2017 Masters (darts)

The 2017 Unibet Masters was the fifth staging of the non-ranking Masters darts tournament, held by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was held from 27 to 29 January 2017 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes, England.

2017 Unibet Masters
Tournament information
Dates	27–29 January 2017
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	170 Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«2016 2018»

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion by beating Dave Chisnall 11–6 in 2016, and successfully defended his title, winning his third Masters title in a row, after defeating Gary Anderson 11–7 in the final.^[1]

Qualifiers

The Masters only features the top 16 players in the PDC Order of Merit. The following players comprised the top 16 of the PDC Order of Merit after the 2017 PDC World Darts Championship:^[2]

1. Michael van Gerwen (winner)
2. Gary Anderson (runner-up)
3. Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
4. Adrian Lewis (semi-finals)
5. James Wade (first round)
6. Phil Taylor (semi-finals)
7. Dave Chisnall (first round)
8. Mensur Suljović (quarter-finals)
9. Jelle Klaasen (first round)
10. Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
11. Michael Smith (first round)
12. Robert Thornton (quarter-finals)
13. Kim Huybrechts (first round)
14. Ian White (first round)
15. Benito van de Pas (first round)
16. Simon Whitlock (first round)

Prize money

The prize money is £200,000 in total. The prize money is the same as in 2016.

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

^[3]

	First round (best of 19 legs) 27–28 January [4][5]					Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 29 January [6]					Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 29 January [7]					Final (best of 21 legs) 29 January [8]
	1	Michael van Gerwen 105.42	10
	16	Simon Whitlock 99.43	6
						1	Michael van Gerwen 107.75	10
						8	Mensur Suljović 103.34	4
	8	Mensur Suljović 100.40	10
	9	Jelle Klaasen 92.98	4
											1	Michael van Gerwen 101.69	11
											4	Adrian Lewis 89.23	5
	4	Adrian Lewis 102.16	10
	13	Kim Huybrechts 93.77	6
						4	Adrian Lewis 104.77	10
						12	Robert Thornton 95.49	6
	5	James Wade 91.57	9
	12	Robert Thornton 92.91	10
																1	Michael van Gerwen 109.42	11
																2	Gary Anderson 103.58	7
	2	Gary Anderson 109.74	10
	15	Benito van de Pas 93.89	3
						2	Gary Anderson 106.50	10
						10	Raymond van Barneveld 100.21	6
	7	Dave Chisnall 96.59	5
	10	Raymond van Barneveld 99.48	10
											2	Gary Anderson 102.12	11
											6	Phil Taylor 98.03	9
	3	Peter Wright 96.56	10
	14	Ian White 95.65	5
						3	Peter Wright 94.68	5
						6	Phil Taylor 100.14	10
	6	Phil Taylor 104.80	10
	11	Michael Smith 100.42	6

References

1. "Michael Van Gerwen beats Gary Anderson to claim third successive Masters title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
2. "Smith Chasing Masters Boost". pdc.tv. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
3. "2017 The Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
4. "2017 Unibet Masters Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
5. "2017 Unibet Masters Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 30 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
6. "Unibet Masters Treble For Van Gerwen". PDC. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
7. "Unibet Masters Treble For Van Gerwen". PDC. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
8. "Unibet Masters Treble For Van Gerwen". PDC. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.

External links

• Results at dartsdatabase.co.uk