2019 Melbourne Darts Masters

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2019 Melbourne Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates16–17 August 2019
Venue Melbourne Arena
Location Melbourne
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout161 Flag of England.svg Rob Cross
(Quarter-finals)
Champion(s)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen
«2018

The 2019 Melbourne Darts Masters was the third staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, and was the fourth entry in the 2019 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Melbourne Arena in Melbourne, Australia from 16–17 August 2019.

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Peter Wright was the defending champion after defeating Michael Smith 11–8 in the 2018 final, but lost 8–0 to Michael van Gerwen in the semi-finals.

Van Gerwen would go on to win his first Melbourne title by defeating Daryl Gurney 8–3 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 World Series Order of Merit) are: [1] [2]

  1. Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright (Semi-finals)
  2. Flag of England.svg Rob Cross (Semi-finals)
  3. Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney (Runner-up)
  4. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen (Champion)
  5. Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson (Quarter-finals)
  6. Flag of England.svg James Wade (First round)
  7. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock (Quarter-finals)
  8. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld (Quarter-finals)

The regional qualifiers are:

QualificationPlayer
Wildcard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson (First round)
Wildcard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby (First round)
DPA Number One Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damon Heta (Quarter-finals)
DPA Number Two Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Bailey (First round)
DPA Qualifier One Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robbie King (First round)
DPA Qualifier Two Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Pusey (First round)
DPA Qualifier Three Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Lacey (First round)
DPNZ Qualifier Flag of New Zealand.svg Haupai Puha (First round)

Draw

First round
best of 11 legs
16 August [3]
Quarter-finals
best of 15 legs
17 August
Semi-finals
best of 15 legs
17 August
Final
best of 15 legs
17 August [4]
            
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 82.246
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Corey Cadby 83.804
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 94.918
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 94.406
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 106.136
Flag of New Zealand.svg Haupai Puha 93.131
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 82.610
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 96.978
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 93.246
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Pusey 83.492
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 100.638
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 95.086
  Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 96.976
Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Bailey 79.340
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 99.008
3 Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 100.603
2 Flag of England.svg Rob Cross 86.286
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robbie King 77.132
2 Flag of England.svg Rob Cross 102.868
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damon Heta 87.203
  Flag of England.svg James Wade 93.251
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damon Heta 99.606
2 Flag of England.svg Rob Cross 96.255
3 Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 98.158
3 Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 97.576
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson 93.353
3 Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 94.748
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 92.444
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 97.626
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Lacey 78.933

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