2018 William Hill US Darts Masters | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 6–7 July 2018 | ||
Venue | Mandalay Bay | ||
Location | Las Vegas | ||
Country | United States | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £60,000 | ||
Winner's share | £20,000 | ||
High checkout | 164 Gary Anderson | ||
Champion(s) | |||
Gary Anderson | |||
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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]
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.
The total prize fund was £60,000.
Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £60,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | £20,000 |
Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £5,000 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £2,500 |
First round | (8) | £1,250 |
The eight PDC representatives are: [4] [5]
The North American qualifier winners were: [6]
The top 4 North American Order of Merit qualifiers were:
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 | Peter Wright 89.52 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Joseph Huffman 87.08 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Peter Wright 88.08 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Daryl Gurney 85.10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Daryl Gurney 98.37 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
John Norman Jnr 93.41 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Peter Wright 94.46 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Rob Cross 95.13 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Rob Cross 105.73 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Ross Snook 85.19 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Rob Cross 100.91 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Michael Smith 99.17 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Michael Smith 91.25 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
David Cameron 82.34 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Rob Cross 97.22 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Gary Anderson 102.56 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Gary Anderson 112.63 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
DJ Sayre 85.45 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Gary Anderson 97.52 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Dawson Murschell 82.45 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gerwyn Price 87.44 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dawson Murschell 84.94 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Gary Anderson 100.33 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
James Wade 101.04 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Michael van Gerwen 101.33 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Jeff Smith 87.46 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Michael van Gerwen 104.54 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
James Wade 102.45 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
James Wade 92.51 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dan Lauby Jr 90.63 | 5 |
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