The final ten places at the
Poland Darts Masters were decided on Wednesday as the Tour Card Holder qualifier delivered a tense and varied final round, completing the field for the opening
European Tour event of 2026 in Krakow.
Several matches went the distance, with narrow wins proving decisive. Cristo Reyes secured his place with a 6–4 victory over Richard Veenstra, continuing his return to the tour after four years away, while Connor Scutt edged Charlie Manby 6–5 in one of the closest contests of the round.
Final round delivers qualification drama
There were more controlled wins elsewhere. Ritchie Edhouse beat Niall Culleton 6–2, Adam Gawlas defeated Darius Labanauskas by the same scoreline, and Darryl Pilgrim ended Kim Huybrechts’ run with a 6–3 win after the Belgian had impressed earlier in the day.
One of the most notable results saw Mickey Mansell overcome
Michael Smith 6–3, leaving the former world champion one win short of qualification. Smith remains first reserve for the event based on his ranking position.
Jeffrey De Graaf booked his place with a 6–4 win over Maximilian Czerwinski, adding to earlier victories over Dennie Olde Kalter, Gabriel Clemens and Mervyn King. The remaining qualifiers were Thomas Lovely, Marvin Kraft and Carl Sneyd, completing the list of ten players to advance from the Tour Card Holder event.
The Poland Darts Masters will be staged from 20 to 22 February and marks the first time a
European Tour event will be held in Poland. A number of leading names were already assured of their places through automatic qualification.
Results European Tour 1 Qualifier
| Top 20 | | | | | | |
| Cristo Reyes | -96.46 | 6 | VS | 4 | -100.67 | Richard Veenstra |
| Connor Scutt | -102.5 | 6 | VS | 5 | -98.54 | Charlie Manby |
| Ritchie Edhouse | -96.39 | 6 | VS | 2 | -84.07 | Niall Culleton |
| Adam Gawlas | -91.2 | 6 | VS | 2 | -91.09 | Darius Labanauskas |
| Mickey Mansell | -83.07 | 6 | VS | 3 | -82.89 | Michael Smith |
| Darryl Pilgrim | -95.87 | 6 | VS | 3 | -95.74 | Kim Huybrechts |
| Jeffrey De Graaf | -97.05 | 6 | VS | 4 | -94.37 | Maximilian Czerwinski |
| Thomas Lovely | -86.8 | 6 | VS | 5 | -95.71 | Sebastian Bialecki |
| Marvin Kraft | -92.93 | 6 | VS | 5 | -91.02 | Ricky Evans |
| Carl Sneyd | -92.92 | 6 | VS | 5 | -92.68 | Callan Rydz |
| Top 40 | | | | | | |
| Cristo Reyes | -89.41 | 6 | VS | 4 | -87.13 | Tom Sykes |
| Richard Veenstra | -98.75 | 6 | VS | 3 | -97.52 | Rhys Griffin |
| Connor Scutt | -88.04 | 6 | VS | 4 | -82.63 | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez |
| Charlie Manby | -97.62 | 6 | VS | 2 | -89.84 | Tom Bissell |
| Ritchie Edhouse | -93.11 | 6 | VS | 5 | -90.31 | Stefan Bellmont |
| Niall Culleton | -88.3 | 6 | VS | 5 | -91.85 | Jurjen van der Velde |
| Adam Gawlas | -87.02 | 6 | VS | 2 | -87.39 | Peter Wright |
| Darius Labanauskas | -97.21 | 6 | VS | 1 | -89 | Adam Paxton |
| Michael Smith | -95.1 | 6 | VS | 2 | -87.53 | Samuel Price |
