Both are in form after Higgins claimed the Shanghai Masters and Ding reached the final of the Asian Players Tour event.
Stephen Maguire, Graeme Dott, Jamie Burnett and Anthony McGill will also make the trip to Poland.
John Higgins meets China's Ding Junhui in the first round of this week's Gdynia Open in Poland.
Both are in form after Higgins claimed the Shanghai Masters and Ding reached the final of the Asian Players Tour event.
Stephen Maguire, Graeme Dott, Jamie Burnett and Anthony McGill will also make the trip to Poland.
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