2017 Shanghai Darts Masters

The 2017 Shanghai Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a second entry in the 2017 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured eight Asian players who faced eight PDC players and was held at the Pullman Hotel Shanghai South in Shanghai, China from 6–7 July 2017.

2017 Shanghai Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates	6–7 July 2017
Venue	Pullman Hotel Shanghai South
Location	Shanghai
Country	China
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs Final – best of 15 legs
Prize fund	£60,000
Winner's share	£20,000
High checkout	170 Michael van Gerwen
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«2016 2018»

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, and he retained his title by beating Dave Chisnall 8–0 in the final.

Prize money

The total prize fund was £60,000.

Position (no. of players)		Prize money (Total: £60,000)
Winner	(1)	£20,000
Runner-Up	(1)	£10,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£5,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£2,500
First round	(8)	£1,250

Qualifiers

Eight PDC players – the top eight from the 2017 Premier League – were initially invited.[1] Adrian Lewis subsequently pulled out and was replaced by Gerwyn Price,[2] meaning that the eight players invited were the same as had been invited for the previous World Series event, the 2017 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters. They are seeded according to the World Series Order of Merit:

1. Gary Anderson (Quarter-finals)
2. Michael van Gerwen (Winner)
3. Peter Wright (Quarter-finals)
4. Gerwyn Price (Quarter-finals)
5. Dave Chisnall (Runner-Up)
6. James Wade (Semi-finals)
7. Phil Taylor (Quarter-finals)
8. Raymond van Barneveld (Semi-finals)

The following Asian players were invited:[2]

• Paul Lim (First round)
• Haruki Muramatsu (First round)
• Royden Lam (First round)
• Hyun-chul Park (First round)

The Chinese qualifiers were:

• Liu Cheng An (First round)
• Li Wei Hong (First round)
• Zong Xiao Chen (First round)
• Chen Hai Long (First round)

Draw

	First round (best of 11 legs) 6 July[3]					Quarter-finals (best of 15 legs) 7 July[4]					Semi-finals (best of 15 legs) 7 July[4]					Final (best of 15 legs) 7 July[4]
	1	Gary Anderson 108.65	6
		Wei Hong Li 75.54	0
						1	Gary Anderson 91.31	1
							Raymond van Barneveld 97.94	8
		Raymond van Barneveld 83.50	6
		Liu Cheng'An 69.14	0
												Raymond van Barneveld 90.83	4
												Dave Chisnall 96.63	8
	4	Gerwyn Price 94.07	6
		Royden Lam 83.80	2
						4	Gerwyn Price 96.88	4
							Dave Chisnall 103.37	8
		Dave Chisnall 97.43	6
		Paul Lim 89.77	1
																	Dave Chisnall 83.39	0
																2	Michael van Gerwen 102.77	8
	2	Michael van Gerwen 112.73	6
		Hai Long Chen 64.20	0
						2	Michael van Gerwen 100.85	8
							Phil Taylor 96.32	7
		Phil Taylor 104.21	6
		HyunChul Park 76.70	1
											2	Michael van Gerwen 99.84	8
												James Wade 97.03	3
	3	Peter Wright 106.09	6
		Haruki Muramatsu 82.00	0
						3	Peter Wright 98.05	5
							James Wade 95.43	8
		James Wade 81.24	6
		Zong Xiao Chen 66.94	0

References

1. Allen, Dave (6 March 2017). "Trio To Make World Series Debuts". PDC. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
2. Allen, Dave (7 June 2017). "Price Steps In For World Series Double". PDC. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
3. "Shanghai Darts Masters Day One". PDC. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
4. "Shanghai Darts Masters Final Day". PDC. Retrieved 7 July 2017.