2018 Shanghai Darts Masters


The 2018 21.co.uk Shanghai Darts Masters was the third staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation and the second entry in the 2018 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players and was held at the Pullman Hotel in Shanghai, China from 13–14 July 2018.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Dave Chisnall 8–0 in the final of the 2017 event, but he lost 8–4 in the semi-finals to Michael Smith.
Smith went on to win his first World Series title by beating Rob Cross 8–2 in the final.

Prize money

The total prize fund was £60,000.

Qualifiers

The eight invited PDC representatives are :
  1. Gary Anderson '
  2. Rob Cross '
  3. Peter Wright '
  4. Michael van Gerwen '
  5. James Wade '
  6. Daryl Gurney '
  7. Michael Smith
  8. Gerwyn Price '
The Asian representatives will be:
The top 3 players from the PDC Asian Tour Order of Merit after Event 6.
  1. Royden Lam '
  2. Lourence Ilagan '
  3. Seigo Asada '
Four winners of a Chinese qualifier.
  1. Zong Xiao Chen '
  2. Yuanjun Liu '
  3. Liu Cheng An '
  4. Lihao Wen '
One other qualifier, the criteria for which has not been announced by the Professional Darts Corporation.
  1. Hai Long Chen

    Draw