The PDC European Tour is breaking new ground: with the SUPERBET Poland Darts Open, a European Tour ranking tournament will be held in Poland for the first time in 2026. After the country already showed its pure enthusiasm for darts as part of the World Series with the Poland Darts Masters, the professionals will now compete in Krakow for important points for the European Tour rankings.
General tournament information
Date: 20 to 22 February 2026
Venue: EXPO Kraków, Krakow (Poland)
Competition: European Tour (Event No. 1)
Field of participants: 48 players
Match overview with session information
The tournament will be played in the classic knockout system. The first four rounds will be played in a best of 11 legs format, the semi-finals in a best of 13 legs format and the final in a best of 15 legs format. All legs will be played in double-out mode. Tickets for the individual sessions are available HERE.
Match schedule & sessions
Friday, 20 February 2026
Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.) – 1st round
Cameron Menzies 6:4 Ritchie Edhouse
William O’Connor 6:4 Andreas Harrysson
Ryan Joyce 3:6 Boris Krcmar
Luke Woodhouse 6:2 Carl Sneyd
Niels Zonneveld 6:2 Piotr Maciejczak
Andrew Gilding 6:3 Jeffrey De Graaf
Jermaine Wattimena 6:4 Miroslaw Grudziecki
Dave Chisnall 4:6 Darryl Pilgrim
Evening session (from 7 p.m.) – 1st round
Wessel Nijman 6:3 Thomas Lovely
Daryl Gurney 6:1 Dawid Robak
Damon Heta 4:6 Connor Scutt
Krzysztof Ratajski 6:3 Mickey Mansell
Dirk van Duijvenbode 3:6 Adam Gawlas
Niko Springer 3:6 Cristo Reyes
Joe Cullen 6:2 Krzysztof Kcuik
Mike De Decker 6:4 Marvin Kraft
Saturday, 21 February 2026
Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.) – 2nd round
Martin Schindler 4:6 Boris Krcmar
Chris Dobey 6:0 Conor Scutt
Nathan Aspinall 6:3 Darryl Pilgrim
Danny Noppert 5:6 Jermaine Wattimena
Gary Anderson 2:6 Wessel Nijman
James Wade 0:6 Cameron Menzies
Ross Smith 6:1 Daryl Gurney
Ryan Searle 2:6 Cristo Reyes
Evening session (from 7 p.m.) – 2nd round
Josh Rock 6:1 William O’Connor
Jonny Clayton 6:4 Adam Gawlas
Michael Smith 6:5 Joe Cullen
Luke Littler 6:1 Mike De Decker
Callan Rydz 4:6 Luke Woodhouse
Luke Humphries 6:5 Krzysztof Ratajski
Stephen Bunting 6:4 Nils Zonneveld
Gian van Veen 6:5 Andrew Gilding
Sunday, 22 February 2026
Afternoon session (from 1 p.m.) – Round of 16
Luke Littler 6:2 Ross Smith
Cristo Reyes 3:6 Josh Rock
Luke Woodhouse 5:6 Chris Dobey
Jonny Clayton 4:6 Michael Smith
Luke Humphries 6:1 Boris Krcmar
Stephen Bunting 6:1 Jermaine Wattimena
Gian van Veen 6:5 Nathan Aspinall
Wessel Nijman 6:1 Cameron Menzies
Evening session (from 7 p.m.) – Quarter-finals, semi-finals & final
Luke Littler 6:1 Josh Rock
Chris Dobey 6:2 Michael Smith
Luke Humphries 6:1 Stephen Bunting
Gian van Veen 6:2 Wessel Nijman
Luke Littler 7:3 Chris Dobey
Luke Humphries 5:7 Gian van Veen
Luke Littler 8:4 Gian van Veen
The top-ranked players in the PDC Order of Merit will enter the tournament in the second round, while the remaining players will compete in the first round.
Prize money
In 2026, the prize money for European Tour events was significantly increased. A total of £230,000 will be distributed as follows:
- Winner: £ 35,000
- Runner-up: £ 15,000
- Semi-finalists: £ 10,000
- Quarter-finalists: £ 8,000
- Round of 16: £ 5,000
- Second round: £ 3,500
- First round: £ 2,000
The prize money counts towards the PDC Order of Merit, the ProTour Order of Merit and the European Tour Order of Merit (qualification for the European Championship).
Qualification
The field of participants is made up of various qualification routes to ensure a mix of world stars and regional talent:
Top 16 of the PDC Order of Merit: Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Gian van Veen, Michael van Gerwen, Jonny Clayton, Gary Anderson, Stephen Bunting, Ryan Searle, Josh Rock, Danny Noppert, James Wade, Gerwyn Price, Chris Dobey, Nathan Aspinall, Martin Schindler, Ross Smith (all automatically qualified for the second round on Saturday)
Top 16 of the ProTour Order of Merit: Wessel Nijman, Damon Heta, Jermaine Wattimena, Cameron Menzies, Dirk van Duijvenbode, Luke Woodhouse, Niko Springer, Ryan Joyce, William O’Connor, Mike De Decker, Joe Cullen, Krzysztof Ratajski, Dave Chisnall, Niels Zonneveld, Daryl Gurney, Andrew Gilding
Tour Card Holder Qualifier: Adam Gawlas, Connor Scutt, Jeffrey de Graaf, Darryl Pilgrim, Cristo Reyes, Carl Sneyd, Ritchie Edhouse, Marvin Kraft, Thomas Lovely, Mickey Mansell
Host Nation Qualifier: Miroslaw Grudziecki, Krzysztof Kcuik, Dawid Robak, Piotr Maciejczak
Nordic & Baltic Qualifier: Andreas Harrysson
East Europe Qualifier: Boris Krčmar
TV broadcast
Fans can watch the entire tournament live. The SUPERBET Poland Darts Open will be broadcast on the following channels:
PDC TV:
International live stream for subscribers (original commentary).
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Current scores and highlights can be found on the PDC Europe channels.
DAZN:
Broadcasts all sessions live in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in German.
