Luke Littler is a couple of weeks removed from a runner-up finish at the 2026 U.S. Darts Masters.With one of the biggest majors around the corner, we knew it was unlikely that every top star would be present at the Euro Tour event this weekend.A handful of top 16 players will not be in Germany this weekend.Is Luke Littler playing at the 2026 European Darts Open?Littler will be absent from this weekend's European Darts Open event, with Gian van Veen becoming the #1 seed for the event.MORE: 2026 World Matchplay of Darts: Draw, schedule, prize money and format explainedThe Czech Darts Open is the next possible event that we may see Littler play in on the Euro Tour, as he'll also be skipping the Hungarian Darts Trophy, which is held in late August.Littler has still only competed in two ET even