2017 Shanghai Darts Masters

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2017 Shanghai Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates6–7 July 2017
VenuePullman Hotel Shanghai South
Location Shanghai
CountryFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Final – best of 15 legs
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout170 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen
Champion(s)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen
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The 2017 Shanghai Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a second entry in the 2017 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured eight Asian players who faced eight PDC players and was held at the Pullman Hotel Shanghai South in Shanghai, China from 6–7 July 2017.

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Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, and he retained his title by beating Dave Chisnall 8–0 in the final.

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

Eight PDC players – the top eight from the 2017 Premier League – were initially invited. [1] Adrian Lewis subsequently pulled out and was replaced by Gerwyn Price, [2] meaning that the eight players invited were the same as had been invited for the previous World Series event, the 2017 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters. They are seeded according to the World Series Order of Merit:

  1. Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson (quarter-finals)
  2. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen (winner)
  3. Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
  4. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price (quarter-finals)
  5. Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall (runner-up)
  6. Flag of England.svg James Wade (semi-finals)
  7. Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor (quarter-finals)
  8. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld (semi-finals)

The following Asian players were invited: [2]

The Chinese qualifiers were:

Draw

First round
(best of 11 legs)
6 July [3]
Quarter-finals
(best of 15 legs)
7 July [4]
Semi-finals
(best of 15 legs)
7 July [4]
Final
(best of 15 legs)
7 July [4]
            
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 108.656
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wei Hong Li 75.540
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 91.311
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 97.948
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 83.506
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chengan Liu 69.140
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 90.834
Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 96.638
4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 94.076
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Royden Lam 83.802
4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 96.884
Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 103.378
  Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 97.436
Flag of Singapore.svg Paul Lim 89.771
Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 83.390
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 102.778
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 112.736
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hai Long Chen 64.200
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 100.858
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 96.327
  Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 104.216
Flag of South Korea.svg HyunChul Park 76.701
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 99.848
Flag of England.svg James Wade 97.033
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 106.096
Flag of Japan.svg Haruki Muramatsu 82.000
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 98.055
Flag of England.svg James Wade 95.438
  Flag of England.svg James Wade 81.246
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zong Xiao Chen 66.940

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