Poland Darts Masters: Gerwyn Worth beats Stephen Bunting in dramatic final-leg decider to clinch title | Darts Information

Gerwyn Worth dragged himself again from the brink of defeat to grab the Poland Darts Masters title from Stephen Bunting in a dramatic last.

The Welshman, who had checked out 137 to degree at 2-2, trailed 4-2 on the interval on the PreZero Enviornment in Gliwice however fought again to steer 7-5.

Bunting decreased the deficit after which noticed his opponent miss three match darts at double high as he took it to a last leg, which Worth – who averaged greater than 103 – clinched with a single 17, double 17, double-top end to prevail 8-7.

Talking on stage afterwards, he stated: “I missed a great deal of doubles in that recreation – I missed three darts at double high, my favorite double – after which clearly a few legs the place I missed a great deal of doubles.

“However to go within the last leg when Stephen is sat on a double and go double, double after I could not hit one all evening – improbable. I am over the moon.”

Bunting earned his place within the last with a crushing 7-3 victory over world champion Luke Littler within the final 4.

Littler survived 5 match darts and hit a 170 end at 6-2 to extend his night – however solely briefly as his opponent produced a treble 18, double 16 out-shot to progress.

Worth overpowered Rob Cross with an excellent show of ending, recovering from a 2-0 deficit to win seven of the subsequent eight legs and likewise undergo 7-3.

Littler had earlier taken out one other ‘massive fish’ on his solution to a 6-3 quarter-final victory over Nathan Aspinall, within the course of gaining revenge for back-to-back World Sequence defeats by his compatriot in Copenhagen and New York.

Worth cruised to a 6-2 win over Chris Dobey, however Cross was not at his finest as he edged previous Michael van Gerwen 6-4, whereas Bunting wanted a deciding leg to see off Polish No 1 Krzysztof Ratajski 6-5.

Poland Darts Masters outcomes

Quarter-finals

(1) Stephen Bunting 6-5 Krzysztof Ratajski
Luke Littler 6-3 (4) Nathan Aspinall
(2) Gerwyn Worth 6-2 Chris Dobey
(3) Rob Cross 6-4 Michael van Gerwen

Semi-finals

(1) Stephen Bunting 7-3 Luke Littler
(2) Gerwyn Worth 7-3 (3) Rob Cross

Last

(2) Gerwyn Worth 8-7 (1) Stephen Bunting

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