The Poland Darts Open, the inaugural European Tour event in Poland, reaches its last-16 stage on Sunday afternoon in Krakow, with the world's top three—Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, and Gian van Veen—all in action. Sixteen players remain, with third-round matches played first to six legs, starting from 12:00 PM on March 20.
The session opens with world number one Luke Littler facing Ross Smith. Littler was "hugely impressive" in the previous round, averaging 113.84 in a 6-1 win over Mike De Decker, who also averaged over a ton. Littler leads the head-to-head 6-1. Cristo Reyes, returning to the European Tour, meets Josh Rock next; Reyes beat Niko Springer 6-3 and Ryan Searle 6-2, while Rock averaged over 102 in a 6-1 win against William O'Connor. This is their first meeting.
Luke Woodhouse, ranked 21st, takes on Chris Dobey after averaging just under 103 in a 6-4 win over Callan Rydz. Dobey eased past Connor Scutt 6-0 and won a Players Championship earlier this week; their head-to-head is level. Jonny Clayton, fresh from a Premier League Darts nightly win, beat Adam Gawlas 6-4 and faces Michael Smith, who replaced the ill Michael van Gerwen and edged Joe Cullen 6-5.
Luke Humphries, who narrowly avoided elimination with a 6-5 win over Krzysztof Ratajski, faces Boris Krcmar. Krcmar, a soft-tip elite without a PDC Tour Card, beat Martin Schindler 6-4; Humphries leads their head-to-head 4-2. Stephen Bunting, who beat Niels Zonneveld, meets Jermaine Wattimena, who averaged over a ton in a 6-5 win over Danny Noppert; Bunting leads their head-to-head 9-7.
In the penultimate match, Gian van Veen, world number three, faces Nathan Aspinall. Van Veen won 6-5 against Andrew Gilding, while Aspinall beat Darryl Pilgrim 6-3; their head-to-head is level. The session concludes with Wessel Nijman, who won the year's second Players Championship and averaged over 103 in a 6-2 win over Gary Anderson, against Cameron Menzies, who beat James Wade 6-0; their head-to-head is 1-1.
