2018 US Darts Masters

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2018 William Hill US Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates6–7 July 2018
Venue Mandalay Bay
Location Las Vegas
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout164 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson (final)
Champion(s)
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson
«2017 2019»

The 2018 William Hill US Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the second event in the 2018 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (8 PDC representatives and 8 North American representatives) and was held at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on 6–7 July 2018. [1] [2]

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Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Daryl Gurney 8–6 in the 2017 final. [3] However, he lost 8–3 in the quarter-finals to James Wade.

Gary Anderson won his sixth World Series title after beating Rob Cross 8–4 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 PDC representatives are: [4] [5]

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

The North American qualifier winners were: [6]

The top 4 North American Order of Merit qualifiers were:

Bracket

First round
(best of 11 legs)
6 July
Quarter-finals
(best of 15 legs)
7 July
Semi-finals
(best of 15 legs)
7 July
Final
(best of 15 legs)
7 July
            
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 89.526
Flag of the United States.svg Joseph Huffman 87.084
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 88.088
Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 85.106
  Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 98.376
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Norman Jnr 93.412
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 94.463
4 Flag of England.svg Rob Cross 95.138
4 Flag of England.svg Rob Cross 105.736
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ross Snook 85.191
4 Flag of England.svg Rob Cross 100.918
Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 99.176
  Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 91.256
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Cameron 82.341
4 Flag of England.svg Rob Cross 97.224
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 102.568
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 112.636
Flag of the United States.svg DJ Sayre 85.451
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 97.528
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dawson Murschell 82.455
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 87.442
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dawson Murschell 84.946
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 100.338
Flag of England.svg James Wade 101.047
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 101.336
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeff Smith 87.460
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 104.543
Flag of England.svg James Wade 102.458
  Flag of England.svg James Wade 92.516
Flag of the United States.svg Dan Lauby Jr 90.635

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