2015 Masters (darts)
The 2015 Unibet Masters was the third staging of the non-ranking Masters darts tournament, held by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was played between 31 January–1 February 2015 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes, England.
| 2015 Unibet Masters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 31 January–1 February 2015 | ||
| Venue | Arena MK | ||
| Location | Milton Keynes | ||
| Country |  England | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs Final: best of 21 legs | ||
| Prize fund | £200,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £60,000 | ||
| High checkout | 167 .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Simon Whitlock(first round) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Michael van Gerwen | |||
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James Wade was the defending champion, having beaten Mervyn King 11–10 in the 2014 tournament's final, but he lost in the quarter-finals to Gary Anderson.
Michael van Gerwen won his first Masters title by defeating Raymond van Barneveld 11–6 in the final, which he won with a tournament record average of 112.49 in the last game.
Qualifiers
The Masters only features the top 16 players in the PDC Order of Merit.[1] These were:
- Michael van Gerwen (winner)
- Phil Taylor (first round)
Gary Anderson (semi-finals)- Adrian Lewis (semi-finals)
- Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
- James Wade (quarter-finals)
- Simon Whitlock (first round)
- Robert Thornton (first round)
- Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals)
- Raymond van Barneveld (runner-up)
- Mervyn King (first round)
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Brendan Dolan (first round)- Ian White (first round)
- Andy Hamilton (first round)
- Terry Jenkins (quarter-finals)
- Wes Newton (first round)
Prize money
The total prize fund was £200,000.[2]
| Stage (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £200,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £60,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £25,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £17,500 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £10,000 |
| First round losers | (8) | £5,000 |
Draw
| First round (best of 19 legs) 31 January [3] | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 1 February [4] | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 1 February [5] | Final (best of 21 legs) 1 February [5] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen 93.89
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Wes Newton 91.26
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen 110.28
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Dave Chisnall 108.09
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| 8 | Robert Thornton 94.43
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Dave Chisnall 106.30
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen 97.90
| 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Adrian Lewis 96.11
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Peter Wright 94.33
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Brendan Dolan 89.05
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| 5 | Peter Wright 93.98
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Adrian Lewis 96.48
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Adrian Lewis 94.42
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Ian White 91.72
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen 112.49
| 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Raymond van Barneveld 96.13
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| 2 | Phil Taylor 93.74
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Terry Jenkins 91.84
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Terry Jenkins 99.61
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| 10 | Raymond van Barneveld 102.49
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| 7 | Simon Whitlock 89.73
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| 10 | Raymond van Barneveld 92.63
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| 10 | Raymond van Barneveld 95.25
| 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gary Anderson 94.67
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| 6 | James Wade 96.85
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Mervyn King 80.46
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| 6 | James Wade 96.83
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gary Anderson 105.34
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gary Anderson 89.75
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Andy Hamilton 83.17
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References
- "2015 Unibet Masters Draw/Schedule". PDC. 7 January 2015. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- "Three More Prize Funds Increased!". PDC. 29 January 2015.
- "2015 Unibet Masters First Round". PDC. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- "2015 Unibet Masters Quarter-finals". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- "Mighty Mike is The Unibet Master!". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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