2019 US Darts Masters

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2019 Dafabet US Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates4–5 July 2019
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 checkout161 Flag of England.svg Nathan Aspinall (semi-finals)
Champion(s)
Flag of England.svg Nathan Aspinall
«2018 2022»

The 2019 Dafabet US Darts Masters was the third staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the first event in the 2019 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 4–5 July 2019.

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Gary Anderson was the defending champion, after beating Rob Cross 8–4 in the 2018 final, but was beaten 8–6 in the quarter-finals by Gerwyn Price.

Nathan Aspinall won his third PDC title, and his first on the World Series with an 8–4 win over Michael Smith 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: [1]

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

The North American qualifier winners were:

The top 4 North American Order of Merit qualifiers were:

Bracket

First round
(best of 11 legs)
4 July
Quarter-finals
(best of 15 legs)
5 July
Semi-finals
(best of 15 legs)
5 July
Final
(best of 15 legs)
5 July
            
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 99.836
Flag of the United States.svg Darin Young 92.124
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 88.596
Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 90.278
  Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 92.906
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jim Long 86.764
  Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 101.778
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 98.054
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 96.816
Flag of the United States.svg Elliot Milk 86.334
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 94.966
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 98.578
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 94.726
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gary Mawson 83.064
  Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 100.144
Flag of England.svg Nathan Aspinall 106.708
2 Flag of England.svg Rob Cross 101.336
Flag of the United States.svg Leonard Gates 88.930
2 Flag of England.svg Rob Cross 95.585
Flag of England.svg Nathan Aspinall 100.378
  Flag of England.svg Nathan Aspinall 98.296
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shawn Brenneman 82.012
  Flag of England.svg Nathan Aspinall 104.218
Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 102.107
3 Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 97.106
Flag of the United States.svg Danny Baggish 92.591
3 Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 99.146
Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 100.598
  Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 93.686
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeff Smith 88.845

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