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Mensur Sulzovic reached the second round on home soil, ousting Cameron Menzies from the Austrian Darts Open on Friday.
The Austrian delighted his home crowd with a ruthless display, doubling 75 per cent of his efforts to celebrate a 6-2 victory.
Suljovic has made a semifinal and a quarterfinal during this week’s ProTour double-header in Hildesheim, and he built on that momentum to set up a showdown against third-seeded James Wade in the second round.
Michael Smith suffered a disappointing first round defeat in Austria
Ian White claimed a big skull in the form of 2023 world champion Michael Smith, running out a 6-4 winner to set up a meeting against Daryl Gurney for a place in the last 16.
Dave Chisnall suffered another high-profile casualty on Friday evening, losing 6-3 to Spain’s Cristo Reyes.
Elsewhere, Peter Wright registered his first European Tour win of 2026 with a 6-2 win over Austrian veteran Zoran Lerchbacher, which sees him face defending champion Martin Schindler on Saturday.
Alan Souter also won 6-2, seeing off a disappointing display from Raymond van Barneveld.
Raymond van Barneveld was knocked out by Alan Sauter in the first round
Elsewhere there were mixed fortunes among the Dutch teams in Graz, where Dirk van Duyvenbode succumbed to Latvia’s Mothers Rajma after a ton average defeat.
Rajmar’s prize is a fight against top seed Gian van Veen, while Nils Jonveld faces last year’s runner-up Ross Smith after sinking James Hurrell in a decisive match at a magical 135 checkout.
Kevin Deutz also impressed as he celebrated his first PDC Rankings title at the Players Championship 11 on Monday, averaging 99 to edge out his rapid-fire compatriot Chris Landman.
Earlier in the day, Nico Springer landed a trio of ton-plus checkouts – including a magnificent 167 – to seal a 6-3 win over Nick Kenny, and Wessel Nijmann now awaits the German in an interesting clash.
However, Springer’s teammates Gabriel Clemens and Riccardo Pitreco crashed at the first hurdle, losing to Ryan Joyce and Hungarian qualifier Patrik Kovacs respectively.
Poland’s Krzysztof Ratajski has come through a tough test against Aaron Hardy to set up a blockbuster showdown against three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen on Saturday, who will be among the star attractions on day two in Graz.
2026 Austrian Darts Open Schedule/Results
Friday 8th May
Round one
Afternoon session
Ryan Joyce 6-3 Gabriel Clemens
Patrick Kovacs 6-4 Ricardo Pitreco
Nils Jonveld 6-5 James Hurrell
Andrew Gilding 6-4 Nick Zuitnig
William O’Connor 6-3 Anton Ostlund
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-3 Aaron Hardy
Nico Springer 6-3 Nick Kenny
Kevin Deutz 6-3 Chris Landman
Evening session
Cristo Reyes 6-3 Dave Chisnall
Rob Owen 6-5 Joe Cullen
Kim Huibrechts 6-3 Karel Sedlacek
Peter Wright 6-2 Zoran Lerchbacher
Alan Sauter 6-2 Raymond van Barnveld
Mensur Suljovic 6-2 Cameron Menzies
Mother’s Razma 6-4 Dirk van Duyvenbode
Ian White 6-4 Michael Smith
Saturday, May 9
Round two
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Jermaine Watimena v Andrew Gilding
Mike D. Decker vs. Ryan Joyce
Rob Cross v William O’Connor
Ryan Searle vs. Kevin Deutz
Ross Smith vs Nils Jonveld
Damon Heta vs. Cristo Reyes
Luke Woodhouse vs Rob Owen
Chris Dobey vs. Kim Huibrechts
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Daryl Gurney vs. Ian White
Josh Rock vs. Patrick Kovacs
James Wade on Mensur Suljovic
Michael van Gerwen vs Krzysztof Ratajski
Danny Knoppert vs. Alan Sauter
Gian van Veen v Mothers Rajma
Martin Schindler vs. Peter Wright
Wessel Nijman to Nico Springer
Sunday 10 May
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Three rounds
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Quarter-final
semi-final
the final
