2018 US Darts Masters

{{Infobox individual darts tournament

|tournament_name = 2018 William Hill US Darts Masters

|image =

|dates = 6–7 July 2018

|venue = Mandalay Bay

|location = Las Vegas

|country = {{USA}}

|organisation = PDC

|format = Legs

|prize_fund = £60,000

|winners_share = £20,000

|nine_dart =

|high_checkout = 164 {{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Anderson

|winner = {{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Anderson

|prev = 2017

|next = 2019

}}

The 2018 William Hill US Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the second event in the 2018 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (8 PDC representatives and 8 North American representatives) and was held at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on 6–7 July 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://bullseyenews.com/2018/03/08/pdc-world-series-of-darts-las-vegas-plus-more/|title=PDC World Series of Darts – Las Vegas Plus More….|date=2018-03-08|work=Bull's Eye News|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dartconnect.com/guide-to-the-2018-pdc-world-series-of-darts/|title=Insider’s Guide to the 2018 PDC World Series of Darts – DartConnect|website=www.dartconnect.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-24}}

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Daryl Gurney 8–6 in the 2017 final.{{Cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/10950558/us-darts-masters-michael-van-gerwen-beats-daryl-gurney-in-las-vegas|title=US Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen beats Daryl Gurney in Las Vegas|work=Sky Sports|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en}} However, he lost 8–3 in the quarter-finals to James Wade.

Gary Anderson won his sixth World Series title after beating Rob Cross 8–4 in the final.

Prize money

The total prize fund was £60,000.

class="wikitable"

! colspan=2 | Position (no. of players)

! Prize money
(Total: £60,000)

Winner

| align=center | (1)

| align=center | £20,000

Runner-up

| align=center | (1)

| align=center | £10,000

Semi-finalists

| align=center | (2)

| align=center | £5,000

Quarter-finalists

| align=center | (4)

| align=center | £2,500

First round

| align=center | (8)

| align=center | £1,250

Qualifiers

The eight PDC representatives are:{{cite web | url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2018/03/06/2018-world-series-confirmed | title=2018 World Series Confirmed | publisher=PDC | accessdate=18 March 2018}}{{cite web | url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2018/04/16/smith-wade-barneys-world-series-boost | title=Smith, Wade & Barney's World Series Boost | publisher=PDC | accessdate=18 March 2018}}

{{flagicon|SCO}} Peter Wright (semi-finals)
{{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Anderson (winner)
{{flagicon|NED}} Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals)
{{flagicon|ENG}} Rob Cross (runner-up)
{{flagicon|NIR}} Daryl Gurney (quarter-finals)
{{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Smith (quarter-finals)
{{flagicon|ENG}} James Wade (semi-finals)
{{flagicon|WAL}} Gerwyn Price (first round)

The North American qualifier winners were:{{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/node/8097|title=Las Vegas Qualifiers 1-2 - PDC|website=www.pdc.tv|accessdate=4 July 2018}}

{{flagicon|USA}} DJ Sayre (first round)
{{flagicon|CAN}} John Norman Jnr (first round)
{{flagicon|CAN}} Jeff Smith (first round)
{{flagicon|USA}} Dan Lauby Jr (first round)

The top 4 North American Order of Merit qualifiers were:

{{flagicon|USA}} Joe Huffman (first round)
{{flagicon|CAN}} David Cameron (first round)
{{flagicon|CAN}} Dawson Murschell (quarter-finals)
{{flagicon|CAN}} Ross Snook (first round)

Bracket

{{16TeamBracket

| RD1=First round
(best of 11 legs)
6 July

| RD2=Quarter-finals
(best of 15 legs)
7 July

| RD3=Semi-finals
(best of 15 legs)
7 July

| RD4=Final
(best of 15 legs)
7 July

| team-width = 220

| RD1-seed01 = 1

| RD1-team01 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Peter Wright 89.52

| RD1-score01= 6

| RD1-seed02 =

| RD1-team02 = {{flagicon|USA}} Joseph Huffman 87.08

| RD1-score02= 4

| RD1-seed03 =

| RD1-team03 = {{flagicon|NIR}} Daryl Gurney 98.37

| RD1-score03= 6

| RD1-seed04 =

| RD1-team04 = {{flagicon|CAN}} John Norman Jnr 93.41

| RD1-score04= 2

| RD1-seed05 = 4

| RD1-team05 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Rob Cross 105.73

| RD1-score05= 6

| RD1-seed06 =

| RD1-team06 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Ross Snook 85.19

| RD1-score06= 1

| RD1-seed07 =

| RD1-team07 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Smith 91.25

| RD1-score07= 6

| RD1-seed08 =

| RD1-team08 = {{flagicon|CAN}} David Cameron 82.34

| RD1-score08= 1

| RD1-seed09 = 2

| RD1-team09 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Anderson 112.63

| RD1-score09= 6

| RD1-seed10 =

| RD1-team10 = {{flagicon|USA}} DJ Sayre 85.45

| RD1-score10= 1

| RD1-seed11 =

| RD1-team11 = {{flagicon|WAL}} Gerwyn Price 87.44

| RD1-score11= 2

| RD1-seed12 =

| RD1-team12 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|CAN}} Dawson Murschell 84.94}}

| RD1-score12= 6

| RD1-seed13 = 3

| RD1-team13 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|NED}} Michael van Gerwen 101.33}}

| RD1-score13= 6

| RD1-seed14 =

| RD1-team14 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Jeff Smith 87.46

| RD1-score14= 0

| RD1-seed15 =

| RD1-team15 = {{flagicon|ENG}} James Wade 92.51

| RD1-score15= 6

| RD1-seed16 =

| RD1-team16 = {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Lauby Jr 90.63

| RD1-score16= 5

| RD2-seed01 = 1

| RD2-team01 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Peter Wright 88.08

| RD2-score01= 8

| RD2-seed02 =

| RD2-team02 = {{flagicon|NIR}} Daryl Gurney 85.10

| RD2-score02= 6

| RD2-seed03 = 4

| RD2-team03 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Rob Cross 100.91

| RD2-score03= 8

| RD2-seed04 =

| RD2-team04 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Smith 99.17

| RD2-score04= 6

| RD2-seed05 = 2

| RD2-team05 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Anderson 97.52

| RD2-score05= 8

| RD2-seed06 =

| RD2-team06 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Dawson Murschell 82.45

| RD2-score06= 5

| RD2-seed07 = 3

| RD2-team07 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|NED}} Michael van Gerwen 104.54}}

| RD2-score07= 3

| RD2-seed08 =

| RD2-team08 = {{flagicon|ENG}} James Wade 102.45

| RD2-score08= 8

| RD3-seed01 = 1

| RD3-team01 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Peter Wright 94.46

| RD3-score01= 3

| RD3-seed02 = 4

| RD3-team02 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Rob Cross 95.13

| RD3-score02= 8

| RD3-seed03 = 2

| RD3-team03 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Anderson 100.33}}

| RD3-score03= 8

| RD3-seed04 =

| RD3-team04 = {{flagicon|ENG}} James Wade 101.04

| RD3-score04= 7

| RD4-seed01 = 4

| RD4-team01 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Rob Cross 97.22

| RD4-score01= 4

| RD4-seed02 = 2

| RD4-team02 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Anderson 102.56}}

| RD4-score02= 8

}}

References

US Darts Masters

Category:World Series of Darts

Category:Sports competitions in the Las Vegas Valley

US Darts Masters 2018

Category:2018 in sports in Nevada

US Darts Masters

Category:Events in Paradise, Nevada