Luke Littler will begin his defence of the Superbet Poland Darts Masters against Czech star Karel Sedlacek, with the draw and schedule for this weekend’s World Series of Darts event now confirmed.
The third edition of the Poland Darts Masters will take place in Gliwice on July 4-5, as the sport’s biggest names compete for silverware across two days of competition at the PreZero Arena.
Littler stormed to victory on debut 12 months ago, overcoming Peter Wright, Michael Smith and Rob Cross to clinch his second World Series of Darts crown.
The World Champion will make his return to Polish soil against Czech number one Sedlacek, who steered his nation to a first World Cup of Darts quarter-final in Frankfurt last month.
Friday's first round will see eight PDC superstars take on eight East Europe representatives for a place in Saturday’s Finals Day, as 2023 champion Michael van Gerwen also takes centre stage.
The Dutch superstar returned to big stage action in New York last weekend following a five-week hiatus, and he will kick off his campaign against Croatian Tour Card Holder Pero Ljubic.
The draw - conducted by former Poland, Liverpool and Real Madrid goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek – also pitted Welsh number one Jonny Clayton against Poland’s premier player Krzysztof Ratajski.
Clayton’s World Cup partner Gerwyn Price faces Polish opposition of his own in former UK Open quarter-finalist Sebastian Bialecki, who has enjoyed an impressive start to life on the ProTour circuit.
Top seed Stephen Bunting will play Tytus Kanik for a place in the quarter-finals, with 2024 runner-up Rob Cross up against Krzysztof Kciuk in his opening round tie.
Elsewhere, Nathan Aspinall – a finalist at last weekend’s US Darts Masters – meets Polish number two Radek Szaganski, while Chris Dobey makes his Poland Darts Masters debut against Hungarian qualifier Gyorgy Jehirszki.
Following Friday's first round action, the Superbet Poland Darts Masters will conclude on Saturday evening with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final during a bumper session of action in Gliwice.
The tournament will be broadcast live on ITV4 in the UK, through the PDC's worldwide broadcast partners including DAZN and Viaplay, and on PDCTV (excluding Germany, Austria & Switzerland based subscribers).
2025 Superbet Poland Darts Masters
Draw Bracket
(1) Stephen Bunting v Tytus Kanik
Jonny Clayton v Krzysztof Ratajski
(4) Nathan Aspinall v Radek Szaganski
Luke Littler v Kareł Sedlacek
(2) Gerwyn Price v Sebastian Białecki
Chris Dobey v Gyorgy Jehirszki
(3) Rob Cross v Krzysztof Kciuk
Michael van Gerwen v Pero Ljubic
Schedule of Play
Friday July 4 (1900 CEST, 1800 BST)
First Round
Chris Dobey v Gyorgy Jehirszki
Gerwyn Price v Sebastian Bialecki
Rob Cross v Krzysztof Kciuk
Michael van Gerwen v Pero Ljubic
Stephen Bunting v Tytus Kanik
Luke Littler v Karel Sedlacek
Jonny Clayton v Krzysztof Ratajski
Nathan Aspinall v Radek Szaganski
Best of 11 legs
Saturday July 5 (1900 CEST, 1800 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Best of 11 legs
Semi-Finals
Best of 13 legs
Final
Best of 15 legs