Luke Littler can have the prospect to avenge his 2023 defeat to Adam Gawlas when the Premier League champion returns to motion on the Poland Darts Masters.
Littler misplaced to the Czech participant of their final televised assembly on the 2023 UK Open, however has since taken the darting world by storm, reaching the World Darts Championship ultimate earlier than happening to triumph within the Premier League.
The 17-year-old Briton is collaborating within the 16-player event in Gliwice for the primary time, with the opening-round matches going down on Friday earlier than the ultimate three levels observe on Saturday.
Michael van Gerwen will start his defence of his title on the World Collection of Darts occasion in opposition to Czech star Karel Sedlacek.
Van Gerwen produced averages of 110, 104 and 113 to triumph within the event’s inaugural staging in Warsaw final 12 months, and the Dutch supremo will play Czech World Cup star Sedlacek on his return to Polish soil.
The draw additionally pitted world No 1 Luke Humphries in opposition to Hungarian newcomer Gyorgy Jehirszki, because the world champion continues his bid for a maiden World Collection of Darts crown.
Poland’s No 1 Krzysztof Ratajski will even take centre stage on residence soil this weekend, and the previous World Matchplay semi-finalist kicks off his problem in opposition to Masters champion Stephen Bunting.
Newly-crowned US Darts Masters champion Rob Cross begins his bid for a second World Collection title within the house of a fortnight in opposition to residence favorite Sebastian Bialecki – a UK Open quarter-finalist in 2022.
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Littler hit a nine-darter throughout the Premier League Play-Off ultimate at London’s O2 enviornment
Michael Smith, the 2023 world champion, will even face Polish opposition in Radek Szaganski, who regained his PDC Tour Card earlier this 12 months after profitable a Gamers Championship title in 2023.
Elsewhere, World Matchplay winner Nathan Aspinall performs Croatian trailblazer Boris Krcmar, whereas two-time world champion Peter Wright meets Poland’s big-stage debutant Jacek Krupka.
What’s subsequent on Sky Sports activities?
The World Cup of Darts will happen from June 27-30 on the Eissporthalle in Frankfurt, Germany.
Wales’ Gerwyn Value and Jonny Clayton are the defending champions and they are going to be decided to fend off 39 different nations to retain their title.
Humphries and Smith are in line to symbolize England however Littler is not going to characteristic as a result of the 2 highest-ranked English gamers within the PDC Order of Advantage are picked. ‘The Nuke’ is presently twenty fifth within the Order of Advantage.
Followers are in a position to stream all the motion on NOW TV by way of their cell system or desk.
World Cup of Darts: Fixtures
Thursday, June 27 (6pm BST)
Group Stage – Opening Matches
Friday, June 28
Afternoon Session (11am BST)
Group Stage – Second Matches
Night Session (6pm BST)
Group Stage – Ultimate Matches
Saturday, June 29
Afternoon Session (12pm BST)
Second Spherical x4
Night Session (6pm BST)
Second Spherical x4
Sunday, June 30
Afternoon Session (12pm BST)
Quarter-Finals
Night Session (6pm BST)
Semi-Finals
Ultimate
What’s the format?
- Group Stage – Better of seven legs
- Second Spherical – Better of 15 legs
- Quarter-Finals – Better of 15 legs
- Semi-Finals – Better of 15 legs
- Ultimate – Better of 19 legs
All matches can be performed in a doubles format
