2015 Sydney Darts Masters Explained

Tournament Name:2015 Sydney Darts Masters
Dates:20–22 August 2015
Venue:Qantas Credit Union Arena
Location:Sydney
Organisation:PDC
Format:Legs
Final — best of 21 legs
Prize Fund:A$220,000
Winners Share:A$60,000
Nine Dart: Phil Taylor
High Checkout:167 Adrian Lewis
Winner: Phil Taylor
Prev:2014
Next:2016

The 2015 Sydney Darts Masters was the third staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fourth entry in the 2015 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top PDC Players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia from 20–22 August 2015.

Phil Taylor was the defending champion after defeating Stephen Bunting 11–3 in the last year's final and he remained the only player to have won this event by claiming his third title with an 11–3 victory over Adrian Lewis.[1] [2] He also hit the first ever nine-dart finish in a World Series of Darts match, when he hit one in his semi-final victory over Peter Wright, which was Taylor's last televised nine-dart finish in his career.[3]

Prize money

The total prize fund was A$220,000.

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: A$220,000)
Winneralign=center (1)align=center A$60,000
Runner-upalign=center (1)align=center A$40,000
Semi-finalistsalign=center (2)align=center A$20,000
Quarter-finalistsalign=center (4)align=center A$10,000
First roundalign=center (8)align=center A$5,000

Qualifiers

The eight seeded PDC players were:[4] [5]

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

The Oceanic qualifiers were:

Draw

[5]

Broadcasting

The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels:[6]

CountryChannel
Australia Fox Sports
New Zealand Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Fox Channel Asia
United Kingdom ITV4
Netherlands RTL7
Middle East/North Africa OSN
Ireland Setanta Sports
China PPTV (online)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Phil Taylor retains Sydney Darts Masters title . . 14 September 2014.
  2. Web site: Phil Taylor beats Adrian Lewis to win Sydney Darts Masters title . . 25 August 2015.
  3. Web site: Top five moments Down Under . . 10 August 2019.
  4. Web site: World Series of Darts August Update . . 31 July 2015 . 3 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150802222808/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/mf732i39s7tl1n38429cowdzf/title/world-series-of-darts-august-update . 2 August 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: Taylor Set For Bridge Test In Sydney . . 18 August 2015 . 19 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150820220644/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/vwnetcdvg3hb1ljx47vshej0e/title/taylor-set-for-bridge-test-in-sydney . 20 August 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: World Series of Darts TV Coverage . . 21 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924135552/http://www.pdc.tv/world-series-of-darts-events/article/br8newx95lv41acb1scum4v88/title/world-series-of-darts-tv-coverage . 24 September 2015 . dead . dmy-all .