Austrian Darts Open schedule: Michael van Gerwen, Gian van Veen, Peter Wright and defending champion Martin Schindler in action

Martin Schindler will begin his defence of the Elten Safety Shoes Austrian Darts Open against Peter Wright on Saturday.

The sixth European Tour event of 2026 sees players competing for a £35,000 top prize in Graz from May 8-10, with Dutch duo Gian van Veen and Michael van Gerwen also among the stars in action.

The top 16 players on the PDC Werner Rankings Ladder enter the fray in round two on Saturday as European champion Van Veen begins his title bid against Madars Razma.

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Three-time world champion Van Gerwen will play Poland's Krzysztof Ratajski, with Austria's Mensur Suljovic lying in wait for third seed James Wade.

Patrik Kovacs will take on fourth seed Josh Rock, while Dutch No 3 Danny Noppert will play Alan Soutar.

World Championship semi-finalist Ryan Searle faces Dutch opposition in the form of Kevin Doets, and former Masters champion Chris Dobey goes up against Kim Huybrechts.

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Wessel Nijman, a winner of six PDC ranking titles in 2026, embarks on his latest challenge against German star Niko Springer.

Rob Cross will also be among the seeded representatives in Graz and the former world champion kicks off his campaign against Ireland's William O'Connor.

Following the conclusion of round two, the last 16 return to the stage on Sunday afternoon, before the tournament reaches its climax with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final in the evening session.

2026 Austrian Darts Open schedule/results

Friday May 8

Round One
Afternoon Session
Ryan Joyce 6-3 Gabriel Clemens
Patrik Kovacs 6-4 Ricardo Pietreczko
Niels Zonneveld 6-5 James Hurrell
Andrew Gilding 6-4 Nick Zwittnigg
William O'Connor 6-3 Anton Ostlund
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-3 Aaron Hardy
Niko Springer 6-3 Nick Kenny
Kevin Doets 6-3 Chris Landman

Evening Session
Cristo Reyes 6-3 Dave Chisnall
Rob Owen 6-5 Joe Cullen
Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Karel Sedlacek
Peter Wright 6-2 Zoran Lerchbacher
Alan Soutar 6-2 Raymond van Barneveld
Mensur Suljovic 6-2 Cameron Menzies
Madars Razma 6-4 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Ian White 6-4 Michael Smith

Saturday May 9

Round Two
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Jermaine Wattimena v Andrew Gilding
Mike De Decker v Ryan Joyce
Rob Cross v William O'Connor
Ryan Searle v Kevin Doets
Ross Smith v Niels Zonneveld
Damon Heta v Cristo Reyes
Luke Woodhouse v Rob Owen
Chris Dobey v Kim Huybrechts

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Daryl Gurney v Ian White
Josh Rock v Patrik Kovacs
James Wade v Mensur Suljovic
Michael van Gerwen v Krzysztof Ratajski
Danny Noppert v Alan Soutar
Gian van Veen v Madars Razma
Martin Schindler v Peter Wright
Wessel Nijman v Niko Springer

Sunday May 10

Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Round Three

Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final