Everything you need to know about the Poland Darts Open, including the start date, venue, format, prize money breakdown, history and more.
Dates
In 2026, the Poland Darts Open was the first event on the PDC European Tour and took place from 20–22 February 2026
Likewise, the 2027 tournament is expected to take place in a similar time frame around late February 2027.
Prize Money
Winner (1): | £35,000 |
Runner-up (1): | £15,000 |
Semi-final losers (2): | £10,000 |
Quarter-final losers (4): | £8,000 |
Third round losers (8): | £5,000 |
Second round losers (16): | £3,500 |
First round losers (16): | £2,000 |
Prize money for the 2027 Poland Darts Open is yet to be confirmed.
The winner of the 2026 Poland Darts Open took home £35,000, while the runner-up will collect £15,000.
Those who entered the tournament in the first round are guaranteed £2,000, granted to first round losers, while the total prize money for the event stands at £230,000.
Venue & Location
The 2026 Poland Darts Open took place at the EXPO Krakow in Kraków, Poland, and the 2027 edition is likely to revisit the venue.
Opened on 14th May 2014, it is the largest multi-purpose facility in the south of the country.
Line-up and Qualifying
The top 16 players on the two-year PDC Order of Merit are seeded and will enter the tournament in the second round, while the next 16 highest-ranked players from the one-year PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit automatically qualify for the first round.
The remaining 16 places consist of 10 players from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier, four from the Host Nation Qualifier, one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier.
Format
First round: | Best-of-11 legs |
Second round: | Best-of-11 legs |
Third round: | Best-of-11 legs |
Quarter-finals: | Best-of-11 legs |
Semi-finals: | Best-of-13 legs |
Final: | Best-of-15 legs |
The first four rounds of the Poland Darts Open, including the quarters-finals, will be played to the best-of-11 legs.
The semi-final will take place in a best-of-13 format, while the final will be a 15-leg contest.
History
The 2026 Poland Darts Open marked the first time that a European Tour ranking event has taken place in the country.
The Poland Darts Masters, which was not a ranking event, did begin in 2023 however and ran through to it's final edition in 2025.
Michael van Gerwen won the inaugural edition in 2023, Luke Littler emerged victorious in his debut competition in 2024 and Gerwyn Price defeated Stephen Bunting in 2025 to win his only honour.
