2017 Auckland Darts Masters

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2017 Auckland Darts Masters, presented by Burger King & TAB
Tournament information
Dates11–13 August 2017
Venue The Trusts Arena
Location Auckland
CountryFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout164 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Kyle Anderson
Champion(s)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson
«2016 2018»

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.

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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.

Prize money

The total prize fund was £60,000.

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £60,000)
Winner(1)£20,000
Runner-up(1)£10,000
Semi-finalists(2)£5,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£2,500
First round(8)£1,250

Qualifiers

[1]

The eight invited PDC representatives, sorted according to the World Series Order of Merit, [2] were:

  1. Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson (first round)
  2. Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright (first round)
  3. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
  4. Flag of England.svg James Wade (semi-finals)
  5. Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney (quarter-finals)
  6. Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor (semi-finals)
  7. Flag of England.svg Michael Smith (quarter-finals)
  8. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals)

The regional qualifiers were: [3]

QualificationPlayer
Wildcard (World number 28) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson (winner)
Wildcard (NZ World Championship representative) Flag of New Zealand.svg Cody Harris (first round)
2017 DPNZ Order of Merit (First place) Flag of New Zealand.svg Rob Szabo (first round)
2017 DPNZ Order of Merit (Second place) Flag of New Zealand.svg Warren Parry (first round)
DartPlayers Australia Qualifier Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby (runner-up)
Winner of DPNZ Qualifier 1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Cleaver (first round) [4]
Winner of DPNZ Qualifier 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rob Modra (first round)
Winner of DPNZ Qualifier 3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Darren Herewini (first round)

Draw

[5]

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
            
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 98.734
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson 102.916
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson 94.6510
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 91.329
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 87.906
Flag of New Zealand.svg Cody Harris 84.694
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson 93.7911
4 Flag of England.svg James Wade 93.504
4 Flag of England.svg James Wade 87.006
Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Cleaver 83.842
4 Flag of England.svg James Wade 100.7510
Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 98.707
  Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 90.456
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rob Modra 77.662
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson 95.3611
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby 96.6310
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 90.524
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby 95.116
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby 100.1710
Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 96.665
  Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 103.666
Flag of New Zealand.svg Rob Szabo 79.370
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby 94.7911
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 94.248
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 90.826
Flag of New Zealand.svg Warren Parry 76.064
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 98.369
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 96.6310
  Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 102.316
Flag of New Zealand.svg Darren Herewini 88.964

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