2015 Auckland Darts Masters
| 2015 TAB & Burger King Auckland Darts Masters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 28–30 August 2015 | ||
| Venue | The Trusts Arena | ||
| Location | Auckland | ||
| Country |  New Zealand | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | NZ$220,000 | ||
| Winner's share | NZ$70,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170  Phil Taylor | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Adrian Lewis | |||
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The 2015 TAB & Burger King Auckland Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fifth and final entry in the 2015 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at The Trusts Arena in Auckland, New Zealand from 28–30 August 2015.
Adrian Lewis won the first edition of the tournament after defeating Raymond van Barneveld 11–10 in the final.[1]
Prize money
[edit]The total prize fund was NZ$220,000.
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: NZ$220,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | NZ$70,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | NZ$35,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | NZ$17,500 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | NZ$10,000 |
| First round | (8) | NZ$5,000 |
Qualifiers
[edit]The eight seeded PDC players were:[2]
Phil Taylor (semi-finals)
Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)
Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
The Oceanic qualifiers were:
Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals)
Rob Szabo (first round)
Draw
[edit]| First round (best of 11 legs) 28 August[4] | Quarter-finals (best of 15 legs) 29 August[5] | Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) 30 August[6] | Final (best of 21 legs) 30 August[6] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Phil Taylor 104.86
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Craig Caldwell 87.93
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Phil Taylor 107.37
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
 Simon Whitlock 93.46
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Stephen Bunting 96.50
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Simon Whitlock 92.55
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Phil Taylor 99.57
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Adrian Lewis 100.56
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Gary Anderson 95.88
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rob Modra 89.28
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Gary Anderson 100.79
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Adrian Lewis 100.23
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Adrian Lewis 101.97
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| David Platt 82.99
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Adrian Lewis 103.16
| 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Raymond van Barneveld 97.70
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michael van Gerwen 102.18
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rob Szabo 85.72
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michael van Gerwen 93.31
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Raymond van Barneveld 91.49
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Raymond van Barneveld 98.02
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Laurence Ryder 86.24
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Raymond van Barneveld 100.43
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | James Wade 96.70
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | James Wade 91.89
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Paul Nicholson 89.98
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | James Wade 99.33
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Peter Wright 98.06
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Peter Wright 87.61
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Cleaver 77.73
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Adrian Lewis defeated Phil Taylor to claim a title in New Zealand". Sky Sports. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "World Series of Darts August Update". PDC. 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "2015 Auckland Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "TAB Auckland Darts Masters Day One". PDC. 28 August 2015. Archived from the original on 29 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ "TAB Auckland Darts Masters Quarter-finals". PDC. 29 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ a b "TAB Auckland Darts Masters Finals Day". PDC. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 1 September 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.