2026 Austrian Darts Open: Draw, schedule, prize money and format explained
The Euro Tour returns after a few weeks off.
2026 Austrian Darts Open: Draw, schedule, prize money and format explained originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Euro Tour heads to Austria, with the Austrian Darts Open marking the sixth ET event of 2026.
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 Austrian Darts Open Let's take a look at some of the specifics of the tournament. MORE: 2026 Austrian Darts Open qualifiers 2026 Austrian Darts Open draw & schedule *This section will be updated once the information becomes available Tournament bracket *This section will be updated once the information becomes available Prize Money *Data via Wikipedia 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 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.