2024 New Zealand Darts Masters
| 2024 New Zealand Darts Masters | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 16–17 August 2024 | ||
| Venue | Globox Arena | ||
| Location | Hamilton | ||
| Country |  New Zealand | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £60,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £20,000 | ||
| High checkout | 155 Jonny Tata | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Luke Humphries | |||
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The 2024 New Zealand Darts Masters was the fourth staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, and the seventh entry in the 2024 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players and eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Globox Arena in Hamilton, New Zealand on 16–17 August 2024.
Rob Cross was the defending champion after defeating Nathan Aspinall 8–7 in the 2023 final.[1] He was eliminated in the quarter–finals, losing 5–6 to Damon Heta.
Luke Humphries won his first World Series title, beating Damon Heta 8–2 in the final.
Prize money
[edit]The total prize fund remained at £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]The PDC announced the 8 elite players on 7 May. Both Michael van Gerwen and Nathan Aspinall declined their invites for family reasons.[2]
The seedings were based on the World Series Order of Merit following the first 6 events.
Luke Littler (semi-finals)
Gerwyn Price (quarter-finals)- Rob Cross (quarter-finals)
- Luke Humphries (champion)
- Michael Smith (quarter-finals)
Peter Wright (semi-finals)
Dimitri Van den Bergh (quarter-finals)
Damon Heta (runner-up)
The Oceanic qualifiers consisted of their PDC Tour Card holders (Simon Whitlock and Haupai Puha), plus the top three players on the DPNZ Order of Merit, the two New Zealand players who won the DPNZ qualifiers, along with the highest ranked player on the DPA Order of Merit.
The field was confirmed on 25 July.[3]
| Qualification | Player |
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| PDC Tour Card Holder |  Simon Whitlock (first round)
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| Haupai Puha (first round)
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| DPNZ Order of Merit #1 | Mark Cleaver (first round)
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| DPNZ Order of Merit #2 | Kayden Milne (first round)
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| DPNZ Order of Merit #3 | Ben Robb (first round)
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| DPNZ Qualifiers | Jonny Tata (first round)
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| Daniel Snookes (first round)
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| DPA Order of Merit #1 | Jeremy Fagg (first round)
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Draw
[edit]| First round (best of 11 legs) 16 August | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 17 August | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 17 August | Final (best of 15 legs) 17 August | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Luke Littler 102.24
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jonny Tata 93.34
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Luke Littler 103.78
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Dimitri Van den Bergh 99.48
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dimitri Van den Bergh 94.14
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Cleaver 83.23
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Luke Littler 93.99
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Luke Humphries 95.10
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Luke Humphries 99.07
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kayden Milne 89.60
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Luke Humphries 99.42
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael Smith 101.29
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Smith 84.90
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jeremy Fagg 77.96
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Luke Humphries 102.21
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Damon Heta 95.68
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Gerwyn Price 96.62
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ben Robb 82.83
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gerwyn Price 88.78
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Peter Wright 103.36
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Wright 87.55
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Snookes 65.15
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Wright 97.61
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Damon Heta 96.82
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rob Cross 97.12
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Haupai Puha 92.24
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Rob Cross 96.52
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Damon Heta 93.38
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Damon Heta 97.43
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simon Whitlock 84.78
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Cross edges out Aspinall to claim NZ Darts Masters title". PDC. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Humphries & Littler to headline star-studded line-up Down Under". PDC. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "2024 New Zealand Darts Masters field confirmed". PDC. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.