2017 Auckland Darts Masters Explained

Tournament Name:2017 Auckland Darts Masters, presented by Burger King & TAB
Dates:11–13 August 2017
Venue:The Trusts Arena
Location:Auckland
Organisation:PDC
Format:Legs
Prize Fund:£60,000
Winners Share:£20,000
Winner: Kyle Anderson
Prev:2016
Next:2018

The 2017 Auckland Darts Masters, presented by Burger King & TAB was the third staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as the fourth entry in the 2017 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at The Trusts Arena in Auckland, New Zealand between 11 and 13 August 2017.

Gary Anderson was the defending champion after winning the second edition of the tournament, defeating Adrian Lewis 11–7 in the final, but lost in the first round to Australia's Kyle Anderson 6–4.

Kyle Anderson went on to win his first televised title after defeating compatriot Corey Cadby 11–10 in the final. He became only the 5th player to win a World Series of Darts event after Michael van Gerwen, Phil Taylor, Gary Anderson and Adrian Lewis, as well as being the first regional qualifier to win an event. The final was also the first World Series of Darts final without an invited player.

Prize money

The total prize fund was £60,000.

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £60,000)
Winneralign=center (1)align=center £20,000
Runner-upalign=center (1)align=center £10,000
Semi-finalistsalign=center (2)align=center £5,000
Quarter-finalistsalign=center (4)align=center £2,500
First roundalign=center (8)align=center £1,250

Qualifiers

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The eight invited PDC representatives, sorted according to the World Series Order of Merit,[2] were:

  1. Gary Anderson (first round)
  2. Peter Wright (first round)
  3. Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
  4. James Wade (semi-finals)
  5. Daryl Gurney (quarter-finals)
  6. Phil Taylor (semi-finals)
  7. Michael Smith (quarter-finals)
  8. Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals)

The regional qualifiers were:[3]

Qualificationwidth=230" Player
Wildcard (World number 28) Kyle Anderson (winner)
Wildcard (NZ World Championship representative) Cody Harris (first round)
2017 DPNZ Order of Merit (First place) Rob Szabo (first round)
2017 DPNZ Order of Merit (Second place) Warren Parry (first round)
DartPlayers Australia Qualifier Corey Cadby (runner-up)
Winner of DPNZ Qualifier 1 Mark Cleaver (first round)[4]
Winner of DPNZ Qualifier 2 Rob Modra (first round)
Winner of DPNZ Qualifier 3 Darren Herewini (first round)

Draw

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Smith's World Series Debut In August Treble . . 12 July 2017.
  2. Web site: World Series Order of Merit . . 12 August 2017.
  3. Web site: Allen. Dave. Trio Qualify For Auckland Spots. PDC. 7 August 2017.
  4. Web site: PDC Auckland Darts Masters Q1 . Dart Players New Zealand . 4 August 2017.
  5. Web site: Auckland Darts Masters Draw. PDC. 10 August 2017.