2023 New South Wales Darts Masters

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2023 PalmerBet New South Wales Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates11–12 August 2023
Venue WIN Entertainment Centre
Location Wollongong
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout160 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Simon Whitlock
Champion(s)
Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross
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The 2023 PalmerBet New South Wales Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, and the sixth entry in the 2023 World Series of Darts.

Contents

The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players and eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong, Australia on 11–12 August 2023.

Rob Cross won his second World Series title in as many weeks, and his third in all, defeating Damon Heta 8–1 in the final.

Players

The PDC invited eight players, while there were eight Oceanic representatives. Jonny Clayton, who had been initially invited, withdrew for personal reasons; he was replaced as an invitee by Damon Heta, who had previously been listed as an Oceanic representative, was moved to the PDC list; Harley Kemp was added as an Oceanic representative. [1]

The PDC representatives were:

The Oceanic representatives were:

QualificationPlayer
PDC Tour Card Holder Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Simon Whitlock
DartPlayers Australia #1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Darren Penhall
DartPlayers Australia #2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Harley Kemp
DartPlayers Australia #3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Dave Marland
DartPlayers Australia #4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Mal Cuming
DartPlayers Australian Qualifier Flag of New Zealand.svg   John Hurring
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Brenton Lloyd
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Joe Comito

Prize money

The total prize fund remained at £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

Draw

First round
(best of 11 legs)
11 August
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
12 August
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
12 August
Final
(best of 15 legs)
12 August
            
1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 98.806
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Harley Kemp 84.002
1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 91.103
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 89.796
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 106.096
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Joe Comito 73.500
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 93.207
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 90.476
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 82.736
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Dave Marland 72.890
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 97.816
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Simon Whitlock 87.534
  Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 91.985
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Simon Whitlock 99.636
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 83.531
3 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 91.298
2 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 93.966
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Mal Cuming 78.172
2 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 91.293
Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 88.696
  Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 93.026
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Darren Penhall 89.562
  Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 90.840
3 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 109.597
3 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 98.026
Flag of New Zealand.svg   John Hurring 91.672
3 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 95.326
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Noppert 100.684
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Noppert 94.046
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Brenton Lloyd 85.453

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