2017 Dutch Darts Masters
{{Infobox individual darts tournament
|tournament_name = 2017 Dutch Darts Masters
|image =
|dates = 1–3 September 2017
|venue = MECC Maastricht
|location = Maastricht
|country = {{NED}}
|organisation = PDC
|format = Legs
|prize_fund = £135,000
|winners_share = £25,000
|nine_dart =
|high_checkout = 170 {{flagicon|POL}} Krzysztof Ratajski
{{flagicon|ENG}} Kirk Shepherd
(second round)
|winner = {{flagicon|NED}} Michael van Gerwen
|prev=Event 8
|next=Event 10
}}
The 2017 Dutch Darts Masters was the ninth of twelve PDC European Tour events on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at MECC Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands, between 1–3 September 2017. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Daryl Gurney 6–2 in the final of the 2016 tournament,{{cite web | url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1skq7c8pvbm321cttss0fjzw4f/title/dutch-darts-masters-final-session | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216121307/https://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1skq7c8pvbm321cttss0fjzw4f/title/dutch-darts-masters-final-session | url-status=dead | archive-date=16 February 2016 | title=Dutch Darts Masters Third Round| publisher=PDC | accessdate=3 September 2017}} and he retained his title for the 4th consecutive year by defeating Steve Beaton 6–1 in the final.
More than half of all seeds (nine out of 16) did lose their first match, thus resulting in the most seeds crashed out in a European Tour Event after the second round (since the adaption of 16 seeds in the second round in 2014) till the 2019 Czech Darts Open which then saw 11 out of 16 seeds lost in their opening match.
Prize money
This is how the prize money is divided:
| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2 | Stage (num. of players) !Prize money |
| Winner
| align=center | (1) | align=center | £25,000 |
| Runner-up
| align=center | (1) | align=center | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists
| align=center | (2) | align=center | £6,000 |
| Quarter-finalists
| align=center | (4) | align=center | £4,000 |
| Third round losers
| align=center | (8) | align=center | £3,000 |
| Second round losers
| align=center | (16) | align=center | £2,000 |
| First round losers
| align=center | (16) | align=center | £1,000 |
| colspan=3 | |
|---|
| Total
| align=center colspan=2 | £135,000 |
Qualification and format
The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 30 June automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.
The remaining 32 places went to players from five qualifying events – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 7 July), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 31 August), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 31 August), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 19 May) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 25 August).
The following players took part in the tournament:
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:Top 16{{cite web|title=Dutch Darts Masters Entries Confirmed|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2017/06/29/dutch-darts-masters-entries-confirmed|publisher=PDC|accessdate=30 June 2017}}
:# {{flagicon|NED}} Michael van Gerwen (winner)
:# {{flagicon|SCO}} Peter Wright (semi-finals)
:# {{flagicon|AUT}} Mensur Suljović (second round)
:# {{flagicon|AUS}} Simon Whitlock (third round)
:# {{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Smith (semi-finals)
:# {{flagicon|ENG}} Ian White (second round)
:# {{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Huybrechts (second round)
:# {{flagicon|NED}} Benito van de Pas (second round)
:# {{flagicon|NIR}} Daryl Gurney (quarter-finals)
:# {{flagicon|NED}} Jelle Klaasen (second round)
:# {{flagicon|ENG}} Alan Norris (second round)
:# {{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Cullen (third round)
:# {{flagicon|ESP}} Cristo Reyes (second round)
:# {{flagicon|WAL}} Gerwyn Price (second round)
:# {{flagicon|ENG}} Rob Cross (third round)
:# {{flagicon|ENG}} Mervyn King (second round)
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:UK Qualifier{{cite web|title=ET9 UK Qualifier Updates|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2017/07/07/et9-uk-qualifier-updates|publisher=PDC|accessdate=8 July 2017}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
:* {{flagicon|ENG}} Nathan Aspinall (third round)
:* {{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Beaton (runner-up)
