Michael van Gerwen qualified for the last eight at the Poland Darts Masters on Friday night. However, it did not go easy against Czech qualifier Adam Gawlas.
The former PDC World Youth Championship finalist led 3-1 against Van Gerwen. However, Van Gerwen then came back strongly to 5-3 with a 13-darter and two 15-darters. With a 14-darter, Van Gerwen then took the win 6-3.
Gerwyn Price also qualified for the quarter-finals in Warsaw. The former world champion triumphed with difficulty 6-3 against qualifier Lukasz Waclawski to qualify for the quarter-finals of this World Series tournament in the Polish capital Warsaw.
He began the tie taking out 156 and missing double 12 for a nine-dart finish before surviving a scare. He will now face Nathan Aspinall.
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.
The prize fund 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.
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.
MVG COMPLETES THE COMEBACK! 💪 Impressive from Michael van Gerwen, who crashes in five 180s and averages almost 99 to celebrate a hard-fought 6-3 win over Adam Gawlas! Luke Humphries awaits in the quarter-finals tomorrow! 👀 📺 bit.ly/2023PDMLive #PolandDarts | R1
