Tournament Name: | 2018 Melbourne Darts Masters |
Dates: | 10–12 August 2018 |
Venue: | Hisense Arena |
Location: | Melbourne |
Organisation: | PDC |
Format: | Legs |
Prize Fund: | £60,000 |
Winners Share: | £20,000 |
High Checkout: | 170 Simon Whitlock |
Winner: | Peter Wright |
Prev: | 2017 |
Next: | 2019 |
The 2018 Melbourne Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fifth 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 Hisense Arena in Melbourne from 10–12 August 2018.
Phil Taylor was the defending champion, defeating Peter Wright 11–8 in the 2017 final; however this would be Taylor's last televised title due to his retirement after the 2018 World Championship.
Wright avenged his defeat from the last tournament by winning his second World Series title after beating Michael Smith 11–8 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 (first round) | |
2018 DPA World Series Order of Merit (First place) | Tim Pusey (first round) | |
2018 DPA World Series Order of Merit (Second place) | Raymond Smith (first round) | |
DPNZ Qualifier | Haupai Puha (first round)[2] | |
Winner of DPA Qualifier 1 | Damon Heta (quarter-finals)[3] | |
Winner of DPA Qualifier 2 | Mike Bonser (first round)[4] | |
Winner of DPA Qualifier 3 | Raymond O'Donnell (first round)[5] | |
Winner of DPA Qualifier 4 | James Bailey (first round)[6] |