2015 Masters (darts)

October 2019 2015 Unibet Masters 31 January–1 February 2015 Arena MK Milton Keynes, England Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) LegsFinal: best of 21 legs £200,000 £60,000 167 Simon Whitlock Michael van Gerwen NED 2014 2016 The 2015 PDC Masters (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2015 Unibet Masters) was the third staging of the non-ranking Masters darts tournament, held by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was played from 31 January to 1 February 2015 at Arena MK in Milton Keynes, England. This was the first time the tournament was held in the early months of the calendar year, in contrast to the two previous editions which were held in November. James Wade was the defending champion, having beaten Mervyn King 11–10 in the 2014 tournament's final, but he lost in the quarter-finals to Gary Anderson. Michael van Gerwen won his first Masters title by defeating Raymond van Barneveld 11–6 in the final, which he won with a tournament record average of 112.49 in the last game. Qualifiers The tournament only featured the top 16 players in the PDC Order of Merit. http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1rl0xcmlnrblq1jksgntowgywx/title/2015-unibet-masters-drawschedule 2015 Unibet Masters Draw/Schedule 7 January 2015 PDC 8 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150108213250/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1rl0xcmlnrblq1jksgntowgywx/title/2015-unibet-masters-drawschedule 8 January 2015 dead dmy-all These were: NED Michael van Gerwen (winner) ENG Phil Taylor (first round) SCO Gary Anderson (semi-finals) ENG Adrian Lewis (semi-finals) SCO Peter Wright (quarter-finals) ENG James Wade (quarter-finals) AUS Simon Whitlock (first round) SCO Robert Thornton (first round) ENG Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals) NED Raymond van Barneveld (runner-up) ENG Mervyn King (first round) NIR Brendan Dolan (first round) ENG Ian White (first round) ENG Andy Hamilton (first round) ENG Terry Jenkins (quarter-finals) ENG Wes Newton (first round) Prize money The total prize fund was £200,000.http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/h7vyd73f3ret1m6uk6w2hyyue/title/three-more-prize-funds-increased https://web.archive.org/web/20150202004112/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/h7vyd73f3ret1m6uk6w2hyyue/title/three-more-prize-funds-increased dead 2 February 2015 Three More Prize Funds Increased! 29 January 2015 PDC Stage (no. of players) Prize money(Total: £200,000) Winner (1) £60,000 Runner-up (1) £25,000 Semi-finalists (2) £17,500 Quarter-finalists (4) £10,000 First round losers (8) £5,000 Draw First round (best of 19 legs)31 Januaryhttp://www.pdc.tv/news/article/9trxdfmq4cm81iqmuqy9881pw/title/2015-unibet-masters-first-round 2015 Unibet Masters First Round PDC 31 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150213041908/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/9trxdfmq4cm81iqmuqy9881pw/title/2015-unibet-masters-first-round 2015-02-13 dead Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)1 Februaryhttp://www.pdc.tv/news/article/sm1rp5q7fknh1j2cuq2o4dwwa/title/2015-unibet-masters-day-two 2015 Unibet Masters Quarter-finals PDC 1 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150203010310/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/sm1rp5q7fknh1j2cuq2o4dwwa/title/2015-unibet-masters-day-two 3 February 2015 dead dmy-all Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)1 Februaryhttp://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1jhl0hvdf0h4r1kzvvxqh9e9d7/title/2015-unibet-masters-final-session Mighty Mike is The Unibet Master! PDC 1 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150202184822/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1jhl0hvdf0h4r1kzvvxqh9e9d7/title/2015-unibet-masters-final-session 2015-02-02 dead Final (best of 21 legs)1 February 200 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 93.89 10 16 ENG Wes Newton 91.26 5 8 SCO Robert Thornton 94.43 5 9 ENG Dave Chisnall 106.30 10 5 SCO Peter Wright 94.33 10 12 NIR Brendan Dolan 89.05 1 4 ENG Adrian Lewis 94.42 10 13 ENG Ian White 91.72 4 2 ENG Phil Taylor 93.74 7 15 ENG Terry Jenkins 91.84 10 7 AUS Simon Whitlock 89.73 7 10 NED Raymond van Barneveld 92.63 10 6 ENG James Wade 96.85 10 11 ENG Mervyn King 80.46 3 3 SCO Gary Anderson 89.75 10 14 ENG Andy Hamilton 83.17 2 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 110.28 10 9 ENG Dave Chisnall 108.09 9 5 SCO Peter Wright 93.98 8 4 ENG Adrian Lewis 96.48 10 15 ENG Terry Jenkins 99.61 3 10 NED Raymond van Barneveld 102.49 10 6 ENG James Wade 96.83 5 3 SCO Gary Anderson 105.34 10 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 97.90 11 4 ENG Adrian Lewis 96.11 6 10 NED Raymond van Barneveld 95.25 11 3 SCO Gary Anderson 94.67 6 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 112.49 11 10 NED Raymond van Barneveld 96.13 6 References Masters Masters (darts) Category:Masters (darts) Masters (darts) Masters (darts) Category:Sports competitions in Milton Keynes Category:2010s in Buckinghamshire