Michael van Gerwen progressed into round three at the Slovak Darts Open after the Dutchman survived a scare against Krzysztof Ratajski, missing six match darts before prevailing against Poland’s number one in Bratislava.
Overall it was a strong day for the Dutch who will have five players representing the Netherlands on tomorrow’s final day.
Danny Noppert and Jermaine Wattimena will lock horns in Sunday’s afternoon session, following comfortable wins over Madars Razma and Dave Chisnall respectively.
Day Two had seen the seeded stars kick off their campaigns at the Incheba Expo, as top seed Gian van Veen fell short in his contest against Rob Cross to suffer another round two exit this year.
Cross, who picked up a Players Championship title during the week in Wigan, maintained his resurgent form with a 6-3 victory against the world number three.
The former World Champion will take on Dutch star Kevin Doets in the opening game of Sunday’s action, after Doets raced through his round two contest, beating Australian number one Damon Heta 6-2.
The final day at the Incheba Expo will get underway from 1300 local time (1200 BST), as the last 16 players will battle it out for a spot in the final session of the Slovak Darts Open.
Live coverage will be streamed on DAZN for viewers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, with additional coverage available on CANAL+ SPORT 5 and via the CANAL+ streaming service in Poland.
Coverage will also be broadcast on PDCTV (excluding Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and through bookmakers worldwide.
2026 Slovak Darts Open
Saturday June 20
Round TwoAfternoon Session
Mike De Decker 6-2 William O’Connor
Kevin Doets 6-2 Damon Heta
Wessel Nijman 6-2 Benjamin Pratnemer
Danny Noppert 6-2 Madars Razma
Jermaine Wattimena 6-3 Dave Chisnall
Chris Dobey 6-4 Tyler Thorpe
Ryan Searle 6-3 Kim Huybrechts
Andrew Gilding 6-4 Luke Woodhouse
Evening Session
Nathan Aspinall 6-4 Jim Long
Tom Sykes 6-5 Martin Schindler
Cameron Menzies 6-2 Gerwyn Price
Rob Cross 6-3 Gian van Veen
Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Krzysztof Ratajski
Ryan Joyce 6-5 Jonny Clayton
Stephen Bunting 6-5 Niels Zonneveld
Ross Smith 6-5 Joe Cullen
Sunday June 21
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 BST)
Rob Cross v Kevin Doets
Ryan Searle v Nathan Aspinall
Cameron Menzies v Tom Sykes
Danny Noppert v Jermaine Wattimena
Michael van Gerwen v Andrew Gilding
Chris Dobey v Ross Smith
Ryan Joyce v Mike De Decker
Stephen Bunting v Wessel Nijman
Evening Session (1900 local time, 1800 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
Sunday’s games played in Draw Bracket order
—–ENDS—–
Inages: Paul Targyik/PDC Europe
