Cross sees off Greaves as Springer begins defence of Hungarian Darts Trophy

[p]The 2026 European Tour resumed at the MVM Dome on Friday, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cross-rob/zs8lbtNH/"]Cross[/a] denying [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/greaves-beau/SrVLyn8o/"]Greaves[/a] a triumphant debut in the Hungarian capital.[/p][p]Greaves, the first woman to compete at a European Tour event, averaged 104.88 and hit five 180s.[/p][p]However, Cross held his nerve in a dramatic deciding leg to progress, averaging 101.90 and hitting a 170 checkout.[/p][embed guid="f3f2a369-9a8b-452c-8345-e12f8dde169f" url="https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/2093424894092480539?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]“Beau is brilliant. She is going places,”[/b] Cross said after setting up a second-round meeting with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/woodhouse-luke/QyQzAjPh/"]Luke Woodhouse[/a].[/p][p][b]“She has been phenomenal on the ProTour, and I think when she learns her trade on the big stage, she’s going to do more.[/b][/p][p][b]“I feel really happy with my setup at the minute. I think I can do great things, but it’s down to me to prove it.”[/b][/p][p]Germany's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/springer-niko/t6zcTJUa/"]Springer[/a] also made a winning start to his bid for back-to-back Hungarian Darts Trophy titles, beating Dutchman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kuivenhoven-maik/OOFQaEkA/"]Maik Kuivenhoven[/a] 6-1.[/p][image alt="Springer and Kuivenhoven" id="d56e95c6-9d61-494a-b6e6-a7ce3767b7ef" credit-line="Gabor Kiss / PDC Europe" guid="941cdd32-ea04-491f-9332-925682a562d2" original-width="1250" original-height="833" /][p][b]“I have so many good memories coming back here,”[/b] said Springer, who will face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/searle-ryan/UFF3Eh5C/"]Ryan Searle[/a] for a place in the last 16.[/p][p][b]“I had a big smile because I was so happy to be here again, and I cannot wait to play tomorrow!”[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cullen-joe/A5nTHxhe/"]Joe Cullen[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chisnall-dave/vRDFv29c/"]Dave Chisnall[/a] also progressed, recording 6-3 victories over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/leek-adam/6sV6YXsg/"]Adam Leek[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/borbely-andras/8xlqYkE3/"]Andras Borbely[/a] respectively.[/p][p]Cullen averaged almost 98 and converted 60% of his attempts at double, while Chisnall hit checkouts of 101, 120 and 136 to set up a clash with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nijman-wessel/xCX137Ee/"]Wessel Nijman[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ratajski-krzysztof/jNZjSeIT/"]Krzysztof Ratajski[/a] survived two match darts to beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rydz-callan/IP3PWXME/"]Callan Rydz[/a] 6-5 and begin his bid for consecutive European Tour titles. He will face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anderson-gary/MyKZZS6r/"]Gary Anderson[/a] in round two.[/p][p]There were also victories for Hungarian qualifiers [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kadar-laszlo/vLQR5i5m/"]Laszlo Kadar[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/major-nandor/n9rFtM0T/"]Nandor Major[/a].[/p][p]Kadar averaged more than 93 to beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gurney-daryl/UBbHHv2p/"]Daryl Gurney[/a] on his European Tour debut and will face fourth seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/clayton-jonny/tx0y2xRD/"]Jonny Clayton[/a].[/p][image alt="Kadar reacts" id="667edf21-ecac-4eba-b294-ebd81483cdb2" credit-line="Gabor Kiss / PDC Europe" guid="037179ef-8bae-4c0d-895e-66e974abc702" original-width="1250" original-height="833" /][p]Major produced a 124 checkout on the bull to defeat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zonneveld-niels/MeTrr5Fk/"]Niels Zonneveld[/a] in a deciding leg and set up a meeting with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-veen-gian/jgT1AT29/"]Gian van Veen[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doets-kevin/I14LCcyQ/"]Kevin Doets[/a] was another notable casualty, missing a remarkable 31 darts at double in a 6-4 defeat to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/masalin-jonas/xWEiZrmp/"]Jonas Masalin[/a].[/p][p]Irishman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barry-keane/Ycu2Oplg/"]Keane Barry[/a], meanwhile, averaged almost 101 in a 6-3 victory over German number one [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schindler-martin/pWemrnqQ/"]Martin Schindler[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sykes-tom/jeWTGvxT/"]Tom Sykes[/a] also averaged 101 in a 6-1 win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/menzies-cameron/2NUpDqVt/"]Cameron Menzies[/a], while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-duijvenbode-dirk/fVUrttSI/"]Dirk van Duijvenbode[/a] beat Czechia’s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pisek-david/dUu4klo8/"]David Pisek[/a] by the same scoreline.[/p][p]Van Duijvenbode will face top seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/humphries-luke/n34VOAWo/"]Luke Humphries[/a] on Saturday evening, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hurrell-james/MyZIvXlC/"]James Hurrell[/a] will meet [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-gerwen-michael/SU4UkKsm/"]Michael van Gerwen[/a] after beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/heta-damon/GYfQQCI6/"]Damon Heta[/a] in a deciding leg.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/edhouse-ritchie/UZgDkZeQ/"]Ritchie Edhouse[/a] will take on last year’s runner-up, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/noppert-danny/YmMfGEz0/"]Danny Noppert[/a], after winning six successive legs in a 6-1 victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/scuut-connor/Gn5sph7C/"]Connor Scutt[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gilding-andrew/x2eT5hRq/"]Andrew Gilding[/a] also progressed with a 6-0 win over newcomer [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/biro-milan/j5ZxMkEl/"]Milan Biro[/a], while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joyce-ryan/tYs5VMm6/"]Ryan Joyce[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/o-connor-william/pSbuZfV4/"]William O’Connor[/a] completed the lineup with victories over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/reyes-cristo/Wd5006ea/"]Cristo Reyes[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/price-samuel/6RtXpPvB/"]Samuel Price[/a].[/p][h2]Results[/h2][p][b]Afternoon session[/b][/p][p]Jonas Masalin 6-4 Kevin Doets[/p][p]Andrew Gilding 6-0 Milan Biro[/p][p]Ritchie Edhouse 6-1 Connor Scutt[/p][p]Niko Springer 6-1 Maik Kuivenhoven[/p][p]William O'Connor 6-2 Samuel Price[/p][p]Keane Barry 6-2 Martin Schindler[/p][p]Ryan Joyce 6-3 Cristo Reyes[/p][p]Dave Chisnall 6-3 Andras Borbely[/p][p][b]Evening session[/b][/p][p]Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-1 David Pisek[/p][p]Laszlo Kadar 6-5 Daryl Gurney[/p][p]Krzysztof Ratajski 6-5 Callan Rydz[/p][p]Joe Cullen 6-3 Adam Leek[/p][p]Rob Cross 6-5 Beau Greaves[/p][p]Nandor Major 6-5 Niels Zonneveld[/p][p]Tom Sykes 6-1 Cameron Menzies[/p][p]James Hurrell 6-5 Damon Heta[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/darts/europe/european-tour-11/"]Follow ET11 with Flashscore[/a][/h2]