2015 TAB & Burger King Auckland Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates28–30 August 2015
VenueThe Trusts Arena
LocationAuckland
Country New Zealand
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fundNZ$220,000
Winner's shareNZ$70,000
High checkout170 England Phil Taylor
Champion(s)
England Adrian Lewis
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The 2015 TAB & Burger King Auckland Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fifth and final entry in the 2015 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at The Trusts Arena in Auckland, New Zealand from 28–30 August 2015.

Adrian Lewis won the first edition of the tournament after defeating Raymond van Barneveld 11–10 in the final.[1]

Prize money

The total prize fund was NZ$220,000.

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: NZ$220,000)
Winner (1) NZ$70,000
Runner-up (1) NZ$35,000
Semi-finalists (2) NZ$17,500
Quarter-finalists (4) NZ$10,000
First round (8) NZ$5,000

Qualifiers

The eight seeded PDC players were:[2]

  1. England Phil Taylor (semi-finals)
  2. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)
  3. Scotland Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
  4. England Adrian Lewis (winner)
  5. Scotland Gary Anderson (quarter-finals)
  6. England James Wade (semi-finals)
  7. Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (runner-up)
  8. England Stephen Bunting (first round)

The Oceanic qualifiers were:

Draw

[3]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
28 August[4] 		Quarter-finals
(best of 15 legs)
29 August[5] 		Semi-finals
(best of 19 legs)
30 August[6] 		Final
(best of 21 legs)
30 August[6]
            
1 England Phil Taylor 104.86 6
New Zealand Craig Caldwell 87.93 0
1 England Phil Taylor 107.37 8
Australia Simon Whitlock 93.46 3
8 England Stephen Bunting 96.50 4
Australia Simon Whitlock 92.55 6
1 England Phil Taylor 99.57 9
4 England Adrian Lewis 100.56 10
5 Scotland Gary Anderson 95.88 6
Australia Rob Modra 89.28 5
5 Scotland Gary Anderson 100.79 4
4 England Adrian Lewis 100.23 8
4 England Adrian Lewis 101.97 6
Australia David Platt 82.99 2
4 England Adrian Lewis 103.16 11
7 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 97.70 10
2 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 102.18 6
New Zealand Rob Szabo 85.72 3
2 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 93.31 7
7 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 91.49 8
7 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 98.02 6
Australia Laurence Ryder 86.24 0
7 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 100.43 10
6 England James Wade 96.70 6
6 England James Wade 91.89 6
Australia Paul Nicholson 89.98 3
6 England James Wade 99.33 8
3 Scotland Peter Wright 98.06 5
3 Scotland Peter Wright 87.61 6
New Zealand Mark Cleaver 77.73 1

References

  1. ^ "Adrian Lewis defeated Phil Taylor to claim a title in New Zealand". Sky Sports. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. ^ "World Series of Darts August Update". PDC. 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  3. ^ "2015 Auckland Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. ^ "TAB Auckland Darts Masters Day One". PDC. 28 August 2015. Archived from the original on 29 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  5. ^ "TAB Auckland Darts Masters Quarter-finals". PDC. 29 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  6. ^ a b "TAB Auckland Darts Masters Finals Day". PDC. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 September 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
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