2018 Brisbane Darts Masters

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2018 Brisbane Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates17–19 August 2018
Venue BCEC
Location Brisbane
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout170 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen
Champion(s)
Flag of England.svg Rob Cross
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The 2018 Brisbane Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a sixth and final 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 BCEC in Brisbane from 17–19 August 2018.

Contents

Rob Cross became the inaugural champion in Brisbane, after defeating Michael van Gerwen 11–6 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 Scotland.svg Peter Wright (semi-finals)
  2. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen (runner-up)
  3. Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson (quarter-finals)
  4. Flag of England.svg Rob Cross (champion)
  5. Flag of England.svg Michael Smith (first round)
  6. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld (semi-finals)
  7. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock (first round)
  8. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson (quarter-finals)

The regional qualifiers are: [1]

QualificationPlayer
Wildcard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby (quarter-finals)
2018 DPA World Series Order of Merit (First place) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Pusey (first round)
2018 DPA World Series Order of Merit (Second place) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Raymond Smith (quarter-finals)
DPNZ Qualifier Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Cleaver (first round) [2]
Winner of DPA Qualifier 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damon Heta (first round) [3]
Winner of DPA Qualifier 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gordon Mathers (first round) [4]
Winner of DPA Qualifier 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Barry Gardner (first round) [5]
Winner of DPA Qualifier 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Justin Thompson (first round) [6]

Draw

[7]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
17 August
[8]
Quarter-finals
(best of 19 legs)
18 August
[9]
Semi-finals
(best of 21 legs)
19 August
Final
(best of 21 legs)
19 August
            
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 100.376
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Justin Thompson 89.902
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 101.9110
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Raymond Smith 87.714
  Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 87.621
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Raymond Smith 98.356
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 101.048
4 Flag of England.svg Rob Cross 95.7911
4 Flag of England.svg Rob Cross 95.806
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Pusey 91.472
4 Flag of England.svg Rob Cross 101.0210
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby 90.804
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 93.615
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby 96.206
4 Flag of England.svg Rob Cross 103.8111
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 98.416
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 99.156
Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Cleaver 85.162
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 98.4410
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson 91.603
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson 98.776
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Barry Gardner 78.482
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 96.8111
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 93.919
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 94.996
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damon Heta 94.605
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 96.138
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 93.7010
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 90.546
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gordon Mathers 75.351

References

  1. "Harris Amondst Quartet Confirmed For Auckland". PDC. 24 June 2018.
  2. Allen, Dave (16 July 2018). "Puha & Cleaver Seal World Series Spots". PDC . Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. Phillips, Josh (22 July 2018). "Heta Secures Double World Series Qualification". PDC . Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  4. Phillips, Josh (23 July 2018). "Mathers and Bonser Claim World Series Spots". PDC . Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  5. Phillips, Josh (25 July 2018). "O'Donnell and Gardner Book World Series Places". PDC . Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  6. Phillips, Josh (25 July 2018). "Melbourne and Brisbane Fields Finalised". PDC . Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  7. Allen, Dave (16 August 2018). "2018 Brisbane Darts Masters Draw". PDC . Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  8. Allen, Dave (17 August 2018). "2018 Brisbane Darts Masters Day One". PDC . Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  9. Allen, Dave (18 August 2018). "2018 Brisbane Darts Masters Day Two". PDC . Retrieved 18 August 2018.