2024 New Zealand Darts Masters preview

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The 2024 New Zealand Darts Masters begins on Friday, as reigning champion Rob Cross and New Zealand’s number one Haupai Puha renew their rivalry in Hamilton.

Cross pitted against Puha in 2024 NZ Darts Masters opener

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Rob Cross will begin his defence of the New Zealand Darts Masters against Haupai Puha, as Australian World Cup partners Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock also go head-to-head on Friday night.

Peerless Price reigns supreme in Wollongong

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Gerwyn Price stormed to his second World Series of Darts title of 2024 with a stunning 8-1 victory against Luke Littler in Saturday's Australian Darts Masters final.

Heta headlines in Wollongong, as Cross survives Puha scare

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Damon Heta preserved home hopes on the opening day of the 2024 Australian Darts Masters, as Rob Cross survived a major scare against New Zealand’s number one Haupai Puha.

Where to watch the 2024 Australian Darts Masters

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Check out where you can watch the 2024 Australian Darts Masters.

2024 Australian Darts Masters preview

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Luke Humphries and Luke Littler will make their World Series of Darts debuts Down Under on Friday, as the pair prepare to take centre stage at the 2024 Australian Darts Masters.

Humphries to face Comito in Australian Darts Masters opener

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Luke Humphries will begin his Australian Darts Masters campaign against Joe Comito on Friday, with the draw and schedule for this weekend’s event now confirmed.

2024 Australian Darts Masters field confirmed

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The field for next month's Australian Darts Masters has been finalised, with newly crowned World Matchplay champion Luke Humphries and Premier League winner Luke Littler set to make their debuts Down Under.

Tata & Snookes confirm New Zealand Darts Masters qualification

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Jonny Tata and Daniel Snookes will compete in August’s New Zealand Darts Masters, after sealing their qualification in Auckland last weekend.

Littler doubles World Series title tally at Superbet Poland Darts Masters

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Luke Littler claimed his second World Series of Darts title of 2024 with victory at the Superbet Poland Darts Masters in Gliwice on Saturday.

The 2021 Jack's World Series of Darts Finals took place from October 29-31 at the AFAS Live in Amsterdam.

The tournament saw 24 PDC stars competing across three days for the title and £300,000 in prize money.

Details of the 2022 event will be confirmed in due course.

Jonny Clayton continued his dream 2021 by winning his fourth TV title of the year at the Jack's World Series of Darts Finals, defeating Dimitri Van den Bergh in the final on Sunday in Amsterdam.

A winner of the World Grand Prix earlier in October, Clayton sealed his second TV title of the month in style, averaging 101.63 in an 11-6 victory over Van den Bergh.

That was the Welshman's second ton-plus average of the day, having posted a 101.47 in an 11-6 semi-final win over Dutch number one Michael van Gerwen, who received vociferous support from the AFAS Live crowd.

Clayton also claimed the scalp of reigning champion, world number one and Welsh World Cup teammate Gerwyn Price in the quarter-finals on another memorable day for the 47-year-old.

"I'm enjoying every second of what I'm doing right now," Clayton reflected. "I want to thank everyone who supports me and gives me the chance to do this.

"I feel brilliant, my confidence is sky high at the moment. I'm one very happy man.

"There's no easy games, everyone in this competition is fantastic but it's my weekend so I'm going to smile tonight.

"It was a class game in the final, fair play to Dimitri. I could not get away from him until the last quarter of the game."

A captivating final saw Clayton go 2-0 up before the lead changed hands four times across the next nine legs as both players wrestled to take hold of the contest.

The 14th leg proved pivotal, as Clayton broke the Van den Bergh throw to go 8-6 in front before taking out 103 to give himself a three-leg buffer.

Clayton pressed home his advantage, winning the last two legs with finishes of 121 and 96 to lift his first World Series title and pocket the £70k top prize.

Despite coming up short in the final, Van den Bergh enjoyed a return to form across the weekend as he bounced back from a disappointing first round exit at the World Grand Prix.

The world number five claimed a gutsy 11-8 win over Krzysztof Ratajski in the semi-finals, having got the better of his Belgian World Cup teammate Kim Huybrechts in the quarter-finals.

"It wasn't the result I wanted but Jonny and I played a fantastic final, what a star he is," said Van den Bergh.

"I felt a lot better in my game this weekend than I have in the last few weeks. I've sorted something out and now I feel free to enjoy my darts again.

"I want to say a massive thank you to the fans, it was a joy playing in front of this crowd. I will be back."

Sunday also saw the quarter-finals take place in the afternoon, as Clayton and Van den Bergh defeated their World Cup partners Price and Huybrechts in thrilling contests.

Dutch youngster Niels Zonneveld saw his run ended by Ratajski, while Van Gerwen delighted the Dutch crowd with a 10-5 win over Mervyn King.

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