:* {{flagicon|ENG}} James Wilson (first round)
:* {{flagicon|ENG}} Steve West (second round)
:* {{flagicon|AUS}} Kyle Anderson (third round)
:* {{flagicon|SCO}} Jim Walker (second round)
:* {{flagicon|ENG}} Darren Webster (first round)
:* {{flagicon|SCO}} John Henderson (quarter-finals)
:* {{flagicon|ENG}} Kirk Shepherd (second round)
:* {{flagicon|ENG}} Harry Robinson (first round)
:* {{flagicon|ENG}} Justin Pipe (first round)
:* {{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Quantock (first round)
:* {{flagicon|SCO}} Jamie Bain (first round)
:* {{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Searle (first round)
:* {{flagicon|WAL}} Jamie Lewis (second round)
:* {{flagicon|WAL}} Robert Owen (quarter-finals)
:* {{flagicon|IRE}} Steve Lennon (first round)
:* {{flagicon|ENG}} Richard North (first round)
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:West/South European Qualifier{{cite web | url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2017/08/31/kist-headlines-maastricht-qualifiers | title=Kist headlines Maastricht qualifiers| publisher=PDC | accessdate=3 September 2017}}
:* {{flagicon|GER}} René Berndt (first round)
:* {{flagicon|GER}} Max Hopp (first round)
:* {{flagicon|GER}} Nico Blum (first round)
:* {{flagicon|BEL}} Mike De Decker (third round)
:* {{flagicon|GER}} Martin Schindler (third round)
:* {{flagicon|BEL}} Ronny Huybrechts (first round)
:* {{flagicon|AUT}} Rowby-John Rodriguez (second round)
:* {{flagicon|GRE}} John Michael (first round)
:Host Nation Qualifier{{Cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2017/08/31/kist-headlines-maastricht-qualifiers|title = Kist Headlines Maastricht Qualifiers}}
:* {{flagicon|NED}} Jimmy Hendriks (second round)
:* {{flagicon|NED}} Christian Kist (third round)
:* {{flagicon|NED}} Justin van Tergouw (first round)
:* {{flagicon|NED}} Jeffrey de Zwaan (second round)
:Nordic & Baltic Qualifier{{cite web|author1=Brian|title=Qualification ET 7, ET 8, ET 9|url=http://pdc-nordic.tv/2017/05/23/qualification-et-7-et-8-et-9/|publisher=PDC Nordic|accessdate=15 June 2017|archive-date=23 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823071109/http://pdc-nordic.tv/2017/05/23/qualification-et-7-et-8-et-9/|url-status=dead}}
:* {{flagicon|FIN}} Ulf Ceder (first round)
:East European Qualifier{{Cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2017/08/27/further-ratajski-success-bezzeg-qualifies|title = Further Ratajski Success & Bezzeg Qualifies}}
:* {{flagicon|POL}} Krzysztof Ratajski (quarter-finals)
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Draw
{{48TeamBracket
| RD1=First round
(best of 11 legs)
1 September
{{cite web |url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/2017/09/01/2017-dutch-darts-masters-day-one|title=Dutch Masters Day One|publisher=PDC|accessdate=1 September 2017}}
| RD2=Second round
(best of 11 legs)
2 September
{{cite web |url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/2017/09/02/2017-dutch-darts-masters-day-two|title=Dutch Masters Day Two|publisher=PDC|accessdate=2 September 2017}}
| RD3=Third round
(best of 11 legs)
3 September
{{cite web|url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/2017/09/03/2017-dutch-darts-masters-finals-day|title=Dutch Masters Finals Day|publisher=PDC|accessdate=3 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903193353/https://www.pdc.tv/news/2017/09/03/2017-dutch-darts-masters-finals-day|archive-date=3 September 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
| RD4=Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
3 September
{{cite web|url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/2017/09/03/2017-dutch-darts-masters-finals-day|title=Dutch Masters Finals Day|publisher=PDC|accessdate=3 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903193353/https://www.pdc.tv/news/2017/09/03/2017-dutch-darts-masters-finals-day|archive-date=3 September 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
| RD5=Semi-finals
(best of 11 legs)
3 September
{{cite web|url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/2017/09/03/2017-dutch-darts-masters-finals-day|title=Dutch Masters Finals Day|publisher=PDC|accessdate=3 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903193353/https://www.pdc.tv/news/2017/09/03/2017-dutch-darts-masters-finals-day|archive-date=3 September 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
| RD6=Final
(best of 11 legs)
3 September
