2024 US Darts Masters

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2024 bet365 US Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates31 May–1 June 2024
Venue The Theater at Madison Square Garden
Location New York City
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout170 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price
Champion(s)
Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross
«2023 2025»

The 2024 bet365 US Darts Masters was the sixth staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation and the third entry in the season's World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top-ranking players and eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States on 31 May–1 June 2024.

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Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Jeff Smith 8–0 in the 2023 final. [1] However, he was beaten by Rob Cross 6–4 in the quarter-finals.

Cross won his first US Darts Masters and his fourth World Series title in all, beating Gerwyn Price 8–7 in final. [2]

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 announced the eight players who would be their elite representatives at the event on 13 March. [3]

The seedings were based on the 2024 World Series rankings after 2 events:

  1. Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)
  2. Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler (semi-finals)
  3. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (runner-up)
  4. Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries (semi-finals)
  5. Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith (first round)
  6. Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall (quarter-finals)
  7. Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross (champion)
  8. Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright (quarter-finals)

The three North American Tour Card holders were joined by the winner of the CDC Continental Cup, as well as the winner of the CDC Cross-Border Challenge, and three qualifiers from events held on 17–18 May.

QualificationPlayer
PDC Tour Card Holders Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Matt Campbell (first round)
Flag of the United States.svg   Jules van Dongen (first round)
Flag of the United States.svg   Danny Lauby (first round)
CDC Continental Cup Winner Flag of the United States.svg  Stowe Buntz(first round)
CDC Cross-Border Challenge Winner Flag of the United States.svg  Alex Spellman(first round)
CDC Qualifiers Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   David Cameron (first round)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jeff Smith (quarter-finals)
Flag of the United States.svg  Adam Sevada(first round)

Draw

First round
(best of 11 legs)
31 May
Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
1 June
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
1 June
Final
(best of 15 legs)
1 June
            
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 89.676
Flag of the United States.svg   Danny Lauby 84.621
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 92.074
Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 95.236
  Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 95.106
Flag of the United States.svg  Adam Sevada 89.411
Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 96.697
4 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 90.515
4 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 95.946
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   David Cameron 84.130
4 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 100.016
Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 98.095
  Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 95.006
Flag of the United States.svg  Stowe Buntz 93.832
Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 91.558
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 96.367
2 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 103.666
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Matt Campbell 84.520
2 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 104.076
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jeff Smith 93.442
  Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 86.561
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Jeff Smith 85.366
2 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 104.596
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 100.057
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 97.136
Flag of the United States.svg   Jules van Dongen 86.233
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 104.526
Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 92.181
  Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 87.756
Flag of the United States.svg  Alex Spellman 88.765

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References

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