2015 Masters (darts)
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.
2015 Unibet Masters | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 31 January–1 February 2015 | ||
Venue | Arena MK | ||
Location | Milton Keynes | ||
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Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs Final: best of 21 legs | ||
Prize fund | £200,000 | ||
Winner's share | £60,000 | ||
High checkout | 167 ![]() (first round) | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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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
The Masters only features the top 16 players in the PDC Order of Merit.[1] These were:
Michael van Gerwen (winner)
Phil Taylor (first round)
Gary Anderson (semi-finals)
Adrian Lewis (semi-finals)
Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
James Wade (quarter-finals)
Simon Whitlock (first round)
Robert Thornton (first round)
Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals)
Raymond van Barneveld (runner-up)
Mervyn King (first round)
Brendan Dolan (first round)
Ian White (first round)
Andy Hamilton (first round)
Terry Jenkins (quarter-finals)
Wes Newton (first round)
Prize money
The total prize fund was £200,000.[2]
Stage (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £200,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | £60,000 |
Runner-up | (1) | £25,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £17,500 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £10,000 |
First round losers | (8) | £5,000 |
Draw
First round (best of 19 legs) 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] | ||||||||||||||||
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References
- "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.
- "Mighty Mike is The Unibet Master!". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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