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2024 Cazoo Masters
Tournament information
Dates2–4 February 2024
Venue Marshall Arena
Location Milton Keynes, England
Organisation(s) Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
FormatLegs
Final: best of 21 legs
Prize fund£275,000
Winner's share£65,000
High checkout160   Dave Chisnall (second round)
Champion(s)
  Stephen Bunting
« 2023 2025»

The 2024 Cazoo Masters was the twelfth staging of the non-ranking Masters darts tournament, held by the Professional Darts Corporation, from 2–4 February 2024, at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes.

Chris Dobey was the defending champion after defeating Rob Cross 11–7 in the 2023 final. [1] However, he lost to Michael van Gerwen in the second round.

Stephen Bunting won his first PDC major televised title, beating Van Gerwen 11–7 in the final. [2]

Qualifiers

The Masters featured the top 24 players in the PDC Order of Merit after the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, with the top 8 automatically qualifying for the second round.

Gerwyn Price withdrew from the tournament on 1 February 2024 due to family reasons. José de Sousa (the next highest ranked player) was scheduled to replace Price, but he was unable to, so was replaced by the next highest ranked player who was available, which in this case, was Daryl Gurney. [3]

Martin Schindler, Andrew Gilding and Josh Rock made their debuts in the event.

The following players took part in the tournament:

  1.   Luke Humphries (second round)
  2.   Michael van Gerwen (runner-up)
  3.   Michael Smith (second round)
  4.   Nathan Aspinall (semi-finals)
  5.   Gerwyn Price (withdrew)
  6.   Rob Cross (second round)
  7.   Danny Noppert (second round)
  8.   Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
  9.   Jonny Clayton (first round)
  10.   Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals)
  11.   Damon Heta (quarter-finals)
  12.   Joe Cullen (second round)
  13.   Dirk van Duijvenbode (second round)
  14.   Dimitri Van den Bergh (semi-finals)
  15.   Chris Dobey (second round)
  16.   Stephen Bunting (champion)
  17.   Ross Smith (first round)
  18.   Andrew Gilding (first round)
  19.   James Wade (first round)
  20.   Ryan Searle (first round)
  21.   Josh Rock (first round)
  22.   Gabriel Clemens (first round)
  23.   Martin Schindler (first round)
  24.   Krzysztof Ratajski (second round)

Prize money

Stage (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £275,000)
Winner (1) £65,000
Runner-up (1) £30,000
Semi-finalists (2) £20,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £12,000
Second round losers (8) £7,500
First round losers (8) £4,000

Draw

The schedule was confirmed on 22 January. [4]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
2 February
Second round
(best of 19 legs)
3 February
Quarter-finals
(best of 19 legs)
4 February
Semi-finals
(best of 21 legs)
4 February
Final
(best of 21 legs)
4 February
16   Stephen Bunting 93.8161   Luke Humphries 99.147
17   Ross Smith 99.58516   Stephen Bunting 97.3610
16   Stephen Bunting 100.9210
8   Peter Wright 83.302
9   Jonny Clayton 89.1238   Peter Wright 90.3110
24   Krzysztof Ratajski 93.28624   Krzysztof Ratajski 92.788
16   Stephen Bunting 99.5311
4   Nathan Aspinall 91.341
13   Dirk van Duijvenbode 88.4764   Nathan Aspinall 86.6110
20   Ryan Searle 92.58513   Dirk van Duijvenbode 82.735
4   Nathan Aspinall 91.4810
Alt   Daryl Gurney 92.089
12   Joe Cullen 99.326Alt   Daryl Gurney 92.3010
21   Josh Rock 92.16412   Joe Cullen 92.278
16   Stephen Bunting 102.5011
2   Michael van Gerwen 98.277
15   Chris Dobey 94.6962   Michael van Gerwen 96.2910
18   Andrew Gilding 86.33315   Chris Dobey 87.324
2   Michael van Gerwen 102.3810
10   Dave Chisnall 96.654
10   Dave Chisnall 109.2667   Danny Noppert 94.858
23   Martin Schindler 103.85110   Dave Chisnall 97.5910
2   Michael van Gerwen 99.6311
14   Dimitri Van den Bergh 91.042
14   Dimitri Van den Bergh 90.6563   Michael Smith 95.316
19   James Wade 84.74114   Dimitri Van den Bergh 90.6910
14   Dimitri Van den Bergh 87.4510
11   Damon Heta 90.397
11   Damon Heta 102.9666   Rob Cross 99.048
22   Gabriel Clemens 99.05211   Damon Heta 102.7010

References

  1. ^ Gorton, Josh (29 January 2023). "Dobey defeats Cross to clinch first televised title at Cazoo Masters". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. ^ Drury, Sam (5 February 2024). "Cazoo Masters: Stephen Bunting beats Michael van Gerwen to win maiden televised PDC title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  3. ^ Gorton, Josh (1 February 2024). "Price to miss Cazoo Masters as Gurney steps in". Professional Darts Corporation.
  4. ^ Gorton, Josh (22 January 2024). "2024 Cazoo Masters draw & schedule of play confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2024 Cazoo Masters
Tournament information
Dates2–4 February 2024
Venue Marshall Arena
Location Milton Keynes, England
Organisation(s) Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)
FormatLegs
Final: best of 21 legs
Prize fund£275,000
Winner's share£65,000
High checkout160   Dave Chisnall (second round)
Champion(s)
  Stephen Bunting
« 2023 2025»

The 2024 Cazoo Masters was the twelfth staging of the non-ranking Masters darts tournament, held by the Professional Darts Corporation, from 2–4 February 2024, at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes.

