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2019 Melbourne Darts Masters

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2019 Melbourne Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates16–17 August 2019
VenueMelbourne Arena
LocationMelbourne
Country Australia
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout161 England Rob Cross
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
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The 2019 Melbourne Darts Masters was the third staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, and was the fourth entry in the 2019 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Melbourne Arena in Melbourne, Australia from 16–17 August 2019.

Peter Wright was the defending champion after defeating Michael Smith 11–8 in the 2018 final, but lost 8–0 to Michael van Gerwen in the semi-finals.

Van Gerwen would go on to win his first Melbourne title by defeating Daryl Gurney 8–3 in the final.

Prize money

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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

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The eight invited PDC representatives, (seeded according to the World Series Order of Merit) are:[1][2]

  1. Scotland Peter Wright (semi-finals)
  2. England Rob Cross (semi-finals)
  3. Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney (runner-up)
  4. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (champion)
  5. Scotland Gary Anderson (quarter-finals)
  6. England James Wade (first round)
  7. Australia Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals)
  8. Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)

The regional qualifiers are:

Qualification Player
PDC Tour Card Holders Australia Kyle Anderson (first round)
Australia Corey Cadby (first round)
DPA Order of Merit #1 Australia Damon Heta (quarter-finals)
DPA Order of Merit #2 Australia James Bailey (first round)
DPA Qualifiers Australia Robbie King (first round)
Australia Tim Pusey (first round)
Australia Mick Lacey (first round)
DPNZ Qualifier New Zealand Haupai Puha (first round)

Draw

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First round
best of 11 legs
16 August[3]
Quarter-finals
best of 15 legs
17 August
Semi-finals
best of 15 legs
17 August
Final
best of 15 legs
17 August[4]
            
1 Scotland Peter Wright 82.24 6
Australia Corey Cadby 83.80 4
1 Scotland Peter Wright 94.91 8
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 94.40 6
  Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 106.13 6
New Zealand Haupai Puha 93.13 1
1 Scotland Peter Wright 82.61 0
4 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 96.97 8
4 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 93.24 6
Australia Tim Pusey 83.49 2
4 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 100.63 8
Scotland Gary Anderson 95.08 6
  Scotland Gary Anderson 96.97 6
Australia James Bailey 79.34 0
4 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 99.00 8
3 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 100.60 3
2 England Rob Cross 86.28 6
Australia Robbie King 77.13 2
2 England Rob Cross 102.86 8
Australia Damon Heta 87.20 3
  England James Wade 93.25 1
Australia Damon Heta 99.60 6
2 England Rob Cross 96.25 5
3 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 98.15 8
3 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 97.57 6
Australia Kyle Anderson 93.35 3
3 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 94.74 8
Australia Simon Whitlock 92.44 4
  Australia Simon Whitlock 97.62 6
Australia Mick Lacey 78.93 3

References

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  1. ^ "2019 World Series Competitors Confirmed". PDC. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Oceanic World Series Spots For Barney & Wade". PDC. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Melbourne Darts Masters - Day One". PDC. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Mighty Mike Masters Melbourne". PDC. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.