| Mickey Mansell | -94.23 | 6 | VS | 4 | -97.85 | Adam Leek |
| Kim Huybrechts | -91.38 | 6 | VS | 2 | -83.62 | Ricardo Pietreczko |
| Darryl Pilgrim | -90.28 | 6 | VS | 4 | -83.09 | Arno Merk |
| Maximilian Czerwinski | -92.84 | 6 | VS | 1 | -79.16 | Brendan Dolan |
| Jeffrey De Graaf | -87.15 | 6 | VS | 4 | -89.54 | Mervyn King |
| Thomas Lovely | -93.46 | 6 | VS | 3 | -88.71 | Karel Sedlacek |
| Sebastian Bialecki | -95.84 | 6 | VS | 3 | -85.97 | Greg Ritchie |
| Marvin Kraft | -88.66 | 6 | VS | 2 | -86.74 | Kevin Doets |
| Ricky Evans | -96.76 | 6 | VS | 4 | -88.72 | Lukas Wenig |
| Callan Rydz | -96.62 | 6 | VS | 4 | -83.2 | Ian White |
| Carl Sneyd | -85.08 | 6 | VS | 5 | -92.04 | James Hurrell |
Draw
| Player | vs | Player |
| Rob Cross | vs | Cristo Reyes |
| Yorick Hofkens | vs | Tom Sykes |
| Andy Boulton | vs | Pero Ljubic |
| Rob Owen | vs | Rhys Griffin |
| Richard Veenstra | vs | Pending Opponent |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh | vs | Connor Scutt |
| Mario Vandenbogaerde | vs | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez |
| Filip Bereza | vs | Pascal Rupprecht |
| Tom Bissell | vs | Jimmy van Schie |
| Charlie Manby | vs | Pending Opponent |
| Ritchie Edhouse | vs | Stephen Burton |
| Adam Warner | vs | Stefan Bellmont |
| Niall Culleton | vs | Dominik Gruellich |
| Oskar Lukasiak | vs | Jurjen van der Velde |
| Cor Dekker | vs | Pending Opponent |
| Peter Wright | vs | Jim Long |
| Nick Kenny | vs | Adam Gawlas |
| Marvin van Velzen | vs | Kai Gotthardt |
| Darius Labanauskas | vs | Max Hopp |
| Adam Paxton | vs | Pending Opponent |
| Michael Smith | vs | Jeffrey Sparidaans |
| Chris Landman | vs | Samuel Price |
| Stefaan Henderyck | vs | Owen Bates |
| Adam Leek | vs | Wesley Plaisier |
| Mickey Mansell | vs | Pending Opponent |
| Ricardo Pietreczko | vs | David Sharp |
| Thibault Tricole | vs | Kim Huybrechts |
| Madars Razma | vs | Viktor Tingstrom |
| Tavis Dudeney | vs | Darryl Pilgrim |
| Arno Merk | vs | Pending Opponent |
| Ryan Meikle | vs | Tytus Kanik |
| Raymond van Barneveld | vs | Brendan Dolan |
| Maximilian Czerwinski | vs | Pending Opponent |
| Dennie Olde Kalter | vs | Jeffrey De Graaf |
| Mervyn King | vs | Beau Greaves |
| Gabriel Clemens | vs | Pending Opponent |
| Bradley Brooks | vs | Keane Barry |
| Martin Lukeman | vs | Thomas Lovely |
| Karel Sedlacek | vs | Pending Opponent |
| Mensur Suljovic | vs | Sebastian Bialecki |
| Adam Lipscombe | vs | Greg Ritchie |
| Jeffrey De Zwaan | vs | Pending Opponent |
| Alexander Merkx | vs | Marvin Kraft |
| Kevin Doets | vs | Leon Weber |
| Justin Hood | vs | Pending Opponent |
| Lukas Wenig | vs | Benjamin Pratnemer |
| Tyler Thorpe | vs | Ricky Evans |
| Alan Soutar | vs | Pending Opponent |
| Ian White | vs | Sietse Lap |
| Callan Rydz | vs | Matthias Ehlers |
| Cam Crabtree | vs | Pending Opponent |
| Maik Kuivenhoven | vs | James Hurrell |
| Scott Williams | vs | Carl Sneyd |
| Stephen Rosney | vs | Pending Opponent |