Poland Darts Masters
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Price - roared on by a 9,000 strong crowd at the PreZero Arena - averaged 103 to edge out Bunting in a compelling last-leg decider on Polish soil. The Welshman overturned a 4-2 deficit to clinch his fourth World Series of Darts title, having also produced ton-plus averages in earlier wins over Chris Dobey and Rob Cross.
Saturday's showpiece was a repeat of January's Bahrain Darts Masters decider, but there was a different outcome this time around, as Price pocketed the 30,000 pound top prize.
Bunting seized the early initiative, defying a spectacular 137 finish from Price with successive 96 and 68 combinations to establish a 4-2 cushion. Price responded by winning five of the next six legs to lead 7-5, although the pendulum swung once more when he squandered three match darts in the penultimate leg. Bunting duly profited to force a decider in which he left himself on tops after 12 darts, but a magical 91 checkout from Price - rounded off with a double 17 and double 20 - saw him seal the deal in style.
"To go double-double in that final leg with Stephen sat on a double was fantastic. I'm over the moon," reflected a jubilant Price, a winner of three Players Championship titles in 2025. "I felt like I was missing opportunities and Stephen was taking advantage. "I was getting frustrated with myself and to go into the break 4-2 down, I was disappointed, but I stuck in there until the end."
Price arrived in Gliwice without his suitcase, but he believes that may have been a positive omen as he prepares to depart with more big stage silverware.
"A couple of years ago I went to Ireland, I lost my suitcase and had to change my darts, change my clothes, change my shoes," recalled the former World Champion. "I went on and won the Grand Slam and the rest is history! "I've lost my case this weekend, so it's been new darts, new shoes, new clothes and a new me, so here we go!"
Price kicked off his campaign with a 6-3 success against Polish youngster Sebastian Bialecki on Friday evening, and he continued his title challenge with a resounding 6-2 win over Dobey in the last eight. The Markham star averaged north of 104 to defeat the former Masters champion, before winning seven of the last eight legs to dispatch 2024 runner-up Rob Cross 7-3 in the semi-finals.
Bunting, meanwhile, overcame Poland's number one Krzysztof Ratajski and reigning champion Luke Littler to progress to a fourth World Series final of the year.
The 40-year-old converted a sensational 150 checkout to complete a deciding-leg victory over Ratajski, while he dispatched Littler 7-3 following a superb semi-final display.
Bunting was aiming to join Gary Anderson and Phil Taylor in claiming a hat-trick of World Series titles in the same calendar year, although he was ultimately denied in that quest by a moment of magic.
"I've really enjoyed this weekend," insisted the world number four. "You cannot give Gezzy opportunities, because he's absolutely class. "That double-double finish - I just said to him: 'that was unbelievable'. It was a great ending to a brilliant game."
Littler's bid for back-to-back titles in Gliwice was curtailed by a clinical Bunting, although the World Champion still produced a series of memorable moments on Finals Day. The Warrington wonderkid landed a 170 checkout in each of his matches against Bunting and Nathan Aspinall, having averaged 104.88 to defeat Aspinall 6-3 in a high-quality quarter-final.
The evening's other quarter-final tie saw Cross run out a 6-4 winner against 2023 champion Michael van Gerwen, who was punished for a profligate display on the outer ring.
The PDC's World Series of Darts season will resume with a double-header in Australia and New Zealand next month, as a star-studded field prepare to head Down Under. The KenoGO Australian Darts Masters will take place in Wollongong on August 8-9, before Auckland's Spark Arena plays host to the SkyCity New Zealand Darts Masters on August 15-16.
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Friday, 4. June
First Round
| Chris Dobey | 6:1 | Gyorgy Jehirszki |
| Gerwyn Price | 6:3 | Sebastian Bialecki |
| Rob Cross | 6:2 | Krzysztof Kciuk |
| Michael van Gerwen | 6:4 | Pero Ljubic |
| Stephen Bunting | 6:3 | Tytus Kanik |
| Luke Littler | 6:4 | Karel Sedlacek |
| Jonny Clayton | 3:6 | Krzysztof Ratajski |
| Nathan Aspinall | 6:4 | Radek Szaganski |
Saturday, 5. June
Quarterfinals
| Stephen Bunting | 6:5 | Krzysztof Ratajski |
| Nathan Aspinall | 3:6 | Luke Littler |
| Gerwyn Price | 6:2 | Chris Dobey |
| Michael van Gerwen | 4:6 | Rob Cross |
Semifinals
| Stephen Bunting | 7:3 | Luke Littler |
| Gerwyn Price | 7:3 | Rob Cross |
Final
| Stephen Bunting | 7:8 | Gerwyn Price |
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PRICE DENIES BUNTING TO CELEBRATE SUPERBET POLAND DARTS MASTERS GLORY
Gerwyn Price produced a sensational double-double finish to deny Stephen Bunting and clinch Superbet Poland Darts Masters glory in Gliwice on Saturday evening.Price - roared on by a 9,000 strong crowd at the PreZero Arena - averaged 103 to edge out Bunting in a compelling last-leg decider on Polish soil. The Welshman overturned a 4-2 deficit to clinch his fourth World Series of Darts title, having also produced ton-plus averages in earlier wins over Chris Dobey and Rob Cross.
Saturday's showpiece was a repeat of January's Bahrain Darts Masters decider, but there was a different outcome this time around, as Price pocketed the 30,000 pound top prize.
