Masters (darts)

The Masters
Tournament information
Venue Arena:MK
Location Milton Keynes
Country England
Established 2013
Organisation(s) PDC
Format Legs
Prize fund £200,000 (2014/2015) [1]
Month(s) Played October/November (2013-2014)
February (2015)
January (2016)
Current champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen

"The Masters" (also known as the Unibet Masters for sponsorship purposes)[2] is a PDC darts tournament which features the top 16 darts players according to the Order of Merit.

The inaugural tournament, held in 2013, was won by Phil Taylor, who defeated Adrian Lewis 10-1 in the final.[3] James Wade won the following year by defeating Mervyn King 11-10 in the 2014 final.[4] Michael van Gerwen became the third different champion in 3 years when he defeated Raymond van Barneveld 11-6.[5] The reigning champion is Michael van Gerwen, who won his second Masters title in a row by defeating Dave Chisnall 11-6.[6]

In 2013 and 2014 the tournament took place in the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland and was played in late October/early November. However, the tournament was moved to February in 2015 and had a new venue at the Arena:MK in Milton Keynes, England.[7] The 2016 edition was held in January of that year.[8]

Format

The tournament features the top 16 of the Order of Merit, with all players being seeded. The first round and the quarter finals are played over best of 19 legs, the semi finals and the final are played over best of 21 legs.[9]

Finalists

Year Champion (average in final) Score Runner-up (average in final) Sponsor Prize money
Total Champion Runner-up
2013 England Phil Taylor (108.50) 10–1 England Adrian Lewis (100.03) Coral £160,000 £50,000 £20,000
2014 England James Wade (91.39) 11–10 England Mervyn King (92.15) Unibet
2015 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (112.49) 11–6 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (96.13) £200,000 £60,000 £25,000
2016 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (98.94) 11–6 England Dave Chisnall (96.71)

Statistics

Player Finals Played Won Runner-up
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen220
England Phil Taylor110
England James Wade110
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld101
England Mervyn King101
England Adrian Lewis101
England Dave Chisnall101

Media coverage

The Masters will be broadcast by ITV4 in the United Kingdom for at least the first four editions.[10] RTL 7 broadcasts the Masters in The Netherlands.[9]

References

External links

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