2014 Masters (darts)

2014 Unibet Masters
Tournament information
Dates1–2 November 2014
VenueRoyal Highland Centre
LocationEdinburgh
Country Scotland
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Final: best of 21 legs
Prize fund£160,000
Winner's share£50,000
High checkout170 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
(quarter-finals)
Champion(s)
England James Wade
«2013 2015»

The 2014 Unibet Masters was the second staging of the non-ranking Masters darts tournament, held by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was held between 1–2 November 2014 at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having beaten Adrian Lewis 10–1 in the inaugural tournament's final. James Wade beat Taylor 11–9 in the semi-finals. Wade got off to a slow start in the final against Mervyn King, and trailed 0–5, 1–6, 2–9 and 6–10. However, Wade won the last 5 legs to triumph 11–10, and win his first major title since the 2011 UK Open.[1]

The match distance changed this year with the first round and quarter-finals best of 19 legs. The semi-finals and final also increased in distance to best of 21 legs.

Qualifiers

Only the top 16 players on the PDC's Order of Merit on 19 October 2014 qualified for the event.[2] These were:

  1. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (semi-finals)
  2. England Phil Taylor (semi-finals)
  3. England Adrian Lewis (quarter-finals)
  4. Scotland Peter Wright (first round)
  5. Australia Simon Whitlock (first round)
  6. England James Wade (winner)
  7. Scotland Gary Anderson (quarter-finals)
  8. England Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals)
  9. Scotland Robert Thornton (first round)
  10. England Andy Hamilton (first round)
  11. Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan (first round)
  12. England Mervyn King (runner-up)
  13. England Justin Pipe (quarter-finals)
  14. Belgium Kim Huybrechts (first round)
  15. England Wes Newton (first round)
  16. Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (first round)

Prize money

The total prize fund was £160,000.[3]

Stage (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £160,000)
Winner (1) £50,000
Runner-up (1) £20,000
Semi-finalists (2) £10,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £7,500
First round losers (8) £5,000

Draw

The draw was made on 20 October 2014.[4]

First round (best of 19 legs)
1 November
[5] 		Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
2 November
[6] 		Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)
2 November
[7] 		Final (best of 21 legs)
2 November
[7]
            
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 101.44 10
16 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 100.51 9
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 99.11 10
8 England Dave Chisnall 98.62 7
8 England Dave Chisnall 99.67 10
9 Scotland Robert Thornton 94.47 8
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 101.09 9
12 England Mervyn King 99.88 11
5 Australia Simon Whitlock 90.98 7
12 England Mervyn King 89.06 10
12 England Mervyn King 96.22 10
13 England Justin Pipe 93.21 6
4 Scotland Peter Wright 94.72 7
13 England Justin Pipe 100.40 10
12 England Mervyn King 92.15 10
6 England James Wade 91.39 11
2 England Phil Taylor 110.05 10
15 England Wes Newton 91.84 4
2 England Phil Taylor 98.55 10
7 Scotland Gary Anderson 95.08 6
7 Scotland Gary Anderson 104.49 10
10 England Andy Hamilton 94.49 7
2 England Phil Taylor 104.64 9
6 England James Wade 105.56 11
6 England James Wade 97.22 10
11 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 94.25 5
6 England James Wade 104.65 10
3 England Adrian Lewis 106.95 6
3 England Adrian Lewis 98.03 10
14 Belgium Kim Huybrechts 84.78 4

Broadcasting

The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels:[5]

Country Channel
United Kingdom United Kingdom ITV4
Netherlands Netherlands RTL7
Germany Germany Sport1/Sport1+
Belgium Belgium Sporting Telenet
Australia Australia Fox Sports
Republic of Ireland Ireland Setanta Sports
Middle East OSN
Scandinavia Viasat

References

  1. ^ "Unibet Masters: James Wade comes from 9-2 down to beat Mervyn King in final". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Unibet Masters Race Ends In Crawley". PDC. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. ^ "PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed". Darts Database. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Unibet Masters Draw & Schedule". PDC. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  5. ^ a b "The Unibet Masters - Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  6. ^ "The Unibet Masters Quarter-finals". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Gutsy Wade's Unibet Masters Glory". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.