Luke Littler has become the first leader of the inaugural PDC European Tour Order of Merit after clinching the Poland Darts Open title on Sunday evening. By winning the first Euro Tour event of 2026, "The Nuke" automatically tops the rankings and pockets the top prize of £35,000. The victory also virtually assures the world number one a place at the European Championship in Dortmund in October after just one of the fifteen scheduled Euro Tour events.
Littler's path to the title included a dominant 6-1 opening win over Mike De Decker, where he averaged 113.84 with a 100 percent checkout rate. After falling 2-0 behind against Ross Smith, he rallied to win 6-2, then secured comfortable victories over Josh Rock (6-1) and Chris Dobey (7-3) to reach the final. There, he faced Gian van Veen, who had advanced with wins over Andrew Gilding (6-5), Nathan Aspinall (6-5), Wessel Nijman (6-2), and Luke Humphries (7-5). Van Veen moved 3-2 ahead in the final thanks to a nine-darter, but Littler ultimately prevailed 8-4.
Van Veen's runner-up finish earned him £15,000, while Michael Smith boosted his total to £12,000 with an £8,000 quarter-final run, having already qualified for Euro Tour 3 & 4 via the Tour Card qualifiers. Chris Dobey and Luke Humphries each banked £10,000 for reaching the semi-finals. Cristo Reyes made a superb return to the Euro Tour with a last-16 berth, collecting £5,000 and securing spots in the next two Euro Tours. Josh Rock, Stephen Bunting, Wessel Nijman, and Boris Krcmar currently round out the top 10.
The PDC European Tour Order of Merit now shows Littler leading with 35 units (£35,000), followed by Van Veen (15), Smith (12), Dobey and Humphries (10 each), Reyes (9), Rock, Bunting, and Nijman (8 each), and Krcmar (7). Further down the rankings, Sebastian Bialecki sits 11th with 6, Adam Gawlas 12th with 5.5, and a group including Cameron Menzies, Jermaine Wattimena, Jonny Clayton, Luke Woodhouse, Nathan Aspinall, and Ross Smith are tied at 5. The list continues through 53rd place, with players like Kevin Doets, Ritchie Edhouse, Andrew Gilding, and Mike De Decker among those featured.
Later this year, more Euro Tour events will take place in Germany, Belgium, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. After all fifteen Euro Tours, the top 32 players on the Order of Merit will qualify for the European Championship.
