Darts player Dave Chisnall is set for more Euro Tour action this weekend, as he prefers to face Cristo Reyes on Friday in Austria. Read Chizzy’s exclusive preview ahead of the Austrian Darts Open.
Dave Chisnall: Austrian Darts Trophy 2026
It was an up-and-down couple of days in Hildesheim for the latest couple of days of Players Championship action, where I got to the Last 16 on Day 1, before out in the first round just 24 hours later.
I opened with a 6-3 defeat of Rhys Griffin and played some of the best darts of the season in a 6-4 defeat of Mario Vandenbogaerde in Round 2. The big difference was my finishing, and given the struggles I’ve had with doubles this year – it was typical and refreshing that I finished by taking out 100 with 20, Tops, Tops.
Dave Chisnall: Finding Finishes
That game was much better than the 6-1 defeat of Martin Schindler an hour later oddly enough, despite the better scoreline. Martin wasn’t at the races, and I didn’t have to play great to beat him to be honest. The key aspect is the finishing, and if I can keep putting doubles away then I’ll have a fair bit more success this month and beyond.
May is a fantastic month to try and earn some ranking points and keep the taxman at bay at the same time. There’s three Pro Tour double-headers and three Euro Tour events. And given the fact a lot of the game’s best players are still juggling Premier League and the travel and schedule that entails with the media hype surrounding it too, we aren’t likely to have a better chance at getting lighter fields.
The problem is, the standard is so good these days and the kids coming through are at such a higher level than when I was first coming through 20 years ago – it really is a different ball game.
Dave Chisnall: Austrian Darts Trophy
I’ve got Cristo Reyes early on in tonight’s evening session, and a win against him would setup a game against my pal Damon Heta in the next round. Cristo is a very dangerous player and can score really heavily, so hopefully the trebles are firing in and I can advance passed the opening round.
Damo is another team-mate from Harrows and is a quality, quality player despite a poor run of form. He’s a class act and will come good before the end of the year. Hopefully I’m there against him on the Austrian stage on Saturday and give him a good go. May has started well, so fingers crossed for a bit of lady luck smiling on me this month and we might get up amongst the top 16 in the world again soon.
Chiz x
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