Masters (darts)

The Masters (also known as the Ladbrokes Masters for sponsorship purposes)[2] is a non-ranking PDC darts tournament which features the top 16 darts players according to the PDC Order of Merit. The reigning champion is Peter Wright, who won his first Masters title by defeating Michael Smith 11–10.

The Masters
Tournament information
VenueMarshall Arena
LocationMilton Keynes
CountryScotland (2013–2014)
England (since 2015)
Established2013
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£200,000 (2015–present)[1]
Month(s) PlayedNovember (2013–14)
January–February (2015, 2020)
January (2016–18)
February (2019)
Current champion(s)
Peter Wright

History

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]

In 2013 and 2014, the tournament took place in the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland and was played in early November. However, the tournament was moved to early February in 2015 and had a new venue at the Arena MK (renamed Marshall Arena in 2019) in Milton Keynes, England. The tournament has been held in late January/early February ever since.

Format

The tournament features the top 16 of the Order of Merit, in a fixed draw (1 plays 16, 2 plays 15 and so on). 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.[6]

Masters finals
Year Champion (average in final) Score Runner-up (average in final) Prize money Sponsor Venue
Total Champion Runner-up
2013 Phil Taylor (108.50) 10–1 Adrian Lewis (100.03) £160,000 £50,000 £20,000 Coral Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh
2014 James Wade (91.39) 11–10 Mervyn King (92.15) Unibet
2015 Michael van Gerwen (112.49) 11–6 Raymond van Barneveld (96.13) £200,000 £60,000 £25,000 Arena MK, Milton Keynes
(known as Marshall Arena since 2019)
2016 Michael van Gerwen (98.94) 11–6 Dave Chisnall (96.71)
2017 Michael van Gerwen (109.42) 11–7 Gary Anderson (103.58)
2018 Michael van Gerwen (105.85) 11–9 Raymond van Barneveld (100.55)
2019 Michael van Gerwen (99.82) 11–5 James Wade (87.44) BetVictor
2020 Peter Wright (95.01) 11–10 Michael Smith (89.71) Ladbrokes

Records and statistics
As of 2 February 2020.

Total finalist appearances
Rank Player Nationality Won Runner-up Finals Appearances
1 Michael van Gerwen Netherlands 5 0 5 8
2 James Wade England 1 1 2 8
3 Phil Taylor England 1 0 1 5
Peter Wright Scotland 1 0 1 8
5 Raymond van Barneveld Netherlands 0 2 2 6
6 Gary Anderson Scotland 0 1 1 6
Dave Chisnall England 0 1 1 8
Mervyn King England 0 1 1 3
Adrian Lewis England 0 1 1 7
Michael Smith England 0 1 1 5
  • Active players are shown in bold
  • Only players who reached the final are included
  • In the event of identical records, players are sorted in alphabetical order by family name

Champions by country
Country Players Total First title Last title
 Netherlands 1 5 2015 2019
 England 2 2 2013 2014
 Scotland 1 1 2020 2020

High averages
Masters highest one-match averages
Average Player Year (+ Round) Opponent Result
112.49 Michael van Gerwen 2015, Final Raymond van Barneveld 11–6
112.20 Michael van Gerwen 2016, First Round Stephen Bunting 10–1
111.14 Michael van Gerwen 2018, Quarter-Final James Wade 10–2
110.28 Michael van Gerwen 2015, Quarter-Final Dave Chisnall 10–9
110.05 Phil Taylor 2014, First Round Wes Newton 10–4
109.74 Gary Anderson 2017, First Round Benito van de Pas 10–3
109.42 Michael van Gerwen 2017, Final Gary Anderson 11–7
109.28 Phil Taylor 2013, Quarter-Final Wes Newton 8–2
108.50 Phil Taylor 2013, Final Adrian Lewis 10–1
108.09 Dave Chisnall 2015, Quarter-Final Michael van Gerwen 9–10
Masters highest one-match losing averages
Average Player Year (+ Round) Opponent Result
108.09 Dave Chisnall 2015, Quarter-Final Michael van Gerwen 9–10
106.95 Adrian Lewis 2014, Quarter-Final James Wade 6–10
106.48 Dave Chisnall 2018, First Round Raymond van Barneveld 9–10
106.43 Kim Huybrechts 2013, First Round Adrian Lewis 5–6
104.64 Phil Taylor 2014, Semi-Final James Wade 9–11
Masters highest tournament averages (min 3 matches)
Average Player Year Round (+result)
106.07 Michael van Gerwen 2017 Final (Won)
105.49 Gary Anderson 2017 Final (Lost)
105.41 Michael van Gerwen 2018 Final (Won)
105.38 Phil Taylor 2013 Final (Won)
105.08 Michael van Gerwen 2016 Final (Won)

Media coverage

The Masters is broadcast by ITV4 in the United Kingdom and RTL7 in the Netherlands.[6]

References
  1. "The Masters Roll of Honour".
  2. Allen, Dave (19 November 2018). "Ladbrokes Agree Four-Year Multi-Event Sponsorship". PDC.
  3. "2013 PDC The Masters". Mastercaller.nl. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  4. "2014 PDC The Masters". Mastercaller.nl. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  5. "2015 PDC The Masters". Mastercaller.nl. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  6. "Toernooicenter The Unibet Masters 2016". RTL 7 Darts.
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