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| 2025 Superbet Poland Darts Masters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 4–5 July 2025 | ||
| Venue | PreZero Arena | ||
| Location | Gliwice | ||
| Country |  Poland | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £100,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £30,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170 Chris Dobey Luke Littler (x2) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Gerwyn Price | |||
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The 2025 Poland Darts Masters, known as the 2025 Superbet Poland Darts Masters for sponsorship reasons, was the third staging of the professional darts tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, and the fifth event in the 2025 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight elite PDC players and eight Eastern Europe representatives) and was held at the PreZero Arena in Gliwice, Poland between 4–5 July 2025.
Luke Littler was the defending champion after defeating Rob Cross 8–3 in the 2024 final.[1][2] However, he lost 7–3 to Stephen Bunting in the semi-finals.
Gerwyn Price won the tournament and the fourth World Series title of his career after beating Bunting 8–7 in the final.
Overview
[edit]Format
[edit]Eight elite PDC representatives were drawn to play eight Eastern Europe representatives in the first round on Friday 4 July; the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final all took place on Saturday 5 July. All matches were in leg play format, with the number of legs required to win increasing as the tournament progressed:[3]
- First round and quarter-finals: Best of eleven legs
- Semi-finals: Best of thirteen legs
- Final: Best of fifteen legs
Prize money
[edit]The winner received £30,000. The total prize fund was £100,000.[4]
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £100,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £30,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £16,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £10,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £5,000 |
| First round | (8) | £1,750 |
Broadcasts
[edit]The tournament was broadcast on ITV4 in the United Kingdom and TVP Sport in Poland. Other broadcasters included DAZN in Germany, Austria and Switzerland; Viaplay in the Netherlands, Iceland, the Baltic states and Scandinavia; TV Nova in the Czech Republic and Slovakia; Fox Sports in Australia; Sky Sport in New Zealand; AMC Pragosport in Hungary; VTM in Belgium; FanDuel in the United States and Brazil; Maincast in Ukraine and Rigour in China. It is also available on PDCTV to international subscribers.[5]
Qualifiers
[edit]The PDC announced the eight players participating as their elite representatives on 15 April. World number one Luke Humphries did not participate due to family reasons.[6]
The seedings were based on the 2025 World Series rankings after four events:
Stephen Bunting (runner-up)
Gerwyn Price (champion)- Rob Cross (semi-finals)
- Nathan Aspinall (quarter-finals)
- Luke Littler (semi-finals)
- Chris Dobey (quarter-finals)
Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)- Jonny Clayton (first round)
The six Eastern European Tour Card holders automatically qualified, with the remaining two spots allocated to the winners of qualifiers in Hungary and Poland. The Hungarian qualifier was won by György Jehirszki, who defeated János Végső in the final.[7] In the 158-player Polish qualifier, Krzysztof Kciuk beat Mirosław Grudziecki in the final to secure the last spot.[8]
| Qualification | Player |
| PDC Tour Card Holders | Krzysztof Ratajski (quarter-finals) |
| Radek Szagański (first round) | |
| Sebastian Białecki (first round) | |
| Tytus Kanik (first round) | |
 Karel Sedláček (first round) | |
 Pero Ljubić (first round) | |
| Eastern Europe Qualifiers |  György Jehirszki (first round) |
| Krzysztof Kciuk (first round) |
Summary
[edit]
First round
[edit]Seven out of the eight elite PDC representatives won their opening match. The only Eastern Europe representative to succeed was Polish number one Krzysztof Ratajski, who defeated Jonny Clayton 6–3 in front of his home crowd. Defending champion Luke Littler battled past Karel Sedláček to win 6–4, with Littler calling Sedláček a "top player" after their match. Chris Dobey won the opening match of the session by beating Hungarian qualifier György Jehirszki 6–1, including checkouts of 170 and 167 from Dobey. Gerwyn Price and Rob Cross advanced to the second round following wins over Poland's Sebastian Białecki and Krzysztof Kciuk respectively.[9] Michael van Gerwen was critical of his performance in his 6–4 victory over Pero Ljubić, while also branding Ljubić a "pub player".[10] Stephen Bunting defeated Tytus Kanik 6–3, and Nathan Aspinall closed out the first round with a 6–4 win against Radek Szagański.[11]
Quarter-finals, semi-finals and final
[edit]
As the only remaining Eastern Europe representative, Krzysztof Ratajski came within a leg away from reaching the semi-finals, but he was defeated by Stephen Bunting for the second year in a row, who won the deciding leg with a 150 checkout.[12] After back-to-back defeats to Nathan Aspinall at the Nordic Masters and the US Masters, Luke Littler rebounded by beating Aspinall 6–3 to advance, including a 170 checkout. Gerwyn Price defeated Chris Dobey 6–2, while Rob Cross eliminated Michael van Gerwen through a 6–4 victory.[13] In the semi-finals, Luke Littler produced another 170 checkout but ultimately lost 7–3 to Stephen Bunting. Gerwyn Price won seven of the last eight legs in his match with Rob Cross to prevail by the same scoreline, setting up a final between Bunting and Price. This marked Bunting's fourth World Series final in 2025, as he aimed to match Gary Anderson and Phil Taylor's record of winning three World Series titles in one year. Price looked to reverse the result of the Bahrain Masters final from earlier in the year, where Bunting was victorious.[14]
