2026 Slovak Darts Open Friday Preview – JP
2026 Slovak Darts Open Friday Preview
James Punt roared back to form this afternoon. Check out his 2026 Slovak Darts Open Friday evening session preview below.
Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. Madars Razma
Dirk is the 1.45 favourite, despite Razma having an 8-4 H2H record vs. the Dutchman. They have met three times in 2026 and the win ratio for Razma remains intact, winning two from the three, including a 6-0 win. Their last match was 6-4 win for Razma in ET6 last month.
Razma isn’t in great form, losing six of his last ten matches, but he clearly likes playing Dirk, winning five of their last six matches. The one Dirk won saw the Dutchman average 109, and he still lost three legs.
2026 Slovak Darts Open Friday Tip: 1 point Madars Razma to win @ 3.00 with Livescorebet
Kim Huybrechts vs. Keane Barry
Huybrechts has won all five of his first-round matches on the Euro Tour in 2026, four of them 6-3 and the other 6-2, and all against decent players (ok, one was against Peter Wright). His recent form is not great, losing five of his last ten matches, but he is just £5k off the Matchplay qualifying and he will be fully motivated, and he is a player who needs to be pumping out adrenaline to get him going.
Barry has also won five of his last ten matches but isn’t scoring well. He may be a little confused to see Huybrechts on stage, as all three of Barry’s first round matches on the Euro Tour this year have been against Niels Zonneveld (lost 2, won 1). He has played Kim seven times and won six. They have met once on the Euro Tour and Barry won that 6-2 back in 2023.
Their H2H record says Barry is the pick at 2.30, but Huybrechts’ very impressive first round record in Europe this season, says back him to cover the handicap, and/or win 6-3. I will pick the latter.
2026 Slovak Darts Open Tip: 1 point Kim Huybrechts to win -1.5 legs @ 2.18 with Livescorebet
2026 Slovak Darts Open Friday Tip: 0.5 point Huybrechts to win 6-3 @ 6.50 generally available
Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Cristo Reyes
A tasty clash to end the night. This is a repeat of their first-round match in ET7 four weeks ago, which Ratajski won 6-4. That was revenge for Reyes beating him by the same score in ET3.
Ratajski has won seven of his first round matches on the Euro Tour this season, with just that loss to Reyes to blot his copybook. Ratajski has won six of his last ten matches and is playing with his usual consistency.
Reyes doesn’t have the consistency of Ratajski but he has won seven of his last ten matches. He has lost half of his six first round matches on the Euro Tour in 2026. Reyes has lost his last two 4-6, and this has the feel of a close match, maybe Ratajski to edge it.
