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2024 bet365 US Darts Masters | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 31 May–1 June 2024 | ||
Venue | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | ||
Location | New York City | ||
Country | United States | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £60,000 | ||
Winner's share | £20,000 | ||
High checkout | 170 Gerwyn Price | ||
Champion(s) | |||
Rob Cross | |||
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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.
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]
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 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:
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.
Qualification | Player |
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PDC Tour Card Holders | Matt Campbell (first round) |
Jules van Dongen (first round) | |
Danny Lauby (first round) | |
CDC Continental Cup Winner | Stowe Buntz(first round) |
CDC Cross-Border Challenge Winner | Alex Spellman(first round) |
CDC Qualifiers | David Cameron (first round) |
Jeff Smith (quarter-finals) | |
Adam Sevada(first round) |
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 | Michael van Gerwen 89.67 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Danny Lauby 84.62 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Michael van Gerwen 92.07 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Rob Cross 95.23 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rob Cross 95.10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Adam Sevada 89.41 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rob Cross 96.69 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Luke Humphries 90.51 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Luke Humphries 95.94 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
David Cameron 84.13 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Luke Humphries 100.01 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Nathan Aspinall 98.09 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Nathan Aspinall 95.00 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stowe Buntz 93.83 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rob Cross 91.55 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Gerwyn Price 96.36 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Luke Littler 103.66 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Matt Campbell 84.52 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Luke Littler 104.07 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Jeff Smith 93.44 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Michael Smith 86.56 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Jeff Smith 85.36 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Luke Littler 104.59 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Gerwyn Price 100.05 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Gerwyn Price 97.13 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Jules van Dongen 86.23 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Gerwyn Price 104.52 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Peter Wright 92.18 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Peter Wright 87.75 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Alex Spellman 88.76 | 5 |
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