2017 Shanghai Darts Masters Explained

Tournament Name:2017 Shanghai Darts Masters
Dates:6–7 July 2017
Venue:Pullman Hotel Shanghai South
Location:Shanghai
Organisation:PDC
Format:Legs
Final – best of 15 legs
Prize Fund:£60,000
Winners Share:£20,000
Winner: Michael van Gerwen
Prev:2016
Next:2018

The 2017 Shanghai Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a second entry in the 2017 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured eight Asian players who faced eight PDC players and was held at the Pullman Hotel Shanghai South in Shanghai, China from 6–7 July 2017.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, and he retained his title by beating Dave Chisnall 8–0 in the final.

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

Eight PDC players – the top eight from the 2017 Premier League – were initially invited.[1] Adrian Lewis subsequently pulled out and was replaced by Gerwyn Price,[2] meaning that the eight players invited were the same as had been invited for the previous World Series event, the 2017 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters. They are seeded according to the World Series Order of Merit:

  1. Gary Anderson (quarter-finals)
  2. Michael van Gerwen (winner)
  3. Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
  4. Gerwyn Price (quarter-finals)
  5. Dave Chisnall (runner-up)
  6. James Wade (semi-finals)
  7. Phil Taylor (quarter-finals)
  8. Raymond van Barneveld (semi-finals)

The following Asian players were invited:

The Chinese qualifiers were:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Allen. Dave. Trio To Make World Series Debuts. PDC. 5 July 2017. 6 March 2017.
  2. Web site: Allen. Dave. Price Steps In For World Series Double. PDC. 5 July 2017. 7 June 2017.