Luke Littler and Luke Humphries are absent from the 2026 Slovak Darts Open field as the PDC European Tour makes its first visit to Bratislava.
The tournament runs from June 19-21 at the Incheba Expo, with 48 players competing for a £230,000 prize fund and a £35,000 winner’s cheque. Littler and Humphries are not listed among the headline names for the European Tour event, according to a tournament guide from Darts Nerd.
That absence matters because the pair have dominated much of the recent PDC conversation after England’s World Cup of Darts success. Their non-appearance leaves a different cast to shape the weekend, with Gian van Veen, Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price and Jonny Clayton among the names carrying the event’s profile.
Bratislava field still gives PDC a strong weekend
For Littler and Humphries, the schedule gap keeps attention on their next World Series and major-stage assignments rather than another European Tour run. For the chasing pack, it creates a useful opening: ranking money, stage rhythm and a first Slovak title are all on offer without the sport’s two most watched English players in the draw.
The wider significance is clear for the PDC. A new market gets a full European Tour weekend, while the field gets a chance to prove the circuit can still produce compelling storylines even when Littler and Humphries are elsewhere.
