2018 Melbourne Darts Masters


The 2018 Melbourne Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fifth entry in the 2018 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players and was held at the Hisense Arena in Melbourne from 10–12 August 2018.
Phil Taylor was the defending champion, defeating Peter Wright 11–8 in the 2017 final; however this would be Taylor's last televised title due to his retirement after the 2018 World Championship.
Wright avenged his defeat from the last tournament by winning his second World Series title after beating Michael Smith 11–8 in the final.

Prize money

The total prize fund was £60,000.

Qualifiers

The eight invited PDC representatives, are:
  1. Michael van Gerwen '
  2. Rob Cross '
  3. Gary Anderson '
  4. Peter Wright
  5. Michael Smith '
  6. Raymond van Barneveld '
  7. Simon Whitlock '
  8. Kyle Anderson '
The regional qualifiers are:
QualificationPlayer
Wildcard Corey Cadby '
2018 DPA World Series Order of Merit Tim Pusey '
2018 DPA World Series Order of Merit Raymond Smith '
DPNZ Qualifier Haupai Puha '
Winner of DPA Qualifier 1 Damon Heta '
Winner of DPA Qualifier 2 Mike Bonser '
Winner of DPA Qualifier 3 Raymond O'Donnell '
Winner of DPA Qualifier 4 James Bailey

Draw