2023 US Darts Masters

{{Infobox individual darts tournament

|tournament_name = 2023 bet365 US Darts Masters

|image =

|dates = 2–3 June 2023

|venue = The Theater at Madison Square Garden

|location = New York City, United States

|organisation = Professional Darts Corporation (PDC)

|format = Legs

|prize_fund = £60,000

|winners_share = £20,000

|nine_dart =

|high_checkout = {{nowrap|170 {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross}}}}

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

|prev = 2022

|next = 2024

}}

The 2023 bet365 US Darts Masters was the fifth staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation and the third entry in the 2023 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top-ranking players and eight regional qualifiers), and was held at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States on 2–3 June 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/tournament/us-darts-masters|title=US Darts Masters|work=PDC|access-date=30 March 2023}}

Michael Smith was the defending champion, after he defeated Michael van Gerwen 8–4 in the 2022 final, but he was eliminated in round 1, losing 2–6 to debutant Jim Long.{{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2023/06/03/long-stuns-smith-dramatic-opening-night-new-york|title=Long stuns Smith on dramatic opening night|date=2 June 2023|work=PDC}}

Van Gerwen went on to win the tournament for a second time, beating Jeff Smith 8–0 in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2023/06/03/victory-van-gerwen-bet365-us-darts-masters|title=Victory for Van Gerwen at bet365 US Darts Masters|date=3 June 2023|work=PDC}}

Prize money

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 PDC have announced the eight players who will be their elite representatives at the event, which include World Champion Michael Smith, reigning World Series of Darts Finals winner Gerwyn Price and three-time World Champion Michael van Gerwen. They will be joined by Peter Wright, Rob Cross, Luke Humphries, Dimitri Van den Bergh and Nathan Aspinall.

The seedings were based on the 2023 World Series rankings after 2 events:

{{PDCFlag|Michael Smith}}
{{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price}}
{{PDCFlag|Peter Wright}}
{{PDCFlag|Rob Cross}}
{{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries}}
{{PDCFlag|Dimitri Van den Bergh}}
{{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen}}
{{PDCFlag|Nathan Aspinall}}

The three North American Tour Card holders were joined by the winners of the CDC Continental Cup and the CDC Cross-Border Challenge, as well as three qualifiers from events held on 20 and 21 May 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2023/03/23/former-winner-aspinall-among-final-four-picks-bet365-us-darts-masters|title=Former winner Aspinall among final four picks for bet365 US Darts Masters|work=PDC|access-date=30 March 2023}}

class="wikitable"

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

! width="280" |Qualification

! width="200" |Player

rowspan="3" | PDC Tour Card Holders

|{{PDCFlag|Jeff Smith}}

CDC Continental Cup Winner

|{{PDCFlag|Alex Spellman}}

CDC Cross-Border Challenge Winner*

|{{PDCFlag|Jim Long|org=CDC}}

rowspan="3" | CDC Qualifiers

|{{PDCFlag|Jason Brandon|org=CDC}}

= CDC Continental Cup =

This competition featured the top sixteen players from the 2022 CDC Tour Points List (with the exception of {{PDCLink|Danny Baggish}} and {{PDCLink|Matt Campbell}}, due to their commitments on the PDC Pro Tour). The tournament was entirely held on 22 October 2022.

