Tournament Name: | 2014 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters |
Dates: | 29–30 May 2014 |
Venue: | Dubai Tennis Centre |
Location: | Dubai |
Organisation: | PDC |
Format: | Legs Final – best of 21 legs |
Prize Fund: | £125,000 |
Winners Share: | £30,000 |
Winner: | Michael van Gerwen |
Prev: | 2013 |
Next: | 2015 |
The 2014 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the first World Series of Darts event of 2014. The tournament featured the top six players according to the Order of Merit, plus two wildcards, competing in a knockout system. The tournament was held at the Dubai Tennis Centre in Dubai over 29–30 May 2014.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion and he retained his title by defeating Peter Wright 11–7 in the final.[1]
The total prize fund was £125,000.
Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £125,000) | ||||
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Winner | align=center | (1) | align=center | £30,000 | |
Runner-up | align=center | (1) | align=center | £25,000 | |
Semi-finalists | align=center | (2) | align=center | £15,000 | |
Quarter-finalists | align=center | (4) | align=center | £10,000 |
The top six players on the PDC Order of Merit after the 2014 World Championship qualified for the event, with the top 4 seeded. They were joined by two wildcards.[2] These were:
Wildcards:
Player | Eliminated | Played | Legs Won | Legs Lost | LWAT | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | 3-dart Average |
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Michael van Gerwen | Winner | 3 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 77 | 26 | 23 | 99.64 |
Peter Wright | Runner-up | 3 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 69 | 42 | 8 | 91.04 |
Adrian Lewis | Semi-finals | 2 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 10 | 94.96 |
Dave Chisnall | Semi-finals | 2 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 13 | 94.56 |
Simon Whitlock | Quarter-finals | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 100.54 |
James Wade | Quarter-finals | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 95.40 |
Raymond van Barneveld | Quarter-finals | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 94.49 |
Phil Taylor | Quarter-finals | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 91.72 |