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RTÉ News
7 days ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Gerwyn Price prevails in last-leg thriller at Poland Darts Masters
Gerwyn Price dragged himself back from the brink of defeat to snatch the Superbet Poland Darts Masters title from Stephen Bunting in a dramatic final. The Welshman, who had checked out on 137 to level at 2-2, trailed 4-2 at the interval at the PreZero Arena in Gliwice, but fought back to lead 7-5. Bunting reduced the deficit and then saw his opponent miss three match darts at double top as he took it to a final leg, which Price, who averaged more than 103, clinched with a single 17, double 17, double-top finish to prevail 8-7. Speaking on stage afterwards, he said: "I missed loads of doubles in that game – I missed three darts at double top, my favourite double, and then obviously a couple of legs where I missed loads and loads of doubles. "But to go in the final leg when Stephen is sat on a double and go double, double when I couldn't hit one all night, then fantastic. I'm over the moon." Bunting earned his place in the final with a crushing 7-3 victory over world champion Luke Littler in the last four. Littler survived five match darts and hit a 170 finish at 6-2 to prolong his evening, but only briefly as his opponent produced a treble 18, double 16 out-shot to progress. Price overpowered Rob Cross with a superb display of finishing, recovering from a 2-0 deficit to win seven of the next eight legs and also go through 7-3. Littler had earlier taken out another 'big fish' on his way to a 6-3 quarter-final victory over Nathan Aspinall, in the process gaining revenge for back-to-back World Series defeats by his compatriot in Copenhagen and New York. Price cruised to a 6-2 win over Chris Dobey, but Cross was not at his best as he edged past Michael van Gerwen 6-4 and Bunting needed a deciding leg to see off Poland number one Krzysztof Ratajski 6-5.
Daily Record
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
Poland Darts Masters 2025: Order of play, full schedule and times as Luke Littler defends his title
The Nuke makes back-to-back title bid as elite PDC stars take to the oche in Gliwice Reigning champ Luke Littler begins his back-to-back bid at the Superbet Poland Darts Masters against Czech star Karel Sedlacek. The third edition of the World Series event takes place in Gliwice as the sport's biggest names compete for silverware across two days of competition at the PreZero Arena. Littler stormed to victory on debut 12 months ago as he sank Peter Wright, Michael Smith and Rob Cross to clinch his second World Series of Darts crown. The World Champion will make his return to Polish soil against the Czech No.1, who steered his nation to a first World Cup of Darts quarter-final in Frankfurt last month. Friday's first round will see eight PDC superstars take on eight Eastern European representatives for a place in Saturday's Finals Day as 2023 champion Michael van Gerwen also takes centre stage. The Dutch superstar returned to big stage action in New York last weekend following a five-week hiatus and he will kick off his campaign against Croatian Tour Card Holder Pero Ljubic. Welsh No.1 Jonny Clayton meets home hero Krzysztof Ratajski, while his World Cup partner Gerwyn Price also faces Polish opposition of his own in former UK Open quarter-finalist Sebastian Bialecki. Top seed Stephen Bunting will play Tytus Kanik for a place in the quarter-finals and 2024 runner-up Rob Cross is up against Krzysztof Kciuk in his opening round tie. Nathan Aspinall, a finalist at last weekend's US Darts Masters, Radek Szaganski, while Chris Dobey makes his Poland Darts Masters debut against Hungarian qualifier Gyorgy Jehirszki. Following Friday's first round action, the Superbet Poland Darts Masters will conclude on Saturday evening with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final during a bumper session of action in Gliwice. Order of Play Friday July 4 (6pm UK time) First Round Chris Dobey v Gyorgy Jehirszki Gerwyn Price v Sebastian Bialecki Rob Cross v Krzysztof Kciuk Michael van Gerwen v Pero Ljubic Stephen Bunting v Tytus Kanik Luke Littler v Karel Sedlacek Jonny Clayton v Krzysztof Ratajski Nathan Aspinall v Radek Szaganski Best of 11 legs Saturday July 5 (6pm UK time) Quarter-Finals Best of 11 legs Semi-Finals Best of 13 legs Final Best of 15 legs WHERE TO WATCH: The tournament will be broadcast live on ITV4 in the UK through the PDC's worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay and on PDCTV.
