South African Masters (darts)

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Emperors Palace South African Masters
Tournament information
VenueEmperors Palace
Location Johannesburg
Country South Africa
Established2007
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund £15,000 (2009)
Month(s) PlayedSeptember
Current champion(s)
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor

The Emperors Palace South African Masters was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation which began in 2007, so-named because it took place at the Emperors Palace entertainment resort in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Format and qualification

The tournament had 8 players, 4 of which were the top ranked players on the PDC Order of Merit and the semi-finalists, runner up and winner of the PDC South African Open which takes place the day before. The four players chosen by the PDC were drawn up against the qualifiers from the PDC South African Open in a knock-out tournament. In 2007, Phil Taylor, Raymond van Barneveld, James Wade and Terry Jenkins, ranked numbers one to four in the Order of Merit respectively at the time, participated in the tournament. In the following year, Taylor and Wade, returned to the tournament, being ranked numbers one and three in the world at the time. John Part, ranked number four in the world, also participated, as did Wayne Mardle, who replaced Barneveld (ranked second) due to the Dutchman's two month sabbatical from darts. Taylor, Wade, Part and Mervyn King took part in the 2009 tournament.

Matches were as follows:

Since the 2010 tournament, the event is the direct qualification tournament for the World Darts Championship for South African darts players.

Television

The tournament was broadcast live on SuperSport in South Africa. In the United Kingdom, the tournament was broadcast on Challenge in 2007, Nuts TV in 2008, and Sky Sports in 2009.

Results

2007

[1]

Quarter-finals
Best of 7 legs
Semi-finals
Best of 11 legs
Final
Best of 15 legs
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 4
Flag of South Africa.svg Mike Ryder 0 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 6
Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins 4 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins 4
Flag of South Africa.svg Paul Meyer 0 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 8
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 6
Flag of South Africa.svg Charles Losper 1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 6
Flag of England.svg James Wade 4 Flag of England.svg James Wade 5
Flag of South Africa.svg Lodewyk Marais 0

2008

[2]

Quarter-finals
Best of 7 legs
Semi-finals
Best of 9 legs
Final
Best of 9 legs
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part 4
Flag of South Africa.svg Mark Jackson 0 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part 5
Flag of England.svg James Wade 4 Flag of England.svg James Wade 1
Flag of South Africa.svg Les Francis 1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part 2
Flag of England.svg Wayne Mardle 4 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 5
Flag of South Africa.svg Charles Losper 1 Flag of England.svg Wayne Mardle 2
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 4 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 5
Flag of South Africa.svg Shawn Hogan 1

2009

[3]

Quarter-finals
Best of 7 legs
Semi-finals
Best of 9 legs
Final
Best of 11 legs
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 4
Flag of South Africa.svg Christo Meiring 1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part 4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part 2
Flag of South Africa.svg Devon Petersen 1 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 6
Flag of England.svg James Wade 4 Flag of England.svg James Wade 4
Flag of South Africa.svg Wynand Havenga 1 Flag of England.svg James Wade 5
Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 4 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 4
Flag of South Africa.svg Les Francis 1

Previous winners

YearChampionScoreRunner-upTotal prize moneyWinner's prize
2007 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 8–6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld £15,000£5,000
2008 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 5–2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Part £15,000£5,000
2009 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 6–4 Flag of England.svg James Wade £15,000£5,000


World Darts Championship Qualification Tournament

YearChampionScoreRunner-upSemi-finalist 1
(lost to Champion)
Semi-finalist 2
(lost to Runner-Up)
2006 Flag of South Africa.svg Wynand Havenga 4–1 Flag of South Africa.svg Paul Meyer Flag of South Africa.svg Paul McMahon Flag of South Africa.svg Roshan Sivraman
2007 Flag of South Africa.svg Charles Losper 4–0 Flag of South Africa.svg Lodewyk Marais Flag of South Africa.svg Mike Ryder Flag of South Africa.svg Paul Meyer
2008 Flag of South Africa.svg Charles Losper 4–1 Flag of South Africa.svg Mark Jackson Flag of South Africa.svg Shawn Hogan Flag of South Africa.svg Les Francis
2009 Flag of South Africa.svg Les Francis 4–3 Flag of South Africa.svg Devon Petersen Flag of South Africa.svg Wynand Havenga Flag of South Africa.svg Christo Meiring
2010 Flag of South Africa.svg Devon Petersen 5–4 Flag of South Africa.svg Les Francis Flag of South Africa.svg Charles Losper Flag of South Africa.svg Jeff Waterman
2011 Flag of South Africa.svg Devon Petersen beat Flag of South Africa.svg Nolan Arendse Flag of South Africa.svg Brent Robertson Flag of South Africa.svg Gary Dowman
2012 Flag of South Africa.svg Charl Pietersen 8–1 Flag of South Africa.svg Charles Losper Flag of South Africa.svg Shawn Hogan Flag of South Africa.svg Jason Hendricks
2013 Flag of South Africa.svg Devon Petersen 9–3 Flag of South Africa.svg Graham Filby Flag of South Africa.svg Charles Losper Flag of South Africa.svg Charl Petersen
2014 Flag of South Africa.svg Nolan Arendse 9–5 Flag of South Africa.svg Devon Petersen Flag of South Africa.svg Shawn Hogan Flag of South Africa.svg Charl Pietersen
2015 Flag of South Africa.svg Warrick Scheffer 9–2 Flag of South Africa.svg Clifford Stradling Flag of South Africa.svg Charl Pietersen Flag of South Africa.svg Charles Losper
2021 Flag of South Africa.svg Cameron Carolissen 9–8 Flag of South Africa.svg Charles Losper Flag of South Africa.svg Carl Gabriel Flag of South Africa.svg Warrick Scheffer
2022 Flag of South Africa.svg Stefan Vermaak 9–8 Flag of South Africa.svg Charles Losper Flag of South Africa.svg Shawn Hogan Flag of South Africa.svg Cameron Carolissen
2023 Flag of South Africa.svg Wynand Havenga 7–0 Flag of South Africa.svg Deon Oliver Flag of South Africa.svg Charles Losper Flag of South Africa.svg Stefan Vermaak
2024 Flag of South Africa.svg Simon Adams 12–10 Flag of South Africa.svg Leslie Gouvea Flag of South Africa.svg Wynand Havenga Flag of South Africa.svg Deon Oliver

References

  1. "2007 Emperors Palace South African Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  2. "2008 Emperors Palace South African Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  3. "2009 Emperors Palace South African Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 29 November 2011.