US Darts Masters

US Darts Masters
sport	darts
organizer	PDC
Tournament type	Invitation tournament
venue	changing
Competition period	July
Record winner	Michael van Gerwen , Gary Anderson , Nathan Aspinall (1 × each)
reigning winner	Nathan Aspinall
Last event	US Darts Masters 2019
Next event	US Darts Masters 2021

The US Darts Masters is a darts tournament organized by the PDC as part of the World Series of Darts . The first edition was held in 2017 at the Tropicana Las Vegas .

The Dutchman Michael van Gerwen was able to secure the title of the first tournament with an 8: 6- legs final victory over Northern Irishman Daryl Gurney .

format

A total of 16 players take part in the tournament. These include the top 6 of the PDC Order of Merit , two wildcard players and 8 local qualifiers.

The tournament will be played in a knockout system . In the 1st round the game mode is a best of 19 legs . The semi-finals and the final are played in the best of 21 legs mode.

Prize money

The tournament will pay out a total of $ 74,500 in prize money. The prize money is distributed among the participants as follows:

Position (number of players)		Prize money
winner	(1)	$ 25,000
finalist	(1)	$ 12,500
Semi-finalists	(2)	$ 6,250
Quarter finalists	(4)	$ 3,125
1st round loser	(16)	$ 1,500
		$ 74,500

Since this is an invitation tournament, the prize money won will not be taken into account when calculating the PDC Order of Merit.

Final pairings

year	winner	Result	opponent	venue
2017	Michael van Gerwen	8: 6	Daryl Gurney	Tropicana , Las Vegas
2018	Gary Anderson	8: 4	Rob Cross	Mandalay Bay , Las Vegas
2019	Nathan Aspinall	8: 4	Michael Smith	Mandalay Bay , Las Vegas
2020	Cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic			Hulu Theater , New York City

Web links

• Homepage of the PDC for the World Series of Darts

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Overview of the prize money in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)