2014 Masters (darts)

April 2022 2014 Unibet Masters 1–2 November 2014 Royal Highland Centre Edinburgh, Scotland Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) LegsFinal: best of 21 legs £160,000 £50,000 170 Michael van Gerwen James Wade ENG 2013 2015 The 2014 PDC Masters (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2014 Unibet Masters) was the second staging of the non-ranking Masters darts tournament, held by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was held between 1–2 November 2014 at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having beaten Adrian Lewis 10–1 in the inaugural tournament's final. James Wade beat Taylor 11–9 in the semi-finals. Wade got off to a slow start in the final against Mervyn King, and trailed 0–5, 1–6, 2–9 and 6–10. However, Wade won the last 5 legs to triumph 11–10, and win his first major title since the 2011 UK Open.http://www1.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/9547233/unibet-masters-james-wade-comes-from-9-2-down-to-beat-mervyn-king-in-final Unibet Masters: James Wade comes from 9-2 down to beat Mervyn King in final Sky Sports 2 November 2014 The match distance changed this year with the first round and quarter-finals best of 19 legs. The semi-finals and final also increased in distance to best of 21 legs. Qualifiers Only the top 16 players on the PDC's Order of Merit on 19 October 2014 qualified for the event.http://www.pdc.tv/the-masters/article/166odxgrbf69i1xmw354piq3v1/title/unibet-masters-race-ends-in-crawley https://web.archive.org/web/20150924134935/http://www.pdc.tv/the-masters/article/166odxgrbf69i1xmw354piq3v1/title/unibet-masters-race-ends-in-crawley dead 24 September 2015 Unibet Masters Race Ends In Crawley PDC 19 October 2014 These were: NED Michael van Gerwen (semi-finals) ENG Phil Taylor (semi-finals) ENG Adrian Lewis (quarter-finals) SCO Peter Wright (first round) AUS Simon Whitlock (first round) ENG James Wade (winner) SCO Gary Anderson (quarter-finals) ENG Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals) SCO Robert Thornton (first round) ENG Andy Hamilton (first round) NIR Brendan Dolan (first round) ENG Mervyn King (runner-up) ENG Justin Pipe (quarter-finals) BEL Kim Huybrechts (first round) ENG Wes Newton (first round) NED Raymond van Barneveld (first round) Prize money The total prize fund was £160,000.http://www.pdc.tv/european-championship/article/x8j56hdz8y961h0jdoq3fx4h4/title/pdc-prize-fund-increases-confirmed https://web.archive.org/web/20141019041625/http://www.pdc.tv/european-championship/article/x8j56hdz8y961h0jdoq3fx4h4/title/pdc-prize-fund-increases-confirmed dead 19 October 2014 PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed Darts Database 19 October 2014 Stage (no. of players) Prize money(Total: £160,000) Winner (1) £50,000 Runner-up (1) £20,000 Semi-finalists (2) £10,000 Quarter-finalists (4) £7,500 First round losers (8) £5,000 Draw The draw was made on 20 October 2014.http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1flte8fuwiul21bg6ra6ydg1bt/title/unibet-masters-draw--schedule Unibet Masters Draw & Schedule PDC 20 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141023182902/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1flte8fuwiul21bg6ra6ydg1bt/title/unibet-masters-draw--schedule 2014-10-23 dead 200 First round (best of 19 legs)1 Novemberhttp://www.pdc.tv/news/article/irjyt7dfp2931v3dk4ilq19m6/title/the-unibet-masters---day-one The Unibet Masters - Day One PDC 1 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160209103417/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/irjyt7dfp2931v3dk4ilq19m6/title/the-unibet-masters---day-one 2016-02-09 dead Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)2 Novemberhttp://www.pdc.tv/news/article/ioajjqvhw1te163pjn7k733k9/title/the-unibet-masters-quarter-finals The Unibet Masters Quarter-finals PDC 2 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141102235522/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/ioajjqvhw1te163pjn7k733k9/title/the-unibet-masters-quarter-finals 2 November 2014 dead dmy-all Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)2 Novemberhttp://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1kj39brgv3jyf1neiqnb1gap7g/title/the-unibet-masters-final-session Gutsy Wade's Unibet Masters Glory PDC 2 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141103041828/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1kj39brgv3jyf1neiqnb1gap7g/title/the-unibet-masters-final-session 2014-11-03 dead Final (best of 21 legs)2 November 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 101.44 10 16 NED Raymond van Barneveld 100.51 9 8 ENG Dave Chisnall 99.67 10 9 SCO Robert Thornton 94.47 8 5 AUS Simon Whitlock 90.98 7 12 ENG Mervyn King 89.06 10 4 SCO Peter Wright 94.72 7 13 ENG Justin Pipe 100.40 10 2 ENG Phil Taylor 110.05 10 15 ENG Wes Newton 91.84 4 7 SCO Gary Anderson 104.49 10 10 ENG Andy Hamilton 94.49 7 6 ENG James Wade 97.22 10 11 NIR Brendan Dolan 94.25 5 3 ENG Adrian Lewis 98.03 10 14 BEL Kim Huybrechts 84.78 4 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 99.11 10 8 ENG Dave Chisnall 98.62 7 12 ENG Mervyn King 96.22 10 13 ENG Justin Pipe 93.21 6 2 ENG Phil Taylor 98.55 10 7 SCO Gary Anderson 95.08 6 6 ENG James Wade 104.65 10 3 ENG Adrian Lewis 106.95 6 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 101.09 9 12 ENG Mervyn King 99.88 11 2 ENG Phil Taylor 104.64 9 6 ENG James Wade 105.56 11 12 ENG Mervyn King 92.15 10 6 ENG James Wade 91.39 11 Broadcasting The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels: CountryChannel GBR United Kingdom ITV4 NED Netherlands RTL 7 GER Germany Sport1/Sport1+ BEL Belgium Sporting Telenet AUS Australia Fox Sports IRL Ireland Setanta Sports Middle East OSN Scandinavia Viasat References Masters Masters (darts) Category:Masters (darts) Category:November 2014 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:International sports competitions in Edinburgh Category:2010s in Edinburgh