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2024 Australian Darts Masters | |||
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Dates | 9–10 August 2024 | ||
Venue | WIN Entertainment Centre | ||
Location | Wollongong | ||
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Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £60,000 | ||
Winner's share | £20,000 | ||
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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.
Gerwyn Price won the tournament, defeating Luke Littler 8–1 in the final. [1]
The total prize fund remained at £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 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.
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.
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