2015 Auckland Darts Masters

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2015 TAB & Burger King Auckland Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates28–30 August 2015
Venue The Trusts Arena
Location Auckland
CountryFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund NZ$220,000
Winner's shareNZ$70,000
High checkout170 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
Champion(s)
Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis
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The 2015 TAB & Burger King Auckland Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fifth and final entry in the 2015 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at The Trusts Arena in Auckland, New Zealand from 28–30 August 2015.

Contents

Adrian Lewis won the first edition of the tournament after defeating Raymond van Barneveld 11–10 in the final. [1]

Prize money

The total prize fund was NZ$220,000.

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: NZ$220,000)
Winner(1)NZ$70,000
Runner-up(1)NZ$35,000
Semi-finalists(2)NZ$17,500
Quarter-finalists(4)NZ$10,000
First round(8)NZ$5,000

Qualifiers

The eight seeded PDC players were: [2]

  1. Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor (Semi-finals)
  2. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen (Quarter-finals)
  3. Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright (Quarter-finals)
  4. Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis (Winner)
  5. Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson (Quarter-finals)
  6. Flag of England.svg James Wade (Semi-finals)
  7. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld (Runner-up)
  8. Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting (First round)

The Oceanic qualifiers were:

Draw

[3]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
28 August [4]
Quarter-finals
(best of 15 legs)
29 August [5]
Semi-finals
(best of 19 legs)
30 August [6]
Final
(best of 21 legs)
30 August [6]
            
1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 104.866
Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Caldwell 87.930
1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 107.378
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 93.463
8 Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting 96.504
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 92.556
1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 99.579
4 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 100.5610
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 95.886
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rob Modra 89.285
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 100.794
4 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 100.238
4 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 101.976
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Platt 82.992
4 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 103.1611
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 97.7010
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 102.186
Flag of New Zealand.svg Rob Szabo 85.723
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 93.317
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 91.498
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 98.026
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laurence Ryder 86.240
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 100.4310
6 Flag of England.svg James Wade 96.706
6 Flag of England.svg James Wade 91.896
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Nicholson 89.983
6 Flag of England.svg James Wade 99.338
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 98.065
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 87.616
Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Cleaver 77.731

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Phil Taylor (darts player) English darts player

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