2026 Austrian Darts Open
Darts tournament
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The 2026 Austrian Darts Open (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2026 Elten Safety Shoes Austrian Darts Open) is an upcoming professional darts tournament that will take place at the Stadthalle Graz in Graz, Austria, from 8 to 10 May 2026.[1] It will be the sixth of fifteen PDC European Tour events on the 2026 PDC Pro Tour. It will feature a field of 48 players and £230,000 in prize money, with £35,000 going to the winner.
| 2026 Elten Safety Shoes Austrian Darts Open | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 8–10 May 2026 | ||
| Venue | Stadthalle Graz | ||
| Location | Graz, Austria | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £230,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £35,000 | ||
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Martin Schindler will be the defending champion, having defeated Ross Smith 8–4 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][4]
| 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.
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 27 March.[5] The remaining 16 places will go to players from four qualifying events – 10 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 1 April),[6] four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 7 May), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 30 March),[7] and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 11 April).[8]
Jonny Clayton withdrew and was replaced by Madars Razma.[9]
Draw
| First round (best of 11 legs) 8 May | Second round (best of 11 legs) 9 May | Third round (best of 11 legs) 10 May | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 10 May | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 10 May | Final (best of 15 legs) 10 May | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Gian van Veen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 |  Daryl Gurney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Ross Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 |  Martin Schindler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Josh Rock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Wessel Nijman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Danny Noppert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 |  Damon Heta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michael van Gerwen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Rob Cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Chris Dobey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Jermaine Wattimena | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | James Wade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Luke Woodhouse | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ryan Searle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 |  Mike De Decker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||