2014 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters

2014 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates	29–30 May 2014
Venue	Dubai Tennis Centre
Location	Dubai
Country	United Arab Emirates
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs Final – best of 21 legs
Prize fund	£125,000
Winner's share	£30,000
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«2013 2015»

The 2014 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the first World Series of Darts event of 2014. The tournament featured the top six players according to the Order of Merit, plus two wildcards, competing in a knockout system. The tournament was held at the Dubai Tennis Centre in Dubai over 29–30 May 2014.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion and he retained his title by defeating Peter Wright 11–7 in the final. ^[1]

Prize money

The total prize fund was £125,000.

Position (no. of players)		Prize money (Total: £125,000)
Winner	(1)	£30,000
Runner-up	(1)	£25,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£15,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£10,000

Qualifiers

The top six players on the PDC Order of Merit after the 2014 World Championship qualified for the event, with the top 4 seeded. They were joined by two wildcards. ^[2] These were:

1. Michael van Gerwen (winner)
2. Phil Taylor (quarter-finals)
3. Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals)
4. Adrian Lewis (semi-finals)
5. Dave Chisnall (semi-finals)
6. James Wade (quarter-finals)

Wildcards:

• Peter Wright (runner-up)
• Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)

Draw

^[3]

	Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 29 May [4]					Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 30 May [5]					Final (best of 21 legs) 30 May [5]
	1	Michael van Gerwen 101.89	10
		James Wade 95.40	9
						1	Michael van Gerwen 99.97	11
						4	Adrian Lewis 92.19	7
	4	Adrian Lewis 97.72	10
		Raymond van Barneveld 94.49	5
											1	Michael van Gerwen 97.06	11
												Peter Wright 89.91	7
	2	Phil Taylor 91.72	5
		Peter Wright 95.55	10
							Peter Wright 87.67	11
							Dave Chisnall 87.14	8
	3	Simon Whitlock 100.54	8
		Dave Chisnall 101.98	10

Statistics

Player	Eliminated	Played	Legs Won	Legs Lost	LWAT	100+	140+	180s	3-dart Average
Michael van Gerwen	Winner	3	32	23	12	77	26	23	99.64
Peter Wright	Runner-up	3	28	24	10	69	42	8	91.04
Adrian Lewis	Semi-finals	2	17	16	6	35	22	10	94.96
Dave Chisnall	Semi-finals	2	18	19	7	30	34	13	94.56
Simon Whitlock	Quarter-finals	1	8	10	3	22	9	9	100.54
James Wade	Quarter-finals	1	9	10	3	24	14	2	95.40
Raymond van Barneveld	Quarter-finals	1	5	10	1	24	8	3	94.49
Phil Taylor	Quarter-finals	1	5	10	2	17	5	3	91.72

Source: Match reports from the draw.

Broadcasting

The tournament was available in the following territories on these channels: ^[6]

Country	Channel
United Kingdom	Sky Sports
Dubai	Dubai Sports TV
Middle East	OSN
Australia	Fox Sports
New Zealand	Sky Sport (New Zealand)

References

1. "Van Gerwen retains Dubai title". ESPN (UK) . Retrieved 30 May 2014.
2. "Dubai Duty Free Masters Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
3. "Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters Draw". PDC. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
4. "Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
5. "Van Gerwen Retains Dubai Title". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
6. "Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters Coverage". PDC. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.