{{cite web|url=http://www.pdc.tv/news/2017/09/03/2017-dutch-darts-masters-finals-day|title=Dutch Masters Finals Day|publisher=PDC|accessdate=3 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903193353/https://www.pdc.tv/news/2017/09/03/2017-dutch-darts-masters-finals-day|archive-date=3 September 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
| team-width=220
| score-width=20
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|GRE}} John Michael 92.03
| RD1-score01=4
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|NED}} Jeffrey de Zwaan 91.63
| RD1-score02=6
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Justin Pipe 99.94
| RD1-score04=4
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} Kyle Anderson 108.96
| RD1-score03=6
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} Nathan Aspinall 95.66
| RD1-score05=6
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|FIN}} Ulf Ceder 86.96
| RD1-score06=4
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Searle 84.18
| RD1-score08=5
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve West 87.96
| RD1-score07=6
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} James Wilson 89.78
| RD1-score09=3
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{nowrap|1={{flagicon|AUT}} Rowby-John Rodriguez 94.40}}
| RD1-score10=6
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|NED}} Jimmy Hendriks 89.20
| RD1-score11=6
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|GER}} René Berndt 100.69
| RD1-score12=5
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} Kirk Shepherd 91.31
| RD1-score14=6
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|GER}} Max Hopp 100.01
| RD1-score13=4
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|SCO}} Jamie Bain 84.82
| RD1-score16=0
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|WAL}} Robert Owen 85.89
| RD1-score15=6
| RD1-seed17=
| RD1-team17={{flagicon|ENG}} Darren Webster 88.27
| RD1-score17=5
| RD1-seed18=
| RD1-team18={{flagicon|SCO}} Jim Walker 90.49
| RD1-score18=6
| RD1-seed19=
| RD1-team20={{flagicon|ENG}} Harry Robinson 81.65
| RD1-score20=2
| RD1-seed20=
| RD1-team19={{flagicon|WAL}} Jamie Lewis 95.58
| RD1-score19=6
| RD1-seed22=
| RD1-team22={{flagicon|NED}} Justin van Tergouw 88.59
| RD1-score22=5
| RD1-seed21=
| RD1-team21={{flagicon|NED}} Christian Kist 89.64
| RD1-score21=6
| RD1-seed23=
| RD1-team24={{flagicon|IRL}} Steve Lennon 91.41
| RD1-score24=0
| RD1-seed24=
| RD1-team23={{flagicon|POL}} Krzysztof Ratajski 102.48
| RD1-score23=6
| RD1-seed26=
| RD1-team26={{flagicon|BEL}} Ronny Huybrechts 88.69
| RD1-score26=4
| RD1-seed25=
| RD1-team25={{flagicon|SCO}} John Henderson 90.51
| RD1-score25=6
| RD1-seed27=
| RD1-team27={{flagicon|ENG}} Richard North 87.85
| RD1-score27=3
| RD1-seed28=
| RD1-team28={{flagicon|BEL}} Mike De Decker 96.00
| RD1-score28=6
| RD1-seed29=
| RD1-team30={{flagicon|GER}} Nico Blum 80.32
| RD1-score30=4
| RD1-seed30=
| RD1-team29={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Beaton 85.60
| RD1-score29=6
| RD1-seed31=
| RD1-team31={{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Quantock 90.69
| RD1-score31=4
| RD1-seed32=
| RD1-team32={{flagicon|GER}} Martin Schindler 88.34
| RD1-score32=6
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|NED}} Michael van Gerwen 99.66
| RD2-score01=6
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|NED}} Jeffrey de Zwaan 88.01
| RD2-score02=1
| RD2-seed03=16
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Mervyn King 103.01
| RD2-score03=3
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Kyle Anderson 100.71
| RD2-score04=6
| RD2-seed05=8
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|NED}} Benito van de Pas 88.28
| RD2-score05=1
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} Nathan Aspinall 102.24
| RD2-score06=6
| RD2-seed07=9
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|NIR}} Daryl Gurney 102.80
| RD2-score07=6
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve West 95.78
| RD2-score08=2
| RD2-seed09=5
| RD2-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Smith 87.15
| RD2-score09=6
| RD2-seed10=
| RD2-team10={{nowrap|1={{flagicon|AUT}} Rowby-John Rodriguez 79.42}}
| RD2-score10=2
| RD2-seed11=12
| RD2-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Cullen 94.63
| RD2-score11=6
| RD2-seed12=
| RD2-team12={{flagicon|NED}} Jimmy Hendriks 86.44
| RD2-score12=5
| RD2-seed13=4
| RD2-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} Simon Whitlock 101.75
| RD2-score13=6
