2024 Hungarian Darts Trophy

The 2024 Hungarian Darts Trophy was the eleventh of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2024 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the MVM Dome, Budapest, Hungary from 20 to 22 September 2024. It featured a field of 48 players and £175,000 in prize money, with £30,000 going to the winner.

2024 Hungarian Darts Trophy
Tournament information
Dates20–22 September 2024
VenueMVM Dome
LocationBudapest, Hungary
Organisation(s)Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
FormatLegs
Prize fund£175,000
Winner's share£30,000
Nine-dart finishCor Dekker
Michael van Gerwen
Martin Schindler
High checkout170 Michael van Gerwen
Champion(s)
 Michael van Gerwen
«Event 10 Event 12»

Two nine-darters were hit on the same day for the first time in European Tour history, by Cor Dekker and Michael van Gerwen.[1]

The event then became the first on the European Tour to feature three nine-darters, Martin Schindler hitting one in his third-round defeat.

Dave Chisnall was the defending champion after defeating Luke Humphries 8–7 in the 2023 final.[2] Chisnall lost 5–6 to Daryl Gurney in the third round.

Van Gerwen won the title, defeating Gian van Veen 8–7 in the final. van Veen missed a match dart at the bullseye to win the title while leading 7–6.[3][4]

Prize money

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The prize fund remained at £175,000, with £30,000 to the winner:[5]

Stage (num. of players) Prize money
Winner (1) £30,000
Runner-up (1) £12,000
Semi-finalists (2) £8,500
Quarter-finalists (4) £6,000
Third round losers (8) £4,000
Second round losers (16) £2,500*
First round losers (16) £1,250*
Total £175,000
  • 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. A player who qualifies as a qualifier, but later becomes a seed due to the withdrawal of one or more other players shall be credited with their prize money on all Orders of Merit regardless of how far they progress in the event.[6][7]

Qualification and format

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A massive overhaul in the qualification for the 2024 European Tour events was announced on 7 January.[8][9]

For the first time, both the PDC Order of Merit and the PDC ProTour Order of Merit rankings were used to determine 32 of the 48 entrants for the event.

The top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit qualified, along with the highest 16 ranked players on the PDC ProTour Order of Merit (after the PDC Order of Merit players were removed). From those 32 players, the 16 highest ranked players on the PDC ProTour Order of Merit were seeded for the event.

The seedings were confirmed on 26 July.[10]

The remaining 16 places went to players from four qualifying events – 10 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 3 August), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 1 June), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 26 July), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 1 June).

Luke Littler and Ryan Joyce withdrew, while Leighton Bennett was ineligible due to a suspension. They were replaced by Alan Soutar, Niels Zonneveld and Jim Williams. Daryl Gurney moved up to become a seed.[11]

The following players are taking part in the tournament:

Draw

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First round
(best of 11 legs)
20 September
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
21 September
Third round
(best of 11 legs)
22 September
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
22 September
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
22 September
Final
(best of 15 legs)
22 September
   Michael Smith 92.1731  Dave Chisnall 100.946
  Jonny Clayton 94.176  Jonny Clayton 94.251
1  Chisnall 101.845
16  Gurney 98.216
   Florian Hempel 91.72616  Daryl Gurney 91.116
  Callan Rydz 88.605  Florian Hempel 81.815
16  Gurney 92.423
9  Searle 97.866
   Peter Wright 96.2468  Damon Heta 88.580
  Joe Cullen 85.275  Peter Wright 92.976
  Wright 95.431
9  Searle 100.986
   Alberto Mario Bezjian 67.6669  Ryan Searle 90.596
  András Csóka 64.474  Alberto Mario Bezjian 72.511
9  Searle 93.395
12  van Veen 97.477
   György Jehirszki 68.1304  Gerwyn Price 97.625
  Wessel Nijman 91.096  Wessel Nijman 97.866
   Nijman 104.236
  Williams 98.651
   Luke Woodhouse 94.59513  Chris Dobey 90.954
  Scott Williams 91.026  Scott Williams 94.216
  Nijman 97.172
12  van Veen 103.626
   Krzysztof Ratajski 92.2435  Danny Noppert 98.746
  Nathan Aspinall 93.726  Nathan Aspinall 93.704
5  Noppert 102.683
12  van Veen 101.316
   Darren Beveridge 89.51212  Gian van Veen 100.296
  Keane Barry 91.226  Keane Barry 88.484
12  van Veen 94.817
14  van Gerwen 97.908
   Raymond van Barneveld 93.9262  Ross Smith 99.946
  Ritchie Edhouse 87.613  Raymond van Barneveld 95.002
2  R. Smith 107.361[1]
15  Pietreczko 55.750
   Sebastian Białecki 93.69515  Ricardo Pietreczko 95.746
Alt  Niels Zonneveld 94.706Alt  Niels Zonneveld 97.575
2  R. Smith 95.396
7  Bunting 100.015
   János Végső 71.9747  Stephen Bunting 95.876
  Cor Dekker 77.796  Cor Dekker 95.212
7  Bunting 89.176
10  Schindler 93.814
Alt  Jim Williams 97.88610  Martin Schindler 96.376
Alt  Alan Soutar 91.591Alt  Jim Williams 92.405
2  R. Smith 94.763
14  van Gerwen 107.877
   Dirk van Duijvenbode 89.6513  Luke Humphries 101.865
  Gabriel Clemens 96.006  Gabriel Clemens 99.256
  Clemens 90.232
14  van Gerwen 100.466
   Brendan Dolan 88.44414  Michael van Gerwen 104.526
  Martin Lukeman 86.216  Martin Lukeman 83.372
14  van Gerwen 95.386
6  Rock 95.464
   James Wade 94.2266  Josh Rock 93.646
  Lukas Wenig 83.154  James Wade 92.985
6  Rock 99.916
11  Cross 91.194
   Dimitri Van den Bergh 84.74311  Rob Cross 94.776
  Andrew Gilding 83.316  Andrew Gilding 82.501

Notes

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1.^ Pietreczko withdrew at the end of the first leg because of a wrist injury.

References

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  1. ^ "Van Gerwen & Dekker produce nine-dart history in Hungary". PDC. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Inspired Chisnall denies nine-dart Humphries to triumph in Budapest". PDC. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Michael Van Gerwen wins Hungarian Darts Trophy: 'My love for the game is still there'". Sky Sports. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Van Gerwen wins Hungarian Darts Trophy to end European Tour drought". PDC. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  5. ^ Phillips, Josh (15 February 2023). "Cazoo UK Open & European Tour prize fund increases announced". PDC.
  6. ^ "PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC".
  7. ^ Allen, Dave (22 February 2024). "European Tour Prize Money Rule Statement". PDC.
  8. ^ Allen, Dave (7 January 2024). "New qualifying format for European Tour confirmed for 2024". PDC.
  9. ^ Wood, Kieran (8 January 2024). "New qualifying criteria for the PDC European Tour announced". Darts News.
  10. ^ "ET11-12 Seeds & Tour Card Holder qualifier entries confirmed". PDC. 26 July 2024.
  11. ^ Gorton, Josh (19 September 2024). "2024 Hungarian Darts Trophy draw & schedule". PDC.