2017 Perth Darts Masters

The 2017 Perth Darts Masters was the fourth staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as the sixth entry in the 2017 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the HBF Stadium in Perth, Western Australia between 25–27 August 2017.

2017 Perth Darts Masters
Tournament information
Dates	25–27 August 2017
Venue	HBF Stadium
Location	Perth
Country	Australia
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£60,000
Winner's share	£20,000
High checkout	161 Corey Cadby
Champion(s)
Gary Anderson
«2016

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after winning 2016 edition, but did not compete as he wished not to be included in the draw after his wife was due to give birth.

Gary Anderson won the title after defeating Raymond van Barneveld 11–7 in the final. Anderson won in his fifth World Series Event final appearance his fifth title, making it a 100% winning ratio in Event Finals.

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

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The eight invited PDC representatives, sorted according to the World Series Order of Merit,^[2] were:

1. Gary Anderson (winner)
2. Phil Taylor (quarter-finals)
3. Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
4. James Wade (semi-finals)
5. Daryl Gurney (semi-finals)
6. Raymond van Barneveld (runner-up)
7. Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals)
8. Michael Smith (quarter-finals)

The regional qualifiers are:

Qualification	Player
Wildcard (World number 28)	Kyle Anderson (first round)
2017 DPA Order of Merit (First place)	Corey Cadby (first round)
2017 DPA Order of Merit (Second place)	Rhys Mathewson (first round)
2017 DPA Order of Merit (Third place)	Justin Thompson (first round)
DartPlayers New Zealand Qualifier	Rob Szabo (first round)[3]
Winner of DP Australia Qualifier 1	Adam Rowe (first round)[4]
Winner of DP Australia Qualifier 2	Koha Kokiri (first round)
Winner of DownUnder Qualifier	Darren Hayes (first round)[5]

Draw

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	First round (best of 11 legs) 25 August [7]					Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 26 August [8]					Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 27 August [9]					Final (best of 21 legs) 27 August [9]
	1	Gary Anderson 96.47	6
		Rob Szabo 78.25	1
						1	Gary Anderson 102.38	10
							Simon Whitlock 98.42	5
		Simon Whitlock 83.74	6
		Justin Thompson 80.93	2
											1	Gary Anderson 98.41	11
											4	James Wade 90.07	9
	4	James Wade 95.94	6
		Darren Hayes 63.20	0
						4	James Wade 101.05	10
							Michael Smith 97.26	5
		Michael Smith 88.29	6
		Adam Rowe 85.50	2
																1	Gary Anderson 103.98	11
																	Raymond van Barneveld 101.87	7
	2	Phil Taylor 95.90	6
		Kyle Anderson 95.64	4
						2	Phil Taylor 93.75	9
							Raymond van Barneveld 94.89	10
		Raymond van Barneveld 95.35	6
		Corey Cadby 96.40	5
												Raymond van Barneveld 91.55	11
												Daryl Gurney 91.60	10
	3	Peter Wright 100.24	6
		Rhys Mathewson 98.76	2
						3	Peter Wright 99.43	4
							Daryl Gurney 97.70	10
		Daryl Gurney 106.09	6
		Koha Kokiri 95.27	0

References

1. "Smith's World Series Debut in August Treble". PDC. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
2. "World Series Order of Merit". PDC. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
3. Allen, Dave (9 July 2017). "Harris Secures World Championship Spot". PDC. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
4. "Kokori Seals Perth Spot". PDC. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
5. "TABtouch Perth Darts Masters". pdc.tv. PDC. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
6. Allen, Dave (23 August 2017). "TABtouch Perth Darts Masters Draw". PDC. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
7. "TABtouch Perth Darts Masters Day One". PDC. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
8. "TABtouch Perth Darts Masters Day Two". PDC. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
9. "2017 TABtouch Perth Darts Masters Finals Day". PDC. Retrieved 27 August 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}