2024 Australian Darts Masters

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2024 Australian Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates9–10 August 2024
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 checkout161 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith
Champion(s)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price
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The 2024 Australian Darts Masters was the first staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, and the sixth entry in the 2024 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players and eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong, Australia on 9–10 August 2024.

Contents

Gerwyn Price won the tournament, defeating Luke Littler 8–1 in the final. [1]

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

Qualifiers

The PDC announced the 8 elite players on 7 May. Both Michael van Gerwen and Nathan Aspinall declined their invites for family reasons. [2]

The seedings were based on the World Series Order of Merit following the first 5 events.

  1. Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler (runner-up)
  2. Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross (quarter-finals)
  3. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (winner)
  4. Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries (quarter-finals)
  5. Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith (quarter-finals)
  6. Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright (semi-finals)
  7. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh (semi-finals)
  8. Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta (quarter-finals)

The Oceanic qualifiers consisted of their other PDC Tour Card holders (Simon Whitlock and Haupai Puha), plus the four Australian players who won the DPA qualifiers, along with one New Zealand player from the DPNZ qualifier, and the highest-ranked non-qualifier on the DPA Order of Merit on 14 July.

QualificationPlayer
PDC Tour Card Holders Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Simon Whitlock (first round)
Flag of New Zealand.svg   Haupai Puha (first round)
DPA Qualifiers Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Brenton Lloyd (first round)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Rob Modra (first round)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Stuart Coburn(first round)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Joe Comito(first round)
DPNZ Qualifier Flag of New Zealand.svg   John Hurring (first round)
Highest Ranked Non-Qualifier On DPA Order of Merit Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Jeremy Fagg (first round)

Draw

First round
(best of 11 legs)
9 August
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
10 August
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
10 August
Final
(best of 15 legs)
10 August
            
1 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 90.686
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Rob Modra 90.442
1 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 104.036
Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 99.934
  Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 88.706
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Stuart Coburn 76.542
1 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 104.927
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 102.226
4 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 87.186
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Joe Comito 70.111
4 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 90.162
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 103.196
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 86.856
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Jeremy Fagg 72.401
1 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 94.241
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 99.428
2 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 91.506
Flag of New Zealand.svg   Haupai Puha 86.825
2 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 92.514
Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 94.046
  Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 95.426
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Simon Whitlock 84.111
Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 93.246
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 99.347
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 95.186
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Brenton Lloyd 81.282
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 91.386
Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 86.544
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 89.296
Flag of New Zealand.svg   John Hurring 71.580

Notes

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