| RD2-seed14=
| RD2-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} Kirk Shepherd 98.40
| RD2-score14=4
| RD2-seed15=13
| RD2-team15={{flagicon|ESP}} Cristo Reyes 88.33
| RD2-score15=5
| RD2-seed16=
| RD2-team16={{flagicon|WAL}} Robert Owen 92.38
| RD2-score16=6
| RD2-seed17=2
| RD2-team17={{flagicon|SCO}} Peter Wright 87.13
| RD2-score17=6
| RD2-seed18=
| RD2-team18={{flagicon|SCO}} Jim Walker 83.54
| RD2-score18=5
| RD2-seed19=15
| RD2-team19={{flagicon|ENG}} Rob Cross 105.58
| RD2-score19=6
| RD2-seed20=
| RD2-team20={{flagicon|WAL}} Jamie Lewis 93.60
| RD2-score20=1
| RD2-seed21=7
| RD2-team21={{flagicon|BEL}} Kim Huybrechts 90.96
| RD2-score21=4
| RD2-seed22=
| RD2-team22={{flagicon|NED}} Christian Kist 94.39
| RD2-score22=6
| RD2-seed23=10
| RD2-team23={{flagicon|NED}} Jelle Klaasen 90.07
| RD2-score23=3
| RD2-seed24=
| RD2-team24={{flagicon|POL}} Krzysztof Ratajski 97.11
| RD2-score24=6
| RD2-seed25=6
| RD2-team25={{flagicon|ENG}} Ian White 100.80
| RD2-score25=3
| RD2-seed26=
| RD2-team26={{flagicon|SCO}} John Henderson 104.30
| RD2-score26=6
| RD2-seed27=11
| RD2-team27={{flagicon|ENG}} Alan Norris 92.60
| RD2-score27=5
| RD2-seed28=
| RD2-team28={{flagicon|BEL}} Mike De Decker 87.66
| RD2-score28=6
| RD2-seed29=3
| RD2-team29={{flagicon|AUT}} Mensur Suljović 89.78
| RD2-score29=3
| RD2-seed30=
| RD2-team30={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Beaton 86.78
| RD2-score30=6
| RD2-seed31=14
| RD2-team31={{flagicon|WAL}} Gerwyn Price 96.73
| RD2-score31=5
| RD2-seed32=
| RD2-team32={{flagicon|GER}} Martin Schindler 92.85
| RD2-score32=6
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01={{nowrap|1={{flagicon|NED}} van Gerwen 107.60}}
| RD3-score01=6
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02={{nowrap|1={{flagicon|AUS}} Anderson 100.96}}
| RD3-score02=1
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Aspinall 84.40
| RD3-score03=2
| RD3-seed04=9
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|NIR}} Gurney 88.50
| RD3-score04=6
| RD3-seed05=5
| RD3-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} Smith 93.23
| RD3-score05=6
| RD3-seed06=12
| RD3-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} Cullen 89.62
| RD3-score06=2
| RD3-seed07=4
| RD3-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} Whitlock 86.13
| RD3-score07=4
| RD3-seed08=
| RD3-team08={{flagicon|WAL}} Owen 91.19
| RD3-score08=6
| RD3-seed09=2
| RD3-team09={{flagicon|SCO}} Wright 92.84
| RD3-score09=6
| RD3-seed10=15
| RD3-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} Cross 94.48
| RD3-score10=3
| RD3-seed11=
| RD3-team11={{flagicon|NED}} Kist 91.88
| RD3-score11=1
| RD3-seed12=
| RD3-team12={{flagicon|POL}} Ratajski 104.58
| RD3-score12=6
| RD3-seed13=
| RD3-team13={{flagicon|SCO}} Henderson 95.23
| RD3-score13=6
| RD3-seed14=
| RD3-team14={{flagicon|BEL}} De Decker 89.26
| RD3-score14=2
| RD3-seed15=
| RD3-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} Beaton 99.10
| RD3-score15=6
| RD3-seed16=
| RD3-team16={{flagicon|GER}} Schindler 92.80
| RD3-score16=4
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01={{nowrap|1={{flagicon|NED}} van Gerwen 104.13}}
| RD4-score01=6
| RD4-seed02=9
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|NIR}} Gurney 94.47
| RD4-score02=5
| RD4-seed03=5
| RD4-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Smith 89.76
| RD4-score03=6
| RD4-seed04=
| RD4-team04={{flagicon|WAL}} Owen 90.64
| RD4-score04=5
| RD4-seed05=2
| RD4-team05={{flagicon|SCO}} Wright 91.42
| RD4-score05=6
| RD4-seed06=
| RD4-team06={{flagicon|POL}} Ratajski 90.02
| RD4-score06=3
| RD4-seed07=
| RD4-team07={{flagicon|SCO}} Henderson 94.43
| RD4-score07=2
| RD4-seed08=
| RD4-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Beaton 102.62
| RD4-score08=6
| RD5-seed01=1
| RD5-team01={{nowrap|1={{flagicon|NED}} van Gerwen 100.42}}
| RD5-score01=6
| RD5-seed02=5
| RD5-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Smith 104.12
| RD5-score02=2
| RD5-seed03=2
| RD5-team03={{flagicon|SCO}} Wright 95.27
| RD5-score03=4
| RD5-seed04=
| RD5-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Beaton 101.26
| RD5-score04=6
| RD6-seed01=1
| RD6-team01={{nowrap|1={{flagicon|NED}} van Gerwen 99.59}}
| RD6-score01=6
| RD6-seed02=
| RD6-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Beaton 98.54
| RD6-score02=1
}}
References
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{{2017 in PDC darts}}
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