| 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  Simon Whitlock(first round) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Michael van Gerwen | |||
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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.
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)
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
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Phil Taylor 93.74
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Terry Jenkins 91.84
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Terry Jenkins 99.61
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Raymond van Barneveld 102.49
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Simon Whitlock 89.73
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| 10 | Raymond van Barneveld 92.63
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | James Wade 96.83
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gary Anderson 105.34
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Gary Anderson 89.75
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Andy Hamilton 83.17
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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.
- ^ a b "Mighty Mike is The Unibet Master!". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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