2014 Perth Darts Masters

2014 Perth Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates	22–24 August 2014
Venue	HBF Stadium
Location	Perth
Country	Australia
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£73,000
Winner's share	£20,000
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
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The 2014 Perth Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of a tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a third entry^{[clarification needed]} in the 2014 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players and was held at the HBF Stadium in Perth, Western Australia from 22–24 August 2014.

Phil Taylor won the title by defeating Michael van Gerwen 11–9 in the final.^[1]

Prize money

The total prize fund was £73,000.

Position (no. of players)		Prize money (Total: £73,000)
Winner	(1)	£20,000
Runner-up	(1)	£10,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£7,500
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£5,000
First round	(8)	£1,000

Qualifiers

The eight seeded PDC players were:

1. Michael van Gerwen (runner-up)
2. Phil Taylor (winner)
3. Adrian Lewis (withdrew) Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals)
4. Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
5. Dave Chisnall (semi-finals)
6. James Wade (semi-finals)
7. Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
8. Paul Nicholson (quarter-finals)

Adrian Lewis decided not to compete in the event and was replaced by Paul Nicholson, who was originally a wildcard selection. An additional place was therefore on offer to the leading non-qualified player from the DPA Australian Grand Prix Order of Merit on August 18.^[2]

The Oceanic qualifiers were:

• Kyle Anderson (first round)
• Beau Anderson (first round)
• Warren Parry (first round)
• Laurence Ryder (first round)
• Vinay Cooper (first round)
• Justin Miles (first round)
• Shane Tichowitsch (first round)
• David Platt (first round)

Draw

^[3]

	First round (best of 11 legs) 22 August[4]					Quarter-finals (best of 15 legs) 23 August[5]					Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) 24 August[6]					Final (best of 21 legs) 24 August[6]
	1	Michael van Gerwen 95.94	6
		Kyle Anderson 85.00	0
						1	Michael van Gerwen 118.21	8
						8	Paul Nicholson 101.88	3
	8	Paul Nicholson 98.61	6
		Shane Tichowitsch 92.44	2
											1	Michael van Gerwen 101.82	10
											5	James Wade 100.71	6
	5	James Wade 88.84	6
		Beau Anderson 79.02	2
						5	James Wade 93.83	8
						4	Peter Wright 87.86	7
	4	Peter Wright 97.08	6
		Warren Parry 84.35	1
																1	Michael van Gerwen 103.02	9
																2	Phil Taylor 105.08	11
	2	Phil Taylor 96.72	6
		David Platt 91.91	4
						2	Phil Taylor 109.86	8
						7	Raymond van Barneveld 93.42	4
	7	Raymond van Barneveld 88.33	6
		Laurence Ryder 76.73	2
											2	Phil Taylor 106.55	10
											6	Dave Chisnall 93.11	4
	6	Dave Chisnall 102.48	6
		Justin Miles 86.68	0
						6	Dave Chisnall 100.01	8
						3	Simon Whitlock 101.84	6
	3	Simon Whitlock 102.50	6
		Vinay Cooper 83.93	3

References

1. "Perth Darts Masters: Phil Taylor beats Michael van Gerwen in thrilling final". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
2. "Perth Darts Masters Qualifiers Update". PDC. 8 July 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
3. "TABtouch Perth Darts Masters Draw". PDC. 20 August 2014. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
4. "TABtouch Perth Darts Masters Day One". PDC. 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-24. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
5. "TABtouch Perth Darts Masters Day Two". PDC. 23 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-25. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
6. "Taylor Defeats MvG For Perth Title". PDC. 25 August 2014. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.