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Gerwyn Price 6:3 Cor Dekker
Rob Cross 6:4 Andreas Harrysson
Luke Humphries 6:5 Madars Razma
Nathan Aspinall 6:0 Benjamin Reus
Luke Littler 6:3 Viktor Tingstrom
Stephen Bunting 6:3 Oskar Lukasiak
Jonny Clayton v Darius Labanauskas
Luke Littler 3:6 Nathan Aspinall
Rob Cross 6:0 Chris Dobey
Gerwyn Price 6:3 Luke Humphries
Rob Cross 7:4 Gerwyn Price
It was a third consecutive final on the World Series circuit for Bunting, and a repeat of their title showdown in Den Bosch in January, with Bunting exacting his revenge on Cross in a superb performance.
It looked evenly poised at three-apiece at the first break, with Cross having sunk a 116 checkout on the way.
However, a run of five straight legs for a revitalised Bunting - including a 104 checkout in the eighth leg - saw him stretch to the brink of victory at 7-3.
Cross looked spent, and despite breaking the rut at 7-4, could do little to stop Bunting as he crossed the line to add the Nordic Darts Masters title to his Bahrain crown from earlier this year.
It's a welcome return to form for the St Helens star, after he had struggled in recent months with a gruelling Premier League campaign.
"The way I have been playing, I was wondering whether I would ever win a title again," stated Bunting, who had lost his last nine games against Cross in all competitions. "I am really proud of myself the last few days. I have put the effort in, played some great darts and I believe I am a deserved winner. "When you come and play in front of a crowd like this, you don't want to let them down. "I saw there were a lot of Bunting fans out there, and they really get me through. It was a privilege to play in front of them and hopefully I can maintain this form for the rest of the season."
Bunting's run to the title started with a routine 6-3 win over Sweden's Oskar Lukasiak on Friday. He then saw off Jonny Clayton by the same scoreline in the quarter-finals, to set up a clash with Nathan Aspinall in the last four - who himself had defeated Luke Littler 6-3 in the previous round. There was a late scare for Bunting in the semi-finals, after he spurned chances and saw Aspinall recover from 6-1 down before eventually reaching the final in a 7-5 victory.
As for Cross, he blitzed his way through the quarter-finals by whitewashing Chris Dobey, landing three ton-plus finishes in the process.
Gerwyn Price, who had earlier seen off Luke Humphries 6-3 in a high-quality affair, was Cross' next victim as he powered through 7-4 to set up the title bout with Bunting.
"It wasn't meant to be for me - I probably ran out of steam in the end," said Cross. "Credit to Stephen, he was absolutely brilliant and I just didn't have it in the end. "For me, I need to carry on fighting. I wanted to win so badly here, but the intensity killed me and I just didn't perform in the final."
The World Series of Darts continues on June 27-28 as the PDC returns to New York's Madison Square Garden with the 2025 US Darts Masters, before heading to Gliwice, Poland, for the Poland Darts Masters on July 4-5.
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Friday, 6. June
First Round
Chris Dobey 6:2 Jeffrey de GraafGerwyn Price 6:3 Cor Dekker
Rob Cross 6:4 Andreas Harrysson
Luke Humphries 6:5 Madars Razma
Nathan Aspinall 6:0 Benjamin Reus
Luke Littler 6:3 Viktor Tingstrom
Stephen Bunting 6:3 Oskar Lukasiak
Jonny Clayton v Darius Labanauskas
Saturday, 7. June
Quarterfinals
Stephen Bunting 6:3 Jonny ClaytonLuke Littler 3:6 Nathan Aspinall
Rob Cross 6:0 Chris Dobey
Gerwyn Price 6:3 Luke Humphries
Semifinals
Stephen Bunting 7:5 Nathan AspinallRob Cross 7:4 Gerwyn Price
Final
Stephen Bunting 8:4 Rob CrossReport Finals Day | Top ⇑ |
Brilliant Bunting wins Mr Vegas Nordic Darts Masters
Stephen Bunting stormed to victory in the Mr Vegas Nordic Darts Masters on Saturday, defeating Rob Cross 8-4 in Copenhagen to clinch his second World Series title of 2025.It was a third consecutive final on the World Series circuit for Bunting, and a repeat of their title showdown in Den Bosch in January, with Bunting exacting his revenge on Cross in a superb performance.
It looked evenly poised at three-apiece at the first break, with Cross having sunk a 116 checkout on the way.
