The 2024 Hungarian Darts Trophy was the eleventh of thirteen

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events on the

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. The tournament took place at the

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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. Two nine-darters were hit on the same day for the first time in European Tour history, by Cor Dekker and

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. The event then became the first on the European Tour to feature three nine-darters,

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hitting one in his third-round defeat.

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was the defending champion after defeating

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8–7 in the 2023 final. Chisnall lost to

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6–5 in the third round. Van Gerwen won the title, defeating

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8–7 in the final. van Veen missed a match dart at the bullseye to win the title while leading 7–6.

Prize money

The prize fund remained at £175,000, with £30,000 to the winner: * 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.

Qualification and format

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and the

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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. 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).

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and

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withdrew, while Leighton Bennett was ineligible due to a suspension. They were replaced by

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, Niels Zonneveld and Jim Williams.

moved up to become a seed. The following players are taking part in the tournament: :Seeded Players # ''(third round)'' # ''(semi-finals)'' # ''(second round)'' # ''(second round)'' # ''(third round)'' # ''(quarter-finals)'' # ''(quarter-finals)'' # ''(second round)'' # ''(semi-finals)'' # ''(third round)'' # ''(third round)'' # ''(runner-up)'' # ''(second round)'' # (champion) # ''(third round)'' # ''(quarter-finals)'' :Order of Merit Qualifiers :* ''(second round)'' :* ''(first round)'' :* ''(second round)'' :* ''(third round)'' :* ''(first round)'' :* ''(first round)'' :* ''(first round)'' :* ''(first round)'' :* ''(second round)'' :* ''(second round)'' :* ''(first round)'' :* ''(first round)'' :* ''(first round)'' :* ''(second round)'' :Tour Card Qualifier :* ''(second round)'' :* ''(first round)'' :* ''(first round)'' :* ''(third round)'' :* ''(quarter-finals)'' :* ''(first round)'' :* ''(third round)'' :* ''(second round)'' :* ''(second round)'' :Host Nation Qualifier :* ''(first round)'' :* ''(first round)'' :* ''(second round)'' :* ''(first round)'' :Nordic and Baltic Qualifier :* ''(second round)'' :East European Qualifier :* ''(first round)'' :Reserve List :* ''(first round)'' :* ''(second round)'' :* ''(second round)''

Draw

Notes

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hungarian Darts Trophy 2024 PDC Pro Tour 2024 PDC European Tour Hungarian Darts Trophy Darts competitions in Hungary