Live Darts on Saturday | Flanders Darts Trophy 2026 Day Two Preview and Order of Play
The seeded players start their 2026 Flanders Darts Trophy campaigns in the second round in Antwerp on Saturday.
The opening day of the season’s 13th European Tour event saw a host of big names bow out at the first hurdle, including Joe Cullen, Cameron Menzies and Dirk van Duijvenbode.
The top 16 seeds enter the fray on Day Two as they bid to reach Sunday’s Last 16 and cement a place in next month’s European Championship.
The afternoon session begins with a tasty tie between European Darts Open champion Krzysztof Ratajski and Austrian Darts Open runner-up Kevin Doets.
Former World Champion Rob Cross looks to follow up his 104 average in defeating Cristo Reyes on Friday when he comes up against three-time European Tour event winner Martin Schindler.
Baltic Sea Darts Open champion Luke Woodhouse faces former European Tour finalist William O’Connor, while ninth seed Chris Dobey faces Dutch left-hander Niels Zonneveld – twice a semi-finalist on the European Tour this year.
Former Lakeside Champion Andy Baetens raised the roof with a terrific win over Joe Cullen on Friday, now the home favourite comes up against World Championship semi-finalist Ryan Searle.
Former European Championship finalist Jermaine Wattimena takes on Czechia ace Karel Sedlacek – who is hunting down a place in both the World Grand Prix and European Championship.
Ross Smith, twice a European Tour event winner this season, looks to continue his fabulous run of form when he meets Sweden’s Jeffrey De Graaf.
Meanwhile, an all-Dutch affair sees last week’s Czech Darts Open quarter-finalist Danny Noppert face former Lakeside finalist Chris Landman.
The evening session includes a showdown between Wessel Nijman – twice a European Tour event winner this season – and Polish star Sebastian Bialecki – who moved into the provisional World Grand Prix qualification places with a dramatic 6-5 win over Kim Huybrechts on Friday.
Three-time World Champion Michael van Gerwen starts his latest pursuit of a first European Tour title of the season with a tie against Aussie number one Damon Heta – who needed a ton-plus checkout to see off Beau Greaves in the opening round.
Austrian Open champion Josh Rock takes on former European Tour finalist Ryan Joyce in a repeat of last week’s meeting at the same stage in Prague which saw the Premier League star prevail 6-3.
James Wade marks his return to action for the first time since his World Series triumph in Australia as he takes on Canada’s Jim Long – who dumped out Raymond van Barneveld in Round One.
Sixth seed Stephen Bunting, who currently sits outside of the provisional European Championship spots, faces a crucial clash against veteran Brendan Dolan – who punished another below-par display from Dirk van Duijvenbode on Friday.
European Champion Gian van Veen continues his quest for an elusive maiden European Tour title when he faces former World Championship semi-finalist Gabriel Clemens.
Ten-time European Tour event winner Gerwyn Price, semi-finalist in Prague last weekend, opens up against former World Youth Champion Bradley Brooks.
German Darts Grand Prix champion Nathan Aspinall faces a formidable opener against German star Niko Springer – last year’s Hungarian Darts Trophy winner.
The action gets under way from 12pm BST, with second round ties to be contested over the best of 11 legs.
WATCH THE FLANDERS DARTS TROPHY STREAMED LIVE HERE
18+ | Geo Restrictions may apply | Please Gamble Responsibly
Flanders Darts Trophy 2026 Day Two Schedule
All times BST (local time +1 hour)
Saturday September 12
Round Two
Afternoon Session (12pm-4pm)
Krzysztof Ratajski v Kevin Doets
Jermaine Wattimena v Karel Sedlacek
Martin Schindler v Rob Cross
Danny Noppert v Chris Landman
Ryan Searle v Andy Baetens
Chris Dobey v Niels Zonneveld
Luke Woodhouse v William O’Connor
Ross Smith v Jeffrey De Graaf
Evening Session (6pm-10pm)
Josh Rock v Ryan Joyce
Gerwyn Price v Bradley Brooks
James Wade v Jim Long
Gian van Veen v Gabriel Clemens
Michael van Gerwen v Damon Heta
Nathan Aspinall v Niko Springer
Stephen Bunting v Brendan Dolan
Wessel Nijman v Sebastian Bialecki
