2014 Sydney Darts Masters

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.

2014 Sydney Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates	28–30 August 2014
Venue	Hordern Pavilion
Location	Moore Park, Sydney
Country	Australia
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs Final – best of 21
Prize fund	£73,000
Winner's share	£20,000
Champion(s)
Phil Taylor
«2013 2015»

Phil Taylor retained his title by beating Stephen Bunting 11–3 in the final.[1]

Prize money

The total prize fund was £73,000.

Position (no. of players)		Prize money (Total: £73,000)
Winner	(1)	£20,000
Runner-Up	(1)	£10,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£7,500
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£5,000
First round	(8)	£1,000

Qualifiers

The eight PDC players (with the top 4 seed) were:[2]

1. Michael van Gerwen (First round)
2. Phil Taylor (Winner)
3. Simon Whitlock (Quarter-finals)
4. Peter Wright (Quarter-finals)
5. Dave Chisnall (Quarter-finals)
6. James Wade (Semi-finals)

The two PDC wildcards were:

• Raymond van Barneveld (First round)
• Stephen Bunting (Runner-up)

The regional qualifiers were:[3]

Qualification	Player
Australian World Cup Representative	Paul Nicholson (First round)
New Zealand Number 1 Ranked Player	Warren Parry (Quarter-finals)
2014 DPA Australian Grand Prix Order of Merit 1st Place	Laurence Ryder (First round)
2014 DPA Australian Grand Prix Order of Merit 2nd Place	Shane Tichowitsch (First round)
2014 DPA Australian Grand Prix Order of Merit 3rd Place	David Platt (First round)
2014 DPA Australian Grand Prix Order of Merit 4th Place	John Weber (First round)
Winner of DPA Qualifier 1	Kyle Anderson (Semi-finals)
Winner of DPA Qualifier 2	Damon Heta (First round)

Draw

[4]

	First round (best of 11 legs) 28 August[5]					Quarter-finals (best of 15 legs) 29 August[6]					Semi-finals (best of 19 legs) 30 August[7]					Final (best of 21 legs) 30 August[7]
	1	Michael van Gerwen 91.56	5
		Warren Parry 84.07	6
							Warren Parry 85.32	2
							James Wade 94.97	8
		James Wade 85.02	6
		Shane Tichowitsch 79.13	1
												James Wade 97.72	4
												Stephen Bunting 98.33	10
	4	Peter Wright 94.93	6
		Laurence Ryder 72.52	0
						4	Peter Wright 90.94	6
							Stephen Bunting 90.61	8
		Stephen Bunting 100.93	6
		John Weber 92.20	1
																	Stephen Bunting 93.18	3
																2	Phil Taylor 97.08	11
	2	Phil Taylor 102.85	6
		Paul Nicholson 86.28	2
						2	Phil Taylor 110.36	8
							Dave Chisnall 101.59	2
		Dave Chisnall 103.66	6
		Damon Heta 84.32	0
											2	Phil Taylor 106.76	10
												Kyle Anderson 94.52	4
	3	Simon Whitlock 93.52	6
		David Platt 90.10	2
						3	Simon Whitlock 94.07	3
							Kyle Anderson 92.25	8
		Raymond van Barneveld 96.47	5
		Kyle Anderson 98.66	6

Broadcasting

The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels:[6]

Country	Channel
Australia	Fox Sports
New Zealand	Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Asia	Fox Channel Asia
United Kingdom	Challenge
Netherlands	RTL7

References

1. "Phil Taylor retains Sydney Darts Masters title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
2. "Sydney Spots For Barney & Bunting". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
3. "Weber & Heta Claim Final Sydney Spots". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
4. "TAB.com.au Sydney Darts Masters Draw". PDC. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
5. "TAB.com.au Sydney Darts Masters Day One". PDC. 28 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-08-31. Retrieved 2014-08-28.
6. "Anderson's Sydney Fairytale Continues". PDC. 29 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
7. "Emphatic Taylor Retains Sydney Title". PDC. 30 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2014-08-30.