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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)
| Match | Date | Time (local) |
| Cameron Menzies vs. Ritchie Edhouse | Fri., Feb. 20 | 1:00 p.m. |
| William O’Connor vs. Andreas Harrysson | Fri., Feb. 20 | 1:30 p.m. |
| Ryan Joyce vs. Boris Krcmar | Fri., Feb. 20 | 2:00 p.m. |
| Luke Woodhouse vs. Carl Sneyd | Fri., Feb. 20 | 2:30 p.m. |
| Niels Zonneveld vs. Piotr Maciejczak | Fri., Feb. 20 | 3:00 p.m. |
| Andrew Gilding vs. Jeffrey De Graaf | Fri., Feb. 20 | 3:30 p.m. |
| Jermaine Wattimena vs. Miroslaw Grudziecki | Fri., Feb. 20 | 4:00 p.m. |
| Dave Chisnall vs. Darryl Pilgrim | Fri., Feb. 20 | 4:30 p.m. |
First round (evening session)
| Match | Date | Time (local) |
| Wessel Nijman vs. Thomas Lovely | Fri., Feb. 20 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Daryl Gurney vs. Dawid Robak | Fri., Feb. 20 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Damon Heta vs. Connor Scutt | Fri., Feb. 20 | 8:00 p.m. |
| Krzysztof Ratajski vs. Mickey Mansell | Fri., Feb. 20 | 8:30 p.m. |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. Adam Gawlas | Fri., Feb. 20 | 9:00 p.m. |
| Niko Springer vs. Cristo Reyes | Fri., Feb. 20 | 9:30 p.m. |
| Joe Cullen vs. Krzysztof Kciuk | Fri., Feb. 20 | 10:00 p.m. |
| Mike De Decker vs. Marvin Kraft | Fri., Feb. 20 | 10:30 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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