Luke Humphries and Luke Littler restored some order to a wide-open Saturday at the 2026 Czech Darts Open. After Gary Anderson and Nathan Aspinall went out in the afternoon, both Lukes won in Prague in the evening session, while Stephen Bunting also fell to Luke Woodhouse.
The main point is simple: Sunday's final-day draw is now sharper, but it has kept its two biggest names. According to the PDC's official report, Humphries beat Beau Greaves with an average just under 109, while Littler produced a 108.59 average on his European Tour return. Sky Sports also confirmed wins for Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price, Jonny Clayton, Gian van Veen and Josh Rock.
Humphries stops Greaves, but the story still stands
This was always the match of the evening. Greaves had become the first woman to win a match on the PDC European Tour after beating Daryl Gurney on Friday. One day later, she ran into Humphries, a three-time Prague champion and the defending title holder.
Greaves opened with a 13-dart leg. Humphries replied in 12 and then 14, before pulling clear in the second half of the match to win 6-2. The scoreline is clear, but it does not erase the wider point: Greaves opened a historic door on Friday, and Humphries mainly reminded everyone why Prague remains one of his strongest stages.
The world number two also sent a useful signal about his own condition. After an early defeat in Hungary the previous week, he said he had not been sure 48 hours earlier whether he would play in Prague. In a short format where hesitation is punished quickly, answering with that level of scoring changes the view of his Sunday.
Littler returns with a 108.59 average
Littler had been away from the European Tour for several months, but this did not look like a cautious reset. Against Niko Springer, the world number one won 6-4 with a 108.59 average. Springer came back from 5-2 to 5-4, but Littler closed the match before it could fully turn.
That matters. Littler had been lighter on this circuit, but not short of momentum overall after retaining the World Matchplay title. In Prague, he showed he could pick up the European thread straight away. His next test is Krzysztof Ratajski, who beat Jermaine Wattimena 6-2.
Anderson, Aspinall and Bunting out as seeds scatter
The day had already become tricky before the evening session. Cameron Menzies beat Anderson 6-3, finding the decisive break in the second half of the match. Gilding then beat Aspinall 6-2, after leading 5-0 and finishing the job with a 122 checkout.
Bunting's defeat added the final twist. Woodhouse beat him 6-4 with an average above 105, which gives the session more weight. This is no longer just about two well-known names being caught cold early in the day. Saturday genuinely cleaned up the draw. In this format, there is little room to hide: a favourite drops a level, an outsider holds his doubles, and the final day looks different very quickly.
All second-round results
| Match | Result |
|---|---|
| Krzysztof Ratajski vs Jermaine Wattimena | Ratajski 6-2 |
| William O’Connor vs Ryan Searle | O’Connor 6-4 |
| Danny Noppert vs Kevin Doets | Noppert 6-1 |
| Cameron Menzies vs Gary Anderson | Menzies 6-3 |
| Keane Barry vs Chris Dobey | Barry 6-4 |
| Ross Smith vs Stephen Burton | Smith 6-1 |
| Andrew Gilding vs Nathan Aspinall | Gilding 6-2 |
| Wessel Nijman vs Martin Schindler | Nijman 6-5 |
| Gian van Veen vs Jeffrey de Graaf | Van Veen 6-1 |
| Jonny Clayton vs Damon Heta | Clayton 6-2 |
| Gerwyn Price vs Callan Rydz | Price 6-2 |
| Luke Littler vs Niko Springer | Littler 6-4 |
| Luke Humphries vs Beau Greaves | Humphries 6-2 |
| Michael van Gerwen vs Mario Vandenbogaerde | Van Gerwen 6-4 |
| Josh Rock vs Ryan Joyce | Rock 6-3 |
| Luke Woodhouse vs Stephen Bunting | Woodhouse 6-4 |
Sunday's final-day schedule in Prague
The final day starts with eight third-round ties: Price against Menzies, Van Veen against Ross Smith, Rock against O’Connor, Humphries against Gilding, Clayton against Barry, Van Gerwen against Nijman, Woodhouse against Noppert and Littler against Ratajski. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final follow on Sunday evening.
That is where the Czech Darts Open becomes properly interesting. Humphries is chasing a third straight Prague title, Littler is back on the European Tour with a heavy average, Van Gerwen is still alive in the hunt for a first Czech title, and several outsiders have already removed established names from the draw. In short: Saturday did not just deliver results. It changed the tone of the tournament.