{{16TeamBracket

| RD1= {{nowrap|1=First round
(best of 9 legs)}}

| RD2= {{nowrap|1=Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)}}

| RD3= {{nowrap|1=Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)}}

| RD4= {{nowrap|1=Final
(best of 15 legs)}}

|boldwinner=high

|RD1-seed01= 1

|RD1-team01= {{PDCFlag|David Cameron|org=CDC|avg=79.33}}

|RD1-score01= 5

|RD1-seed02= 16

|RD1-team02= {{PDCFlag|Ross Snook|org=CDC|avg=83.72}}

|RD1-score02= 3

|RD1-seed03= 8

|RD1-team03= {{PDCFlag|Gary Mawson|org=CDC|avg=86.84}}

|RD1-score03= 5

|RD1-seed04= 9

|RD1-team04= {{PDCFlag|Steve Warnock|org=CDC|avg=83.74}}

|RD1-score04= 3

|RD1-seed05= 4

|RD1-team05= {{PDCFlag|Alex Spellman|org=CDC|avg=90.52}}

|RD1-score05= 5

|RD1-seed06= 13

|RD1-team06= {{PDCFlag|Keith Way|org=CDC|avg=85.31}}

|RD1-score06= 4

|RD1-seed07= 5

|RD1-team07= {{PDCFlag|John Norman Jnr|org=CDC|avg=89.94}}

|RD1-score07= 2

|RD1-seed08= 12

|RD1-team08= {{PDCFlag|Stowe Buntz|org=CDC|avg=89.21}}

|RD1-score08= 5

|RD1-seed09= 2

|RD1-team09= {{PDCFlag|Jacob Taylor|org=CDC|avg=80.76}}

|RD1-score09= 2

|RD1-seed10= 15

|RD1-team10= {{PDCFlag|Doug Boehm|org=CDC|avg=92.60}}

|RD1-score10= 5

|RD1-seed11= 7

|RD1-team11= {{PDCFlag|Jim Long|org=CDC|avg=97.59}}

|RD1-score11= 5

|RD1-seed12= 10

|RD1-team12= {{PDCFlag|Chuck Puleo|org=CDC|avg=92.73}}

|RD1-score12= 3

|RD1-seed13= 3

|RD1-team13= {{PDCFlag|Leonard Gates|org=CDC|avg=84.07}}

|RD1-score13= 3

|RD1-seed14= 14

|RD1-team14= {{PDCFlag|Ryan Vander Weit|org=CDC|avg=93.57}}

|RD1-score14= 5

|RD1-seed15= 6

|RD1-team15= {{PDCFlag|Larry Butler|org=CDC|avg=84.11}}

|RD1-score15= 2

|RD1-seed16= 11

|RD1-team16= {{PDCFlag|Joey Lynaugh|org=CDC|avg=84.69}}

|RD1-score16= 5

|RD2-seed01= 1

|RD2-team01= {{PDCFlag|David Cameron|org=CDC|avg=88.92}}

|RD2-score01= 6

|RD2-seed02= 8

|RD2-team02= {{PDCFlag|Gary Mawson|org=CDC|avg=87.26}}

|RD2-score02= 3

|RD2-seed03= 4

|RD2-team03= {{PDCFlag|Alex Spellman|org=CDC|avg=88.96}}

|RD2-score03= 6

|RD2-seed04= 12

|RD2-team04= {{PDCFlag|Stowe Buntz|org=CDC|avg=78.98}}

|RD2-score04= 5

|RD2-seed05= 15

|RD2-team05= {{PDCFlag|Doug Boehm|org=CDC|avg=105.05}}

|RD2-score05= 6

|RD2-seed06= 7

|RD2-team06= {{PDCFlag|Jim Long|org=CDC|avg=82.75}}

|RD2-score06= 2

|RD2-seed07= 14

|RD2-team07= {{PDCFlag|Ryan Vander Weit|org=CDC|avg=84.65}}

|RD2-score07= 4

|RD2-seed08= 11

|RD2-team08= {{PDCFlag|Joey Lynaugh|org=CDC|avg=86.23}}

|RD2-score08= 6

|RD3-seed01= 1

|RD3-team01= {{PDCFlag|David Cameron|org=CDC|avg=95.43}}

|RD3-score01= 5

|RD3-seed02= 4

|RD3-team02= {{PDCFlag|Alex Spellman|org=CDC|avg=97.53}}

|RD3-score02= 7

|RD3-seed03= 15

|RD3-team03= {{PDCFlag|Doug Boehm|org=CDC|avg=88.34}}

|RD3-score03= 7

|RD3-seed04= 11

|RD3-team04= {{PDCFlag|Joey Lynaugh|org=CDC|avg=86.26}}

|RD3-score04= 4

|RD4-seed01= 4

|RD4-team01= {{PDCFlag|Alex Spellman|org=CDC|avg=86.66}}

|RD4-score01= 8

|RD4-seed02= 15

|RD4-team02= {{PDCFlag|Doug Boehm|org=CDC|avg=82.06}}

|RD4-score02= 7

}}

= Cross-Border Darts Challenge =

The new tournament featured eight players from both Canada and the United States facing off against each other. The event took place at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City, New Jersey on 21–22 April 2023.{{cite web |last1=Allen |first1=Dave |date=18 November 2022|title=CDC introduces Cross-Border Darts Challenge for 2023 |url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2022/11/18/cdc-introduces-cross-border-darts-challenge-2023 |access-date=28 February 2023 |publisher=PDC}}

Since {{PDCLink|Jeff Smith}}, who was already qualified as a Tour Card holder, won the CDC Cross-Border Challenge, runner-up {{PDCLink|Jim Long}} was awarded the place instead.

