2015 Masters (darts)
| 2015 Unibet Masters | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Dates | 31 January–1 February 2015 |
| Venue | Arena MK |
| Location | Milton Keynes |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | PDC |
| Format | Legs Final: best of 21 legs |
| Prize fund | 200,000ドル |
| Winner's share | 60,000ドル |
| High checkout | 167 Australia Simon Whitlock (first round) |
| Champion(s) | |
| Netherlands Michael van Gerwen | |
The 2015 Unibet Masters was the third staging of the non-ranking Masters darts tournament, held by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was played between 31 January–1 February 2015 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes, England. This was the first time the tournament was held in the early months of the calendar year, in contrast to the two previous editions which were held in November.
James Wade was the defending champion, having beaten Mervyn King 11–10 in the 2014 tournament's final, but he lost in the quarter-finals to Gary Anderson.
Michael van Gerwen won his first Masters title by defeating Raymond van Barneveld 11–6 in the final, which he won with a tournament record average of 112.49 in the last game.
Qualifiers
[edit ]The Masters only features the top 16 players in the PDC Order of Merit.[1] These were:
- Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (winner)
- England Phil Taylor (first round)
- Scotland Gary Anderson (semi-finals)
- England Adrian Lewis (semi-finals)
- Scotland Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
- England James Wade (quarter-finals)
- Australia Simon Whitlock (first round)
- Scotland Robert Thornton (first round)
- England Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals)
- Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (runner-up)
- England Mervyn King (first round)
- Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan (first round)
- England Ian White (first round)
- England Andy Hamilton (first round)
- England Terry Jenkins (quarter-finals)
- England Wes Newton (first round)
Prize money
[edit ]The total prize fund was £200,000.[2]
| Stage (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: 200,000ドル) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | 60,000ドル |
| Runner-up | (1) | 25,000ドル |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | 17,500ドル |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | 10,000ドル |
| First round losers | (8) | 5,000ドル |
Draw
[edit ]31 January
[3] Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
1 February
[4] Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)
1 February
[5] Final (best of 21 legs)
1 February
[5]
References
[edit ]- ^ "2015 Unibet Masters Draw/Schedule". PDC. 7 January 2015. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Three More Prize Funds Increased!". PDC. 29 January 2015.
- ^ "2015 Unibet Masters First Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "2015 Unibet Masters Quarter-finals". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Mighty Mike is The Unibet Master!". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.