Beau Greaves faces a showdown with world No 2 and reigning champion Luke Humphries if she beats Daryl Gurney in the opening round of the European Tour’s Czech Darts Open.
Humphries beat Kim Huybrechts in the 2024 final and successfully defended his title by defeating Josh Rock last year, with the Englishman now chasing a third consecutive win at the PVA EXPO from September 4-6.
Friday’s opening round will see 16 matches take place across an action-packed double session, as Gurney and Greaves renew their rivalry on the big stage in a repeat of last year’s World Darts Championship clash.
Greaves averaged 104.88 in defeat to Rob Cross on her European Tour debut last week and eyes a landmark win against Gurney, who prevailed in a five-set thriller when the pair met at the Alexandra Palace, with the winner progressing to face Humphries on Saturday evening.
The top 16 players on the PDC Werner Rankings Ladder will enter the tournament in round two, with world No 1 Luke Littler makes his first European Tour appearance since March’s Belgian Darts Open.
Chris Murphy and Laura Turner debate whether Luke Littler has already surpassed Phil Taylor as the greatest ever darts player
The reigning two-time world champion will take on either Niko Springer or Slovakian youngster Martin Homola in his opener, while Dutch No 1 Gian van Veen will await either Niels Zonneveld or Jeffrey de Graaf.
Michael van Gerwen faces a potential all-Dutch tie against Dirk van Duijvenbode, who plays Mario Vandenbogaerde in round one, as Callan Rydz and Cristo Reyes collide for the right to meet sixth seed Gerwyn Price.
Hungarian Darts Trophy champion Ross Smith begins his bid for back-to-back European Tour titles against Joe Cullen or Stephen Burton, with Gary Anderson either taking on World Cup partner Cameron Menzies or Sweden’s Johan Engstrom.
Ross Smith defeats Gary Anderson at the Hungarian Darts Trophy and celebrated in heart-warming fashion with his son
Following the conclusion of Saturday’s play, the last 16 will play out on Sunday afternoon, before the tournament concludes with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final in a blockbuster evening session.
Czech Darts Open: Full schedule
Friday September 4
Round One
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
- Cameron Menzies v Johan Engstrom
- Andrew Gilding v Host Nation Qualifier 2
- Ryan Joyce v Kim Huybrechts
- William O’Connor v Host Nation Qualifier 4
- Niko Springer v Martin Homola
- Kevin Doets v Ricky Evans
- Joe Cullen v Stephen Burton
- Callan Rydz v Cristo Reyes
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
- Luke Woodhouse v Connor Scutt
- Krzysztof Ratajski v Host Nation Qualifier 3
- Dirk van Duijvenbode v Mario Vandenbogaerde
- Martin Schindler v Rob Owen
- Daryl Gurney v Beau Greaves
- Rob Cross v Keane Barry
- Damon Heta v Host Nation Qualifier 1
- Niels Zonneveld v Jeffrey de Graaf
Chris Murphy suggests Beau Greaves should be given more opportunities to play against the men after she once again won the Women’s World Matchplay
Saturday September 5
Round Two
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
- Jermaine Wattimena v Ratajski/HNQ3
- Ryan Searle v O’Connor/HNQ4
- Danny Noppert v Doets/Evans
- Gary Anderson v Menzies/Engstrom
- Wessel Nijman v Schindler/Owen
- Chris Dobey v Cross/Barry
- Ross Smith v Cullen/Burton
- Nathan Aspinall v Gilding/HNQ2
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
- Gian van Veen v Zonneveld/De Graaf
- Jonny Clayton v Heta/HNQ1
- Gerwyn Price v Rydz/Reyes
- Luke Littler v Springer/Homola
- Luke Humphries v Gurney/Greaves
- Michael van Gerwen v Van Duijvenbode/Vandenbogaerde
- Josh Rock v Joyce/Huybrechts
- Stephen Bunting v Woodhouse/Scutt
Highlights of the World Matchplay final between Luke Littler and Gerwyn Price, where ‘The Nuke’ dominated to successfully defend his title
Sunday September 6
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Round Three (Best of 11 legs)
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 11 legs)
Semi-Finals (Best of 13 legs)
Final (Best of 15 legs)
Czech Darts Open: Full second round draw
Players seeded based on PDC Ranking position
- (6) Gerwyn Price v Callan Rydz/Cristo Reyes
- (11) Gary Anderson v Cameron Menzies/Johan Engstrom
- (3) Gian van Veen v Niels Zonneveld/Jeffrey de Graaf
- (14) Ross Smith v Joe Cullen/Stephen Burton
- (7) Josh Rock v Ryan Joyce/Kim Huybrechts
- (10) Ryan Searle v William O’Connor/Host Nation Qualifier 4
- (2) Luke Humphries v Daryl Gurney/Beau Greaves
- (15) Nathan Aspinall v Andrew Gilding/Host Nation Qualifier 2
- (5) Jonny Clayton v Damon Heta/Host Nation Qualifier 1
- (12) Chris Dobey v Rob Cross/Keane Barry
- (4) Michael van Gerwen v Dirk van Duijvenbode/Mario Vandenbogaerde
- (13) Wessel Nijman v Martin Schindler/Rob Owen
- (8) Stephen Bunting v Luke Woodhouse/Connor Scutt
- (9) Danny Noppert v Kevin Doets/Ricky Evans
- (1) Luke Littler v Niko Springer/Martin Homola
- (16) Jermaine Wattimena v Krzysztof Ratajski/Host Nation Qualifier 3
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