{{16TeamBracket

| RD1= {{nowrap|1=First round
(best of 7 legs)}}
21 Apr

| RD2= {{nowrap|1=Quarter-finals
(best of 9 legs)}}
22 Apr

| RD3= {{nowrap|1=Semi-finals
(best of 9 legs)}}
22 Apr

| RD4= {{nowrap|1=Final
(best of 11 legs)}}
22 Apr

|boldwinner=high

|RD1-seed1=

|RD1-team1= {{PDCFlag|Joey Lynaugh|org=CDC|avg=84.35}}{{efn|Lynaugh replaced USA's top-seeded {{PDCLink|Danny Baggish}} in the tournament}}

|RD1-score1= 3

|RD1-seed2=

|RD1-team2= {{PDCFlag|Keith Way|org=CDC|avg=83.55}}

|RD1-score2= 4

|RD1-seed3= CAN4

|RD1-team3= {{PDCFlag|Jim Long|org=CDC|avg=81.18}}

|RD1-score3= 4

|RD1-seed4=

|RD1-team4= {{PDCFlag|Chuck Puleo|org=CDC|avg=85.94}}

|RD1-score4= 3

|RD1-seed5= CAN2

|RD1-team5= {{PDCFlag|Jacob Taylor|org=CDC|avg=87.24}}

|RD1-score5= 4

|RD1-seed6=

|RD1-team6= {{PDCFlag|Gary Mawson|org=CDC|avg=70.59}}

|RD1-score6= 1

|RD1-seed7= USA3

|RD1-team7= {{PDCFlag|Alex Spellman|org=CDC|avg=77.26}}

|RD1-score7= 4

|RD1-seed8=

|RD1-team8= {{PDCFlag|John Part|org=CDC|avg=77.48}}

|RD1-score8= 3

|RD1-seed09= CAN1

|RD1-team09= {{PDCFlag|David Cameron|org=CDC|avg=77.38}}

|RD1-score09= 3

|RD1-seed10=

|RD1-team10= {{PDCFlag|Jules van Dongen|org=CDC|avg=78.21}}

|RD1-score10= 4

|RD1-seed11= USA4

|RD1-team11= {{PDCFlag|Larry Butler|org=CDC|avg=80.77}}

|RD1-score11= 2

|RD1-seed12=

|RD1-team12= {{PDCFlag|Jeff Smith|org=CDC|avg=82.01}}

|RD1-score12= 4

|RD1-seed13= USA2

|RD1-team13= {{PDCFlag|Leonard Gates|org=CDC|avg=82.35}}

|RD1-score13= 1

|RD1-seed14=

|RD1-team14= {{PDCFlag|Steve Warnock|org=CDC|avg=86.24}}

|RD1-score14= 4

|RD1-seed15= CAN3

|RD1-team15= {{PDCFlag|John Norman Jnr|org=CDC|avg=81.23}}

|RD1-score15= 4

|RD1-seed16=

|RD1-team16= {{PDCFlag|Danny Lauby|org=CDC|avg=80.63}}

|RD1-score16= 1

|RD2-seed1=

|RD2-team1= {{PDCFlag|Keith Way|org=CDC|avg=88.11}}

|RD2-score1= 4

|RD2-seed2= CAN4

|RD2-team2= {{PDCFlag|Jim Long|org=CDC|avg=88.58}}

|RD2-score2= 5

|RD2-seed3= CAN2

|RD2-team3= {{PDCFlag|Jacob Taylor|org=CDC|avg=84.86}}

|RD2-score3= 5

|RD2-seed4= USA3

|RD2-team4= {{PDCFlag|Alex Spellman|org=CDC|avg=83.26}}

|RD2-score4= 3

|RD2-seed5=

|RD2-team5= {{PDCFlag|Jules van Dongen|org=CDC|avg=90.56}}

|RD2-score5= 0

|RD2-seed6=

|RD2-team6= {{PDCFlag|Jeff Smith|org=CDC|avg=96.35}}

|RD2-score6= 5

|RD2-seed7=

|RD2-team7= {{PDCFlag|Steve Warnock|org=CDC|avg=89.30}}

|RD2-score7= 5

|RD2-seed8= CAN3

|RD2-team8= {{PDCFlag|John Norman Jnr|org=CDC|avg=85.13}}

|RD2-score8= 3

|RD3-seed1= CAN4

|RD3-team1= {{PDCFlag|Jim Long|org=CDC|avg=90.62}}

|RD3-score1= 5

|RD3-seed2= CAN2

|RD3-team2= {{PDCFlag|Jacob Taylor|org=CDC|avg=87.14}}

|RD3-score2= 2

|RD3-seed3=

|RD3-team3= {{PDCFlag|Jeff Smith|org=CDC|avg=86.38}}

|RD3-score3= 5

|RD3-seed4=

|RD3-team4= {{PDCFlag|Steve Warnock|org=CDC|avg=81.71}}

|RD3-score4= 0

|RD4-seed1= CAN4

|RD4-team1= {{PDCFlag|Jim Long|org=CDC|avg=69.57}}

|RD4-score1= 0

|RD4-seed2=

|RD4-team2= {{PDCFlag|Jeff Smith|org=CDC|avg=79.81}}

|RD4-score2= 6

}}

Draw

{{16TeamBracket

| RD1= {{nowrap|1=First round
(best of 11 legs)
2 June}}

| RD2= {{nowrap|1=Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
3 June}}

| RD3= {{nowrap|1=Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
3 June}}

| RD4= {{nowrap|1=Final
(best of 15 legs)
3 June}}

| team-width = 220

| boldwinner = high

| RD1-seed01 = 1

| RD1-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith|avg=87.32}}

