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2017 partypoker US Darts Masters | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 14–15 July 2017 | ||
Venue | Tropicana Las Vegas | ||
Location | Las Vegas | ||
Country | United States | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs Final – best of 15 legs | ||
Prize fund | £60,000 | ||
Winner's share | £20,000 | ||
High checkout | 156 Peter Wright | ||
Champion(s) | |||
Michael van Gerwen [1] | |||
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The 2017 partypoker US Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a third entry in the 2017 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured eight North American players who faced eight PDC players, which was held at the Tropicana Las Vegas in Las Vegas, United States from 14–15 July 2017.
Michael van Gerwen became the champion, defeating Daryl Gurney 8–6 in the final to win his first title in Vegas.
This is how the prize money is divided: [2]
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 |
Adrian Lewis and Phil Taylor were both originally scheduled to take part but both withdrew. Lewis was replaced by Gerwyn Price, whilst Taylor was replaced by World Number six James Wade. [3] [4]
The eight invited PDC players, seeded according to the World Series Order of Merit, [5] were: [6]
The North American qualifier winners were: [7]
The top 4 North American Order of Merit qualifiers were: [7]
First round (best of 11 legs) 14 July [9] | Quarter-finals (best of 15 legs) 15 July [10] | Semi-finals (best of 15 legs) 15 July [10] | Final (best of 15 legs) 15 July [10] | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Michael van Gerwen 104.86 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Chris White 91.22 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Michael van Gerwen 95.70 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Dave Richardson 85.94 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Max Hopp 89.67 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dave Richardson 92.01 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Michael van Gerwen 101.04 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Gerwyn Price 88.58 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | James Wade 86.72 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Dawson Murschell 81.27 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dawson Murschell 90.56 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gerwyn Price 92.30 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gerwyn Price 85.04 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Willard Bruguier 80.07 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Michael van Gerwen 101.35 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Daryl Gurney 96.08 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Gary Anderson 102.48 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Jayson Barlow 78.72 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Gary Anderson 99.32 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Raymond van Barneveld 98.84 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Raymond van Barneveld 88.80 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
David Cameron 85.64 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Gary Anderson 103.81 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Daryl Gurney 101.89 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Peter Wright 86.51 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Shawn Brenneman 85.92 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Peter Wright 97.28 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
Daryl Gurney 97.81 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Daryl Gurney 98.58 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
DJ Sayre 83.20 | 2 |
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