2014 Sydney Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates28–30 August 2014
VenueHordern Pavilion
LocationMoore Park, Sydney
Country Australia
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Final – best of 21
Prize fund£73,000
Winner's share£20,000
Champion(s)
England Phil Taylor
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The 2014 Sydney Darts Masters was the second staging of a tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fourth and final entry in the 2014 World Series of Darts. The tournament took place at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia, between 28–30 August 2014. The tournament featured eight top PDC players and eight qualifiers competing in a knockout system.

Phil Taylor retained his title by beating Stephen Bunting 11–3 in the final.[1]

Prize money

The total prize fund was £73,000.

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £73,000)
Winner (1) £20,000
Runner-up (1) £10,000
Semi-finalists (2) £7,500
Quarter-finalists (4) £5,000
First round (8) £1,000

Qualifiers

The eight PDC players (with the top 4 seed) were:[2]

  1. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (first round)
  2. England Phil Taylor (winner)
  3. Australia Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals)
  4. Scotland Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
  5. England Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals)
  6. England James Wade (semi-finals)

The two PDC wildcards were:

The regional qualifiers were:[3]

Qualification Player
Australian World Cup Representative Australia Paul Nicholson (first round)
New Zealand Number 1 Ranked Player New Zealand Warren Parry (quarter-finals)
2014 DPA Australian Grand Prix Order of Merit 1st Place Australia Laurence Ryder (first round)
2014 DPA Australian Grand Prix Order of Merit 2nd Place Australia Shane Tichowitsch (first round)
2014 DPA Australian Grand Prix Order of Merit 3rd Place Australia David Platt (first round)
2014 DPA Australian Grand Prix Order of Merit 4th Place Australia John Weber (first round)
Winner of DPA Qualifier 1 Australia Kyle Anderson (semi-finals)
Winner of DPA Qualifier 2 Australia Damon Heta (first round)

Draw

[4]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
28 August[5] 		Quarter-finals
(best of 15 legs)
29 August[6] 		Semi-finals
(best of 19 legs)
30 August[7] 		Final
(best of 21 legs)
30 August[7]
            
1 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 91.56 5
New Zealand Warren Parry 84.07 6
  New Zealand Warren Parry 85.32 2
England James Wade 94.97 8
  England James Wade 85.02 6
Australia Shane Tichowitsch 79.13 1
  England James Wade 97.72 4
England Stephen Bunting 98.33 10
4 Scotland Peter Wright 94.93 6
Australia Laurence Ryder 72.52 0
4 Scotland Peter Wright 90.94 6
England Stephen Bunting 90.61 8
  England Stephen Bunting 100.93 6
Australia John Weber 92.20 1
England Stephen Bunting 93.18 3
2 England Phil Taylor 97.08 11
2 England Phil Taylor 102.85 6
Australia Paul Nicholson 86.28 2
2 England Phil Taylor 110.36 8
England Dave Chisnall 101.59 2
  England Dave Chisnall 103.66 6
Australia Damon Heta 84.32 0
2 England Phil Taylor 106.76 10
Australia Kyle Anderson 94.52 4
3 Australia Simon Whitlock 93.52 6
Australia David Platt 90.10 2
3 Australia Simon Whitlock 94.07 3
Australia Kyle Anderson 92.25 8
  Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 96.47 5
Australia Kyle Anderson 98.66 6

Broadcasting

The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels:[6]

Country Channel
Australia Australia Fox Sports
New Zealand New Zealand Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Asia Fox Channel Asia
United Kingdom United Kingdom Challenge
Netherlands Netherlands RTL7

References

  1. ^ "Phil Taylor retains Sydney Darts Masters title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Sydney Spots For Barney & Bunting". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Weber & Heta Claim Final Sydney Spots". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  4. ^ "TAB.com.au Sydney Darts Masters Draw". PDC. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  5. ^ "TAB.com.au Sydney Darts Masters Day One". PDC. 28 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-31. Retrieved 2014-08-28.
  6. ^ a b "Anderson's Sydney Fairytale Continues". PDC. 29 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  7. ^ a b "Emphatic Taylor Retains Sydney Title". PDC. 30 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
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