2015 Japan Darts Masters

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2015 Japan Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates27–28 June 2015
VenueOsanbashi Hall
Location Yokohama
CountryFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund $200,000
Winner's share$50,000
High checkout145 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld
Champion(s)
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
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The 2015 Japan Darts Masters (also known as the Zipang Casino Japan Darts Masters) was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a second entry in the 2015 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured eight Japanese players who faced eight PDC players and was held at the Osanbashi Hall in Yokohama, Japan from 27–28 June 2015.

Contents

Phil Taylor won the inaugural staging of the Japan Darts Masters after defeating Peter Wright 8–7 in the final. [1]

Prize money

The total prize fund was $200,000.

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: $200,000)
Winner(1)$50,000
Runner-up(1)$30,000
Semi-finalists(2)$20,000
Quarter-finalists(4)$10,000
First round(8)$5,000

Qualifiers

[2]

The eight seeded PDC players were:

  1. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen (semi-finals)
  2. Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor (winner)
  3. Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson (semi-finals)
  4. Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis (quarter-finals)
  5. Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright (runner-up)
  6. Flag of England.svg James Wade (quarter-finals)
  7. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
  8. Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting (quarter-finals)

The Japanese qualifiers were:

Draw

[3] [4]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
27 June [5]
Quarter-finals
(best of 15 legs)
28 June [6]
Semi-finals
(best of 15 legs)
28 June [6]
Final
(best of 15 legs)
28 June [6]
            
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 89.296
Flag of Japan.svg Chikara Fujimori 70.060
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 106.348
8 Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting 98.765
8 Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting 93.906
Flag of Japan.svg Shintaro Inoue 82.631
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 100.047
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 100.128
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 102.286
Flag of Japan.svg Haruki Muramatsu 90.261
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 103.318
4 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 100.724
4 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 85.896
Flag of Japan.svg Sho Katsumi 72.730
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 94.097
2 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 98.348
2 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 98.166
Flag of Japan.svg Masumi Chino 84.782
2 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 90.008
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 84.033
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 82.956
Flag of Japan.svg Katsuya Aiba 73.024
2 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 105.718
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 101.697
6 Flag of England.svg James Wade 89.286
Flag of Japan.svg Morihiro Hashimoto 75.282
6 Flag of England.svg James Wade 95.931
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 102.998
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 98.976
Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Yamada 86.062

Broadcasting

The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels:

CountryChannel
Flag of Japan.svg Japan J Sports
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom ITV4
Middle East and North Africa OSN
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Fox Sports (Australia)
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Setanta Sports
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands RTL7
Asia Fox Asia
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China PPTV (online)

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