2015 Sydney Darts Masters

2015 Sydney Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates	20–22 August 2015
Venue	Qantas Credit Union Arena
Location	Sydney
Country	Australia
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs Final — best of 21 legs
Prize fund	A$220,000
Winner's share	A$60,000
Nine-dart finish	Phil Taylor
High checkout	167 Adrian Lewis
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
«2014 2016»

The 2015 Sydney Darts Masters was the third staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fourth entry in the 2015 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top PDC Players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia from 20–22 August 2015.

Phil Taylor was the defending champion after defeating Stephen Bunting 11–3 in the last year's final and he remained the only player to have won this event by claiming his third title with an 11–3 victory over Adrian Lewis.^[1][2] He also hit the first ever nine-dart finish in a World Series of Darts match, when he hit one in his semi-final victory over Peter Wright, which was Taylor's last televised nine-dart finish in his career.^[3]

Prize money

The total prize fund was A$220,000.

Position (no. of players)		Prize money (Total: A$220,000)
Winner	(1)	A$60,000
Runner-up	(1)	A$40,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	A$20,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	A$10,000
First round	(8)	A$5,000

Qualifiers

The eight seeded PDC players were:^[4][5]

1. Phil Taylor (winner)
2. Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)
3. Gary Anderson (quarter-finals)
4. Peter Wright (semi-finals)
5. James Wade (quarter-finals)
6. Adrian Lewis (runner-up)
7. Raymond van Barneveld (semi-finals)
8. Stephen Bunting (quarter-finals)

The Oceanic qualifiers were:

• Simon Whitlock (first round)
• Paul Nicholson (first round)
• Laurence Ryder (first round)
• David Platt (first round)
• Craig Caldwell (first round)
• Cody Harris (first round)
• Tic Bridge (first round)
• Warren Parry (first round)

Draw

^[5]

	First round (best of 11 legs) 20 August[6]					Quarter-finals (best of 15 legs) 21 August[7]					Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) 22 August[8]					Final (best of 21 legs) 22 August[8]
	1	Phil Taylor 100.34	6
		Tic Bridge 86.02	2
						1	Phil Taylor 101.67	8
						8	Stephen Bunting 92.29	2
	8	Stephen Bunting 98.48	6
		David Platt 83.27	1
											1	Phil Taylor 98.32	10
											4	Peter Wright 94.72	7
	5	James Wade 91.63	6
		Craig Caldwell 83.34	2
						5	James Wade 97.02	6
						4	Peter Wright 96.78	8
	4	Peter Wright 92.85	6
		Laurence Ryder 84.70	3
																1	Phil Taylor 99.63	11
																6	Adrian Lewis 94.25	3
	2	Michael van Gerwen 95.13	6
		Paul Nicholson 85.81	2
						2	Michael van Gerwen 99.02	4
						7	Raymond van Barneveld 101.82	8
	7	Raymond van Barneveld 90.48	6
		Cody Harris 84.77	3
											7	Raymond van Barneveld 93.08	9
											6	Adrian Lewis 93.08	10
	6	Adrian Lewis 93.95	6
		Simon Whitlock 87.54	5
						6	Adrian Lewis 93.86	8
						3	Gary Anderson 105.31	7
	3	Gary Anderson 95.94	6
		Warren Parry 72.90	0

Broadcasting

The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels:^[9]

Country	Channel
Australia	Fox Sports
New Zealand	Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Asia	Fox Channel Asia
United Kingdom	ITV4
Netherlands	RTL7
Middle East/North Africa	OSN
Ireland	Setanta Sports
China	PPTV (online)

References

1. "Phil Taylor retains Sydney Darts Masters title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
2. "Phil Taylor beats Adrian Lewis to win Sydney Darts Masters title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
3. "Top five moments Down Under". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
4. "World Series of Darts August Update". PDC. 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
5. "Taylor Set For Bridge Test In Sydney". PDC. 18 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
6. "Coral Sydney Darts Masters Day One". PDC. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
7. "Coral Sydney Darts Masters Day Two". PDC. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
8. "Nine-Dart Taylor's Sydney Hat-Trick". PDC. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
9. "World Series of Darts TV Coverage". PDC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.