2024 Australian Darts Masters
{{Infobox individual darts tournament
|tournament_name = 2024 Australian Darts Masters
|image =
|dates = 9–10 August 2024
|venue = WIN Entertainment Centre
|location = Wollongong
|country = {{AUS}}
|organisation = PDC
|format = Legs
|prize_fund = £60,000
|winners_share = £20,000
|nine_dart =
|high_checkout = {{nowrap|161 {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith}}}}
|winner = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|b=1}}
|next = 2025
}}
The 2024 Australian Darts Masters was a professional darts tournament that was held at the WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong, Australia from 9–10 August 2024. It was the first staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, and the sixth event in the 2024 World Series of Darts.{{Cite web |last=Gorton |first=Josh |date=5 December 2023 |title=2024 World Series of Darts schedule confirmed |url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2023/12/05/2024-world-series-darts-schedule-confirmed |access-date=7 January 2025 |website=PDC}} The tournament featured 16 players (eight top-ranking PDC players and eight regional qualifiers).
Gerwyn Price won the tournament, defeating Luke Littler 8–1 in the final.{{cite web |date=10 August 2024 |title= Gerwyn Price demolishes Luke Littler 8-1 to win Australian Darts Masters |url=https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/13194711/gerwyn-price-demolishes-luke-littler-8-1-to-win-australian-darts-masters |access-date=10 August 2024 |website=Sky Sports}}{{Cite web |date=10 August 2024 |title=Price thrashes Littler 8-1 in Australian Masters final |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/articles/c5y87j532k9o |access-date=7 January 2025 |website=BBC Sport}}{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Rhys |date=21 August 2024 |title=Gerwyn Price smashes Luke Littler to win Australian Darts Masters |url=https://caerphilly.observer/news/1041838/gerwyn-price-smashes-luke-littler-to-win-australian-darts-masters/ |access-date=7 January 2025 |website=Caerphilly Observer}}
Prize money
The total prize fund remained at £60,000.{{Cite web |title=Australian Darts Masters 2024 |url=https://mastercaller.com/tournaments/australian-darts-masters/2024 |access-date=7 January 2025 |website=Mastercaller}}
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! colspan=2 | Position (no. of players) ! Prize money |
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 announced the 8 elite players on 7 May. Both Michael van Gerwen and Nathan Aspinall declined their invites for family reasons.{{cite web |last=Gorton |first=Josh |url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2024/05/07/humphries-littler-headline-star-studded-line-down-under|title=Humphries & Littler to headline star-studded line-up Down Under|date=7 May 2024|work=PDC|access-date=7 May 2024}} Australia's Damon Heta was a part of the PDC representatives list.
The seedings were based on the World Series Order of Merit following the first 5 events.
- {{PDCFlag|Luke Littler}} (runner-up)
- {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross}} (quarter-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|b=1}} (winner)
- {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries}} (quarter-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith}} (quarter-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright}} (semi-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Dimitri Van den Bergh}} (semi-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Damon Heta}} (quarter-finals)
The Oceanic qualifiers consisted of their other PDC Tour Card holders (Simon Whitlock and Haupai Puha), plus the four Australian players who won the DPA qualifiers, along with one New Zealand player from the DPNZ qualifier, and the highest-ranked non-qualifier on the DPA Order of Merit on 14 July.{{Cite web |last=Gorton |first=Josh |date=26 July 2024 |title=2024 Australian Darts Masters field confirmed |url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2024/07/26/2024-australian-darts-masters-field-confirmed |access-date=7 January 2025 |website=PDC}}
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|Qualification |Player |
rowspan="2" |PDC Tour Card Holders
|{{PDCFlag|Simon Whitlock}} (first round) |
