2015 Sydney Darts Masters

2015 Sydney Darts Masters 20–22 August 2015 Qantas Credit Union Arena Sydney PDC Legs Final — best of 21 legs A$220,000 A$60,000 ENG Phil Taylor 167 ENG Adrian Lewis ENG Phil Taylor 2014 2016 The 2015 Sydney Darts Masters was the third staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fourth entry in the 2015 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top PDC Players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia from 20–22 August 2015. Phil Taylor was the defending champion after defeating Stephen Bunting 11–3 in the last year's final and he remained the only player to have won this event by claiming his third title with an 11–3 victory over Adrian Lewis.https://www1.skysports.com/darts/news/12040/9448463/phil-taylor-retains-sydney-darts-masters-title Phil Taylor retains Sydney Darts Masters title Sky Sports 14 September 2014https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/9961862/phil-taylor-beats-adrian-lewis-to-win-sydney-darts-masters-title Phil Taylor beats Adrian Lewis to win Sydney Darts Masters title Sky Sports 25 August 2015 He also hit the first ever nine-dart finish in a World Series of Darts match, when he hit one in his semi-final victory over Peter Wright, which was Taylor's last televised nine-dart finish in his career.https://www.pdc.tv/news/2019/08/09/top-five-moments-down-under https://web.archive.org/web/20190809182250/https://www.pdc.tv/news/2019/08/09/top-five-moments-down-under dead August 9, 2019 Top five moments Down Under Professional Darts Corporation 10 August 2019 Prize money The total prize fund was A$220,000. Position (no. of players) Prize money(Total: A$220,000)Winner (1) A$60,000Runner-up (1) A$40,000Semi-finalists (2) A$20,000Quarter-finalists (4) A$10,000First round (8) A$5,000 Qualifiers The eight seeded PDC players were:http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/mf732i39s7tl1n38429cowdzf/title/world-series-of-darts-august-update World Series of Darts August Update PDC 31 July 2015 3 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150802222808/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/mf732i39s7tl1n38429cowdzf/title/world-series-of-darts-august-update 2 August 2015 dead dmy-all http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/vwnetcdvg3hb1ljx47vshej0e/title/taylor-set-for-bridge-test-in-sydney Taylor Set For Bridge Test In Sydney PDC 18 August 2015 19 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150820220644/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/vwnetcdvg3hb1ljx47vshej0e/title/taylor-set-for-bridge-test-in-sydney 20 August 2015 dead dmy-all ENG Phil Taylor (winner) NED Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals) SCO Gary Anderson (quarter-finals) SCO Peter Wright (semi-finals) ENG James Wade (quarter-finals) ENG Adrian Lewis (runner-up) NED Raymond van Barneveld (semi-finals) ENG Stephen Bunting (quarter-finals) The Oceanic qualifiers were: AUS Simon Whitlock (first round) AUS Paul Nicholson (first round) AUS Laurence Ryder (first round) AUS David Platt (first round) NZL Craig Caldwell (first round) NZL Cody Harris (first round) AUS Tic Bridge (first round) NZL Warren Parry (first round) Draw First round(best of 11 legs)20 Augusthttp://www.pdc.tv/world-series-of-darts-events/article/c1klu5c84gj71wyjn6o9tvqlz/title/coral-sydney-darts-masters-day-one Coral Sydney Darts Masters Day One PDC 20 August 2015 21 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924135553/http://www.pdc.tv/world-series-of-darts-events/article/c1klu5c84gj71wyjn6o9tvqlz/title/coral-sydney-darts-masters-day-one 24 September 2015 dead dmy-all Quarter-finals(best of 15 legs)21 Augusthttp://www.pdc.tv/news/article/fcsau5fz4ky71igzywkvldr4m/title/coral-sydney-darts-masters-day-two Coral Sydney Darts Masters Day Two PDC 21 August 2015 21 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150824010259/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/fcsau5fz4ky71igzywkvldr4m/title/coral-sydney-darts-masters-day-two 24 August 2015 dead dmy-all Semi-finals(best of 19 legs)22 Augusthttp://www.pdc.tv/news/article/19r01ne876epq1s3dehnb0d742/title/coral-sydney-darts-masters-finals-day Nine-Dart Taylor's Sydney Hat-Trick PDC 25 August 2015 25 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150824193211/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/19r01ne876epq1s3dehnb0d742/title/coral-sydney-darts-masters-finals-day 24 August 2015 dead dmy-all Final(best of 21 legs)22 August 200 1 ENG Phil Taylor 100.34 6 AUS Tic Bridge 86.02 2 8 ENG Stephen Bunting 98.48 6 AUS David Platt 83.27 1 5 ENG James Wade 91.63 6 NZL Craig Caldwell 83.34 2 4 SCO Peter Wright 92.85 6 AUS Laurence Ryder 84.70 3 2 NED Michael van Gerwen 95.13 6 AUS Paul Nicholson 85.81 2 7 NED Raymond van Barneveld 90.48 6 NZL Cody Harris 84.77 3 6 ENG Adrian Lewis 93.95 6 AUS Simon Whitlock 87.54 5 3 SCO Gary Anderson 95.94 6 NZL Warren Parry 72.90 0 1 ENG Phil Taylor 101.67 8 8 ENG Stephen Bunting 92.29 2 5 ENG James Wade 97.02 6 4 SCO Peter Wright 96.78 8 2 NED Michael van Gerwen 99.02 4 7 NED Raymond van Barneveld 101.82 8 6 ENG Adrian Lewis 93.86 8 3 SCO Gary Anderson 105.31 7 1 ENG Phil Taylor 98.32 10 4 SCO Peter Wright 94.72 7 7 NED Raymond van Barneveld 93.08 9 6 ENG Adrian Lewis 93.08 10 1 ENG Phil Taylor 99.63 11 6 ENG Adrian Lewis 94.25 3 Broadcasting The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels:http://www.pdc.tv/world-series-of-darts-events/article/br8newx95lv41acb1scum4v88/title/world-series-of-darts-tv-coverage World Series of Darts TV Coverage PDC 21 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924135552/http://www.pdc.tv/world-series-of-darts-events/article/br8newx95lv41acb1scum4v88/title/world-series-of-darts-tv-coverage 24 September 2015 dead dmy-all CountryChannel AUS Australia Fox Sports NZL New Zealand Sky Sport (New Zealand) Asia Fox Channel Asia GBR United Kingdom ITV4 NED Netherlands RTL 7 Middle East/North Africa OSN IRE Ireland Setanta Sports CHN China PPTV (online) References Sydney Darts Masters Sydney Darts Masters Category:World Series of Darts Category:Sports competitions in Sydney Category:Darts in Australia Category:International sports competitions hosted by Australia Category:2015 in Sydney Category:2015 in New South Wales