Chris Dobey was the defending champion after defeating Rob Cross 11–7 in the 2023 final. [1] However, he lost to Michael van Gerwen in the second round.

Stephen Bunting won his first PDC major televised title, beating Van Gerwen 11–7 in the final. [2]

Qualifiers

The Masters featured the top 24 players in the PDC Order of Merit after the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, with the top 8 automatically qualifying for the second round.

Gerwyn Price withdrew from the tournament on 1 February 2024 due to family reasons. José de Sousa (the next highest ranked player) was scheduled to replace Price, but he was unable to, so was replaced by the next highest ranked player who was available, which in this case, was Daryl Gurney. [3]

Martin Schindler, Andrew Gilding and Josh Rock made their debuts in the event.

The following players took part in the tournament:

  1.   Luke Humphries (second round)
  2.   Michael van Gerwen (runner-up)
  3.   Michael Smith (second round)
  4.   Nathan Aspinall (semi-finals)
  5.   Gerwyn Price (withdrew)
  6.   Rob Cross (second round)
  7.   Danny Noppert (second round)
  8.   Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
  9.   Jonny Clayton (first round)
  10.   Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals)
  11.   Damon Heta (quarter-finals)
  12.   Joe Cullen (second round)
  13.   Dirk van Duijvenbode (second round)
  14.   Dimitri Van den Bergh (semi-finals)
  15.   Chris Dobey (second round)
  16.   Stephen Bunting (champion)
  17.   Ross Smith (first round)
  18.   Andrew Gilding (first round)
  19.   James Wade (first round)
  20.   Ryan Searle (first round)
  21.   Josh Rock (first round)
  22.   Gabriel Clemens (first round)
  23.   Martin Schindler (first round)
  24.   Krzysztof Ratajski (second round)

Prize money

Stage (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £275,000)
Winner (1) £65,000
Runner-up (1) £30,000
Semi-finalists (2) £20,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £12,000
Second round losers (8) £7,500
First round losers (8) £4,000

Draw

The schedule was confirmed on 22 January. [4]

First round
(best of 11 legs)
2 February
Second round
(best of 19 legs)
3 February
Quarter-finals
(best of 19 legs)
4 February
Semi-finals
(best of 21 legs)
4 February
Final
(best of 21 legs)
4 February
16   Stephen Bunting 93.8161   Luke Humphries 99.147
17   Ross Smith 99.58516   Stephen Bunting 97.3610
16   Stephen Bunting 100.9210
8   Peter Wright 83.302
9   Jonny Clayton 89.1238   Peter Wright 90.3110
24   Krzysztof Ratajski 93.28624   Krzysztof Ratajski 92.788
16   Stephen Bunting 99.5311
4   Nathan Aspinall 91.341
13   Dirk van Duijvenbode 88.4764   Nathan Aspinall 86.6110
20   Ryan Searle 92.58513   Dirk van Duijvenbode 82.735
4   Nathan Aspinall 91.4810
Alt   Daryl Gurney 92.089
12   Joe Cullen 99.326Alt   Daryl Gurney 92.3010
21   Josh Rock 92.16412   Joe Cullen 92.278
16   Stephen Bunting 102.5011
2   Michael van Gerwen 98.277
15   Chris Dobey 94.6962   Michael van Gerwen 96.2910
18   Andrew Gilding 86.33315   Chris Dobey 87.324
2   Michael van Gerwen 102.3810
10   Dave Chisnall 96.654
10   Dave Chisnall 109.2667   Danny Noppert 94.858
23   Martin Schindler 103.85110   Dave Chisnall 97.5910
2   Michael van Gerwen 99.6311
14   Dimitri Van den Bergh 91.042
14   Dimitri Van den Bergh 90.6563   Michael Smith 95.316
19   James Wade 84.74114   Dimitri Van den Bergh 90.6910
14   Dimitri Van den Bergh 87.4510
11   Damon Heta 90.397
11   Damon Heta 102.9666   Rob Cross 99.048
22   Gabriel Clemens 99.05211   Damon Heta 102.7010

References

  1. ^ Gorton, Josh (29 January 2023). "Dobey defeats Cross to clinch first televised title at Cazoo Masters". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. ^ Drury, Sam (5 February 2024). "Cazoo Masters: Stephen Bunting beats Michael van Gerwen to win maiden televised PDC title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  3. ^ Gorton, Josh (1 February 2024). "Price to miss Cazoo Masters as Gurney steps in". Professional Darts Corporation.
  4. ^ Gorton, Josh (22 January 2024). "2024 Cazoo Masters draw & schedule of play confirmed". Professional Darts Corporation.

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