Poland Darts Masters 2025: Schedule, format, draw as Luke Littler, Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Value compete | Darts Information
Reigning world champion Luke Littler units his sights on back-to-back Poland Darts Masters titles as the celebrities of the sport descend on Gliwice this weekend.
Following thrilling stops in Bahrain, Den Bosch, Copenhagen and New York, the fifth World Sequence of Darts occasion of the 12 months lands in Gliwice on Friday July 4, the place 16 elite gamers will battle it out on the PreZero Area.
Defending champion Littler and 2023 winner Michael van Gerwen headline the third version of the Poland Darts Masters, joined by 5 host nation representatives in a star-studded line-up.
Littler made a sensational debut in Poland final 12 months, overcoming Peter Wright and Michael Smith in dramatic vogue earlier than cruising previous Rob Cross within the remaining to raise the trophy.
{The teenager} begins his title defence with a compelling first-round conflict in opposition to Karel Sedlacek, recent off main Czechia to their first World Cup of Darts quarter-final final month.
“It was a tremendous feeling to raise this trophy in entrance of a large crowd, and hopefully I can defend the title this weekend,” stated Littler, who additionally holds the World Sequence Finals crown.
“Travelling the world on the World Sequence is an unimaginable expertise, and I liked each second of my time in Poland final 12 months.
“I am actually trying ahead to getting began. That first match is at all times essential, it units the tone and offers you that successful feeling on stage.”
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Littler hit three tops to beat Jules van Dongen within the first spherical of the US Darts Masters. Footage courtesy of ITV Sport
Dutchman Van Gerwen, the one different former champion within the area, returns to Poland after a dominant show within the match’s inaugural version, the place he averaged a staggering 106.63 throughout 4 matches in Warsaw.
Van Gerwen opens his marketing campaign in opposition to Croatian newcomer Pero Ljubic, certainly one of 4 debutants on this 12 months’s competitors.
Friday’s opening spherical will see eight PDC superstars face off in opposition to eight Japanese European challengers, together with Poland’s top-ranked participant Krzysztof Ratajski.
Dwelling favorite Krzysztof Ratajski flies the flag for Poland in Gliwice (Simon O’Connor/PDC)
2025 Poland Darts Masters
Draw bracket
(1) Stephen Bunting vs Tytus Kanik
Jonny Clayton vs Krzysztof Ratajski
(4) Nathan Aspinall vs Radek Szaganski
Luke Littler vs Kareł Sedlacek
(2) Gerwyn Value vs Sebastian Białecki
Chris Dobey vs Gyorgy Jehirszki
(3) Rob Cross vs Krzysztof Kciuk
Michael van Gerwen vs Pero Ljubic
Order of Play
Friday July 4 (from 6pm UK time)
First spherical (best-of-11 legs)
Chris Dobey vs Gyorgy Jehirszki
Gerwyn Value vs Sebastian Bialecki
Rob Cross vs Krzysztof Kciuk
Michael van Gerwen vs Pero Ljubic
Stephen Bunting vs Tytus Kanik
Luke Littler vs Karel Sedlacek
Jonny Clayton vs Krzysztof Ratajski
Nathan Aspinall vs Radek Szaganski
Saturday July 5 (from 6pm UK time)
Quarter-finals (best-of-11 legs)
TBC
Semi-finals (best-of-13 legs)
TBC
Closing (best-of-15 legs)
TBC
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