International - New Zealand Darts Masters
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by Devesh Jaganath | in Darts Predictions
The 2025 New Zealand Darts Masters kicks off on Friday at Spark Arena in Auckland with Mike De Decker taking on Gordon Mathers in the opening match. The winner of this match between the Real Deal and GG will move on to face either Luke Littler or Mark Cleaver in the next round. Let's get into the match prediction.
Mike De Decker made an instant impression in his first match in the 2025 World Series last week, reaching the final of the Australian Darts Masters, where he lost ot Luke Littler in the final.
En route to the final, the Real Deal beat Brandon Weening 6-2, Luke Humphries 6-0, and Chris Dobey 7-4 before bowing out to the Nuke 8-4 at the final hurdle.
The Belgian has now won five of his last 10 matches across all competitions and is a massive favourite in this one.
Meanwhile, Gordon Mathers is set to make his first televised tournament appearance since December last year, when he lost to Ricky Evans at the PDC World Championship.
GG has not beaten anyone ranked inside the top 100 since August 2022, when he stunned Michael Smith at the Queensland Masters over in Australia.
Matters has only won three of his last 10 matches across all competitions and is one of the biggest underdogs in the opening rounds of this tournament.
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Mike De Decker - Gordon Mathers Key Points
- Mike De Decker reached the final of the Australian Darts Masters last week.
- Mike De Decker has won three of his last four matches across all competitions.
- Gordon Mathers is playing his first televised tournament since December last year.
- Gordon Mathers has lost 11 of his last 15 matches across all competitions.
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Our Mike De Decker vs Gordon Mathers Prediction
As is the case in the opening round of most World Series competitions, the PDC’s elite are massively fancied to progress to the quarter-finals, and that is no different in this clash.
Mike De Decker made a stunning season debut in Australia last week after a slow start. He is now carrying momentum into this match, and we feel that he will make fairly light work of his first-round opponent in this one. Our Mike De Decker vs Gordon Mathers match prediction is Mike De Decker -1.5.
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