US Darts Masters 2018
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US Darts Masters 2018
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Tournament status
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| Tournament type | Invitation tournament |
| organizer | PDC |
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Mandala Bay , Las Vegas |
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| Defending champion |
 Michael van Gerwen
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| Attendees | 16 |
| Opening game | 6th July 2018 |
| Endgame | 7th July 2018 |
| Prize money (total) | £ 60,000 |
| Prize money (winner) | £ 20,000 |
| winner |
 Gary Anderson
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The US Darts Masters is a tournament in darts and was held for the second time by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) from July 6th to 7th, 2018 . It was the second event of the 2018 World Series of Darts . The venue was Mandala Bay in Las Vegas .
The tournament was won by the Scot Gary Anderson , who prevailed in the final with 8: 4 legs against the Englishman Rob Cross .
format
A total of 16 players took part in the tournament. The field of participants consisted of the four best placed players of the PDC Order of Merit at the beginning of the year and four wildcard players. In addition, eight local players took part, who were able to qualify in a qualifying tournament. They started the tournament as unseeded players.
The tournament was played in a knockout system . The first round was played on July 6th, the game mode was a best of 11 legs . The quarter-finals, the semi-finals and the final, which all took place on July 7th, were played in the best of 15 legs mode .
Prize money
The tournament totaled £ 60,000 in prize money. The prize money was distributed among the participants as follows:
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| winner | (1) | £ 20,000 |
| finalist | (1) | £ 10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £ 5,000 |
| Quarter finalists | (4) | £ 2,500 |
| Round of 16 players | (8th) | £ 1,250 |
| £ 60,000 | ||
Since this is an invitation tournament, the prize money won was not taken into account when calculating the PDC Order of Merit.
Attendees
The following 16 players were qualified for the US Darts Masters 2018:
- The 4 first placed players of the PDC Order of Merit , all of whom were seeded
- The 4 wildcard participants
- 8 local qualifiers
PDC Order of Merit
Wildcard participant
Local players
Seeding list
The current position in the World Series ranking is the basis for the seeding list.
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Results
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1st round July 6th 2018 best of 11 legs |
Quarterfinals July 7th, 2018 best of 15 legs |
Semi-finals July 7th, 2018 best of 15 legs |
Final July 7th 2018 best of 15 legs |
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Peter Wright 89.52
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6th | ||||||||||||||||
 Joseph Huffman 87.08
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Peter Wright 88.08
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 Daryl Gurney 85.1
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6th | |||||||||||||||||
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Daryl Gurney 98.37
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 John Norman Jnr 93.41
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Peter Wright 94.46
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| 4th |
 Rob Cross 95.13
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8th | ||||||||||||||||
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Rob Cross 105.73
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Ross Snook 85.19
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| 4th |
Rob Cross 100.91
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Michael Smith 99.17
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6th | |||||||||||||||||
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Michael Smith 91.25
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David Cameron 82.34
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Rob Cross 97.22
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Gary Anderson 102.56
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8th | ||||||||||||||||
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Gary Anderson 112.63
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6th | ||||||||||||||||
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Dennis Sayre 85.45
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Gary Anderson 97.52
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Dawson Murschell 82.45
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 Gerwyn Price 87.44
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Dawson Murschell 84.94
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Gary Anderson 100.33
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James Wade 04/10
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Michael van Gerwen 101.33
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Jeff Smith 87.46
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Michael van Gerwen 104.54
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James Wade 102.45
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James Wade 92.51
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Danny Lauby 90.63
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transmission
In German-speaking countries, the event was not broadcast on TV. However, the paid streaming platform DAZN broadcast all games live.
Internationally, all games were broadcast by the PDC on livepdc.tv.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Overview of the prize money in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)