2026 Nordic Darts Masters Day 1 first round live results, scores, schedule & bracket: Bunting’s title defense ends after upset against Tingstrom originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Stephen Bunting had several chances to advance, but missed a total of 25 darts at the outer ring during the match, allowing Viktor Tingstrom the opportunity to steal the match and pull off a big upset.
The 2026 World Series of Darts resumes on Friday, with Day 1 of the 2026 Nordic Darts Masters.
The world’s best players, including Luke Littler, Gerwyn Price, Luke Humphries and Michael van Gerwen, will take the stage, as eight exciting matches will be played.
On Day 1, each of the eight PDC representatives will play against one of the eight Nordic & Baltic qualifiers.
2026 Nordic Darts Masters Day 1 schedule & results
Friday night’s session consists of the first round.
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First round (first to 6 legs)
| Match | Date | Time (local) | Score |
| Jonny Clayton vs. Andreas Harrysson | Fri., June 5 | 7:15 p.m. | 6-0 |
| Gerwyn Price vs. Darius Labanauskas | Fri., June 5 | 7:45 p.m. | 6-5 |
| Stephen Bunting vs. Viktor Tingstrom | Fri., June 5 | 8:15 p.m. | 5-6 |
| Michael van Gerwen vs. Oskar Lukasiak | Fri., June 5 | 8:45 p.m. | |
| James Wade vs. Madars Razma | Fri., June 5 | 9:15 p.m. | |
| Luke Littler vs. Cor Dekker | Fri., June 5 | 9:45 p.m. | |
| Luke Humphries vs. Jeffrey de Graaf | Fri., June 5 | 10:15 p.m. | |
| Gian van Veen vs. Daniel Larsson | Fri., June 5 | 10:45 p.m. |
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Bracket
Here is the bracket for the second round on Day 2.
| van Gerwen/Lukasiak vs. Tingstrom |
| Price vs. Clayton |
| Littler/Dekker vs. Wade/Razma |
| van Veen/Larsson vs. Humphries/de Graaf |
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