2014 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters

The 2014 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the first World Series of Darts event of 2014. The tournament featured the top six players according to the Order of Merit, plus two wildcards, competing in a knockout system. The tournament was held at the Dubai Tennis Centre in Dubai over 29–30 May 2014.

2014 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates29–30 May 2014
VenueDubai Tennis Centre
LocationDubai
Country United Arab Emirates
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Final – best of 21 legs
Prize fund£125,000
Winner's share£30,000
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«2013 2015»

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion and he retained his title by defeating Peter Wright 11–7 in the final.[1]

Prize money

The total prize fund was £125,000.

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £125,000)
Winner (1) £30,000
Runner-up (1) £25,000
Semi-finalists (2) £15,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £10,000

Qualifiers

The top six players on the PDC Order of Merit after the 2014 World Championship qualified for the event, with the top 4 seeded. They were joined by two wildcards.[2] These were:

  1. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (winner)
  2. England Phil Taylor (quarter-finals)
  3. Australia Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals)
  4. England Adrian Lewis (semi-finals)
  5. England Dave Chisnall (semi-finals)
  6. England James Wade (quarter-finals)

Wildcards:

Draw

[3]

Quarter-finals
(best of 19 legs)
29 May[4]
Semi-finals
(best of 21 legs)
30 May[5]
Final
(best of 21 legs)
30 May[5]
         
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 101.89 10
England James Wade 95.40 9
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 99.97 11
4 England Adrian Lewis 92.19 7
4 England Adrian Lewis 97.72 10
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 94.49 5
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 97.06 11
Scotland Peter Wright 89.91 7
2 England Phil Taylor 91.72 5
Scotland Peter Wright 95.55 10
  Scotland Peter Wright 87.67 11
England Dave Chisnall 87.14 8
3 Australia Simon Whitlock 100.54 8
England Dave Chisnall 101.98 10

Statistics

Player Eliminated Played Legs Won Legs Lost LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s 3-dart Average
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen Winner 3 32 23 12 77 26 23 99.64
Scotland Peter Wright Runner-up 3 28 24 10 69 42 8 91.04
England Adrian Lewis Semi-finals 2 17 16 6 35 22 10 94.96
England Dave Chisnall Semi-finals 2 18 19 7 30 34 13 94.56
Australia Simon Whitlock Quarter-finals 1 8 10 3 22 9 9 100.54
England James Wade Quarter-finals 1 9 10 3 24 14 2 95.40
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld Quarter-finals 1 5 10 1 24 8 3 94.49
England Phil Taylor Quarter-finals 1 5 10 2 17 5 3 91.72

Source: Match reports from the draw.

Broadcasting

The tournament was available in the following territories on these channels:[6]

Country Channel
United Kingdom United KingdomSky Sports
Emirate of Dubai DubaiDubai Sports TV
Middle EastOSN
Australia AustraliaFox Sports
New Zealand New ZealandSky Sport (New Zealand)

References

  1. "Van Gerwen retains Dubai title". ESPN (UK). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  2. "Dubai Duty Free Masters Confirmed". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  3. "Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters Draw". PDC. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  4. "Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  5. "Van Gerwen Retains Dubai Title". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  6. "Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters Coverage". PDC. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
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