2017 US Darts Masters
The 2017 partypoker US Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a third entry in the 2017 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured eight North American players who faced eight PDC players, which was held at the Tropicana Las Vegas in Las Vegas, United States from 14–15 July 2017.
| 2017 partypoker US Darts Masters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 14–15 July 2017 | ||
| Venue | Tropicana Las Vegas | ||
| Location | Las Vegas | ||
| Country |  United States | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs Final – best of 15 legs | ||
| Prize fund | £60,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £20,000 | ||
| High checkout | 156  Peter Wright | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Michael van Gerwen[1] | |||
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Michael van Gerwen became the champion, defeating Daryl Gurney 8–6 in the final to win his first title in Vegas.
Prize money
This is how the prize money is divided:[2]
| 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
Adrian Lewis and Phil Taylor were both originally scheduled to take part but both withdrew. Lewis was replaced by Gerwyn Price, whilst Taylor was replaced by World Number six James Wade.[3][4]
The eight invited PDC players, seeded according to the World Series Order of Merit,[5] were:[6]
- Michael van Gerwen (Winner)
- Gary Anderson (Semi-finals)
- Peter Wright (Quarter-finals)
James Wade (First round)- Raymond van Barneveld (Quarter-finals)
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Gerwyn Price (Semi-finals)
Daryl Gurney (Runner-up)
Max Hopp (First round)
The North American qualifier winners were:[7]
- Chris White (First round)
- Willard Bruguier (First round)
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Dave Richardson (Quarter-finals)- David Cameron (First round)
The top 4 North American Order of Merit qualifiers were:[7]
- Jayson Barlow (First round)
- DJ Sayre (First round)
- Shawn Brenneman (First round)
- Dawson Murschell (Quarter-finals)
Draw
| First round (best of 11 legs) 14 July[9] | Quarter-finals (best of 15 legs) 15 July[10] | Semi-finals (best of 15 legs) 15 July[10] | Final (best of 15 legs) 15 July[10] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen 104.86
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chris White 91.22
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen 95.70
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dave Richardson 85.94
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Max Hopp 89.67
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dave Richardson 92.01
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen 101.04
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gerwyn Price 88.58
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | James Wade 86.72
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dawson Murschell 81.27
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dawson Murschell 90.56
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gerwyn Price 92.30
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gerwyn Price 85.04
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Willard Bruguier 80.07
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen 101.35
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Daryl Gurney 96.08
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gary Anderson 102.48
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jayson Barlow 78.72
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gary Anderson 99.32
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Raymond van Barneveld 98.84
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Raymond van Barneveld 88.80
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Cameron 85.64
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gary Anderson 103.81
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Daryl Gurney 101.89
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Peter Wright 86.51
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shawn Brenneman 85.92
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Peter Wright 97.28
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Daryl Gurney 97.81
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Daryl Gurney 98.58
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| DJ Sayre 83.20
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- "US Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen beats Daryl Gurney in Las Vegas". skysports.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- "2017 US Darts Masters Player Prize Money". www.dartsdatabase.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- "Taylor Withdraws From U.S Darts Masters". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
- "Price Steps In For World Series Double - PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- "World Series Order of Merit". PDC. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- "Trio To Make World Series Debuts - PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- "Las Vegas - Wednesday Qualifiers - PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- "2017 US Darts Masters Results". www.dartsdatabase.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- "North American Glory For Bruguier". PDC. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- "Van Gerwen Victorious In Vegas - PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 19 April 2018.