Karel Sedlacek and Cam Crabtree will replace Luke Humphries and Jonny Clayton in the field for the Elten Safety Shoes European Darts Trophy this weekend in Goettingen.
The PDC European Tour event will take place at the Lokhalle from March 13-15, featuring 48 players competing in the second of 15 tournaments in 2026.
The PDC were notified of Humphries’ withdrawal after the draw had taken place, although he had previously indicated to his management that he would not be competing, which was not relayed to the PDC.
Under PDC Rules, as the draw had already been announced, Humphries is replaced directly by Sedlacek in the draw bracket, with the Czechia star now entering the event on Saturday evening against William O’Connor or Mensur Suljovic in round two.
Clayton, meanwhile, withdrew due to an ankle problem following Thursday’s win in the BetMGM Premier League in Nottingham, and is replaced from the Reserve List by emerging star Crabtree, who will face Kevin Doets or Jonas Masalin.
Tournament Draw Bracket – Second Round Onwards
Players seeded based on PDC Ranking position
(6) Ryan Searle v Daryl Gurney/Sebastian Bialecki
(11) Martin Schindler v Richard Veenstra/Florian Hempel
(3) Michael van Gerwen v Niels Zonneveld/Keane Barry
(14) Jermaine Wattimena v Ryan Joyce/Lukas Wenig
(7) Josh Rock v Cameron Menzie/Paul Krohne
(10) Chris Dobey v Luke Woodhouse/Dragutin Horvat
(2) Gian van Veen v Krzysztof Ratajski/Shane McGuirk
(15) Mike De Decker v Wessel Nijman/Cristo Reyes
(5) Stephen Bunting v Niko Springer/Kai Gotthardt
(12) Ross Smith v Dave Chisnall/Jeffrey De Zwaan
Cam Crabtree v Kevin Doets/Jonas Masalin
(13) Damon Heta v Andrew Gilding/Darius Labanauskas
(8) Danny Noppert v Ricky Evans/Florian Preis
(9) Gerwyn Price v Joe Cullen/Wojciech Brulinski
Karel Sedlacek v William O’Connor/Mensur Suljovic
(16) Rob Cross v Dirk van Duijvenbode/Mario Vandenbogaerde
2026 Elten Safety Shoes European Darts Trophy
Friday March 13
Round One
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 GMT)
Andrew Gilding v Darius Labanauskas
Kevin Doets v Jonas Masalin
Ricky Evans v Florian Preis
Niels Zonneveld v Keane Barry
Cameron Menzies v Paul Krohne
Richard Veenstra v Florian Hempel
Krzysztof Ratajski v Shane McGuirk
Ryan Joyce v Lukas Wenig
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 GMT)
Dave Chisnall v Jeffrey De Zwaan
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Mario Vandenbogaerde
Luke Woodhouse v Dragutin Horvat
Daryl Gurney v Sebastian Bialecki
Joe Cullen v Wojciech Brulinski
Niko Springer v Kai Gotthardt
William O’Connor v Mensur Suljovic
Wessel Nijman v Cristo Reyes
Saturday March 14
Round Two
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 GMT)
Jermaine Wattimena v Joyce/Wenig
Damon Heta v Gilding/Labanauskas
Danny Noppert v Evans/Preis
Ross Smith v Chisnall/De Zwaan
Rob Cross v Van Duijvenbode/Vandenbogaerde
Mike De Decker v Nijman/Reyes
Chris Dobey v Woodhouse/Horvat
Ryan Searle v Gurney/Bialecki
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 GMT)
Josh Rock v Menzies/Krohne
Gerwyn Price v Cullen/Brulinski
Martin Schindler v Veenstra/Hempel
Michael van Gerwen v Zonneveld/Barry
Karel Sedlacek v O’Connor/Suljovic
Gian van Veen v Ratajski/McGuirk
Stephen Bunting v Springer/Gotthardt
Cam Crabtree v Doets/Masalin
Sunday March 15 – note earlier start times
Afternoon Session (1200 local time, 1100 GMT)
Round Three
Evening Session (1800 local time, 1700 GMT)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
Semi-Finals
Final
Sunday’s games played in Draw Bracket order
Photos credit PDC