2019 US Darts Masters explained

Tournament Name:2019 Dafabet US Darts Masters
Dates:4–5 July 2019
Venue:Mandalay Bay
Location:Las Vegas
Organisation:PDC
Format:Legs
Prize Fund:£60,000
Winners Share:£20,000
High Checkout:161 Nathan Aspinall
Winner: Nathan Aspinall
Prev:2018
Next:2022

The 2019 Dafabet US Darts Masters was the third staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the first event in the 2019 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (8 PDC representatives, and 8 North American representatives), and was held at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on 4–5 July 2019.

Gary Anderson was the defending champion, after beating Rob Cross 8–4 in the 2018 final, but was beaten 8–6 in the quarter-finals by Gerwyn Price.

Nathan Aspinall won his third PDC title, and his first on the World Series with an 8–4 win over Michael Smith in the final.

Prize money

The total prize fund was £60,000.

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £60,000)
Winneralign=center (1)align=center £20,000
Runner-upalign=center (1)align=center £10,000
Semi-finalistsalign=center (2)align=center £5,000
Quarter-finalistsalign=center (4)align=center £2,500
First roundalign=center (8)align=center £1,250

Qualifiers

The eight PDC representatives are:[1]

  1. Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)
  2. Rob Cross (quarter-finals)
  3. Daryl Gurney (quarter-finals)
  4. Gary Anderson (quarter-finals)
  5. Gerwyn Price (semi-finals)
  6. Peter Wright (semi-finals)
  7. Michael Smith (runner-up)
  8. Nathan Aspinall (champion)

The North American qualifier winners were:

The top 4 North American Order of Merit qualifiers were:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 World Series Competitors Confirmed . . 10 April 2019.