MVG, Price, Van Veen and Bunting star as Slovakia headlines Euro Tour

Dutch superstar Michael van Gerwen will play Krzysztof Ratajski or Cristo Reyes in the inaugural Slovak Darts Open, as the European Tour visits Bratislava for the first time; you can watch the World Matchplay live on Sky Sports in Blackpool from July 18-26

>The European Tour visits Bratislava for the Slovak Darts Open with Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price, Gian van Veen and Stephen Bunting all in action.

>The ninth European Tour event of 2026 will see 48 players competing for silverware in the Slovakian capital from June 19-21, with Van Gerwen and his compatriot Gian van Veen among the star attractions.

>The Dutch duo steered Netherlands to their first World Cup of Darts final since 2018 last weekend, and Van Veen faces a potential showdown against a revitalised Rob Cross for a place in the last 16.

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>Friday's opening round at the Incheba Expo will feature 16 matches across the day, as Cristo Reyes and Krzysztof Ratajski lock horns for the right to meet three-time world champion Van Gerwen.

>The top 16 players in the PDC's rankings will enter the fray in round two on Saturday, as Van Gerwen sets his sights on a record-extending 39th European Tour title.

>Top seed Van Veen, meanwhile, will play a host nation qualifier or 2017/18 world champion Cross, who warmed up for this weekend's event with victory in Players Championship 22 on Wednesday.

>Third seed Jonny Clayton opens his challenge against Sweden's Johan Engstrom or Ryan Joyce - the runner-up in last month's Baltic Sea Darts Open.

>Clayton's fellow countryman Price also faces a tough test on Saturday evening, with Scotland's World Cup semi-finalist Cameron Menzies potentially awaiting the 10-time European Tour event winner.

>Danny Noppert will meet his fellow Dutchman Dirk van Duijvenbode or Madars Razma in round two, as Karel Sedlacek and Tyler Thorpe compete for the right to take on seventh seed Chris Dobey.

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>German Darts Grand Prix champion Nathan Aspinall marks his return to European Tour action against Daryl Gurney or Jim Long, while International Darts Open winner Ross Smith has been pitted against Joe Cullen or Hungarian qualifier Peter Kelemen.

>Wessel Nijman - fresh from winning his seventh ranking title of 2026 on Tuesday - will play world championship quarter-finalist Justin Hood or Slovenia's Benjamin Pratnemer for a place at finals day.

>German No 1 Martin Schindler awaits his compatriot Niko Springer or European Tour debutant Tom Sykes on Saturday evening, with Australian No 1 Damon Heta in action against Austrian Darts Open runner-up Kevin Doets or Owen Bates.

>Schedule of Play - Subject to Change Friday June 19 Round One Afternoon Session (12pm) Justin Hood vs Benjamin Pratnemer Karel Sedlacek vs Tyler Thorpe Andrew Gilding vs Mervyn King Kevin Doets vs Owen Bates Niels Zonneveld vs Host Nation Qualifier 4 William O'Connor vs Jeffrey De Graaf Ryan Joyce vs Johan Engstrom Dave Chisnall vs Host Nation Qualifier 3

>Evening Session (6pm) Dirk van Duijvenbode vs Madars Razma Kim Huybrechts vs Keane Barry Rob Cross vs Host Nation Qualifier 2 Daryl Gurney vs Jim Long Niko Springer vs Tom Sykes Cameron Menzies vs Host Nation Qualifier 1 Joe Cullen vs Peter Kelemen Krzysztof Ratajski vs Cristo Reyes

>Saturday June 20 Round Two Afternoon Session (12pm) Mike De Decker vs O'Connor/De Graaf Damon Heta vs Doets/Bates Wessel Nijman vs Hood/Pratnemer Danny Noppert vs Van Duijvenbode/Razma Jermaine Wattimena vs Chisnall/Host Nation Qualifier 3 Chris Dobey vs Sedlacek/Thorpe Ryan Searle vs Huybrechts/Barry Luke Woodhouse vs Gilding/King

>Evening Session (6pm) Nathan Aspinall vs Gurney/Long Martin Schindler vs Springer/Sykes Gerwyn Price vs Menzies/Host Nation Qualifier 1 Gian van Veen vs Cross/Host Nation Qualifier 2 Michael van Gerwen vs Ratajski/Reyes Jonny Clayton vs Joyce/Engstrom Stephen Bunting vs Zonneveld/Host Nation Qualifier 4 Ross Smith vs Cullen/Kelemen

>Sunday June 21 Afternoon Session (12pm) Round Three

>Evening Session (6pm) Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final

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>The 2026 Betfred World Matchplay will take place at the iconic Winter Gardens from July 18-26, as a 32-player field compete for the prestigious Phil Taylor Trophy.

>World No 1 Luke Littler will be eyeing back-to-back titles in Blackpool, with 2024 champion Luke Humphries and three-time World Matchplay winner Michael van Gerwen also set to star in the £1m event.

>This summer's action will also feature the fifth staging of the Betfred Women's World Matchplay, as eight of the biggest names in the women's game battle it out for the title currently occupied by Lisa Ashton.

>Who will win this year's World Matchplay Darts? Luke Littler will be defending his title and you can watch all the action on Sky Sports. Stream darts and more top sport with NOW.