The 2018 William Hill US Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the second event in the 2018 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (8 PDC representatives and 8 North American representatives) and was held at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on 6–7 July 2018.[1][2]
| 2018 William Hill US Darts Masters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 6–7 July 2018 | ||
| Venue | Mandalay Bay | ||
| Location | Las Vegas | ||
| Country |  United States | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £60,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £20,000 | ||
| High checkout | 164  Gary Anderson | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Gary Anderson | |||
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Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Daryl Gurney 8–6 in the 2017 final.[3] However, he lost 8–3 in the quarter-finals to James Wade.
Gary Anderson won his sixth World Series title after beating Rob Cross 8–4 in the final.
Prize money
editThe total prize fund was £60,000.
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £60,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
editThe eight PDC representatives are:[4][5]
Peter Wright (semi-finals)
Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)
Rob Cross (runner-up)
Daryl Gurney (quarter-finals)
Gerwyn Price (first round)
The North American qualifier winners were:[6]
DJ Sayre (first round)
John Norman Jnr (first round)
The top 4 North American Order of Merit qualifiers were:
Bracket
edit| First round (best of 11 legs) 6 July | Quarter-finals (best of 15 legs) 7 July | Semi-finals (best of 15 legs) 7 July | Final (best of 15 legs) 7 July | ||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "PDC World Series of Darts – Las Vegas Plus More…". Bull's Eye News. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "Insider's Guide to the 2018 PDC World Series of Darts – DartConnect". www.dartconnect.com. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "US Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen beats Daryl Gurney in Las Vegas". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ "2018 World Series Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Smith, Wade & Barney's World Series Boost". PDC. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Las Vegas Qualifiers 1-2 - PDC". www.pdc.tv. Retrieved 4 July 2018.