2017 US Darts Masters

2017 partypoker US Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates14–15 July 2017
VenueTropicana Las Vegas
LocationLas Vegas
Country United States
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Final – best of 15 legs
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout156 Scotland Peter Wright
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen[1]
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The 2017 partypoker US Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a third entry in the 2017 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured eight North American players who faced eight PDC players, which was held at the Tropicana Las Vegas in Las Vegas, United States from 14–15 July 2017.

Michael van Gerwen became the champion, defeating Daryl Gurney 8–6 in the final to win his first title in Vegas.

Prize money

This is how the prize money is divided:[2]

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £60,000)
Winner (1) £20,000
Runner-up (1) £10,000
Semi-finalists (2) £5,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £2,500
First round (8) £1,250

Qualifiers

Adrian Lewis and Phil Taylor were both originally scheduled to take part but both withdrew. Lewis was replaced by Gerwyn Price, whilst Taylor was replaced by World Number six James Wade.[3][4]

The eight invited PDC players, seeded according to the World Series Order of Merit,[5] were:[6]

  1. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (winner)
  2. Scotland Gary Anderson (semi-finals)
  3. Scotland Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
  4. England James Wade (first round)
  5. Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
  6. Wales Gerwyn Price (semi-finals)
  7. Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney (runner-up)
  8. Germany Max Hopp (first round)

The North American qualifier winners were:[7]

The top 4 North American Order of Merit qualifiers were:[7]

Draw

[8]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
14 July[9] 		Quarter-finals
(best of 15 legs)
15 July[10] 		Semi-finals
(best of 15 legs)
15 July[10] 		Final
(best of 15 legs)
15 July[10]
            
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 104.86 6
United States Chris White 91.22 0
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 95.70 8
Canada Dave Richardson 85.94 1
  Germany Max Hopp 89.67 3
Canada Dave Richardson 92.01 6
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 101.04 8
Wales Gerwyn Price 88.58 0
4 England James Wade 86.72 5
Canada Dawson Murschell 81.27 6
  Canada Dawson Murschell 90.56 4
Wales Gerwyn Price 92.30 8
  Wales Gerwyn Price 85.04 6
United States Willard Bruguier 80.07 4
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 101.35 8
Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 96.08 6
2 Scotland Gary Anderson 102.48 6
Canada Jayson Barlow 78.72 0
2 Scotland Gary Anderson 99.32 8
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 98.84 4
  Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 88.80 6
Canada David Cameron 85.64 3
2 Scotland Gary Anderson 103.81 4
Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 101.89 8
3 Scotland Peter Wright 86.51 6
Canada Shawn Brenneman 85.92 3
3 Scotland Peter Wright 97.28 7
Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 97.81 8
  Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 98.58 6
United States DJ Sayre 83.20 2

References

  1. ^ "US Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen beats Daryl Gurney in Las Vegas". skysports.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. ^ "2017 US Darts Masters Player Prize Money". www.dartsdatabase.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Taylor Withdraws From U.S Darts Masters". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  4. ^ "Price Steps In For World Series Double - PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. ^ "World Series Order of Merit". PDC. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Trio To Make World Series Debuts - PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Las Vegas - Wednesday Qualifiers - PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  8. ^ "2017 US Darts Masters Results". www.dartsdatabase.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  9. ^ "North American Glory For Bruguier". PDC. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  10. ^ a b c "Van Gerwen Victorious In Vegas - PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 19 April 2018.