| Tournament Name: | Emperors Palace South African Masters |
| Venue: | Emperors Palace |
| Location: | Johannesburg |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Establishment: | 2007 |
| Organisation: | PDC |
| Format: | Legs |
| Prizefund: | £15,000 (2009) |
| Month Played: | September |
| Current Champion: | Phil Taylor |
The Emperors Palace South African Masters was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation which began in 2007, so-named because it took place at the Emperors Palace entertainment resort in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The tournament had 8 players, 4 of which were the top ranked players on the PDC Order of Merit and the semi-finalists, runner up and winner of the PDC South African Open which takes place the day before.The four players chosen by the PDC were drawn up against the qualifiers from the PDC South African Open in a knock-out tournament.In 2007, Phil Taylor, Raymond van Barneveld, James Wade and Terry Jenkins, ranked numbers one to four in the Order of Merit respectively at the time, participated in the tournament. In the following year, Taylor and Wade, returned to the tournament, being ranked numbers one and three in the world at the time. John Part, ranked number four in the world, also participated, as did Wayne Mardle, who replaced Barneveld (ranked second) due to the Dutchman's two month sabbatical from darts. Taylor, Wade, Part and Mervyn King took part in the 2009 tournament.
Matches were as follows:
Since the 2010 tournament, the event is the direct qualification tournament for the World Darts Championship for South African darts players.
The tournament was broadcast live on SuperSport in South Africa. In the United Kingdom, the tournament was broadcast on Challenge in 2007, Nuts TV in 2008, and Sky Sports in 2009.
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Total prize money | Winner's prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Phil Taylor | 8–6 | Raymond van Barneveld | £15,000 | £5,000 | |
| 2008 | Phil Taylor | 5–2 |  John Part | £15,000 | £5,000 | |
| 2009 | Phil Taylor | 6–4 | James Wade | £15,000 | £5,000 |
World Darts Championship Qualification Tournament
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Semi-finalist 1 (lost to Champion) | Semi-finalist 2 (lost to Runner-Up) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Wynand Havenga | 4–1 | Paul Meyer | Paul McMahon | Roshan Sivraman | |
| 2007 | Charles Losper | 4–0 | Lodewyk Marais | Mike Ryder | Paul Meyer | |
| 2008 | Charles Losper | 4–1 | Mark Jackson | Les Francis | ||
| 2009 | Les Francis | 4–3 | Devon Petersen | Wynand Havenga | Christo Meiring | |
| 2010 | Devon Petersen | 5–4 | Les Francis | Charles Losper | Jeff Waterman | |
| 2011 | Devon Petersen | beat | Nolan Arendse | Brent Robertson | Gary Dowman | |
| 2012 | Charl Pietersen | 8–1 | Charles Losper | Shawn Hogan | Jason Hendricks | |
| 2013 | Devon Petersen | 9–3 | Graham Filby | Charles Losper | Charl Petersen | |
| 2014 | Nolan Arendse | 9–5 | Devon Petersen | Charl Pietersen | ||
| 2015 | Warrick Scheffer | 9–2 | Clifford Stradling | Charl Pietersen | Charles Losper | |
| 2021 | 9–8 | |||||
| 2022 | 9–8 | |||||
| 2023 | Wynand Havenga | 7–0 | Deon Oliver | Charles Losper | Stefan Vermaak |