{{PDCFlag|Haupai Puha}} (first round) |
rowspan="4" |DPA Qualifiers
|{{PDCFlag|Brenton Lloyd|flag=AUS}} (first round) |
{{PDCFlag|Rob Modra}} (first round) |
{{DPAFlag|Stuart Coburn}} (first round) |
{{PDCFlag|Joe Comito}} (first round) |
DPNZ Qualifier
|{{PDCFlag|John Hurring|flag=NZL}} (first round) |
Highest Ranked Non-Qualifier On DPA Order of Merit
|{{PDCFlag|Jeremy Fagg|flag=AUS}} (first round) |
Draw
The draw was made on 8 August.{{Cite web |last=Gorton |first=Josh |date=8 August 2024 |title=Humphries to face Comito in Australian Darts Masters opener |url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2024/08/08/humphries-face-comito-australian-darts-masters-opener |access-date=7 January 2025 |website=PDC}}{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=First round
(best of 11 legs)
9 August
| RD2=Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
10 August
| RD3=Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
10 August
| RD4=Final
(best of 15 legs)
10 August
| team-width = 250
| boldwinner = high
| RD1-seed01 = 1
| RD1-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Littler|avg=90.68}}
| RD1-score01= 6
| RD1-seed02 =
| RD1-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Rob Modra|avg=90.44}}
| RD1-score02= 2
| RD1-seed03 =
| RD1-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith|avg=88.70}}
| RD1-score03= 6
| RD1-seed04 =
| RD1-team04 = {{DPAFlag|Stuart Coburn|avg=76.54}}
| RD1-score04= 2
| RD1-seed05 = 4
| RD1-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries|avg=87.18}}
| RD1-score05= 6
| RD1-seed06 =
| RD1-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Joe Comito|avg=70.11}}
| RD1-score06= 1
| RD1-seed07 =
| RD1-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Dimitri Van den Bergh|avg=86.85}}
| RD1-score07= 6
| RD1-seed08 =
| RD1-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Jeremy Fagg|flag=AUS|avg=72.40}}
| RD1-score08= 1
| RD1-seed09 = 2
| RD1-team09 = {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross|avg=91.50}}
| RD1-score09= 6
| RD1-seed10 =
| RD1-team10 = {{PDCFlag|Haupai Puha|avg=86.82}}
| RD1-score10= 5
| RD1-seed11 =
| RD1-team11 = {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright|avg=95.42}}
| RD1-score11= 6
| RD1-seed12 =
| RD1-team12 = {{PDCFlag|Simon Whitlock|avg=84.11}}
| RD1-score12= 1
| RD1-seed13 = 3
| RD1-team13 = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|avg=95.18}}
| RD1-score13= 6
| RD1-seed14 =
| RD1-team14 = {{PDCFlag|Brenton Lloyd|flag=AUS|avg=81.28}}
| RD1-score14= 2
| RD1-seed15 =
| RD1-team15 = {{PDCFlag|Damon Heta|avg=89.29}}
| RD1-score15= 6
| RD1-seed16 =
| RD1-team16 = {{PDCFlag|John Hurring|flag=NZL|avg=71.58}}
| RD1-score16= 0
| RD2-seed01 = 1
| RD2-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Littler|avg=104.03}}
| RD2-score01= 6
| RD2-seed02 =
| RD2-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith|avg=99.93}}
| RD2-score02= 4
| RD2-seed03 = 4
| RD2-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries|avg=90.16}}
| RD2-score03= 2
| RD2-seed04 =
| RD2-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Dimitri Van den Bergh|avg=103.19}}
| RD2-score04= 6
| RD2-seed05 = 2
| RD2-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross|avg=92.51}}
| RD2-score05= 4
| RD2-seed06 =
| RD2-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright|avg=94.04}}
| RD2-score06= 6
| RD2-seed07 = 3
| RD2-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|avg=91.38}}
| RD2-score07= 6
| RD2-seed08 =
| RD2-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Damon Heta|avg=86.54}}
| RD2-score08= 4
| RD3-seed01 = 1
| RD3-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Littler|avg=104.92}}
| RD3-score01= 7
| RD3-seed02 =
| RD3-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Dimitri Van den Bergh|avg=102.22}}
| RD3-score02= 6
| RD3-seed03 =
| RD3-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright|avg=93.24}}
| RD3-score03= 6
| RD3-seed04 = 3
| RD3-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|avg=99.34}}
| RD3-score04= 7
| RD4-seed01 = 1
| RD4-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Littler|avg=94.24}}
| RD4-score01= 1
| RD4-seed02 = 3
| RD4-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|avg=99.42}}
| RD4-score02= 8
}}
References
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