2018 US Darts Masters

2018 William Hill US Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates	6–7 July 2018
Venue	Mandalay Bay
Location	Las Vegas
Country	United States
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£60,000
Winner's share	£20,000
High checkout	164 Gary Anderson
Champion(s)
Gary Anderson
«2017 2019»

The 2018 William Hill US Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the second event in the 2018 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (8 PDC representatives and 8 North American representatives) and was held at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on 6–7 July 2018.^[1][2]

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Daryl Gurney 8–6 in the 2017 final.^[3] However, he lost 8–3 in the quarter-finals to James Wade.

Gary Anderson won his sixth World Series title after beating Rob Cross 8–4 in the final.

Prize money

The total prize fund was £60,000.

Position (no. of players)		Prize money (Total: £60,000)
Winner	(1)	£20,000
Runner-up	(1)	£10,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£5,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£2,500
First round	(8)	£1,250

Qualifiers

The eight PDC representatives are:^[4][5]

1. Peter Wright (semi-finals)
2. Gary Anderson (winner)
3. Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)
4. Rob Cross (runner-up)
5. Daryl Gurney (quarter-finals)
6. Michael Smith (quarter-finals)
7. James Wade (semi-finals)
8. Gerwyn Price (first round)

The North American qualifier winners were:^[6]

• DJ Sayre (first round)
• John Norman Jnr (first round)
• Jeff Smith (first round)
• Dan Lauby Jr (first round)

The top 4 North American Order of Merit qualifiers were:

• Joe Huffman (first round)
• David Cameron (first round)
• Dawson Murschell (quarter-finals)
• Ross Snook (first round)

Bracket

	First round (best of 11 legs) 6 July					Quarter-finals (best of 15 legs) 7 July					Semi-finals (best of 15 legs) 7 July					Final (best of 15 legs) 7 July
	1	Peter Wright 89.52	6
		Joseph Huffman 87.08	4
						1	Peter Wright 88.08	8
							Daryl Gurney 85.10	6
		Daryl Gurney 98.37	6
		John Norman Jnr 93.41	2
											1	Peter Wright 94.46	3
											4	Rob Cross 95.13	8
	4	Rob Cross 105.73	6
		Ross Snook 85.19	1
						4	Rob Cross 100.91	8
							Michael Smith 99.17	6
		Michael Smith 91.25	6
		David Cameron 82.34	1
																4	Rob Cross 97.22	4
																2	Gary Anderson 102.56	8
	2	Gary Anderson 112.63	6
		DJ Sayre 85.45	1
						2	Gary Anderson 97.52	8
							Dawson Murschell 82.45	5
		Gerwyn Price 87.44	2
		Dawson Murschell 84.94	6
											2	Gary Anderson 100.33	8
												James Wade 101.04	7
	3	Michael van Gerwen 101.33	6
		Jeff Smith 87.46	0
						3	Michael van Gerwen 104.54	3
							James Wade 102.45	8
		James Wade 92.51	6
		Dan Lauby Jr 90.63	5

References

1. "PDC World Series of Darts – Las Vegas Plus More…". Bull's Eye News. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
2. "Insider's Guide to the 2018 PDC World Series of Darts – DartConnect". www.dartconnect.com. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
3. "US Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen beats Daryl Gurney in Las Vegas". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
4. "2018 World Series Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
5. "Smith, Wade & Barney's World Series Boost". PDC. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
6. "Las Vegas Qualifiers 1-2 - PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 4 July 2018.