2026 Poland Darts Open: Draw, schedule, prize money and format explained

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The Euro Tour heads to Poland, with the Poland Darts Open marking the first Euro Tour event to take place in 2026.

As usual, 48 qualifiers will battle it out, starting on Friday, in hopes of advancing to the final on Sunday night.

What to know about the Poland Darts Open

Let's take a look at some of the specifics of the tournament.

2026 Poland Darts Open draw & schedule

Here is the schedule for Friday's action.

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First round (afternoon session)

MatchDateTime (local)
Cameron Menzies vs. Ritchie EdhouseFri., Feb. 201:00 p.m.
William O'Connor vs. Andreas HarryssonFri., Feb. 201:30 p.m.
Ryan Joyce vs. Boris KrcmarFri., Feb. 202:00 p.m.
Luke Woodhouse vs. Carl SneydFri., Feb. 202:30 p.m.
Niels Zonneveld vs. Piotr MaciejczakFri., Feb. 203:00 p.m.
Andrew Gilding vs. Jeffrey De GraafFri., Feb. 203:30 p.m.
Jermaine Wattimena vs. Miroslaw GrudzieckiFri., Feb. 204:00 p.m.
Dave Chisnall vs. Darryl PilgrimFri., Feb. 204:30 p.m.

First round (evening session)

MatchDateTime (local)
Wessel Nijman vs. Thomas LovelyFri., Feb. 207:00 p.m.
Daryl Gurney vs. Dawid RobakFri., Feb. 207:30 p.m.
Damon Heta vs. Connor ScuttFri., Feb. 208:00 p.m.
Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Mickey MansellFri., Feb. 208:30 p.m.
Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. Adam GawlasFri., Feb. 209:00 p.m.
Niko Springer vs. Cristo ReyesFri., Feb. 209:30 p.m.
Joe Cullen vs. Krzysztof KciukFri., Feb. 2010:00 p.m.
Mike De Decker vs. Marvin KraftFri., Feb. 2010:30 p.m.

Tournament bracket

Here are the matchups for all the rounds this weekend.

Second round

Martin Schindler vs. Joyce/Krcmar
Chris Dobey vs. Heta/Scutt
Nathan Apsinall vs. Chisnall/Pilgrim
Danny Noppert vs. Wattimena/Grudziecki
Gary Anderson vs. Nijman/Lovely
James Wade vs. Menzies/Edhouse
Ross Smith vs. Gurney/Robak
Ryan Searle vs. Springer/Reyes
Josh Rock vs. O'Connor/Harrysson
Jonny Clayton vs. van Duijvenbode/Gawlas
Michael Smith vs. Cullen/Kciuk
Luke Littler vs. De Decker/Kraft
Callan Rydz vs. Woodhouse/Sneyd
Luke Humphries vs. Ratajski/Mansell
Stephen Bunting vs. Zonneveld/Maciejczak
Gian van Veen vs. Gilding/De Graaf

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Prize Money

*Data via Wikipedia

Stage (num. of players)Prize money 
Winner(1)£35,000
Runner-up(1)£15,000
Semi-finalists(2)£10,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£8,000
Third round losers(8)£5,000
Second round losers(16)£3,500*
First round losers(16)£2,000*
Total£230,000

Format

48 players will be in action this weekend, with 16 seeded players receiving automatic byes into the second round action on Saturday.

Each seeded player will play the winner of one of Friday's games, leaving 32 players left after Friday.

Saturday will feature only round two games, determining which 16 players will advance to action on Sunday.

The afternoon session on Sunday will consist of the round of 16 games.

The evening session will consist of the quarterfinal, semifinal and final rounds.

The first round, second round, round of 16 and quarterfinal round will all be played in a best-of-11-leg format.

The semifinal round will be best-of-13 legs, and the final will be best-of-15 legs.

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