Masters (darts)


The Masters is a non-ranking PDC darts tournament which features the top 16 darts players according to the PDC Order of Merit.
The reigning champion is Peter Wright, who won his first Masters title by defeating Michael Smith 11–10.

History

The inaugural tournament, held in 2013, was won by Phil Taylor, who defeated Adrian Lewis 10–1 in the final. James Wade won the following year by defeating Mervyn King 11–10 in the 2014 final. Michael van Gerwen became the third different champion in 3 years when he defeated Raymond van Barneveld 11–6.
In 2013 and 2014, the tournament took place in the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland and was played in early November. However, the tournament was moved to early February in 2015 and had a new venue at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes, England. The tournament has been held in late January/early February ever since.

Format

The tournament features the top 16 of the Order of Merit, in a fixed draw. The first round and the quarter finals are played over best of 19 legs, the semi-finals and the final are played over best of 21 legs.

Masters finals

Records and statistics

Total finalist appearances

High averages

Media coverage

The Masters is broadcast by ITV4 in the United Kingdom and RTL7 in the Netherlands.