2017 Masters (darts)

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2017 Unibet Masters
Tournament information
Dates27–29 January 2017
Venue Arena MK
Location Milton Keynes
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Final: best of 21 legs
Prize fund £200,000
Winner's share£60,000
High checkout170 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld
(quarter-finals)
Champion(s)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen
«2016 2018»

The 2017 Unibet Masters was the fifth staging of the non-ranking Masters darts tournament, held by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was held from 27 to 29 January 2017 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes, England.

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Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion by beating Dave Chisnall 11–6 in 2016, and successfully defended his title, winning his third Masters title in a row, after defeating Gary Anderson 11–7 in the final. [1]

Qualifiers

The Masters only features the top 16 players in the PDC Order of Merit. The following players comprised the top 16 of the PDC Order of Merit after the 2017 PDC World Darts Championship: [2]

  1. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen (winner)
  2. Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson (runner-up)
  3. Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
  4. Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis (semi-finals)
  5. Flag of England.svg James Wade (first round)
  6. Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor (semi-finals)
  7. Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall (first round)
  8. Flag of Austria.svg Mensur Suljović (quarter-finals)
  9. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen (first round)
  10. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
  11. Flag of England.svg Michael Smith (first round)
  12. Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton (quarter-finals)
  13. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts (first round)
  14. Flag of England.svg Ian White (first round)
  15. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Benito van de Pas (first round)
  16. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock (first round)

Prize money

The prize money is £200,000 in total. The prize money is the same as in 2016.

Stage (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £200,000)
Winner(1)£60,000
Runner-up(1)£25,000
Semi-finalists(2)£17,500
Quarter-finalists(4)£10,000
First round losers(8)£5,000

Draw

[3]

First round(best of 19 legs)
27–28 January
[4] [5]
Quarter-finals(best of 19 legs)
29 January
[6]
Semi-finals(best of 21 legs)
29 January
[7]
Final(best of 21 legs)
29 January
[8]
            
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 105.4210
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 99.436
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 107.7510
8 Flag of Austria.svg Mensur Suljović 103.344
8 Flag of Austria.svg Mensur Suljović 100.4010
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen 92.984
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 101.6911
4 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 89.235
4 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 102.1610
13 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts 93.776
4 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 104.7710
12 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton 95.496
5 Flag of England.svg James Wade 91.579
12 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton 92.9110
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 109.4211
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 103.587
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 109.7410
15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Benito van de Pas 93.893
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 106.5010
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 100.216
7 Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 96.595
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 99.4810
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 102.1211
6 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 98.039
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 96.5610
14 Flag of England.svg Ian White 95.655
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 94.685
6 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 100.1410
6 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 104.8010
11 Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 100.426

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