2024 Hungarian Darts Trophy Explained

Tournament Name:2024 Hungarian Darts Trophy
Dates:20–22 September 2024
Venue:MVM Dome
Location:Budapest
Organisation:PDC
Format:Legs
Prize Fund:£175,000
Winners Share:£30,000
Prev:Event 10
Next:Event 12

The 2024 Hungarian Darts Trophy will be the eleventh of thirteen PDC European Tour events on the 2024 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament will take 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.

Dave Chisnall is the defending champion after defeating Luke Humphries 8–7 in the 2023 final.[1]

Prize money

The prize fund remained at £175,000, with £30,000 to the winner:[2]

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

Qualification and format

A massive overhaul in the qualification for the 2024 European Tour events was announced on 7 January.[5]

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.[6]

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).

The following players will take part in the tournament:

Seeded Players

Order of Merit Qualifiers

Tour Card Qualifier

Host Nation Qualifier

Nordic and Baltic Qualifier

East European Qualifier

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Inspired Chisnall denies nine-dart Humphries to triumph in Budapest. 24 September 2023. . 6 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Phillips . Josh . 15 February 2023 . Cazoo UK Open & European Tour prize fund increases announced . PDC.
  3. Web site: PDC Order of Merit Rules | PDC .
  4. Web site: Allen . Dave . 22 February 2024 . European Tour Prize Money Rule Statement . PDC.
  5. Web site: Allen . Dave . 7 January 2024 . New qualifying format for European Tour confirmed for 2024 . .
  6. Web site: ET11-12 Seeds & Tour Card Holder qualifier entries confirmed . PDC. 26 July 2024 .