Tournament Name: | 2019 Brisbane Darts Masters, in association with Pirate Life |
Dates: | 9–10 August 2019 |
Venue: | BCEC |
Location: | Brisbane |
Organisation: | PDC |
Format: | Legs |
Prize Fund: | £60,000 |
Winners Share: | £20,000 |
High Checkout: | 170 Rob Cross |
Winner: | Damon Heta |
Prev: | 2018 |
The 2019 Brisbane Darts Masters, in association with Pirate Life was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as the third entry in the 2019 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the BCEC in Brisbane, Australia from 9–10 August 2019.
Rob Cross was the defending champion, after defeating Michael van Gerwen 11–6 in the 2018 final, but lost to Damon Heta 8–7 in the final.
Damon Heta won his first televised title after defeating the defending champion Rob Cross 8–7 in the final on his birthday. Heta only become the second regional qualifier to win a World Series event after compatriot and best friend Kyle Anderson won the 2017 Auckland Darts Masters. He also became both the first ever host nation player and the first ever non-Tour Card holder to win a World Series event.
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 World Series Order of Merit) were:[1] [2]
The regional qualifiers were:
Qualification | Player | |
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PDC Tour Card Holders | Kyle Anderson (quarter-finals) | |
Corey Cadby (first round) | ||
DPA Order of Merit #1 | Damon Heta (champion) | |
DPA Order of Merit #2 | James Bailey (first round) | |
DPA Qualifiers | Haupai Puha (first round) | |
Koha Kokiri (first round) | ||
DPNZ Qualifier | Ben Robb (first round) |