2017 Auckland Darts Masters, presented by Burger King & TAB | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 11–13 August 2017 | ||
Venue | The Trusts Arena | ||
Location | Auckland | ||
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Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £60,000 | ||
Winner's share | £20,000 | ||
High checkout | 164 ![]() | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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The 2017 Auckland Darts Masters, presented by Burger King & TAB was the third staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as the fourth entry in the 2017 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 between 11 and 13 August 2017.
Gary Anderson was the defending champion after winning the second edition of the tournament, defeating Adrian Lewis 11–7 in the final, but lost in the first round to Australia's Kyle Anderson 6–4.
Kyle Anderson went on to win his first televised title after defeating compatriot Corey Cadby 11–10 in the final. He became only the 5th player to win a World Series of Darts event after Michael van Gerwen, Phil Taylor, Gary Anderson and Adrian Lewis, as well as being the first regional qualifier to win an event. The final was also the first World Series of Darts final without an invited player.
The total prize fund was £60,000.
Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £60,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | £20,000 |
Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £5,000 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £2,500 |
First round | (8) | £1,250 |
The eight invited PDC representatives, sorted according to the World Series Order of Merit, [2] were:
The regional qualifiers were: [3]
Qualification | Player |
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Wildcard (World number 28) | ![]() |
Wildcard (NZ World Championship representative) | ![]() |
2017 DPNZ Order of Merit (First place) | ![]() |
2017 DPNZ Order of Merit (Second place) | ![]() |
DartPlayers Australia Qualifier | ![]() |
Winner of DPNZ Qualifier 1 | ![]() |
Winner of DPNZ Qualifier 2 | ![]() |
Winner of DPNZ Qualifier 3 | ![]() |
First round (best of 11 legs) 11 August [6] | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 12 August [7] | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 13 August | Final (best of 21 legs) 13 August | ||||||||||||||||
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