2015 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters Explained

Tournament Name:2015 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters
Dates:28–29 May 2015
Venue:Dubai Tennis Centre
Location:Dubai
Organisation:PDC
Format:Legs
Final – best of 21 legs
Prize Fund:AED750,000
Winners Share:AED220,000
Winner: Michael van Gerwen
Prev:2014
Next:2016

The 2015 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters was the third staging of the tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the first World Series of Darts event of 2015. 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 28–29 May 2015.[1]

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after he retained his 2014 title last year by defeating Peter Wright 11–7 in the final.[2] He maintained his unbeaten run in the event to win it for the third time with an 11–8 victory over Phil Taylor in the final.[3]

Prize money

The total prize fund was AED750,000.

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: AED750,000)
Winneralign=center (1)align=center AED220,000
Runner-upalign=center (1)align=center AED110,000
Semi-finalistsalign=center (2)align=center AED85,000
Quarter-finalistsalign=center (4)align=center AED62,500

Qualifiers

The top six players on the PDC Order of Merit after the 2015 World Championship qualified for the event (with the top 4 seeded). They were joined by two wildcards. These were:

  1. Michael van Gerwen (winner)
  2. Phil Taylor (runner-up)
  3. Gary Anderson (semi-finals)
  4. Adrian Lewis (semi-finals)
  5. Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
  6. James Wade (quarter-finals)

Wildcards:

Draw

[4]

Broadcasting

The tournament was available in the following territories on these channels.[1]

CountryChannel
Dubai Sports TV
Middle East and North Africa OSN
Fox Sports
Sky Sport (New Zealand)
RTL7
Fox Sports

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stars Set For Dubai Return . . 27 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150527042105/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/u4tgu5tmlqxu1kzvorqa04gu3/title/stars-set-for-dubai-return . 27 May 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Van Gerwen retains Dubai title . . 30 May 2014.
  3. News: Van Gerwen overcomes Taylor in ‘hardest year’ to claim Dubai Darts Masters hat-trick . . 30 May 2015.
  4. Web site: Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters Draw . . 27 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160308001254/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/i6k2xk91406x18ak3fe6utrk1/title/dubai-duty-free-darts-masters-draw . 2016-03-08 . dead .