2019 Masters (darts)

2019 William Hill Masters
Tournament information
Dates1–3 February 2019
VenueMarshall Arena
LocationMilton Keynes
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Final: best of 21 legs
Prize fund£200,000
Winner's share£60,000
High checkout170 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (semi-final and Final)
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«2018 2020»

The 2019 William Hill Masters was the seventh staging of the non-ranking Masters darts tournament, held by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was held from 1–4 February 2019 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England.[1]

Michael van Gerwen was the four-time defending champion, after defeating Raymond van Barneveld 11–9 in the 2018 final.

He successfully defended his title, beating James Wade 11–7 in the final and therefore winning the event for the fifth consecutive time and extending his unbeaten run to 20 matches in the Masters.

Qualifiers

The Masters only features the top 16 players in the PDC Order of Merit after the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship:.[1] Darren Webster, Joe Cullen, and Jonny Clayton made their debuts in the event, while Adrian Lewis returned after a one-year absence. World number four Gary Anderson withdrew with a back injury and was replaced in the draw by seventeenth-ranked Stephen Bunting, who therefore qualified for the first time since 2016.[2]

The following 16 players took part in the tournament:

  1. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (champion)
  2. England Rob Cross (first round)
  3. Scotland Peter Wright (semi-finals)
  4. Scotland Gary Anderson (withdrew)
  5. Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney (first round)
  6. England Michael Smith (quarter-finals)
  7. Wales Gerwyn Price (first round)
  8. Austria Mensur Suljović (quarter-finals)
  9. Australia Simon Whitlock (first round)
  10. England James Wade (runner-up)
  11. England Ian White (first round)
  12. England Dave Chisnall (semi-finals)
  13. England Darren Webster (first round)
  14. England Adrian Lewis (first round)
  15. England Joe Cullen (quarter-finals)
  16. Wales Jonny Clayton (first round)
  17. England Stephen Bunting (quarter-finals)

Prize money

The prize money was £200,000 in total, which was the same as in 2018.[3]

Stage (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £200,000)
Winner (1) £60,000
Runner-up (1) £25,000
Semi-finalists (2) £17,500
Quarter-finalists (4) £10,000
First round losers (8) £5,000

Draw

First round (best of 19 legs)
1–2 February 		Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
3 February (afternoon) 		Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)
3 February (evening) 		Final (best of 21 legs)
3 February (evening)
            
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 99.12 10
16 Wales Jonny Clayton 89.92 5
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 102.92 10
8 Austria Mensur Suljović 96.76 5
8 Austria Mensur Suljović 106.12 10
9 Australia Simon Whitlock 87.50 1
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 100.05 11
12 England Dave Chisnall 93.31 7
5 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 93.90 8
12 England Dave Chisnall 97.56 10
12 England Dave Chisnall 99.74 10
Alt/17 England Stephen Bunting 93.31 4
Alt/17 England Stephen Bunting 86.58 10
13 England Darren Webster 86.67 9
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 99.82 11
10 England James Wade 87.44 5
2 England Rob Cross 97.70 6
15 England Joe Cullen 94.89 10
15 England Joe Cullen 91.76 6
10 England James Wade 95.37 10
7 Wales Gerwyn Price 94.27 7
10 England James Wade 86.80 10
10 England James Wade 94.45 11
3 Scotland Peter Wright 98.17 9
6 England Michael Smith 101.41 10
11 England Ian White 92.15 5
6 England Michael Smith 94.96 6
3 Scotland Peter Wright 95.07 10
3 Scotland Peter Wright 89.46 10
14 England Adrian Lewis 92.20 9

References

  1. ^ a b Allen, Dave. "BetVictor Sponsors 2019 BetVictor Masters". PDC. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. ^ Phillips, Josh. "Bunting To Replace Anderson in BetVictor Masters". PDC. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. ^ Allen, Dave. "Prize Money Soars Above £14m In 2019". PDC. Retrieved 15 January 2019.