2018 Masters (darts)

2018 PDC Masters
Tournament information
Dates	26–28 January 2018
Venue	Arena MK
Location	Milton Keynes, England
Organisation(s)	Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
Format	Legs Final: best of 21 legs
Prize fund	£200,000
Winner's share	£60,000
High checkout	167 Rob Cross
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen  (NED)
«2017 2019»

The 2018 PDC Masters (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 Unibet Masters) was the sixth staging of the non-ranking Masters darts tournament, held by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was held from 26 to 28 January 2018 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes, England.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, after defeating Gary Anderson 11–7 in the 2017 final, ^[1] and he successfully retained his title, by beating Raymond van Barneveld 11–9 in the final. It was Van Gerwen's fourth consecutive Masters title.

Qualifiers

The Masters only features the top 16 players in the PDC Order of Merit. The following players comprised the top 16 of the PDC Order of Merit after the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship, with the exception of Phil Taylor, who despite being #4 in the rankings, had announced his retirement, following the final of the World Championship:

1. Michael van Gerwen (winner)
2. Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
3. Rob Cross (quarter-finals)
4. Gary Anderson (semi-finals)
5. Daryl Gurney (first round)
6. Mensur Suljović (semi-finals)
7. Dave Chisnall (first round)
8. Simon Whitlock (first round)
9. James Wade (quarter-finals)
10. Raymond van Barneveld (runner-up)
11. Michael Smith (first round)
12. Gerwyn Price (quarter-finals)
13. Benito van de Pas (first round)
14. Ian White (first round)
15. Alan Norris (first round)
16. Kim Huybrechts (first round)

Prize money

The prize money is £200,000 in total. The prize money is the same as in 2017.

Stage (no. of players)		Prize money (Total: £200,000)
Winner	(1)	£60,000
Runner-up	(1)	£25,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£17,500
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£10,000
First round losers	(8)	£5,000

Draw

	First round(best of 19 legs) 26–27 January [2] [3]					Quarter-finals(best of 19 legs) 28 January [4]					Semi-finals(best of 21 legs) 28 January [4]					Final(best of 21 legs) 28 January [4]
	1	Michael van Gerwen 102.68	10
	16	Kim Huybrechts 96.96	6
						1	Michael van Gerwen 111.14	10
						9	James Wade 97.81	2
	8	Simon Whitlock 97.18	8
	9	James Wade 95.79	10
											1	Michael van Gerwen 101.96	11
											4	Gary Anderson 95.44	5
	5	Daryl Gurney 96.90	7
	12	Gerwyn Price 98.72	10
						12	Gerwyn Price 92.63	6
						4	Gary Anderson 94.38	10
	4	Gary Anderson 90.55	10
	13	Benito van de Pas 82.78	4
																1	Michael van Gerwen 105.85	11
																10	Raymond van Barneveld 100.55	9
	2	Peter Wright 97.76	10
	15	Alan Norris 88.87	5
						2	Peter Wright 98.85	2
						10	Raymond van Barneveld 103.51	10
	7	Dave Chisnall 106.48	9
	10	Raymond van Barneveld 101.09	10
											10	Raymond van Barneveld 94.52	11
											6	Mensur Suljović 90.41	7
	6	Mensur Suljović 99.89	10
	11	Michael Smith 96.93	8
						6	Mensur Suljović 101.40	10
						3	Rob Cross 99.00	8
	3	Rob Cross 102.08	10
	14	Ian White 92.90	3

References

1. "Michael Van Gerwen beats Gary Anderson to claim third successive Masters title". BBC Sport. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
2. "Unibet Masters Day One". PDC . Retrieved 26 January 2018.
3. "Unibet Masters Day Two". PDC . Retrieved 27 January 2018.
4. "Unibet Masters Finals Day". PDC . Retrieved 28 January 2018.^{[ permanent dead link ]}