2021 Nordic Darts Masters

{{Infobox individual darts tournament

|tournament_name = 2021 Viaplay Nordic Darts Masters

|image =

|dates = 17–18 September 2021

|venue = Forum Copenhagen

|location = Copenhagen

|country = {{DEN}}

|organisation = PDC

|format = Legs

|prize_fund = £60,000

|winners_share = £20,000

|nine_dart =

|high_checkout = 161 {{PDCFlag|Jonny Clayton}}

|winner = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|b=1}}

|prev =

|next = 2022

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The 2021 Viaplay Nordic Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, and the first entry in the 2021 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players and eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Forum Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark on 17–18 September 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2021/04/06/world-series-darts-copenhagen-visit-rescheduled-september|title=World Series of Darts' Copenhagen visit rescheduled for September|date=6 April 2021|work=PDC|access-date=6 April 2021}}

Michael van Gerwen won his 16th World Series event defeating Fallon Sherrock 11–7 in the final. Van Gerwen won his first title overall in 2021, ending a 292 days streak without any tournament win.

Sherrock also became the first woman to reach a televised PDC final (with the exception of the one-off 2010 PDC Women's World Darts Championship).{{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2021/09/18/tearful-van-gerwen-defeats-sherrock-win-viaplay-nordic-darts-masters|title=Tearful Van Gerwen defeats Sherrock to win Viaplay Nordic Darts Masters|date=18 September 2021|work=PDC|access-date=18 September 2021}}

This was the first World Series of Darts event held in Scandinavia, after the 2020 tournament had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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 invited PDC representatives were announced on 1 September, with the top four ranked players being seeded in the draw.{{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2021/09/01/price-wright-van-gerwen-clayton-headline-nordic-darts-masters-field|title=Price, Wright, Van Gerwen & Clayton headline Nordic Darts Masters field|date=1 September 2021|work=PDC|access-date=1 September 2021}}

{{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price}} (quarter-finals, withdrew)
{{PDCFlag|Peter Wright}} (quarter-finals)
{{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|b=1}} (champion)
{{PDCFlag|Dimitri Van den Bergh}} (semi-finals)
{{PDCFlag|Gary Anderson}} (quarter-finals)
{{PDCFlag|Nathan Aspinall}} (first round)
{{PDCFlag|Jonny Clayton}} (semi-finals)
{{PDCFlag|Fallon Sherrock}} (runner-up)

The Nordic qualifiers were chosen by various means. The four PDCNB Tour Card holders who were given their places for the original 2020 tournament kept their places (even though Marko Kantele had since lost his Tour Card), the three highest ranked Danish players after the PDCNB Tour events in Iceland on 19–21 August also qualified, and so did the winner of a PDCNB qualifier on 22 August.{{cite web|url=https://pdc-nordic.tv/criteria-for-qualifying-for-the-pdc-world-cup-and-nordic-darts-masters/|title={{sic|nolink=y|reason=error in source|Criterias}} for qualifying for the PDC World Cup and Nordic Darts Masters|date=29 July 2021|work=PDC Nordic & Baltic|access-date=29 July 2021}}

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style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold"

! width="300" |Qualification

! width=280" |Player

rowspan="4" |PDCNB Tour Card Holders

|{{PDCFlag|Darius Labanauskas}} (first round)

{{PDCFlag|Madars Razma}} (quarter-finals)

{{PDCFlag|Daniel Larsson}} (first round)

{{PDCFlag|Marko Kantele}} (first round)

#1 Ranked Danish Player On PDCNB Tour

|{{PDCFlag|Andreas Toft Jørgensen|org=PDCNB}} (first round)

#2 Ranked Danish Player On PDCNB Tour

|{{PDCFlag|Niels Heinsøe|org=PDCNB}} (first round)

#3 Ranked Danish Player On PDCNB Tour

|{{PDCFlag|Ivan Springborg Poulsen|org=PDCNB}} (first round)

PDCNB Qualifier

|{{PDCFlag|Johan Engström}} (first round)

