2015 Sydney Darts Masters | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 20–22 August 2015 | ||
Venue | Qantas Credit Union Arena | ||
Location | Sydney | ||
Country | Australia | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs Final — best of 21 legs | ||
Prize fund | A$220,000 | ||
Winner's share | A$60,000 | ||
Nine-dart finish | Phil Taylor | ||
High checkout | 167 Adrian Lewis | ||
Champion(s) | |||
Phil Taylor | |||
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The 2015 Sydney Darts Masters was the third staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fourth entry in the 2015 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top PDC Players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia from 20–22 August 2015.
Phil Taylor was the defending champion after defeating Stephen Bunting 11–3 in the last year's final and he remained the only player to have won this event by claiming his third title with an 11–3 victory over Adrian Lewis. [1] [2] He also hit the first ever nine-dart finish in a World Series of Darts match, when he hit one in his semi-final victory over Peter Wright, which was Taylor's last televised nine-dart finish in his career. [3]
The total prize fund was A$220,000.
Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: A$220,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | A$60,000 |
Runner-up | (1) | A$40,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | A$20,000 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | A$10,000 |
First round | (8) | A$5,000 |
The eight seeded PDC players were: [4] [5]
The Oceanic qualifiers were:
First round (best of 11 legs) 20 August [6] | Quarter-finals (best of 15 legs) 21 August [7] | Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) 22 August [8] | Final (best of 21 legs) 22 August [8] | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Phil Taylor 100.34 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Tic Bridge 86.02 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Phil Taylor 101.67 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Stephen Bunting 92.29 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Stephen Bunting 98.48 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
David Platt 83.27 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Phil Taylor 98.32 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Peter Wright 94.72 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | James Wade 91.63 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Craig Caldwell 83.34 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | James Wade 97.02 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Peter Wright 96.78 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Peter Wright 92.85 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Laurence Ryder 84.70 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Phil Taylor 99.63 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Adrian Lewis 94.25 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Michael van Gerwen 95.13 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Paul Nicholson 85.81 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Michael van Gerwen 99.02 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Raymond van Barneveld 101.82 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Raymond van Barneveld 90.48 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Cody Harris 84.77 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Raymond van Barneveld 93.08 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Adrian Lewis 93.08 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Adrian Lewis 93.95 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Simon Whitlock 87.54 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Adrian Lewis 93.86 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Gary Anderson 105.31 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Gary Anderson 95.94 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Warren Parry 72.90 | 0 |
The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels: [9]
Country | Channel |
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Australia | Fox Sports |
New Zealand | Sky Sport (New Zealand) |
Asia | Fox Channel Asia |
United Kingdom | ITV4 |
Netherlands | RTL7 |
Middle East/North Africa | OSN |
Ireland | Setanta Sports |
China | PPTV (online) |
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