2017 Melbourne Darts Masters

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2017 Melbourne Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates18–20 August 2017
Venue Hisense Arena
Location Melbourne
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout170 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson
Champion(s)
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor
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The 2017 Melbourne Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fifth entry in the 2017 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was being held at the Hisense Arena in Melbourne between 18–20 August 2017.

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Phil Taylor is the champion, defeating Peter Wright 11–8 in the final. This would become Phil Taylor's last televised title due to his retirement after the 2018 World Championship.

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] are:

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

The regional qualifiers are:

QualificationPlayer
Wildcard (World number 28) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson (first round)
2017 DPA Order of Merit (First place) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby (quarter-finals)
2017 DPA Order of Merit (Second place) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhys Mathewson (first round)
2017 DPA Order of Merit (Third place) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Justin Thompson (first round)
DartPlayers New Zealand Qualifier Flag of New Zealand.svg Cody Harris (first round) [3]
Winner of DPA Qualifier 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Platt (first round) [4]
Winner of DPA Qualifier 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dave Marland (first round) [5]
Winner of DPA Qualifier 3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Koha Kokiri (first round) [6]

Draw

[7]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
18 August
[8]
Quarter-finals
(best of 19 legs)
19 August
[9]
Semi-finals
(best of 21 legs)
20 August
[10]
Final
(best of 21 legs)
20 August
[10]
            
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 103.986
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Justin Thompson 82.432
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 91.258
Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 96.2110
  Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 94.936
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dave Marland 73.300
Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 92.684
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 95.2711
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 87.826
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhys Mathewson 76.592
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 89.8210
Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 88.889
  Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 90.246
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Platt 89.633
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 99.748
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 98.8811
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 85.714
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby 93.426
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby 91.229
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 97.3110
  Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 98.016
Flag of New Zealand.svg Cody Harris 91.853
  Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 93.9711
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 90.584
3 Flag of England.svg James Wade 84.306
Flag of New Zealand.svg Koha Kokiri 82.803
3 Flag of England.svg James Wade 91.979
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 94.4010
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 107.696
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson 103.371

References

  1. "Smith's World Series Debut in August Treble". PDC . Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. "World Series Order of Merit". PDC . Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  3. Allen, Dave. "Harris Secures World Championship Spot". PDC . Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  4. "Russell Stewart Classic (Melbourne Darts Masters Qualifier #1)". DartPlayersAustralia. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  5. "Warilla Bowls World Series of Darts Qualifiers". DartPlayersAustralia. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  6. "Warilla Bowls World Series of Darts Qualifiers". DartPlayersAustralia. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  7. Allen, Dave. "Unibet Melbourne Darts Masters Draw". PDC . Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  8. "Melbourne Darts Masters Day One". PDC . Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  9. "Melbourne Darts Masters Day Two". PDC . Retrieved 19 August 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  10. 1 2 "Melbourne Darts Masters Final Day". PDC . Retrieved 20 August 2017.[ permanent dead link ]