2017 Perth Darts Masters

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2017 Perth Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates25–27 August 2017
VenueHBF Stadium
LocationPerth
Country Australia
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout161 Australia Corey Cadby
(first round)
Champion(s)
Scotland Gary Anderson
«2016

The 2017 Perth Darts Masters was the fourth staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as the sixth entry in the 2017 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the HBF Stadium in Perth, Western Australia between 25–27 August 2017.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after winning 2016 edition, but did not compete as he wished not to be included in the draw after his wife was due to give birth.

Gary Anderson won the title after defeating Raymond van Barneveld 11–7 in the final. Anderson won in his fifth World Series Event final appearance his fifth title, making it a 100% winning ratio in Event Finals.

Prize money[edit]

The total prize fund was £60,000.

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £60,000)
Winner (1) £20,000
Runner-up (1) £10,000
Semi-finalists (2) £5,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £2,500
First round (8) £1,250

Qualifiers[edit]

[1]

The eight invited PDC representatives, sorted according to the World Series Order of Merit,[2] were:

  1. Scotland Gary Anderson (winner)
  2. England Phil Taylor (quarter-finals)
  3. Scotland Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
  4. England James Wade (semi-finals)
  5. Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney (semi-finals)
  6. Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (runner-up)
  7. Australia Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals)
  8. England Michael Smith (quarter-finals)

The regional qualifiers are:

Qualification Player
Wildcard (World number 28) Australia Kyle Anderson (first round)
2017 DPA Order of Merit (First place) Australia Corey Cadby (first round)
2017 DPA Order of Merit (Second place) Australia Rhys Mathewson (first round)
2017 DPA Order of Merit (Third place) Australia Justin Thompson (first round)
DartPlayers New Zealand Qualifier New Zealand Rob Szabo (first round)[3]
Winner of DP Australia Qualifier 1 Australia Adam Rowe (first round)[4]
Winner of DP Australia Qualifier 2 New Zealand Koha Kokiri (first round)
Winner of DownUnder Qualifier Australia Darren Hayes (first round)[5]

Draw[edit]

[6]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
25 August
[7]
Quarter-finals
(best of 19 legs)
26 August
[8]
Semi-finals
(best of 21 legs)
27 August
[9]
Final
(best of 21 legs)
27 August
[9]
            
1 Scotland Gary Anderson 96.47 6
New Zealand Rob Szabo 78.25 1
1 Scotland Gary Anderson 102.38 10
Australia Simon Whitlock 98.42 5
  Australia Simon Whitlock 83.74 6
Australia Justin Thompson 80.93 2
1 Scotland Gary Anderson 98.41 11
4 England James Wade 90.07 9
4 England James Wade 95.94 6
Australia Darren Hayes 63.20 0
4 England James Wade 101.05 10
England Michael Smith 97.26 5
  England Michael Smith 88.29 6
Australia Adam Rowe 85.50 2
1 Scotland Gary Anderson 103.98 11
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 101.87 7
2 England Phil Taylor 95.90 6
Australia Kyle Anderson 95.64 4
2 England Phil Taylor 93.75 9
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 94.89 10
  Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 95.35 6
Australia Corey Cadby 96.40 5
  Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 91.55 11
Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 91.60 10
3 Scotland Peter Wright 100.24 6
Australia Rhys Mathewson 98.76 2
3 Scotland Peter Wright 99.43 4
Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 97.70 10
  Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 106.09 6
New Zealand Koha Kokiri 95.27 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Smith's World Series Debut in August Treble". PDC. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. ^ "World Series Order of Merit". PDC. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  3. ^ Allen, Dave. "Harris Secures World Championship Spot". PDC. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Kokori Seals Perth Spot". PDC. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  5. ^ "TABtouch Perth Darts Masters". pdc.tv. PDC. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  6. ^ Allen, Dave. "TABtouch Perth Darts Masters Draw". PDC. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  7. ^ "TABtouch Perth Darts Masters Day One". PDC. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  8. ^ "TABtouch Perth Darts Masters Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  9. ^ a b "2017 TABtouch Perth Darts Masters Finals Day". PDC. Retrieved 27 August 2017.[permanent dead link]