| RD1-score01= 2

| RD1-seed02 =

| RD1-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Jim Long|org=CDC|avg=92.61}}

| RD1-score02= 6

| RD1-seed03 =

| RD1-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=91.15}}

| RD1-score03= 6

| RD1-seed04 =

| RD1-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Jake Macmillan|org=CDC|avg=75.84}}

| RD1-score04= 2

| RD1-seed05 = 4

| RD1-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross|avg=82.53}}

| RD1-score05= 6

| RD1-seed06 =

| RD1-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Jason Brandon|org=CDC|avg=75.39}}

| RD1-score06= 2

| RD1-seed07 =

| RD1-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Dimitri Van den Bergh|avg=95.17}}

| RD1-score07= 6

| RD1-seed08 =

| RD1-team08 = {{PDCFlag|JT Davis|org=CDC|avg=82.08}}

| RD1-score08= 2

| RD1-seed09 = 2

| RD1-team09 = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|avg=105.62}}

| RD1-score09= 6

| RD1-seed10 =

| RD1-team10 = {{PDCFlag|Jules van Dongen|avg=83.59}}

| RD1-score10= 2

| RD1-seed11 =

| RD1-team11 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries|avg=85.47}}

| RD1-score11= 6

| RD1-seed12 =

| RD1-team12 = {{PDCFlag|Alex Spellman|avg=82.30}}

| RD1-score12= 2

| RD1-seed13 = 3

| RD1-team13 = {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright|avg=88.48}}

| RD1-score13= 2

| RD1-seed14 =

| RD1-team14 = {{PDCFlag|Jeff Smith|avg=87.23}}

| RD1-score14= 6

| RD1-seed15 =

| RD1-team15 = {{PDCFlag|Nathan Aspinall|avg=105.81}}

| RD1-score15= 6

| RD1-seed16 =

| RD1-team16 = {{PDCFlag|Matt Campbell|avg=97.95}}

| RD1-score16= 4

| RD2-seed01 =

| RD2-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Jim Long|org=CDC|avg=91.84}}

| RD2-score01= 2

| RD2-seed02 =

| RD2-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=96.71}}

| RD2-score02= 6

| RD2-seed03 = 4

| RD2-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross|avg=98.43}}

| RD2-score03= 6

| RD2-seed04 =

| RD2-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Dimitri Van den Bergh|avg=99.48}}

| RD2-score04= 2

| RD2-seed05 = 2

| RD2-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|avg=104.37}}

| RD2-score05= 4

| RD2-seed06 =

| RD2-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries|avg=98.61}}

| RD2-score06= 6

| RD2-seed07 =

| RD2-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Jeff Smith|avg=96.00}}

| RD2-score07= 6

| RD2-seed08 =

| RD2-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Nathan Aspinall|avg=99.89}}

| RD2-score08= 2

| RD3-seed01 =

| RD3-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=99.78}}

| RD3-score01= 7

| RD3-seed02 = 4

| RD3-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross|avg=102.13}}

| RD3-score02= 6

| RD3-seed03 =

| RD3-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries|avg=95.12}}

| RD3-score03= 6

| RD3-seed04 =

| RD3-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Jeff Smith|avg=92.23}}

| RD3-score04= 7

| RD4-seed01 =

| RD4-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=91.09}}

| RD4-score01= 8

| RD4-seed02 =

| RD4-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Jeff Smith|avg=86.41}}

| RD4-score02= 0

}}

References

US Darts Masters

Category:World Series of Darts

Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan

US Darts Masters

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