2018 Auckland Darts Masters

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2018 Auckland Darts Masters, presented by Burger King & TAB
Tournament information
Dates3–5 August 2018
Venue The Trusts Arena
Location Auckland
CountryFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout170 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen
Champion(s)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen
«2017

The 2018 Auckland Darts Masters, presented by Burger King & TAB was the fourth staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as the fourth entry in the 2018 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at The Trusts Arena in Auckland, New Zealand from 3–5 August 2018.

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Kyle Anderson was the defending champion after defeating compatriot Corey Cadby 11–10 in the 2017 final, but lost 10–3 to Peter Wright in the quarter-finals.

Michael van Gerwen won the title after beating Raymond van Barneveld 11–4 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

The eight invited PDC representatives, (seeded according to the 2018 World Series of Darts Order of Merit) are:

  1. Flag of England.svg Rob Cross (quarter-finals)
  2. Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson (quarter-finals)
  3. Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright (semi-finals)
  4. Flag of England.svg Michael Smith (first round)
  5. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen (winner)
  6. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld (runner-up)
  7. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock (semi-finals)
  8. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson (quarter-finals)

The regional qualifiers are: [1]

QualificationPlayer
Wildcard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby
Wildcard (NZ World Championship representative) Flag of New Zealand.svg Cody Harris (first round)
2018 DPNZ Order of Merit (First place) Flag of New Zealand.svg Warren Parry (first round)
2018 DPNZ Order of Merit (Second place) Flag of New Zealand.svg Haupai Puha (first round)
2018 DPA World Series Order of Merit (First place) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Pusey (first round)
Winner of DPNZ Qualifier 1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tahuna Irwin (first round)
Winner of DPNZ Qualifier 2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark McGrath (quarter-finals)
Winner of DPNZ Qualifier 3 Flag of New Zealand.svg John Hurring (first round)
2018 DPNZ Order of Merit (Third place)(Cadby replacement) Flag of New Zealand.svg Ben Robb (first round)

2018 UK Open runner-up Corey Cadby was originally announced as a PDC representative, before later being named as a regional qualifier, and then withdrawing due to a visa issue. Ben Robb replaced him. [2]

Draw

First round
(best of 11 legs)
3 August
Quarter-finals
(best of 19 legs)
4 August
Semi-finals
(best of 19 legs)
5 August
Final
(best of 21 legs)
5 August
            
1 Flag of England.svg Rob Cross 87.706
Flag of New Zealand.svg John Hurring 86.835
1 Flag of England.svg Rob Cross 97.617
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 99.4310
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 92.226
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ben Robb 89.495
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 91.575
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 102.7910
4 Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 83.454
Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark McGrath 83.466
  Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark McGrath 85.834
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 89.4310
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 95.346
Flag of New Zealand.svg Warren Parry 91.124
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 93.334
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 97.7211
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 94.526
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Pusey 91.793
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 96.944
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 105.8710
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 102.456
Flag of New Zealand.svg Cody Harris 85.202
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 102.7610
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 91.523
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 94.776
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tahuna Irwin 86.593
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 93.6610
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson 90.843
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson 94.516
Flag of New Zealand.svg Haupai Puha 92.384

References

  1. "Harris Amondst Quartet Confirmed For Auckland". PDC. 24 June 2018.
  2. "Robb's Auckland Debut As Cadby Misses Out". PDC. August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.