Tournament Name: | 2017 partypoker US Darts Masters |
Dates: | 14–15 July 2017 |
Venue: | Tropicana Las Vegas |
Location: | Las Vegas |
Organisation: | PDC |
Format: | Legs Final – best of 15 legs |
Prize Fund: | £60,000 |
High Checkout: | 156 Peter Wright |
Winner: | Michael van Gerwen[1] |
Winners Share: | £20,000 |
Next: | 2018 |
The 2017 partypoker US Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a third entry in the 2017 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured eight North American players who faced eight PDC players, which was held at the Tropicana Las Vegas in Las Vegas, United States from 14–15 July 2017.
Michael van Gerwen became the champion, defeating Daryl Gurney 8–6 in the final to win his first title in Vegas.
This is how the prize money is divided:[2]
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 |
Adrian Lewis and Phil Taylor were both originally scheduled to take part but both withdrew. Lewis was replaced by Gerwyn Price, whilst Taylor was replaced by World Number six James Wade.[3] [4]
The eight invited PDC players, seeded according to the World Series Order of Merit,[5] were:[6]
The North American qualifier winners were:[7]
The top 4 North American Order of Merit qualifiers were:[7]