The 2026 Poland Darts Open, the first tournament on this year's European Tour, will take place at Expo Krakow between 20-22 February 2026. It is the first of fifteen European Tour events on the 2026 PDC ProTour and marks the first European Tour event to be held in Poland after the World Series was dropped. The event will feature a field of 48 players led by Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Gian van Veen, and Gerwyn Price, among others.
The seeded players are: Luke Littler (1), Luke Humphries (2), Gian van Veen (3), Michael van Gerwen (4), Jonny Clayton (5), Gary Anderson (6), Stephen Bunting (7), Ryan Searle (8), Josh Rock (9), Danny Noppert (10), James Wade (11), Gerwyn Price (12), Chris Dobey (13), Nathan Aspinall (14), Martin Schindler (15), and Ross Smith (16). PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit qualifiers include Wessel Nijman, Damon Heta, Jermaine Wattimena, Cameron Menzies, Dirk van Duijvenbode, Luke Woodhouse, Niko Springer, Ryan Joyce, William O'Connor, Mike De Decker, Joe Cullen, Krzysztof Ratajski, Dave Chisnall, Niels Zonneveld, Daryl Gurney, and Andrew Gilding. Tour Card qualifiers are Cristo Reyes, Connor Scutt, Ritchie Edhouse, Adam Gawlas, Mickey Mansell, Darryl Pilgrim, Jeffrey de Graaf, Thomas Lovely, Marvin Kraft, and Carl Sneyd. Host nation qualifiers are listed as TBC (POL) for four spots, with Andreas Harrysson as the Nordic & Baltic qualifier and Boris Krčmar as the East European qualifier.
The draw will be confirmed on Thursday, February 19 at around 12pm, with the schedule usually confirmed on the day of the draw. The event typically sees qualifiers play ProTour names before the top 16 enter the draw the following day.
Predictions from various editors offer differing views on the potential winner. Samuel Gill, Head Editor of DartsNews.com, sees Gary Anderson winning the title, followed by Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, and Gerwyn Price, with Michael van Gerwen, Nathan Aspinall, and Danny Noppert also as contenders. Mats Leering, Editor for DartsNieuws.com, has Gerwyn Price as his favourite, citing his form including a 100+ average in 6 of 7 matches at Players Championship 2, though he lost to Wessel Nijman in the final. Leering also highlights Wessel Nijman, Nathan Aspinall, James Wade, Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Gian van Veen, Gary Anderson, Ryan Searle, and Luke Woodhouse. Lucas Michael, Editor for DartsNews.com, predicts Gian van Veen to win, with Luke Littler, Nathan Aspinall, Gerwyn Price, Luke Humphries, and James Wade as other candidates. Nicolas Gayer, Editor of DartsNews.DE, also favours Gerwyn Price, noting his strong early-season form including a 6–0 win over Michael van Gerwen with a 117 average and a Premier League Darts victory in Antwerp. Gayer mentions Luke Littler, Wessel Nijman, Gian van Veen, Krzysztof Ratajski, and Luke Woodhouse as others to watch. Pieter Verbeek, Editor of DartsNieuws.com, sees Luke Littler as a likely winner but expects resistance from Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen, Gian van Veen, Gerwyn Price, Gary Anderson, James Wade, Nathan Aspinall, and Cristo Reyes.