Bunting seized the early initiative, defying a spectacular 137 finish from Price with successive 96 and 68 combinations to establish a 4-2 cushion. Price responded by winning five of the next six legs to lead 7-5, although the pendulum swung once more when he squandered three match darts in the penultimate leg. Bunting duly profited to force a decider in which he left himself on tops after 12 darts, but a magical 91 checkout from Price - rounded off with a double 17 and double 20 - saw him seal the deal in style.
"To go double-double in that final leg with Stephen sat on a double was fantastic. I'm over the moon," reflected a jubilant Price, a winner of three Players Championship titles in 2025. "I felt like I was missing opportunities and Stephen was taking advantage. "I was getting frustrated with myself and to go into the break 4-2 down, I was disappointed, but I stuck in there until the end."
Price arrived in Gliwice without his suitcase, but he believes that may have been a positive omen as he prepares to depart with more big stage silverware.
"A couple of years ago I went to Ireland, I lost my suitcase and had to change my darts, change my clothes, change my shoes," recalled the former World Champion. "I went on and won the Grand Slam and the rest is history! "I've lost my case this weekend, so it's been new darts, new shoes, new clothes and a new me, so here we go!"
Price kicked off his campaign with a 6-3 success against Polish youngster Sebastian Bialecki on Friday evening, and he continued his title challenge with a resounding 6-2 win over Dobey in the last eight. The Markham star averaged north of 104 to defeat the former Masters champion, before winning seven of the last eight legs to dispatch 2024 runner-up Rob Cross 7-3 in the semi-finals.
Bunting, meanwhile, overcame Poland's number one Krzysztof Ratajski and reigning champion Luke Littler to progress to a fourth World Series final of the year.
The 40-year-old converted a sensational 150 checkout to complete a deciding-leg victory over Ratajski, while he dispatched Littler 7-3 following a superb semi-final display.
Bunting was aiming to join Gary Anderson and Phil Taylor in claiming a hat-trick of World Series titles in the same calendar year, although he was ultimately denied in that quest by a moment of magic.
"I've really enjoyed this weekend," insisted the world number four. "You cannot give Gezzy opportunities, because he's absolutely class. "That double-double finish - I just said to him: 'that was unbelievable'. It was a great ending to a brilliant game."
Littler's bid for back-to-back titles in Gliwice was curtailed by a clinical Bunting, although the World Champion still produced a series of memorable moments on Finals Day. The Warrington wonderkid landed a 170 checkout in each of his matches against Bunting and Nathan Aspinall, having averaged 104.88 to defeat Aspinall 6-3 in a high-quality quarter-final.
The evening's other quarter-final tie saw Cross run out a 6-4 winner against 2023 champion Michael van Gerwen, who was punished for a profligate display on the outer ring.
The PDC's World Series of Darts season will resume with a double-header in Australia and New Zealand next month, as a star-studded field prepare to head Down Under. The KenoGO Australian Darts Masters will take place in Wollongong on August 8-9, before Auckland's Spark Arena plays host to the SkyCity New Zealand Darts Masters on August 15-16.
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Statistics First Round
| Ave | 180s | Doubles | Player | v | Player | Ave | 180s | Doubles |
| 100.84 | 1 | - | Dobey | 6:1 | Jehirzki | 94.43 | 1 | - |
| 88.22 | 3 | 6/23 | Price | 6:3 | Bialecki | 85.93 | 1 | 3/17 |
| 85.36 | 1 | 6/17 | Cross | 6:2 | Kciuk | 81.09 | 2 | 2/10 |
| 84.71 | 2 | 6/19 | v.Gerwen | 6:4 | Ljubic | 82.69 | 1 | 4/13 |
| 87.57 | 2 | 6/12 | Bunting | 6:4 | Kanik | 88.82 | 1 | 1/7 |
| 97.88 | 6 | 6/13 | Littler | 6:3 | Sedlacek | 97.58 | 2 | 4/9 |
| 99.59 | 3 | 3/9 | Clayton | 3:6 | Ratajski | 100.31 | 2 | 6/8 |
| 87.19 | 3 | 6/19 | Aspinall | 6:4 | Szaganski | 87.19 | 0 | 4/10 |
Statistics Quarterfinals
| Ave | 180s | Doubles | Player | v | Player | Ave | 180s | Doubles |
| 96.35 | 3 | 6/14 | Bunting | 6:5 | Ratajski | 95.16 | 1 | 5/14 |
| 99.94 | 4 | 3/5 | Aspinall | 3:6 | Littler | 104.88 | 3 | 6/12 |
| 104.29 | 4 | 6/13 | Price | 6:2 | Dobey | 97.42 | 4 | 2/11 |
| 88.80 | 1 | 6/21 | Cross | 6:4 | v.Gerwen | 92.90 | 2 | 4/18 |
Statistics Semifinals
| Ave | 180s | Doubles | Player | v | Player | Ave | 180s | Doubles |
| 104.12 | 5 | 7/18 | Bunting | 7:3 | Littler | 100.00 | 4 | 3/10 |
| 100.68 | 6 | 7/13 | Price | 7:3 | Cross | 96.28 | 2 | 3/4 |
Statistics Final
| Ave | 180s | Doubles | Player | v | Player | Ave | 180s | Doubles |
| 97.95 | 5 | 7/18 | Bunting | 7:8 | Price | 103.12 | 6 | 8/20 |