The 2019 Dafabet US Darts Masters was the third staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the first event in the 2019 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (8 PDC representatives, and 8 North American representatives), and was held at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on 4–5 July 2019.

2019 Dafabet US Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates4–5 July 2019
VenueMandalay Bay
LocationLas Vegas
Country United States
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£20,000
High checkout161 England Nathan Aspinall
Champion(s)
England Nathan Aspinall
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Gary Anderson was the defending champion, after beating Rob Cross 8–4 in the 2018 final, but was beaten 8–6 in the quarter-finals by Gerwyn Price.

Nathan Aspinall won his third PDC title, and his first on the World Series with an 8–4 win over Michael Smith in the final.

Prize money

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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

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The eight PDC representatives are:[1]

  1.   Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)
  2.   Rob Cross (quarter-finals)
  3.   Daryl Gurney (quarter-finals)
  4.   Gary Anderson (quarter-finals)
  5.   Gerwyn Price (semi-finals)
  6.   Peter Wright (semi-finals)
  7.   Michael Smith (runner-up)
  8.   Nathan Aspinall (champion)

The North American qualifier winners were:

The top 4 North American Order of Merit qualifiers were:

Bracket

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First round
(best of 11 legs)
4 July
Quarter-finals
(best of 15 legs)
5 July
Semi-finals
(best of 15 legs)
5 July
Final
(best of 15 legs)
5 July
            
1   Michael van Gerwen 99.83 6
  Darin Young 92.12 4
1   Michael van Gerwen 88.59 6
  Michael Smith 90.27 8
    Michael Smith 92.90 6
  Jim Long 86.76 4
    Michael Smith 101.77 8
  Gerwyn Price 98.05 4
4   Gary Anderson 96.81 6
  Elliot Milk 86.33 4
4   Gary Anderson 94.96 6
  Gerwyn Price 98.57 8
    Gerwyn Price 94.72 6
  Gary Mawson 83.06 4
    Michael Smith 100.14 4
  Nathan Aspinall 106.70 8
2   Rob Cross 101.33 6
  Leonard Gates 88.93 0
2   Rob Cross 95.58 5
  Nathan Aspinall 100.37 8
    Nathan Aspinall 98.29 6
  Shawn Brenneman 82.01 2
    Nathan Aspinall 104.21 8
  Peter Wright 102.10 7
3   Daryl Gurney 97.10 6
  Danny Baggish 92.59 1
3   Daryl Gurney 99.14 6
  Peter Wright 100.59 8
    Peter Wright 93.68 6
  Jeff Smith 88.84 5

References

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  1. ^ "2019 World Series Competitors Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 10 April 2019.