New Zealand Darts Masters 2024
The Australian Darts Masters gave us a new champion in Gerwyn Price and we now look forward to the New Zealand Darts Masters as the penultimate game of the World Series of Darts.
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When is the New Zealand Darts Masters 2024?
The 2024 New Zealand Darts Masters will occur between Friday 16th and Saturday 17th of August 2024.
Where is the New Zealand Darts Masters 2024?
The New Zealand Darts Masters will be held at the Globox Arena in Hamilton, New Zealand.
What is the schedule for the New Zealand Darts Masters 2024?
There are two sessions taking place for the New Zealand Darts Masters 2024.
The first round will be played on Friday, this is when the top eight PDC players will take on the eight local players from the Oceanic region.
The quarterfinals, semi-finals and finals will be played on Saturday.
How do you watch the New Zealand Darts Masters 2024?
The New Zealand Masters will be broadcast live on DAZN in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and PDCTV in all other global territories.
UK fans can also watch live on PDCTV at 8am BST, with delayed coverage on ITV4 beginning from 1900 BST on Friday, and from 1700 BST on Saturday.)
What happened in last year’s New Zealand Darts Masters 2023?
Rob Cross was crowned champion last year and defeated Nathan Aspinall 8-7 in the final. Voltage will be hoping to defend his title in the land of the Kiwis.
Who will be playing at the New Zealand Darts Masters 2024?
PDC representatives:
- Luke Humphries (England)
- Michael Smith (England)
- Gerwyn Price (Wales)
- Rob Cross (England)
- Peter Wright (Scotland)
- Luke Littler (England)
- Dimitri Van den Bergh (Belgium)
- Damon Heta (Australia)
Teenage superstar Luke Littler & world number 1 Luke Humphries will make their New Zealand debuts together, whilst reigning champion Rob Cross returns to defend his title.
2022 New Zealand darts champion Gerwyn Price will also be in action, with world number two Michael Smith, European Champion Peter Wright and UK Open Champion Dimitri Van den Bergh all set to feature. Australian number one and world number nine Damon Heta will be competing as the final PDC representative.
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Oceanic representatives:
- Simon Whitlock (Australia)
- Haupai Puha (New Zealand)
- Brenton Lloyd (Australia)
- Rob Modra (Australia)
- Stuart Coburn (Australia)
- Joe Comito (Australia)
- John Hurring (New Zealand)
- Jeremy Fagg (Australia)
Australian icon Simon Whitlock - a World Cup winner alongside Heta in 2022 - heads up the eight Oceanic representatives, with New Zealand's number one Haupai Puha also set to star.
What is the format of the New Zealand Darts Masters?
- First Round - Best of 11 legs
- Quarter-Finals - Best of 11 legs
- Semi-Finals - Best of 13 legs
- Final - Best of 15 legs
Fixtures dates and times
Friday August 16 (GMT 9:00)
First Round Results:
Peter Wright (6) v (0) Daniel Snookes
Gerwyn Price (6) v (3) Benn Robb
Michael Smith (6) v (3) Jeremy Fagg
Luke Humphries (6) v (3) Kayden Milne
Luke Littler (6) v (3) Jonny Tata
Dimitri Van den Bergh (6) v (3) Mark Cleaver
Damon Heta (6) v (0) Simon Whitlock
Rob Cross (6) v (5) Haupai Puha
Saturday August 17 (GMT 9:00)
Quarter-Finals:
Luke Littler (6) v (4) Dimitri Van den Bergh
Luke Humphries (6) v (4) Michael Smith
Gerwyn Price (4) v (6) Peter Wright
Rob Cross (5) v (6) Damon Heta
Saturday August 17 (GMT 11:00)
Semi-Finals
Peter Wright (4) v (7) Damon Heta
Luke Littler (6) v (7) Luke Humphries
Saturday August 17 (GMT 12:15)
Final
Damon Heta (2) v (8) Luke Humphries
What is the Prize Money for the 2024 New Zealand Darts Masters?
Here is the full breakdown of this year's prize money:
Winner: £20,000
Runner-up: £10,000
Semi-finalists: £5,000
Quarter-finalists: £2,500
First round: £1,250
Total: £60,000