2014 Dutch Darts Masters Explained

Tournament Name:2014 Dutch Darts Masters
Dates:14–16 February 2014
Venue:NH Hotel
Location:Veldhoven
Organisation:PDC
Format:Legs
Prize Fund:£100,000
Winners Share:£20,000
Winner: Michael van Gerwen
Prev:Event 1
Next:Event 3

The 2014 Dutch Darts Masters was the second of eight PDC European Tour events on the 2014 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the NH Hotel in Veldhoven, Netherlands, between 14–16 February 2014. It featured a field of 48 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner.

Michael van Gerwen won his third European Tour title by beating Mervyn King 6–4 in the final.[1]

Prize money

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Stage (num. of players)Prize money
Winneralign=center (1)align=center £20,000
Runner-upalign=center (1)align=center £8,000
Semi-finalistsalign=center (2)align=center £4,000
Quarter-finalistsalign=center (4)align=center £3,000
Third round losersalign=center (8)align=center £2,000
Second round losersalign=center (16)align=center £1,250
First round losersalign=center (16)align=center £1,000
Totalalign=center colspan=2 £100,000

Qualification and format

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on the 17 January 2014 automatically qualified for the event.[3] The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Wigan on 19 January),[4] eight from the European Qualifier (held at the venue the day before the event started) and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held at the venue on 11 February).[5] [6]

The following players took part in the tournament:

Top 16

  1. Michael van Gerwen (winner)
  1. Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals)
  1. Peter Wright (second round)
  1. Brendan Dolan (semi-finals)
  1. Kim Huybrechts (second round)
  1. Jamie Caven (second round)
  1. Steve Beaton (second round)
  1. Wes Newton (quarter-finals)
  1. Simon Whitlock (second round)
  1. Mervyn King (runner-up)
  1. Ian White (semi-finals)
  1. John Part (second round)
  1. Paul Nicholson (second round)
  1. Gary Anderson (second round)
  1. Adrian Lewis (third round)
  1. Kevin Painter (third round)

UK Qualifier

European Qualifier

Host Nation Qualifier

Draw

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michael van Gerwen wins Dutch Darts Masters ahead of Belfast Premier League . . 24 February 2014.
  2. Web site: PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed . . 11 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140703062147/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/x8j56hdz8y961h0jdoq3fx4h4/title/pdc-prize-fund-increases-confirmed . 2014-07-03 . dead .
  3. Web site: European Tour Event 1/2 Entries & UKQ . . 11 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140219100942/http://www.pdc.tv/european-tour/article/6lusmp3wkjwr17taf6lt4o1ko/title/european-tour-event-12-entries--ukq . 19 February 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: European Tour Events 1&2 UK Qualifiers . . 11 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140219093930/http://www.pdc.tv/european-tour/article/1755m795vhv431htz0dpl3cnw3/title/european-tour-events-12-uk-qualifiers . 19 February 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: Kist Amongst Dutch Masters Qualifiers . . 11 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221220443/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/e4gk4rwt9lc8141mx17zm2okq/title/kist-amongst-dutch-masters-qualifiers . 21 February 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: Remaining Dutch Masters Spots Finalised . . 14 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221232028/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/5s6r1eoh9x35zjjii4c12hb1/title/remaining-dutch-masters-spots-finalised . 21 February 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  7. Web site: Dutch Darts Masters Draw & Schedule . . 11 February 2014.
  8. Web site: 2014 PDC Dutch Darts Masters Fixtures . Darts Database . 11 February 2014.