2019 Brisbane Darts Masters

2019 Brisbane Darts Masters, in association with Pirate Life
Tournament information
Dates9–10 August 2019
VenueBCEC
LocationBrisbane
Country Australia
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout170 England Rob Cross
Champion(s)
Australia Damon Heta
«2018

The 2019 Brisbane Darts Masters, in association with Pirate Life was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as the third entry in the 2019 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the BCEC in Brisbane, Australia from 9–10 August 2019.

Rob Cross was the defending champion, after defeating Michael van Gerwen 11–6 in the 2018 final, but lost to Damon Heta 8–7 in the final.

Damon Heta won his first televised title after defeating the defending champion Rob Cross 8–7 in the final on his birthday. Heta only become the second regional qualifier to win a World Series event after compatriot and best friend Kyle Anderson won the 2017 Auckland Darts Masters. He also became both the first ever host nation player and the first ever non-Tour Card holder to win a World Series event.

Prize money

The total prize fund was £60,000.

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

The eight invited PDC representatives, (seeded according to the World Series Order of Merit) were:[1][2]

  1. Scotland Peter Wright (first round)
  2. England Rob Cross (runner-up)
  3. Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney (semi-finals)
  4. England James Wade (first round)
  5. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)
  6. Scotland Gary Anderson (quarter-finals)
  7. Australia Simon Whitlock (semi-finals)
  8. Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)

The regional qualifiers were:

Qualification Player
PDC Tour Card Holders Australia Kyle Anderson (quarter-finals)
Australia Corey Cadby (first round)
DPA Order of Merit #1 Australia Damon Heta (champion)
DPA Order of Merit #2 Australia James Bailey (first round)
DPA Qualifiers Australia Haupai Puha (first round)
Australia Koha Kokiri (first round)
Australia Brendon McCausland (first round)
DPNZ Qualifier New Zealand Ben Robb (first round)

Draw

[3]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
9 August
[4] 		Quarter-finals
(best of 15 legs)
10 August
[5] 		Semi-finals
(best of 15 legs)
10 August 		Final
(best of 15 legs)
10 August
            
1 Scotland Peter Wright 90.84 5
Australia Kyle Anderson 86.03 6
  Australia Kyle Anderson 78.42 0
Australia Simon Whitlock 101.90 8
  Australia Simon Whitlock 87.58 6
Australia Brendon McCausland 74.87 1
  Australia Simon Whitlock 91.04 6
Australia Damon Heta 90.49 8
4 England James Wade 91.63 5
Australia Damon Heta 86.98 6
  Australia Damon Heta 92.52 8
Scotland Gary Anderson 91.86 6
  Scotland Gary Anderson 101.68 6
Australia Corey Cadby 87.15 1
Australia Damon Heta 95.86 8
2 England Rob Cross 97.92 7
2 England Rob Cross 101.17 6
Australia James Bailey 87.50 5
2 England Rob Cross 95.73 8
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 96.71 4
  Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 90.16 6
New Zealand Haupai Puha 84.99 2
2 England Rob Cross 106.53 8
3 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 96.77 3
3 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 95.07 6
New Zealand Koha Kokiri 86.96 4
3 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 95.53 8
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 98.03 5
  Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 94.93 6
New Zealand Ben Robb 79.29 0

References

  1. ^ "2019 World Series Competitors Confirmed". PDC. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Oceanic World Series Spots For Barney & Wade". PDC. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Draw released for Brisbane Darts Masters 2019: Anderson set to face Cadby in standout first round tie". 8 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Brisbane Darts Masters Day One". 8 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Heta Shocks Cross to Claim Brisbane Title". 10 August 2019.