In the final, Price managed to level the score early as he produced a 137 checkout to make it 2–2. However, Bunting took a 4–2 going into the interval. Price found form once the match resumed, eventually leading 7–5 in a race to eight legs. At 7–6, Bunting missed three darts at double 12 to force a deciding leg, but Price missed three match darts at double 20,[13] allowing Bunting to hit double 3 to level the score at 7–7. In the deciding leg, Price converted a 94 checkout via a single 17 and a double-double finish (double 17 and double 20) to win his fourth World Series title in a thrilling final.[15] Price, who arrived in Gliwice without his suitcase, averaged over 103 in the final and said that he was "over the moon" with the victory. Bunting called Price's winning double-double finish "unbelievable" and deemed it a "great ending to a brilliant game".[14]
Draw
[edit]The draw was conducted on 3 July by Polish former footballer Jerzy Dudek.[3] Numbers to the left of players' names show the seedings for the top four in the tournament. The figures to the right of a player's name state their three-dart average in a match. Players in bold denote match winners.[16]
| First round (best of 11 legs) 4 July | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 5 July | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 5 July | Final (best of 15 legs) 5 July | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Stephen Bunting 87.57 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tytus Kanik 88.82 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stephen Bunting 96.35 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Krzysztof Ratajski 95.16 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jonny Clayton 99.59 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Krzysztof Ratajski 100.31 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stephen Bunting 104.12 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Luke Littler 100.09 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Nathan Aspinall 87.19 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Radek Szagański 87.19 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Nathan Aspinall 99.94 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Luke Littler 104.88 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Luke Littler 97.88 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karel Sedláček 97.58 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stephen Bunting 97.95 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gerwyn Price 103.12 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gerwyn Price 88.22 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sebastian Białecki 85.93 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gerwyn Price 104.29 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chris Dobey 97.42 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Dobey 100.84 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| György Jehirszki 94.43 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gerwyn Price 100.68 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rob Cross 96.28 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rob Cross 85.36 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Krzysztof Kciuk 81.09 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rob Cross 88.80 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Michael van Gerwen 92.90 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michael van Gerwen 84.71 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pero Ljubić 82.69 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
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- ^ "Littler beats Cross to win Poland Darts Masters". BBC Sport. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ a b Gorton, Josh (3 July 2025). "Littler pitted against Czech star Sedlacek at Superbet Poland Darts Masters". PDC. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
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- ^ "Littler set to headline trio of World Series events this summer". PDC. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Gorton, Josh (6 May 2025). "Jehirszki confirms Superbet Poland Darts Masters return". PDC. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ Białka, Kamil (24 May 2025). "Zwycięstwo! Krzysztof Kciuk zagra w Superbet Poland Darts Masters" [Victory! Krzysztof Kciuk will play in Superbet Poland Darts Masters]. Łączy Nas Dart (in Polish). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Poland Darts Masters: Jonny Clayton suffers first-round exit to home hero Krzysztof Ratajski". Sky Sports. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ Nijjar, Aaron (4 July 2025). "VAN GERWEN BRANDS OPPONENT PUB PLAYER AFTER WIN". Oche180. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ Mallows, Tom (4 July 2025). "Littler beats Sedlacek to open Polish Masters defence". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ Walczak, Oliwier (5 July 2025). "Ratajski przegrał po dreszczowcu. Bunting znów rozwiał polskie marzenia" [Ratajski lost after a thriller. Bunting once again shattered Polish dreams]. Łączy Nas Dart (in Polish). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Poland Darts Masters: Gerwyn Price beats Stephen Bunting in dramatic final-leg decider to clinch title". Sky Sports. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ a b Gorton, Josh (5 July 2025). "Price denies Bunting to celebrate Superbet Poland Darts Masters glory". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ Millington, Adam (5 July 2025). "Price wins Polish Masters as Littler out in semis". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Results of Poland Darts Masters 2025". Mastercaller. Retrieved 4 July 2025.