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The Euro Tour heads to Slovakia, with the Slovak Darts Open marking the ninth ET event of 2026.
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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 Slovak Darts Open
Let's take a look at some of the specifics of the tournament.
MORE: 2026 Slovak Darts Open qualifiers
2026 Slovak Darts Open draw & schedule
Day 1 - first round (afternoon session)
Match | Date | Time (local) |
Justin Hood vs. Benjamin Pratnemer | Fri., June. 19 | 1:00 p.m. |
Karel Sedlacek vs. Tyler Thorpe | Fri., June. 19 | 1:30 p.m. |
Andrew Gilding vs. Mervyn King | Fri., June. 19 | 2:00 p.m. |
Kevin Doets vs. Owen Bates | Fri., June. 19 | 2:30 p.m. |
Niels Zonneveld vs. HNQ4 | Fri., June. 19 | 3:00 p.m. |
William O'Connor vs. Jeffrey De Graaf | Fri., June. 19 | 3:30 p.m. |
Ryan Joyce vs. Johan Engstrom | Fri., June. 19 | 4:00 p.m. |
Dave Chisnall vs. Adrián Dudek | Fri., June. 19 | 4:30 p.m. |
Day 1 - first round (evening session)
Match | Date | Time (local) |
Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. Madars Razma | Fri., June. 19 | 7:00 p.m. |
Kim Huybrechts vs. Keane Barry | Fri., June. 19 | 7:30 p.m. |
Rob Cross vs. Juraj Holub | Fri., June. 19 | 8:00 p.m. |
Daryl Gurney vs. Jim Long | Fri., June. 19 | 8:30 p.m. |
Niko Springer vs. Tom Sykes | Fri., June. 19 | 9:00 p.m. |
Cameron Menzies vs. Gabriel Váraljay | Fri., June. 19 | 9:30 p.m. |
Joe Cullen vs. Peter Kelemen | Fri., June. 19 | 10:00 p.m. |
Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Cristo Reyes | Fri., June. 19 | 10:30 p.m. |
Day 2 - second round (afternoon session)
Match | Date | Time (local) |
Mike De Decker vs. William O'Connor | Sat., June. 20 | 1:00 p.m. |
Damon Heta vs. Kevin Doets | Sat., June. 20 | 1:30 p.m. |
Wessel Nijman vs. Benjamin Pratnemer | Sat., June. 20 | 2:00 p.m. |
Danny Noppert vs. Madars Razma | Sat., June. 20 | 2:30 p.m. |
Jermaine Wattimena vs. Dave Chisnall | Sat., June. 20 | 3:00 p.m. |
Chris Dobey vs. Tyler Thorpe | Sat., June. 20 | 3:30 p.m. |
Ryan Searle vs. Kim Huybrechts | Sat., June. 20 | 4:00 p.m. |
Luke Woodhouse vs. Andrew Gilding | Sat., June. 20 | 4:30 p.m. |
Day 2 - second round (evening session)
Match | Date | Time (local) |
Nathan Aspinall vs. Jim Long | Sat., June. 20 | 7:00 p.m. |
Martin Schindler vs. Tom Sykes | Sat., June. 20 | 7:30 p.m. |
Gerwyn Price vs. CameronMenzies | Sat., June. 20 | 8:00 p.m. |
Gian van Veen vs. RobCross | Sat., June. 20 | 8:30 p.m. |
Michael van Gerwen vs. Krzysztof Ratajski | Sat., June. 20 | 9:00 p.m. |
Jonny Clayton vs. Ryan Joyce | Sat., June. 20 | 9:30 p.m. |
Stephen Bunting vs. Niels Zonneveld | Sat., June. 20 | 10:00 p.m. |
Ross Smith vs. Joe Cullen | Sat., June. 20 | 10:30 p.m. |
Day 3 - third round (afternoon session)
Match | Date | Time (local) |
Rob Cross vs. Kevin Doets | Sun., June. 21 | 1:00 p.m. |
Ryan Searle vs. Nathan Aspinall | Sun., June. 21 | 1:30 p.m. |
Cameron Menzies vs. Tom Sykes | Sun., June. 21 | 2:00 p.m. |
Danny Noppert vs. Jermaine Wattimena | Sun., June. 21 | 2:30 p.m. |
Michael van Gerwen vs. Andrew Gilding | Sun., June. 21 | 3:00 p.m. |
Chris Dobey vs. Ross Smith | Sun., June. 21 | 3:30 p.m. |
Ryan Joyce vs. Mike De Decker | Sun., June. 21 | 4:00 p.m. |
Stephen Bunting vs. Wessel Nijman | Sun., June. 21 | 4:30 p.m. |
Day 3 - quarterfinals (evening session)
Match | Date | Time (local) |
Rob Cross vs. Nathan Aspinall | Sun., June. 21 | 7:00 pm. |
Tom Sykes vs. Jermaine Wattimena | Sun., June. 21 | 7:30 p.m. |
Andrew Gilding vs. Ross Smith | Sun., June. 21 | 8:00 p.m. |
Mike De Decker vs. Wessel Nijman | Sun., June. 21 | 8:30 p.m. |
Day 3 - semifinals (evening session)
Match | Date | Time (local) |
Rob Cross vs. Tom Sykes | Sun., June. 21 | 9:00 p.m. |
Ross Smith vs. Wessel Nijman | Sun., June. 21 | 9:30 p.m. |
Day 3 - final (evening session)
Match | Date | Time (local) |
Rob Cross vs. Wessel Nijman | Sun., June. 21 | 10:10 p.m. |
Tournament bracket
Here is the bracket for after the first round.
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Second round
Gian van Veen vs. Rob Cross |
Damon Heta vs. Kevin Doets |
Ryan Searle vs. Kim Huybrechts |
Nathan Aspinall vs. Jim Long |
Gerwyn Price vs. Cameron Menzies |
Martin Schindler vs. Tom Sykes |
Danny Noppert vs. Madars Razma |
Jermaine Wattimena vs. Dave Chisnall |
Michael van Gerwen vs. Krzysztof Ratajski |
Luke Woodhouse vs. Andrew Gilding |
Chris Dobey vs. Tyler Thorpe |
Ross Smith vs. Joe Cullen |
Jonny Clayton vs. Ryan Joyce |
Mike De Decker vs. William O'Connor |
Stephen Bunting vs. Niels Zonneveld |
Wessel Nijman vs. Benjamin Pratnemer |
Third round
Rob Cross vs. Kevin Doets |
Ryan Searle vs. Nathan Aspinall |
Cameron Menzies vs. Tom Sykes |
Danny Noppert vs. Jermaine Wattimena |
Michael van Gerwen vs. Andrew Gilding |
Chris Dobey vs. Ross Smith |
Ryan Joyce vs. Mike De Decker |
Stephen Bunting vs. Wessel Nijman |
Quarterfinals
Rob Cross vs. Nathan Aspinall |
Tom Sykes vs. Jermaine Wattimena |
Andrew Gilding vs. Ross Smith |
Mike De Decker vs. Wessel Nijman |
Semifinals
Rob Cross vs. Tom Sykes |
Ross Smith vs. Wessel Nijman |
Final
Rob Cross vs. Wessel Nijman
Prize Money
*Data via Wikipedia
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.
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The semifinal round will be best-of-13 legs, and the final will be best-of-15 legs.
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