2014 Singapore Darts Masters

The 2014 Singapore Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a second entry in the 2014 World Series of Darts. The tournament took place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore on 15–16 August 2014. The tournament featured eight players, of which two players were wildcard choices.

2014 Singapore Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates15–16 August 2014
VenueSingapore Indoor Stadium
LocationSingapore
Country Singapore
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£125,000
Winner's share£30,000
High checkout170 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
(final)
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen

Michael van Gerwen won the title by defeating Simon Whitlock 11–8 in the final.[1]

Prize money edit

The total prize fund for the event for £125,000.

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £125,000)
Winner (1) £30,000
Runner-up (1) £25,000
Semi-finalists (2) £15,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £10,000

Qualifiers edit

The top six in the Order of Merit as of June 2014 qualified for the event, with the top 4 seeded, with the exception of Adrian Lewis, who rejected the invitation. The top six included:

  1.   Michael van Gerwen (winner)
  2.   Phil Taylor (quarter-finals)
  3.   Adrian Lewis (withdrew)   Simon Whitlock (runner-up)
  4.   Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
  5.   Dave Chisnall (semi-finals)
  6.   James Wade (semi-finals)

Wildcards:

Draw edit

Schedule of play:[2]

Quarter-finals
(best of 19 legs)
15 August[3]
Semi-finals
(best of 21 legs)
16 August[4]
Final
(best of 21 legs)
16 August[4]
         
1   Michael van Gerwen 98.04 10
  Andy Hamilton 87.54 4
1   Michael van Gerwen 100.54 11
  James Wade 104.94 9
4   Peter Wright 96.13 4
  James Wade 100.65 10
1   Michael van Gerwen 100.33 11
3   Simon Whitlock 95.56 8
2   Phil Taylor 101.47 6
  Dave Chisnall 95.00 10
  Dave Chisnall 94.26 6
3   Simon Whitlock 94.67 11
3   Simon Whitlock 97.05 10
  Raymond van Barneveld 95.51 6

Broadcasting edit

The Singapore Darts Masters was broadcast live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland, on RTL 7 in the Netherlands, on Fox Sports in Australia and on Sky New Zealand.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Singapore Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen beats Simon Whitlock in final". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Singapore Darts Masters Draw Made". PDC. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  3. ^ "Singapore Darts Masters Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Mighty Mike's Singapore Glory". PDC. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Focus Turns To World Series Events". PDC. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.