Tournament Name: | 2017 Melbourne Darts Masters |
Dates: | 18–20 August 2017 |
Venue: | Hisense Arena |
Location: | Melbourne |
Organisation: | PDC |
Format: | Legs |
Prize Fund: | £60,000 |
Winners Share: | £20,000 |
High Checkout: | 170 Gary Anderson |
Winner: | Phil Taylor |
Next: | 2018 |
The 2017 Melbourne Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fifth entry in the 2017 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was being held at the Hisense Arena in Melbourne between 18–20 August 2017.
Phil Taylor is the champion, defeating Peter Wright 11–8 in the final. This would become Phil Taylor's last televised title due to his retirement after the 2018 World Championship.
The total prize fund was £60,000.
Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £60,000) | ||||
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Winner | align=center | (1) | align=center | £20,000 | |
Runner-up | align=center | (1) | align=center | £10,000 | |
Semi-finalists | align=center | (2) | align=center | £5,000 | |
Quarter-finalists | align=center | (4) | align=center | £2,500 | |
First round | align=center | (8) | align=center | £1,250 |
[1] The eight invited PDC representatives, sorted according to the World Series Order of Merit,[2] are:
The regional qualifiers are:
Qualification | width=230" | Player |
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Wildcard (World number 28) | ![]() | |
2017 DPA Order of Merit (First place) | ![]() | |
2017 DPA Order of Merit (Second place) | ![]() | |
2017 DPA Order of Merit (Third place) | ![]() | |
DartPlayers New Zealand Qualifier | ![]() | |
Winner of DPA Qualifier 1 | ![]() | |
Winner of DPA Qualifier 2 | ![]() | |
Winner of DPA Qualifier 3 | ![]() |