Luke Littler will face Czech rival Adam Gawlas in the opening round of the Poland Darts Masters; defending champion Michael van Gerwen starts campaign against Karel Sedlacek; tournament played across Friday and Saturday in Gliwice
Luke Littler will have the chance to avenge his 2023 defeat to Adam Gawlas when the Premier League champion returns to action at the Poland Darts Masters.
Littler lost to the Czech player in their last televised meeting at the 2023 UK Open, but has since taken the darting world by storm, reaching the World Darts Championship final before going on to triumph in the Premier League.
The 17-year-old Briton is participating in the 16-player tournament in Gliwice for the first time, with the opening-round matches taking place on Friday before the final three stages follow on Saturday.
Michael van Gerwen will begin his defence of his title at the World Series of Darts event against Czech star Karel Sedlacek.
Van Gerwen produced averages of 110, 104 and 113 to triumph in the tournament’s inaugural staging in Warsaw last year, and the Dutch supremo will play Czech World Cup star Sedlacek on his return to Polish soil.
The draw also pitted world No 1 Luke Humphries against Hungarian newcomer Gyorgy Jehirszki, as the world champion continues his bid for a maiden World Series of Darts crown.
Poland’s No 1 Krzysztof Ratajski will also take centre stage on home soil this weekend, and the former World Matchplay semi-finalist kicks off his challenge against Masters champion Stephen Bunting.
Newly-crowned US Darts Masters champion Rob Cross begins his bid for a second World Series title in the space of a fortnight against home favourite Sebastian Bialecki – a UK Open quarter-finalist in 2022.
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