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Ratajski provides only Eastern European win in first round Poland Darts Masters
PDCFriday, 07 July 2023 at 23:10
Krzysztof Ratajski fired up his Polish crowd in Warsaw by winning his opening match Friday night at the Poland Darts Masters.
The Polish crowd favorite won 6-3 over former world champion Rob Cross in front of his own audience in the first round of the Poland Darts Masters. Ratajski broke Cross as early as the first leg and then ran out to a 5-1 lead.
However, Cross managed to undo one break and fought his way back to 5-3. The Englishman had to break Ratajski back once more, but failed to do so. In the ninth leg, Ratajski decided the match 6-3, making him the only Eastern European player to reach the quarterfinals in Warsaw.
In the final match of the first round, world champion Michael Smith proved too strong for Krzysztof Kciuk. The world number one recorded an average of only 86 but nevertheless pulled off a 6-1 win against Kciuk.
Where can I watch the Poland Darts Masters live?
The World Series tournament will be broadcast by PDCTV and ITV4 delayed from 9pm. On Friday, the first round will be played from 18:00 to 23:00.
The rest of the tournament will take place on Saturday from 18:00 to 23:00. Then the quarterfinals are scheduled first, followed by the semifinals and finals.
How much prize money is to be won?
The prize pool for this event contains a total of £60,000. However, the prize money won does not count toward the PDC Order of Merit or other money rankings.
All participants are guaranteed £1,250 in prize money. This amount could eventually rise to a sum of £20,000 in prize money for the winner.
What are the World Series of Darts?
World Series tournaments are PDC international events organized to promote the sport beyond its (Western) European borders.
Earlier this year, tournaments also took place in Bahrain, Denmark and the United States, and after the tournament in Poland, tournaments in Australia and New Zealand will also be completed.
Past World Series tournaments have included Dubai, Singapore, Japan, Scotland, China, Germany and Austria.
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- The pundits glossing over the other factor at play in that match. They appear to be somewhat constrained in what they can say publicly.
UndartedWaters16-11-2024 - So, you don't like Littler, then? I was cheering him on, being a fellow Englishman. Honestly, some of us get far too offended nowadays. If you want to see crowd passion... watch a match when German and Dutch players face off... that can be just as bad if not worse for crowd noises. It happens, I have watched and heard Littler being jeered - Dirk van Duijvenbode in Holland, January this year. Where was your outrage then? Yes, I can clearly see what is going on here.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024
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- Was watching an old World Masters final the other day between Eric Bristow and John Lowe, the crowd respect for both players on throw was first class, not a sound. You can imagine now the idiots who were whistling on De Deckers throw proudly boasting about it on social media. I blame the PDC to a certain extent though doubt they really care as they win regardless of which player wins or loses.Mysstree16-11-2024
- @UndartedWaters I totally agree with your thoughts! I totally respect Kirk but in this instance I was disappointed with his lack of crowd control. I even turned to my husband and said "Could you imagine this happening if Russ Bray was the referee tonight? At least there would have been a crowd admonishment- Ladies and Gentleman please." I so felt for Mike DeDecker...MamaVenus15-11-2024