2019 Masters (darts)

2019 William Hill Masters
Tournament information
Dates	1–3 February 2019
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	Michael van Gerwen (×2)
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen  (NED)
«2018 2020»

The 2019 PDC Masters (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2019 William Hill Masters) was the seventh staging of the non-ranking Masters darts tournament, held by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was held from 1 to 3 February 2019 at Arena MK in Milton Keynes, England. ^[1]

Michael van Gerwen was the four-time defending champion, after defeating Raymond van Barneveld 11–9 in the 2018 final.

He successfully defended his title, beating James Wade 11–7 in the final and therefore winning the event for the fifth consecutive time and extending his unbeaten run to 20 matches in the Masters.

Qualifiers

The Masters only features the top 16 players in the PDC Order of Merit after the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship:. ^[1] Darren Webster, Joe Cullen, and Jonny Clayton made their debuts in the event, while Adrian Lewis returned after a one-year absence. World number four Gary Anderson withdrew with a back injury and was replaced in the draw by seventeenth-ranked Stephen Bunting, who therefore qualified for the first time since 2016. ^[2]

The following 16 players took part in the tournament:

1. Michael van Gerwen (champion)
2. Rob Cross (first round)
3. Peter Wright (semi-finals)
4. Gary Anderson (withdrew)
5. Daryl Gurney (first round)
6. Michael Smith (quarter-finals)
7. Gerwyn Price (first round)
8. Mensur Suljović (quarter-finals)
9. Simon Whitlock (first round)
10. James Wade (runner-up)
11. Ian White (first round)
12. Dave Chisnall (semi-finals)
13. Darren Webster (first round)
14. Adrian Lewis (first round)
15. Joe Cullen (quarter-finals)
16. Jonny Clayton (first round)
17. Stephen Bunting (quarter-finals)

Prize money

The prize money was £200,000 in total, which was the same as in 2018. ^[3]

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) 1–2 February					Quarter-finals(best of 19 legs) 3 February (afternoon)					Semi-finals(best of 21 legs) 3 February (evening)					Final(best of 21 legs) 3 February (evening)
	1	Michael van Gerwen 99.12	10
	16	Jonny Clayton 89.92	5
						1	Michael van Gerwen 102.92	10
						8	Mensur Suljović 96.76	5
	8	Mensur Suljović 106.12	10
	9	Simon Whitlock 87.50	1
											1	Michael van Gerwen 100.05	11
											12	Dave Chisnall 93.31	7
	5	Daryl Gurney 93.90	8
	12	Dave Chisnall 97.56	10
						12	Dave Chisnall 99.74	10
						Alt/17	Stephen Bunting 93.31	4
	Alt/17	Stephen Bunting 86.58	10
	13	Darren Webster 86.67	9
																1	Michael van Gerwen 99.82	11
																10	James Wade 87.44	5
	2	Rob Cross 97.70	6
	15	Joe Cullen 94.89	10
						15	Joe Cullen 91.76	6
						10	James Wade 95.37	10
	7	Gerwyn Price 94.27	7
	10	James Wade 86.80	10
											10	James Wade 94.45	11
											3	Peter Wright 98.17	9
	6	Michael Smith 101.41	10
	11	Ian White 92.15	5
						6	Michael Smith 94.96	6
						3	Peter Wright 95.07	10
	3	Peter Wright 89.46	10
	14	Adrian Lewis 92.20	9

References

1. Allen, Dave. "BetVictor Sponsors 2019 BetVictor Masters". PDC . Retrieved 15 January 2019.
2. Phillips, Josh (30 January 2019). "Bunting To Replace Anderson in BetVictor Masters". PDC . Retrieved 30 January 2019.
3. Allen, Dave. "Prize Money Soars Above £14m In 2019". PDC . Retrieved 15 January 2019.