2019 Melbourne Darts Masters | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 16–17 August 2019 | ||
Venue | Melbourne Arena | ||
Location | Melbourne | ||
Country | Australia | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £60,000 | ||
Winner's share | £20,000 | ||
High checkout | 161 Rob Cross | ||
Champion(s) | |||
Michael van Gerwen | |||
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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.
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.
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 invited PDC representatives, (seeded according to the World Series Order of Merit) are: [1] [2]
The regional qualifiers are:
Qualification | Player |
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PDC Tour Card Holders | Kyle Anderson (first round) |
Corey Cadby (first round) | |
DPA Order of Merit #1 | Damon Heta (quarter-finals) |
DPA Order of Merit #2 | James Bailey (first round) |
DPA Qualifiers | Robbie King (first round) |
Tim Pusey (first round) | |
Mick Lacey (first round) | |
DPNZ Qualifier | Haupai Puha (first round) |
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 | Peter Wright 82.24 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Corey Cadby 83.80 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Peter Wright 94.91 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Raymond van Barneveld 94.40 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Raymond van Barneveld 106.13 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Haupai Puha 93.13 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Peter Wright 82.61 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Michael van Gerwen 96.97 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Michael van Gerwen 93.24 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Tim Pusey 83.49 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Michael van Gerwen 100.63 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Gary Anderson 95.08 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gary Anderson 96.97 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
James Bailey 79.34 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Michael van Gerwen 99.00 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Daryl Gurney 100.60 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Rob Cross 86.28 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Robbie King 77.13 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Rob Cross 102.86 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Damon Heta 87.20 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
James Wade 93.25 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Damon Heta 99.60 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Rob Cross 96.25 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Daryl Gurney 98.15 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Daryl Gurney 97.57 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Kyle Anderson 93.35 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Daryl Gurney 94.74 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Simon Whitlock 92.44 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Simon Whitlock 97.62 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mick Lacey 78.93 | 3 |
Michael van Gerwen is a Dutch professional darts player. He is currently ranked No. 3 in the world, having been No. 1 from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2014, 2017 and 2019. Van Gerwen is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
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