2017 US Darts Masters

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2017 partypoker US Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates14–15 July 2017
Venue Tropicana Las Vegas
Location Las Vegas
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Final – best of 15 legs
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout156 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright
Champion(s)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 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.

Contents

Michael van Gerwen became the champion, defeating Daryl Gurney 8–6 in the final to win his first title in Vegas.

Prize money

This is how the prize money is divided: [2]

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

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]

  1. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen (winner)
  2. Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson (semi-finals)
  3. Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
  4. Flag of England.svg James Wade (first round)
  5. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
  6. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price (semi-finals)
  7. Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney (runner-up)
  8. Flag of Germany.svg Max Hopp (first round)

The North American qualifier winners were: [7]

The top 4 North American Order of Merit qualifiers were: [7]

Draw

[8]

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 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 104.866
Flag of the United States.svg Chris White 91.220
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 95.708
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dave Richardson 85.941
  Flag of Germany.svg Max Hopp 89.673
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dave Richardson 92.016
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 101.048
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 88.580
4 Flag of England.svg James Wade 86.725
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dawson Murschell 81.276
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dawson Murschell 90.564
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 92.308
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 85.046
Flag of the United States.svg Willard Bruguier 80.074
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 101.358
Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 96.086
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 102.486
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jayson Barlow 78.720
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 99.328
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 98.844
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 88.806
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Cameron 85.643
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 103.814
Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 101.898
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 86.516
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shawn Brenneman 85.923
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 97.287
Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 97.818
  Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 98.586
Flag of the United States.svg DJ Sayre 83.202

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