Friday night the first round was finished and there were hardly any surprises. All seeded players won their matches, except Peter Wright, who surprisingly lost 6-5 against Swedish Johan Engström.
That ensures we have a number of duels to look forward to in the quarterfinals. The evening in Copenhagen begins with the match between Gerwyn Price and Dimitri Van den Bergh. The 29-year-old Belgian won the tournament in 2022, Price lost to Wright in last year's final.
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Next, Michael Smith and Nathan Aspinall will decide between themselves who will take on Price or Van den Bergh. In the other side of the table, we get another English duel in the quarterfinals between Rob Cross and Stephen Bunting. Finally, Luke Humphries takes on the surprising Engström.
Format
First round: Best of 11 legs
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Quarterfinals: Best of 11 legs
Semifinals: Best of 13 legs
Final: Best of 15 legs
TV and live stream
The Nordic Darts Masters will be broadcast on ITV3 and PDC TV. On Friday, June 7 at 7 p.m., the first round of the Nordic Darts Masters will kick off. In this round, the eight PDC top players will take on eight players from the Nordic and Baltic countries. In action on behalf of the PDC are Luke Humphries, Michael Smith, Nathan Aspinall, Gerwyn Price, Rob Cross, Peter Wright, Dimitri van den Bergh and Stephen Bunting.
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The eight winners of the first round may return to the Forum Copenhagen stage a day later. Then the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals will be played consecutively.
Distribution of prize money
The prize pool for this event includes £60,000. This amount is the same at all regular World Series tournaments. All participants are guaranteed 1250 pounds of prize money.
This amount increases further upon winning matches. The losing finalist collects a check for 10,000 pounds, while the winner of the Nordic Darts Masters gets to take home the top prize of 20,000 pounds. By the way, the money does not count toward the PDC Order of Merit.
However, points can be taken for the World Series Order of Merit. All participants in a World Series tournament are guaranteed one point for the World Series Order of Merit. This number increases to three points upon reaching the quarterfinals, and then to five points for a semifinal place. The losing finalist receives eight points and the winner receives 12 points.
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🇸🇪 Engstrom stuns Snakebite
⚡ Cross creates history
🔥 Humphries cruises through
👏 Price & Smith impress
Round-up and results from an eventful opening night at the @MrVegas_Casino Nordic Darts Masters! ✍👇