Tournament Name: | 2018 Brisbane Darts Masters |
Dates: | 17–19 August 2018 |
Venue: | BCEC |
Location: | Brisbane |
Organisation: | PDC |
Format: | Legs |
Prize Fund: | £60,000 |
Winners Share: | £20,000 |
High Checkout: | |
Next: | 2019 |
The 2018 Brisbane Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a sixth and final entry in the 2018 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the BCEC in Brisbane from 17–19 August 2018.
Rob Cross became the inaugural champion in Brisbane, after defeating Michael van Gerwen 11–6 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 |
The eight invited PDC representatives, (seeded according to the 2018 World Series of Darts Order of Merit) are:
The regional qualifiers are:[1]
Qualification | width=230" | Player |
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Wildcard | Corey Cadby (quarter-finals) | |
2018 DPA World Series Order of Merit (First place) | Tim Pusey (first round) | |
2018 DPA World Series Order of Merit (Second place) | Raymond Smith (quarter-finals) | |
DPNZ Qualifier | Mark Cleaver (first round)[2] | |
Winner of DPA Qualifier 1 | Damon Heta (first round)[3] | |
Winner of DPA Qualifier 2 | Gordon Mathers (first round)[4] | |
Winner of DPA Qualifier 3 | Barry Gardner (first round)[5] | |
Winner of DPA Qualifier 4 | Justin Thompson (first round)[6] |