2026 Hungarian Darts Trophy
Darts tournament
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The 2026 Hungarian Darts Trophy is a professional darts tournament that is scheduled to take place at the MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary, from 28 to 30 August 2026.[1] It will be 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.
Niko Springer will be 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 will go 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 27 August),[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]
