2023 US Darts Masters

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2023 bet365 US Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates2–3 June 2023
Venue The Theater at Madison Square Garden
LocationNew York City, United States
Organisation(s) Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
FormatLegs
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout170 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross
Champion(s)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen
«2022 2024»

The 2023 bet365 US Darts Masters was the fifth staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation and the third entry in the 2023 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top-ranking players and eight regional qualifiers), and was held at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States on 2–3 June 2023. [1]

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Michael Smith was the defending champion, after he defeated Michael van Gerwen 8–4 in the 2022 final, but he was eliminated in round 1, losing 2–6 to debutant Jim Long. [2]

Van Gerwen went on to win the tournament for a second time, beating Jeff Smith 8–0 in the final. [3]

Prize money

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 PDC have announced the eight players who will be their elite representatives at the event, which include World Champion Michael Smith, reigning World Series of Darts Finals winner Gerwyn Price and three-time World Champion Michael van Gerwen. They will be joined by Peter Wright, Rob Cross, Luke Humphries, Dimitri Van den Bergh and Nathan Aspinall.

The seedings were based on the 2023 World Series rankings after 2 events:

  1. Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith
  2. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price
  3. Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright
  4. Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross
  5. Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries
  6. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh
  7. Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen
  8. Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall

The three North American Tour Card holders were joined by the winners of the CDC Continental Cup and the CDC Cross-Border Challenge, as well as three qualifiers from events held on 20 and 21 May 2023. [4]

QualificationPlayer
PDC Tour Card Holders Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jeff Smith
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Matt Campbell
Flag of the United States.svg   Jules van Dongen
CDC Continental Cup Winner Flag of the United States.svg   Alex Spellman
CDC Cross-Border Challenge Winner* Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jim Long
CDC Qualifiers Flag of the United States.svg  Jason Brandon
Flag of the United States.svg  J.T. Davis
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jake Macmillan

CDC Continental Cup

This competition featured the top sixteen players from the 2022 CDC Tour Points List (with the exception of Danny Baggish and Matt Campbell , due to their commitments on the PDC Pro Tour). The tournament was entirely held on 22 October 2022.

First round
(best of 9 legs)
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
            
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   David Cameron 79.335
16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ross Snook 83.723
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   David Cameron 88.926
8 Flag of the United States.svg   Gary Mawson 87.263
8 Flag of the United States.svg   Gary Mawson 86.845
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Steve Warnock 83.743
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   David Cameron 95.435
4 Flag of the United States.svg   Alex Spellman 97.537
4 Flag of the United States.svg   Alex Spellman 90.525
13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Keith Way 85.314
4 Flag of the United States.svg   Alex Spellman 88.966
12 Flag of the United States.svg   Stowe Buntz 78.985
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   John Norman Jnr 89.942
12 Flag of the United States.svg   Stowe Buntz 89.215
4 Flag of the United States.svg   Alex Spellman 86.668
15 Flag of the United States.svg  Doug Boehm 82.067
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jacob Taylor 80.762
15 Flag of the United States.svg  Doug Boehm 92.605
15 Flag of the United States.svg  Doug Boehm 105.056
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jim Long 82.752
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jim Long 97.595
10 Flag of the United States.svg   Chuck Puleo 92.733
15 Flag of the United States.svg  Doug Boehm 88.347
11 Flag of the United States.svg  Joey Lynaugh 86.264
3 Flag of the United States.svg   Leonard Gates 84.073
14 Flag of the United States.svg  Ryan Vander Weit 93.575
14 Flag of the United States.svg  Ryan Vander Weit 84.654
11 Flag of the United States.svg  Joey Lynaugh 86.236
6 Flag of the United States.svg   Larry Butler 84.112
11 Flag of the United States.svg  Joey Lynaugh 84.695

Cross-Border Darts Challenge

The new tournament featured eight players from both Canada and the United States facing off against each other. The event took place at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City, New Jersey on 21–22 April 2023. [5]

Since Jeff Smith , who was already qualified as a Tour Card holder, won the CDC Cross-Border Challenge, runner-up Jim Long was awarded the place instead.

First round
(best of 7 legs)

21 Apr
Quarter-finals
(best of 9 legs)

22 Apr
Semi-finals
(best of 9 legs)

22 Apr
Final
(best of 11 legs)

22 Apr
            
  Flag of the United States.svg  Joey Lynaugh 84.35 [a] 3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Keith Way 83.554
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Keith Way 88.114
CAN4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jim Long 88.585
CAN4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jim Long 81.184
Flag of the United States.svg   Chuck Puleo 85.943
CAN4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jim Long 90.625
CAN2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jacob Taylor 87.142
CAN2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jacob Taylor 87.244
Flag of the United States.svg   Gary Mawson 70.591
CAN2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jacob Taylor 84.865
USA3 Flag of the United States.svg   Alex Spellman 83.263
USA3 Flag of the United States.svg   Alex Spellman 77.264
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   John Part 77.483
CAN4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jim Long 69.570
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jeff Smith 79.816
CAN1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   David Cameron 77.383
Flag of the United States.svg   Jules van Dongen 78.214
  Flag of the United States.svg   Jules van Dongen 90.560
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jeff Smith 96.355
USA4 Flag of the United States.svg   Larry Butler 80.772
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jeff Smith 82.014
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jeff Smith 86.385
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Steve Warnock 81.710
USA2 Flag of the United States.svg   Leonard Gates 82.351
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Steve Warnock 86.244
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Steve Warnock 89.305
CAN3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   John Norman Jnr 85.133
CAN3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   John Norman Jnr 81.234
Flag of the United States.svg   Danny Lauby 80.631
  1. Lynaugh replaced USA's top-seeded Danny Baggish in the tournament

Draw

First round
(best of 11 legs)
2 June
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
3 June
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
3 June
Final
(best of 15 legs)
3 June
            
1 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 87.322
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jim Long 92.616
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jim Long 91.842
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 96.716
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 91.156
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jake Macmillan 75.842
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 99.787
4 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 102.136
4 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 82.536
Flag of the United States.svg  Jason Brandon 75.392
4 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 98.436
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 99.482
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 95.176
Flag of the United States.svg  J.T. Davis 82.082
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 91.098
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jeff Smith 86.410
2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 105.626
Flag of the United States.svg   Jules van Dongen 83.592
2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 104.374
Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 98.616
  Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 85.476
Flag of the United States.svg   Alex Spellman 82.302
  Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 95.126
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jeff Smith 92.237
3 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 88.482
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jeff Smith 87.236
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jeff Smith 96.006
Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 99.892
  Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 105.816
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Matt Campbell 97.954

References

  1. "US Darts Masters". PDC. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. "Long stuns Smith on dramatic opening night". PDC. 2 June 2023.
  3. "Victory for Van Gerwen at bet365 US Darts Masters". PDC. 3 June 2023.
  4. "Former winner Aspinall among final four picks for bet365 US Darts Masters". PDC. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  5. Allen, Dave (18 November 2022). "CDC introduces Cross-Border Darts Challenge for 2023". PDC. Retrieved 28 February 2023.