Price - roared on by a 9,000 strong crowd at the PreZero Arena - averaged 103 to edge out Bunting in a compelling last-leg decider on Polish soil. The Welshman overturned a 4-2 deficit to clinch his fourth World Series of Darts title, having also produced ton-plus averages in earlier wins over Chris Dobey and Rob Cross.
Saturday’s showpiece was a repeat of January’s Bahrain Darts Masters decider, but there was a different outcome this time around, as Price pocketed the £30,000 top prize. Bunting seized the early initiative, defying a spectacular 137 finish from Price with successive 96 and 68 combinations to establish a 4-2 cushion.
Price responded by winning five of the next six legs to lead 7-5, although the pendulum swung once more when he squandered three match darts in the penultimate leg. Bunting duly profited to force a decider in which he left himself on tops after 12 darts, but a magical 91 checkout from Price - rounded off with a double 17 and double 20 – saw him seal the deal in style.
Saturday July 5th (1900 CEST, 1800 BST)
Quarter-Finals
Stephen Bunting 6-5 Krzysztof Ratajski
Luke Littler 6-3 Nathan Aspinall
Gerwyn Price 6-2 Chris Dobey
Rob Cross 6-4 Michael van Gerwen
Semi-Finals
Stephen Bunting 7-3 Luke Littler
Gerwyn Price 7-3 Rob Cross
Final
Gerwyn Price 8-7 Stephen Bunting