2014 Sydney Darts Masters

2014 Sydney Darts Masters 28–30 August 2014 Hordern Pavilion Moore Park, Sydney PDC LegsFinal – best of 21 £73,000 £20,000 167 AUS Kyle Anderson ENG Phil Taylor 2013 2015 The 2014 Sydney Darts Masters was the second staging of a tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fourth and final entry in the 2014 World Series of Darts. The tournament took place at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia, between 28–30 August 2014. The tournament featured eight top PDC players and eight qualifiers competing in a knockout system. Phil Taylor retained his title by beating Stephen Bunting 11–3 in the final.http://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 2014 Prize money The total prize fund was £73,000. Position (no. of players) Prize money(Total: £73,000)Winner (1) £20,000Runner-up (1) £10,000Semi-finalists (2) £7,500Quarter-finalists (4) £5,000First round (8) £1,000 Qualifiers The eight PDC players (with the top 4 seed) were:http://www.pdc.tv/world-series-of-darts-events/article/o0jqra9n7z02117v4ja8r0c0p/title/sydney-spots-for-barney-bunting Sydney Spots For Barney & Bunting PDC 27 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140903065118/http://www.pdc.tv/world-series-of-darts-events/article/o0jqra9n7z02117v4ja8r0c0p/title/sydney-spots-for-barney-bunting 3 September 2014 dead dmy-all NED Michael van Gerwen (first round) ENG Phil Taylor (winner) AUS Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals) SCO Peter Wright (quarter-finals) ENG Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals) ENG James Wade (semi-finals) The two PDC wildcards were: NED Raymond van Barneveld (first round) ENG Stephen Bunting (runner-up) The regional qualifiers were:http://www.pdc.tv/world-series-of-darts-events/article/128kfmgjz7ugx1hls9u6yvlce6/title/weber--heta-claim-final-sydney-spots Weber & Heta Claim Final Sydney Spots PDC 27 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140903065114/http://www.pdc.tv/world-series-of-darts-events/article/128kfmgjz7ugx1hls9u6yvlce6/title/weber--heta-claim-final-sydney-spots 3 September 2014 dead dmy-all QualificationPlayerAustralian World Cup Representative AUS Paul Nicholson (first round)New Zealand Number 1 Ranked Player NZL Warren Parry (quarter-finals)2014 DPA Australian Grand Prix Order of Merit 1st Place AUS Laurence Ryder (first round)2014 DPA Australian Grand Prix Order of Merit 2nd Place AUS Shane Tichowitsch (first round)2014 DPA Australian Grand Prix Order of Merit 3rd Place AUS David Platt (first round)2014 DPA Australian Grand Prix Order of Merit 4th Place AUS John Weber (first round)Winner of DPA Qualifier 1 AUS Kyle Anderson (semi-finals)Winner of DPA Qualifier 2 AUS Damon Heta (first round) Draw http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1kj8capc2gf6u1ti0anovy656k/title/tabcomau-sydney-darts-masters-draw TAB.com.au Sydney Darts Masters Draw PDC 27 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140831200830/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1kj8capc2gf6u1ti0anovy656k/title/tabcomau-sydney-darts-masters-draw 31 August 2014 dead dmy-all First round(best of 11 legs)28 Augusthttp://www.pdc.tv/news/article/lcltmm4kau8m13o5gssx7203c/title/tabcomau-sydney-darts-masters-day-one TAB.com.au Sydney Darts Masters Day One PDC 28 August 2014 2014-08-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20140831200908/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/lcltmm4kau8m13o5gssx7203c/title/tabcomau-sydney-darts-masters-day-one 2014-08-31 dead Quarter-finals(best of 15 legs)29 Augusthttp://www.pdc.tv/news/article/secniohy70bx1r13enuvb78er/title/tabcomay-sydney-darts-masters-qfs Anderson's Sydney Fairytale Continues PDC 29 August 2014 2014-08-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20140901213744/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/secniohy70bx1r13enuvb78er/title/tabcomay-sydney-darts-masters-qfs 2014-09-01 dead Semi-finals(best of 19 legs)30 Augusthttp://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1cgcjlnn3loj914bo6cdtkuids/title/tabcomau-sydney-darts-masters---saturday Emphatic Taylor Retains Sydney Title PDC 30 August 2014 2014-08-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20140901213628/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1cgcjlnn3loj914bo6cdtkuids/title/tabcomau-sydney-darts-masters---saturday 2014-09-01 dead Final(best of 21 legs)30 August 200 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 91.56 5 NZL Warren Parry 84.07 6   ENG James Wade 85.02 6 AUS Shane Tichowitsch 79.13 1 4 SCO Peter Wright 94.93 6 AUS Laurence Ryder 72.52 0   ENG Stephen Bunting 100.93 6 AUS John Weber 92.20 1 2 ENG Phil Taylor 102.85 6 AUS Paul Nicholson 86.28 2   ENG Dave Chisnall 103.66 6 AUS Damon Heta 84.32 0 3 AUS Simon Whitlock 93.52 6 AUS David Platt 90.10 2   NED Raymond van Barneveld 96.47 5 AUS Kyle Anderson 98.66 6   NZL Warren Parry 85.32 2 ENG James Wade 94.97 8 4 SCO Peter Wright 90.94 6 ENG Stephen Bunting 90.61 8 2 ENG Phil Taylor 110.36 8 ENG Dave Chisnall 101.59 2 3 AUS Simon Whitlock 94.07 3 AUS Kyle Anderson 92.25 8   ENG James Wade 97.72 4 ENG Stephen Bunting 98.33 10 2 ENG Phil Taylor 106.76 10 AUS Kyle Anderson 94.52 4 ENG Stephen Bunting 93.18 3 2 ENG Phil Taylor 97.08 11 Broadcasting The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels: CountryChannel AUS Australia Fox Sports NZL New Zealand Sky Sport (New Zealand) Asia Fox Channel Asia GBR United Kingdom Challenge NED Netherlands RTL 7 References Sydney Darts Masters Sydney Darts Masters Category:Sports competitions in Sydney Category:World Series of Darts Category:Darts in Australia Category:International sports competitions hosted by Australia Category:2014 in Sydney Category:2014 in New South Wales