Stephen Bunting vs Mal Cuming Prediction & Betting Tips - Australian Darts Masters
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by Devesh Jaganath | in Darts Predictions
Match two at the 2026 Australian Darts Masters will see Stephen Bunting taking on Mal Cuming on Friday morning. Bullet reached the semi-final of this tournament last year, and our prediction is that he will come out on top in this match.
With Luke Littler not in the Australian Darts Masters this year, Stephen Bunting will be hoping to go one better than he did in 2025, when he was beaten by the Nuke in the semi-finals of this competition.
However, Bullet is entering this tournament off the back of disappointment in New Zealand last week, where he suffered a shock first-round 6-2 defeat to Oceanic representative Raymond Smith.
Bunting has won just four of his last 10 matches in all competitions. This is his first competitive matchup against this opponent.
Meanwhile, Mal Cuming got the call-up to feature at this year’s Australian Darts Masters after Darren Penhall withdrew with a shoulder injury. He will be making his debut in the competition.
Cuming has not won an ADA title in 2026. In his last four ADA events (17-20), he recorded finishes of two last 16s, a last 32, and a quarter-final appearance, which came in Event 20.
Cuming has won five and lost five of his last 10 listed matches. He is the joint-biggest underdog in the opening round of the competition.
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Stephen Bunting - Mal Cuming Key Points
- Stephen Bunting is ranked ninth in the PDC Order of Merit.
- Stephen Bunting was a semi-finalist in this competition last year.
- Stephen Bunting won two Premier League nights this year.
- Mal Cuming is eighth in the ADA rankings.
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Our Stephen Bunting vs Mal Cuming Prediction
Mal Cuming did not originally qualify for this year’s Australian Darts Masters, and he has a massive task on his hands in facing Stephen Bunting, who will be determined to bounce back from that disappointment last week.
Indeed, Bunting has not had the best season to this point, but we know what he is capable of once he gets into a rhythm. An opening round victory may be exactly what he needs to make a deep run in this competition. Our Stephen Bunting vs Mal Cuming prediction is Stephen Bunting -2.5.
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