Draw

{{16TeamBracket

| RD1= {{nowrap|1=First round
(best of 11 legs)
17 September}}

| RD2= {{nowrap|1=Quarter-finals
(best of 19 legs)
18 September}}

| RD3= {{nowrap|1=Semi-finals
(best of 21 legs)
18 September}}

| RD4= {{nowrap|1=Final
(best of 21 legs)
18 September}}

| team-width = 220

| boldwinner = high

| RD1-seed01 = 1

| RD1-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|avg=90.44}}

| RD1-score01= 6

| RD1-seed02 =

| RD1-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Daniel Larsson|avg=85.93}}

| RD1-score02= 3

| RD1-seed03 =

| RD1-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Fallon Sherrock|avg=87.40}}

| RD1-score03= 6

| RD1-seed04 =

| RD1-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Niels Heinsøe|org=PDCNB|avg=75.56}}

| RD1-score04= 1

| RD1-seed05 = 4

| RD1-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Dimitri Van den Bergh|avg=90.08}}

| RD1-score05= 6

| RD1-seed06 =

| RD1-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Johan Engström|avg=87.92}}

| RD1-score06= 4

| RD1-seed07 =

| RD1-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Gary Anderson|avg=95.40}}

| RD1-score07= 6

| RD1-seed08 =

| RD1-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Andreas Toft Jørgensen|org=PDCNB|avg=80.96}}

| RD1-score08= 3

| RD1-seed09 = 2

| RD1-team09 = {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright|avg=88.61}}

| RD1-score09= 6

| RD1-seed10 =

| RD1-team10 = {{PDCFlag|Marko Kantele|avg=83.97}}

| RD1-score10= 1

| RD1-seed11 =

| RD1-team11 = {{PDCFlag|Jonny Clayton|avg=99.10}}

| RD1-score11= 6

| RD1-seed12 =

| RD1-team12 = {{PDCFlag|Ivan Springborg Poulsen|org=PDCNB|avg=81.21}}

| RD1-score12= 0

| RD1-seed13 = 3

| RD1-team13 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=97.72}}

| RD1-score13= 6

| RD1-seed14 =

| RD1-team14 = {{PDCFlag|Darius Labanauskas|avg=87.80}}

| RD1-score14= 5

| RD1-seed15 =

| RD1-team15 = {{PDCFlag|Nathan Aspinall|avg=96.02}}

| RD1-score15= 4

| RD1-seed16 =

| RD1-team16 = {{PDCFlag|Madars Razma|avg=95.83}}

| RD1-score16= 6

| RD2-seed01 = 1

| RD2-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|avg=}}{{efn|Price withdrew from the tournament due to an elbow injury, meaning Sherrock automatically advanced to the semi-finals.}}

| RD2-score01= w/d

| RD2-seed02 =

| RD2-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Fallon Sherrock|avg=|b=1}}

| RD2-score02= w/o

| RD2-seed03 = 4

| RD2-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Dimitri Van den Bergh|avg=88.57}}

| RD2-score03= 10

| RD2-seed04 =

| RD2-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Gary Anderson|avg=88.25}}

| RD2-score04= 8

| RD2-seed05 = 2

| RD2-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright|avg=97.76}}

| RD2-score05= 3

| RD2-seed06 =

| RD2-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Jonny Clayton|avg=103.87}}

| RD2-score06= 10

| RD2-seed07 = 3

| RD2-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=101.60}}

| RD2-score07= 10

| RD2-seed08 =

| RD2-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Madars Razma|avg=89.72}}

| RD2-score08= 4

| RD3-seed01 =

| RD3-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Fallon Sherrock|avg=88.39}}

| RD3-score01= 11

| RD3-seed02 = 4

| RD3-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Dimitri Van den Bergh|avg=89.88}}

| RD3-score02= 10

| RD3-seed03 =

| RD3-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Jonny Clayton|avg=103.13}}

| RD3-score03= 7

| RD3-seed04 = 3

| RD3-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=102.80}}

| RD3-score04= 11

| RD4-seed01 =

| RD4-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Fallon Sherrock|avg=96.20}}

| RD4-score01= 7

| RD4-seed02 = 3

| RD4-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=98.54}}

| RD4-score02= 11

}}

References

Nordic Darts Masters

Category:World Series of Darts

Category:Sports competitions in Copenhagen

Nordic Darts Masters