Saturday’s round two matches in Bratislava, saw the top seeds arrival as they endeavoured to book their places in the final day of the Slovak Darts Open.
Day Two produced several shocks, some stellar performances, and a saw few seeds stumble at the Incheba Expo, as top seed Gian van Veen fell short to suffer another round two exit at the hands of Rob Cross.
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 another seed, in the form of Australian number one, Damon Heta 6-2.
Baltic Sea Darts Open champion Luke Woodhouse could not continue his excellent form on the European Tour stage, as the 37-year-old was beaten by Andrew Gilding 6-4.Gilding is rewarded with a last sixteen tie with Michael van Gerwen.
Nathan Aspinall will take on English compatriot Ryan Searle in round three, as the pair secured victories against Jim Long and Kim Huybrechts in their opening ties of the weekend.
Niels Zonneveld nearly produced the comeback of the tournament so far, as the Dutchman battled back from 5-2 down to force the decider against Stephen Bunting, but it was Bunting who booked his place in Sunday’s action.
Bunting will take ProTour leader Wessel Nijman in round three, as the in-form Dutchman swept aside Slovenia’s Benjamin Pratnemer 6-2.Ross Smith and Chris Dobey close out our round three action, and the pair will go head-to-head following successes against Joe Cullen and Tyler Thorpe respectively.
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 Two Afternoon 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—–
Images: Paul Targyik / PDC Europe
