Defiant Stephen Bunting has urged the rest to try and stop him regaining his Masters crown.

The Bullet was denied back-to-back World Series wins when defeated 8-5 by Rob Cross in the Final of the Dutch Darts Masters.

However, having won in Bahrain last week and taken out Luke Littler in Den Bosch, Bunting’s confidence remains high.

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The Scouser is the current Masters champion and heads to Milton Keynes convinced he can repeat his heroics from 12 months ago.

Bunting said: “If you’d have said to me at the start of this tournament, you’re going to be in the Final, I’d have taken it, definitely.

“Obviously, these events take a lot out of you, so to literally back-to-back to come to Finals is amazing for me. To play a gentleman in Rob was a great final and he played a really good game. I’d been under pressure from the start, so congratulations go to him.

“I’ll dust myself down and get ready for Milton Keynes next week. I’m playing the best darts of my life and everything around me is in a great place.

“I can’t wait to continue the form in the Masters. Someone come and stop me.”