2023 US Darts Masters
2023 bet365 US Darts Masters | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 2–3 June 2023 | ||
Venue | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | ||
Location | New York City, United States | ||
Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £60,000 | ||
Winner's share | £20,000 | ||
High checkout | 170 Rob Cross (semi-finals) | ||
Champion(s) | |||
Michael van Gerwen | |||
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The 2023 bet365 US Darts Masters was the fifth staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation and the third entry in the 2023 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top-ranking players and eight regional qualifiers), and was held at the The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States on 2–3 June 2023.[1]
Michael Smith was the defending champion, after he defeated Michael van Gerwen 8–4 in the 2022 final, but he was eliminated in round 1, losing 2–6 to debutant Jim Long.[2]
Van Gerwen went on to win the tournament for a second time, beating Jeff Smith 8–0 in the final.[3]
Prize money
Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £60,000) | |
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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 PDC have announced the eight players who will be their elite representatives at the event, which include World Champion Michael Smith, reigning World Series of Darts Finals winner Gerwyn Price and three-time World Champion Michael van Gerwen. They will be joined by Peter Wright, Rob Cross, Luke Humphries, Dimitri Van den Bergh and Nathan Aspinall.
The seedings were based on the 2023 World Series rankings after 2 events:
- Michael Smith
- Gerwyn Price
- Peter Wright
- Rob Cross
- Luke Humphries
- Dimitri Van den Bergh
- Michael van Gerwen
- Nathan Aspinall
The three North American Tour Card holders were joined by the winner of the CDC Continental Cup, as well as the winner of the CDC Cross-Border Challenge, and three qualifiers from events held on 20 and 21 May.[4]
Qualification | Player |
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PDC Tour Card Holders | Jeff Smith |
Matt Campbell | |
Jules van Dongen | |
CDC Continental Cup Winner | Alex Spellman |
CDC Cross-Border Challenge Winner* | Jim Long |
CDC Qualifiers | Jason Brandon |
J.T. Davis | |
Jake Macmillan |
Cross-Border Darts Challenge
The new tournament featured eight players from both Canada and the United States facing off against each other. The event took place at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City, New Jersey on 21–22 April.[5]
Since Jeff Smith, who was already qualified as a Tour Card holder, won the CDC Cross-Border Challenge, runner-up Jim Long was awarded the place instead.
First round (best of 7 legs) 21 Apr | Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) 22 Apr | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) 22 Apr | Final (best of 11 legs) 22 Apr | ||||||||||||||||
Joey Lynaugh 84.35[a] | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Keith Way 83.55 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Keith Way 88.11 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
CAN4 | Jim Long 88.58 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
CAN4 | Jim Long 81.18 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Chuck Puleo 85.94 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
CAN4 | Jim Long 90.62 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
CAN2 | Jacob Taylor 87.14 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
CAN2 | Jacob Taylor 87.24 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Gary Mawson 70.59 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
CAN2 | Jacob Taylor 84.86 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
USA3 | Alex Spellman 83.26 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
USA3 | Alex Spellman 77.26 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
John Part 77.48 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
CAN4 | Jim Long 69.57 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Jeff Smith 79.81 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
CAN1 | David Cameron 77.38 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Jules van Dongen 78.21 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Jules van Dongen 90.56 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Jeff Smith 96.35 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
USA4 | Larry Butler 80.77 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Jeff Smith 82.01 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Jeff Smith 86.38 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Steve Warnock 81.71 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
USA2 | Leonard Gates 82.35 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Steve Warnock 86.24 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Steve Warnock 89.30 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
CAN3 | John Norman Jnr 85.13 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
CAN3 | John Norman Jnr 81.23 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Danny Lauby 80.63 | 1 |
- ^ Lynaugh replaced USA's top-seeded Danny Baggish in the tournament
Draw
First round (best of 11 legs) 2 June | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 3 June | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 3 June | Final (best of 15 legs) 3 June | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Michael Smith 87.32 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Jim Long 92.61 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Jim Long 91.84 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Michael van Gerwen 96.71 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Michael van Gerwen 91.15 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Jake Macmillan 75.84 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Michael van Gerwen 99.78 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Rob Cross 102.13 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Rob Cross 82.53 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Jason Brandon 75.39 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Rob Cross 98.43 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Dimitri Van den Bergh 99.48 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dimitri Van den Bergh 95.17 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
J.T. Davis 82.08 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Michael van Gerwen 91.09 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Jeff Smith 86.41 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Gerwyn Price 105.62 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Jules van Dongen 83.59 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Gerwyn Price 104.37 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Luke Humphries 98.61 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Luke Humphries 85.47 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Alex Spellman 82.30 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Luke Humphries 95.12 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Jeff Smith 92.23 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Peter Wright 88.48 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Jeff Smith 87.23 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Jeff Smith 96.00 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Nathan Aspinall 99.89 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Nathan Aspinall 105.81 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Matt Campbell 97.95 | 4 |
References
- ^ "US Darts Masters". PDC. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Long stuns Smith on dramatic opening night". PDC. 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Victory for Van Gerwen at bet365 US Darts Masters". PDC. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Former winner Aspinall among final four picks for bet365 US Darts Masters". PDC. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Allen, Dave (18 November 2022). "CDC introduces Cross-Border Darts Challenge for 2023". PDC. Retrieved 28 February 2023.