Luke Littler and Michael Van Gerwen return to action this weekend as the next stage of the World Series of Darts takes place in Gliwice for the Poland Darts Masters.
The previous two weekends have seen a Rob Cross v Gerwyn Price final at the US and Nordic Darts Masters series, with each player securing a win.
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Unfortunately, Price is not available to make it three consecutive finals as he’s taking a break this week for a holiday before the darts schedule picks up steam for the remainder of 2024.
Stephen Bunting will replace him and we’ll see both Luke Littler and Michael Van Gerwen return from their respective breaks to compete.
The 2024 Poland Darts Masters will take place in Gliwice at the ProZero Arena as eight top PDC players will face off against eight representatives for Easter Europe in the first round.
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2024 Poland Darts Masters Preview
Michael Van Gerwen returns to action this weekend and will be looking to retain his Polish Master title.
He won the tournament in Warsaw in convincing fashion last year with 110, 104 and 113 averages.
His form hasn’t been that great of late despite making countless deep runs into tournaments so he’ll be looking to change that this weekend. He comes up against Czech player Karel Sedlacek.
Rob Cross has been in inspired form of late going to consecutive finals in the World Series of Darts this month and on both occasions he has beaten world number one Luke Humphries in the semi-finals.
He will open in the first round against Sebastian Bialecki and hope to extend his finals appearance streak.
Luke Humphries meanwhile can’t seem to get past Cross in recent weeks. He’ll kick off the tournament against Gyorgy Jehirszki as he looks to return to winning ways.
This week will also see the return of Luke Littler. He posted to Instagram to say that he’s not had a chance to practise since the US Masters and that his body clock is messed up.
The draw hasn’t necessarily been kind to him as he came up against Adam Gawlas in the first round.
Gawlas is ranked 66 in the Order of Merit, however, defeated Luke in their last televised matchup in the 2023 UK Open.
It’s fair to say Luke is a different beast a year on from that meeting though.
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We expect solid performances from Wright, Smith, and Aspinall but Stephen Bunting will be the player to watch.
He’s had a great return to form in 2024, winning his first ever major at the Masters earlier this year.
These recent call-ups to the World Series of Darts tournaments could also be the platform for him to secure a place in next year’s Premier League.
Currently ranked 16th in the OOM, Bunting has been doing the podcast rounds the last few weeks and on all occasions has made his desire clear that he wants to be in the Premier League next year.
He’s got the fan votes but he’ll need to keep his form going for the remainder of the year if he is to earn his place.
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2024 Poland Darts Masters Players
The format for the Poland Darts Masters will see eight of the top ranking PDC players take on eight of the best players from Eastern Europe.
The players involved below:
PDC Representatives
Luke Humphries
Michael van Gerwen
Michael Smith
Nathan Aspinall
Stephen Bunting
Rob Cross
Peter Wright
Luke Littler
East Europe Representatives
Sebastian Bialecki
Boris Krcmar
Radek Szaganski
Jacek Krupka
Karel Sedlacek
Adam Gawlas
Krzysztof Ratajski
Gyorgy Jehirszki
2024 Poland 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 14 (7pm)
First round x8
Saturday, June 5 (7pm)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
Draw Bracket
(1) Luke Littler v Adam Gawlas
Peter Wright v Jacek Krupka
(4) Luke Humphries v Gyorgy Jehirszki
Michael Smith v Radek Szaganski
(2) Rob Cross v Sebastian Bialecki
Stephen Bunting v Krzysztof Ratajski
(3) Michael van Gerwen v Karel Sedlacek
Nathan Aspinall v Boris Krcmar
First Round Schedule
Rob Cross v Sebastian Bialecki
Nathan Aspinall v Boris Krcmar
Michael Smith v Radek Szaganski
Peter Wright v Jacek Krupka
Michael van Gerwen v Karel Sedlacek
Luke Littler v Adam Gawlas
Stephen Bunting v Krzysztof Ratajski
Luke Humphries v Gyorgy Jehirszki
Watch 2024 Poland Darts Masters
Catch all the action on ITV4 for viewers in the UK or stream on DAZN, Viaplay or PDC TV depending on your locations. We’ll also be bringing you live updates, opinions, and darts news on decentdarts.com and socials.