The World Series of Darts next stop will be Copenhagen (Denmark) for the fourth edition of the Nordic Darts Masters. Peter Wright will be looking to retain his title as the tournament kicks off on June 7 at 7pm.
The next stage of the 2024 World Series of Darts will see players land in Copenhagen on June 7-8 for the Nordic Darts Masters.
Eight of the best from the PDC will take on eight top representatives from the Nordic and Baltic regions as Peter Wright looks to be the first player to retain the Nordic Masters trophy.
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The main headlines around the Nordic Darts Masters is the omission of two key players.
Luke Littler and Michael Van Gerwen will miss the event for family commitments and are replaced by Stephen Bunting and Dimitri Van den Bergh.
Littler in particular is only 17 years old and therefore – despite his sudden rise to fame – the PDC and his management are not pressuring him to play every event.
Burnout could come easily with such a gruelling travel schedule so Littler is currently on holiday in Orlando following his semi-finals loss to Gerwyn Price last week at the US Darts Masters.
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Rob Cross who won last week’s US Darts Masters and Gerwyn Price (runner-up) will both be hoping to keep their form going into the Nordic Masters.
Reigning 2023 Nordic Masters Winner Peter Wright will be hoping to retain the title in order to kick-start a run of form that is much needed for the Scotsman.
He’s had a dismal Premier League campaign finishing bottom of the table and is changing his darts setup more than ever (which is really saying something by his standards) to find his winning form again, especially going into the World Cup of Darts next month.
Madars Razma will be the player to watch from the Nordic representatives. The Latvian is currently holding the 36th position in the Order of Merit and has been a regular on the tour for a number of years now.
He recently had his name in the headlines for ‘gamesmanship’ against Michael Smith in the 2023 World Championships but is yet to see any deep tournament runs so this is a good opportunity for him to show up and perform.
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Benjamin Drue Reus is a new Tour Card Holder from Denmark and he’ll have a hard matchup as he takes on current World Number 1 Luke Humphries in the first round.
The pair already met earlier this year at the UK Open with Humphries easing past him in the fifth round with a 10-3 win. Reus will be hoping for a more tightly contested match this weekend.
2024 Nordic Darts Masters Players
The format for the Nordic Darts Masters will see eight of the top ranking PDC players take on eight of the best players from the Nordic region.
The players involved below:
PDC Representatives
Luke Humphries
Gerwyn Price
Michael Smith
Nathan Aspinall
Stephen Bunting
Rob Cross
Peter Wright
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Nordic Representatives
Dennis Nilsson
Marko Kantele
Madars Razma
Daniel Larsson
Johan Engstrom
Paavo Myller
Jeffrey de Graaf
Benjamin Drue Reus
2024 Nordic Darts Master Prize Money
There’s a £60,000 prize fund at this year’s Nordic Darts Masters, the same amount for all World Series of Darts tournaments. The breakdown for participants is as follows:
Winner: £20,000
Runner-up: £10,000
Semi-finals: £5,000
Quarter-finals: £2,500
Last 16: £1,250
Nordic Darts Masters Schedule & Draw
Friday, June 7 (7pm)
First round x8
Saturday, June 8 (7pm)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
Draw Bracket
(1) Gerwyn Price v Madars Razma
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Dennis Nilsson
(4) Michael Smith v Paavo Myller
Nathan Aspinall v Marko Kantele
(2) Rob Cross v Jeffrey De Graaf
Stephen Bunting v Daniel Larsson
(3) Luke Humphries v Benjamin Drue Reus
Peter Wright v Johan Engstrom
First Round Schedule
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Dennis Nilsson
Nathan Aspinall v Marko Kantele
Gerwyn Price v Madars Razma
Stephen Bunting v Daniel Larsson
Peter Wright v Johan Engstrom
Michael Smith v Paavo Myller
Rob Cross v Jeffrey de Graaf
Luke Humphries v Benjamin Drue Reus
Watch 2024 Nordic Darts Masters
Catch all the action on ITV3 (Via Viaplay), DAZN or PDC TV depending on your locations. We’ll also be bringing you live updates, opinions, and darts news on decentdarts.com and socials.