphries.
Schindler Keeps World Grand Prix Hopes Alive
Martin Schindler also got off to a winning start in the tournament: After fourconsecutive losses on the European Tour, “The Wall” prevailed 6-4 in his openingmatch against Rob Owen. For Germany’s number one, the victory means more thanjust advancing to the second round—it also keeps his chances of qualifying for theWorld Grand Prix alive (cut-off: September 14).
No Happy Ending for the Czech Qualifiers
In front of a home crowd, none of the four host-nation qualifiers were able tocapitalize on the large audience. Czech‘s number one, Karel Sedlacek, lost to DamonHeta 4–6; Jiri Brejcha fell to William O’Connor 1–6; Adam Gawlas lost to KrzysztofRatajski 2–6; and David Rosi also stood no chance in his 3–6 loss to Andrew Gilding.As a result, the tournament is already over for all four Czech home favorites after thefirst round.
Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.) – 1st round
Cameron Menzies 6:1 Johan Engström
Andrew Gilding 6:3 David Rosi
Ryan Joyce 6:5 Kim Huybrechts
William O’Connor 6:1 Jiri Brejcha
Niko Springer 6:0 Martin Homola
Kevin Doets 6:2 Ricky Evans
Joe Cullen 3:6 Stephen Burton
Callan Rydz 6:1 Cristo Reyes
Evening session (from 7 p.m.) – 1st round
Luke Woodhouse 6:4 Connor Scutt
Krzysztof Ratajski 6:2 Adam Gawlas
Dirk van Duijvenbode 2:6 Mario Vandenbogaerde
Martin Schindler 6:4 Rob Owen
Daryl Gurney 4:6 Beau Greaves
Rob Cross 4:6 Keane Barry
Damon Heta 6:4 Karel Sedlacek
Niels Zonneveld 3:6 Jeffrey de Graaf
Saturday, 05 September 2026
German Duo Falls Short Before the Final Day
For the two Germans in the campaign, the tournament ends as early as Saturday. Martin Schindler loses his second round match against Wessel Nijman in a last-leg decider, narrowly missing a spot in the last 16. Niko Springer’s defeat is more decisive: Against Luke Littler, who posted an average of 108.59, the young German stood no chance. He lost to the world number one by 6–4.
Humphries ends Greaves’ dream of reaching the final day
The reigning champion and three-time winner of the Czech Darts Open showed in Prague why he is the world number two: Luke Humphries defeats Beau Greaves 6–2, preventing the Englishwoman from reaching the final day of a European Tour event for the first time in her career. Humphries also posted an average of over 108.
Match of the day to close out round two
The two final players on stage delivered what was arguably the highest-caliber match of theday: Luke Woodhouse and Stephen Bunting thrilled the over 4,000 fans with an impressive back-and-forth. In the end, Woodhouse came out on top with a 6-4 victory—posting an average of 105.30 (compared to Bunting’s 103.23). The highlight of the match was Woody’s 160 finish.
Price all the way
After sitting out the last two European Tour events, Gerwyn Price returned to the European Tour with a strong performance. Against Callan Rydz, “The Iceman” was in control from the very first dart and gave his opponent hardly any chance to mount a defense. In the end, Price won convincingly 6–2. With an average of 103.86, he sends a clear message as he heads into the last 16!
Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.) – 2nd round
Jermaine Wattimena 2:6 Krzysztof Ratajski
Ryan Searle 4:6 William O’Connor
Danny Noppert 6:1 Kevin Doets
Gary Anderson 3:6 Cameron Menzies
Chris Dobey 4:6 Keane Barry
Ross Smith 6:1 Stephen Burton
Nathan Aspinall 2:6 Andrew Gilding
Wessel Nijman 6:5 Martin Schindler
Evening session (from 7 p.m.) – 2nd round
Gian van Veen 6:1 Jeffrey De Graaf
Jonny Clayton 6:2 Damon Heta
Gerwyn Price 6:2 Callan Rydz
Luke Littler 6:4 Niko Springer
Luke Humphries 6:2 Beau Greaves
Michael van Gerwen 6:4 Mario Vandenbogaerde
Josh Rock 6:3 Ryan Joyce
Stephen Bunting 4:6 Luke Woodhouse
Sunday, 06 September 2026
Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.)
Gerwyn Price 6:1 Cameron Menzies
Gian van Veen 3:6 Ross Smith
Josh Rock 5:6 William O’Connor
Luke Humphries 6:3 Andrew Gilding
Jonny Clayton 6:4 Keane Barry
Michael van Gerwen 6:4 Wessel Nijman
Luke Woodhouse 5:6 Danny Noppert
Luke Littler 6:3 Krzysztof Ratajski
Evening session (from 7 p.m.) – Quarter-finals, semi-finals & final
Price 6:4 Smith
O’Connor 3:6 Humphries
Clayton 3:6 van Gerwen
Noppert 0:6 Littler
Semi-final
Price 4:7 Humphries
van Gerwen 3:7 Littler
Final
Humphries 6:8 Littler
The top-ranked players in the PDC Order of Merit will enter the tournament in the second round, while the remaining players will compete in the first round.
Prize money
In 2026, the prize money for European Tour events was significantly increased. A total of £230,000 will be distributed as follows:
- Winner: £ 35,000
- Runner-up: £ 15,000
- Semi-finalists: £ 10,000
- Quarter-finalists: £ 8,000
- Round of 16: £ 5,000
- Second round: £ 3,500
- First round: £ 2,000
The prize money counts towards the PDC Order of Merit, the ProTour Order of Merit and the European Tour Order of Merit (qualification for the European Championship).
Qualification
The field of participants is made up of various qualification routes to ensure a mix of world stars and regional talent:
Top 16 of the PDC Order of Merit: Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Gian van Veen, Michael van Gerwen, Jonny Clayton, James Wade, Gerwyn Price, Josh Rock, Stephen Bunting, Danny Noppert, Ryan Searle, Gary Anderson, Chris Dobey, Wessel Nijman, Ross Smith, Nathan Aspinall
Top 16 of the ProTour Order of Merit: Luke Woodhouse, Jermaine Wattimena, Kevin Doets, Andrew Gilding, Rob Cross, Krzysztof Ratajski, Niko Springer, William O’Connor, Niels Zonneveld, Martin Schindler, Dirk van Duijvenbode, Ryan Joyce, Damon Heta, Joe Cullen, Daryl Gurney, Cameron Menzies
Tour Card Holder Qualifier: Rob Owen, Connor Scutt, Cristo Reyes, Beau Greaves, Jeffrey De Graaf, Stephen Burton, Kim Huybrechts, Callan Rydz, Keane Barry, Mario Vandenbogaerde
Host Nation Qualifier: Karel Sedlacek, David Rosi, Adam Gawlas, Jiri Brejcha
Nordic & Baltic Qualifier: Johan Engström
East Europe Qualifier: Martin Homola
TV broadcast
Fans can watch the entire tournament live. The ČEZ Czech Darts Open will be broadcast on the following channels:
PDC TV:
International live stream for subscribers (original commentary).
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Current scores and highlights can be found on the PDC Europe channels.
DAZN:
Broadcasts all sessions live in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in German.
Previous winners
- 2025: Luke Humphries 8:5 Josh Rock
- 2024: Luke Humphries 8:1 Kim Huybrechts
- 2023: Peter Wright 8:6 Dave Chisnall
- 2022: Luke Humphries 8:5 Rob Cross
- 2019: Jamie Hughes 8:3 Stephen Bunting