However, a run of five straight legs for a revitalised Bunting - including a 104 checkout in the eighth leg - saw him stretch to the brink of victory at 7-3.
Cross looked spent, and despite breaking the rut at 7-4, could do little to stop Bunting as he crossed the line to add the Nordic Darts Masters title to his Bahrain crown from earlier this year.
It's a welcome return to form for the St Helens star, after he had struggled in recent months with a gruelling Premier League campaign.
"The way I have been playing, I was wondering whether I would ever win a title again," stated Bunting, who had lost his last nine games against Cross in all competitions. "I am really proud of myself the last few days. I have put the effort in, played some great darts and I believe I am a deserved winner. "When you come and play in front of a crowd like this, you don't want to let them down. "I saw there were a lot of Bunting fans out there, and they really get me through. It was a privilege to play in front of them and hopefully I can maintain this form for the rest of the season."
Bunting's run to the title started with a routine 6-3 win over Sweden's Oskar Lukasiak on Friday. He then saw off Jonny Clayton by the same scoreline in the quarter-finals, to set up a clash with Nathan Aspinall in the last four - who himself had defeated Luke Littler 6-3 in the previous round. There was a late scare for Bunting in the semi-finals, after he spurned chances and saw Aspinall recover from 6-1 down before eventually reaching the final in a 7-5 victory.
As for Cross, he blitzed his way through the quarter-finals by whitewashing Chris Dobey, landing three ton-plus finishes in the process.
Gerwyn Price, who had earlier seen off Luke Humphries 6-3 in a high-quality affair, was Cross' next victim as he powered through 7-4 to set up the title bout with Bunting.
"It wasn't meant to be for me - I probably ran out of steam in the end," said Cross. "Credit to Stephen, he was absolutely brilliant and I just didn't have it in the end. "For me, I need to carry on fighting. I wanted to win so badly here, but the intensity killed me and I just didn't perform in the final."
The World Series of Darts continues on June 27-28 as the PDC returns to New York's Madison Square Garden with the 2025 US Darts Masters, before heading to Gliwice, Poland, for the Poland Darts Masters on July 4-5.
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Statistics First Round
| Ave | 180s | Doubles | Player | v | Player | Ave | 180s | Doubles |
| 90.25 | 3 | 6/23 | Dobey | 6:2 | d.Graaf | 82.94 | 0 | 2/7 |
| 100.43 | 3 | 6/15 | Price | 6:3 | d.Decker | 87.70 | 2 | 3/6 |
| 93.91 | 0 | 6/14 | Cross | 6:4 | Harrysson | 88.22 | 2 | 4/11 |
| 97.50 | 2 | 6/17 | Humphries | 6:5 | Razma | 93.61 | 1 | 5/11 |
| 90.18 | 1 | 6/11 | Aspinall | 6:0 | Reus | 82.94 | 1 | 0/5 |
| 90.19 | 2 | 6/13 | Littler | 6:3 | Tingstroem | 80.32 | 0 | 3/13 |
| 91.76 | 5 | 6/16 | Bunting | 6:3 | Lukasiak | 82.10 | 0 | 3/5 |
| 97.36 | 5 | 6/21 | Clayton | 6:5 | Labanauskas | 87.53 | 0 | 5/16 |
Statistics Quarterfinals
| Ave | 180s | Doubles | Player | v | Player | Ave | 180s | Doubles |
| 97.48 | 5 | 6/9 | Bunting | 6:3 | Clayton | 91.30 | 2 | 3/8 |
| 100.33 | 3 | 3/7 | Littler | 3:6 | Aspinall | 99.58 | 2 | 6/10 |
| 93.94 | 0 | 6/9 | Cross | 6:0 | Dobey | 88.33 | 2 | 0/4 |
| 108.26 | 4 | 6/9 | Price | 6:3 | Humphries | 98.21 | 2 | 3/6 |
Statistics Semifinals
| Ave | 180s | Doubles | Player | v | Player | Ave | 180s | Doubles |
| 95.73 | 4 | 7/23 | Bunting | 7:5 | Aspinall | 91.32 | 3 | 5/14 |
| 99.47 | 4 | 7/20 | Cross | 7:4 | Price | 97.62 | 5 | 4/12 |
Statistics Final
| Ave | 180s | Doubles | Player | v | Player | Ave | 180s | Doubles |
| 97.49 | 4 | 8/19 | Bunting | 8:4 | Cross | 98.04 | 2 | 4/9 |