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.
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 |
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:
The following Asian players were invited:
The Chinese qualifiers were: