The 2026 Poland Darts Open, the inaugural European Tour event in Poland, reaches its second round on Saturday evening in Krakow, with the world's top three—Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, and Gian van Veen—making their tournament debuts. The top 16 players on the PDC Order of Merit received first-round byes, setting up a best-of-11 legs session starting at 18:00 GMT. The schedule features Josh Rock versus William O'Connor, Jonny Clayton against Adam Gawlas, Michael Smith facing Joe Cullen, Luke Littler taking on Mike De Decker, Callan Rydz meeting Luke Woodhouse, Luke Humphries battling Krzysztof Ratajski, Stephen Bunting clashing with Niels Zonneveld, and Gian van Veen concluding against Andrew Gilding.
In the opener, ninth seed Josh Rock, a world top-10 player and Premier League Darts participant who is winless after three nights, faces William O'Connor, who beat Andreas Harrysson 6-4 in round one; their head-to-head is tied 2-2. Jonny Clayton, fresh off winning Night 3 of the Premier League Darts, is the fifth seed and meets Adam Gawlas, who defeated Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-3; their head-to-head is balanced, with their last meeting in 2021. Michael Smith, a late replacement for the ill Michael van Gerwen, plays Joe Cullen, who beat Krzysztof Kciuk 6-2; Smith leads their head-to-head 14-5. Luke Littler, recovering from flu and recent Premier League defeats, faces Mike De Decker in a rematch of their Winmau World Masters first-round clash, where De Decker had a match dart; Littler has won all eight previous meetings.
Callan Rydz, a last-minute entry after Gerwyn Price's withdrawal, takes on Luke Woodhouse, who beat Carl Sneyd 6-2; this is their first-ever meeting. Luke Humphries, making his 2026 Euro Tour debut, plays Krzysztof Ratajski, who had a standout run at the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship before losing to Luke Littler. Stephen Bunting, the seventh seed and winner of two European Tour events last year, faces Niels Zonneveld, who beat Piotr Maciejczak; Bunting has won all three prior meetings. The session ends with world number three Gian van Veen, a recent World Championship finalist, against Andrew Gilding, who averaged over 106 in a 6-3 win over Jeffrey de Graaf; their head-to-head is level.
