2024 US Darts Masters
{{Infobox individual darts tournament
|tournament_name = 2024 bet365 US Darts Masters
|image =
|dates = 31 May–1 June 2024
|venue = The Theater at Madison Square Garden
|location = New York City
|country = {{USA}}
|organisation = PDC
|format = Legs
|prize_fund = £60,000
|winners_share = £20,000
|nine_dart =
|high_checkout = 170 {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price}}
|winner = {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross|b=1}}
|prev = 2023
|next = 2025
}}
The 2024 bet365 US Darts Masters was a professional darts tournament that was held at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States from 31 May–1 June 2024. It was the sixth staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation and the third event in the 2024 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players and eight North American representatives).
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Jeff Smith 8–0 in the 2023 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|access-date=3 June 2023}}{{Cite web |date=4 June 2023 |title=Michael van Gerwen clinches second US Darts Masters title in New York |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/michael-van-gerwen-new-york-peter-wright-madison-square-garden-london-b2351066.html |access-date=7 January 2025 |website=The Independent}} However, he was beaten by Rob Cross 6–4 in the quarter-finals.{{Cite web |date=2 June 2024 |title=Cross beats Price in thriller to land US Darts Masters |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/darts/articles/c0dd8gz782yo |access-date=7 January 2025 |website=BBC Sport}}
Rob Cross won his first US Darts Masters and his fourth World Series title in all, beating Gerwyn Price 8–7 in the final.{{cite web |date=2 June 2024 |title=US Darts Masters: Rob Cross comes back to beat Gerwyn Price in thrilling New York showpiece |url=https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/13146732/us-darts-masters-rob-cross-comes-back-to-beat-gerwyn-price-in-thrilling-new-york-showpiece |access-date=2 June 2024 |work=Sky Sports}}{{Cite web |date=3 June 2024 |title=Darts results: Rob Cross fights to claim maiden US Darts Masters title |url=https://www.sportinglife.com/darts/news/darts-results-rob-cross-fights-to-claim-maiden-us-darts-masters-title/218297 |access-date=7 January 2025 |website=Sporting Life}}
Prize money
The total prize fund was £60,000.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Darts Masters 2024 |url=https://mastercaller.com/tournaments/u-s-darts-masters/2024 |access-date=7 January 2025 |website=Mastercaller}}
| class="wikitable"
! 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 eight players who would be their elite representatives at the event on 13 March.{{cite web|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2024/03/13/littler-headline-2024-us-darts-masters-line-new-york|title=Littler to headline 2024 US Darts Masters line-up in New York|work=PDC|access-date=21 March 2024}}
The seedings were based on the 2024 World Series rankings after 2 events:
- {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen}} (quarter-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Luke Littler}} (semi-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price}} (runner-up)
- {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries}} (semi-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith}} (first round)
- {{PDCFlag|Nathan Aspinall}} (quarter-finals)
- {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross|b=1}} (champion)
- {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright}} (quarter-finals)
The three North American PDC Tour Card holders (Matt Campbell, Jules van Dongen and Danny Lauby) were joined by the winner of the 2023 CDC Continental Cup (Stowe Buntz),{{Cite web |last=Gorton |first=Josh |date=22 October 2023 |title=Buntz celebrates CDC Continental Cup glory to seal Grand Slam spot |url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2023/10/22/buntz-celebrates-cdc-continental-cup-glory-seal-grand-slam-spot |access-date=7 January 2025 |website=PDC}} the winner of the 2024 CDC Cross-Border Challenge (Alex Spellman),{{Cite web |last=Barrs |first=Phill |date=17 April 2024 |title=Spellman wins CDC Cross-Border Challenge to book a return to MSG |url=https://onlinedarts.com/spellman-wins-cdc-cross-border-challenge-to-book-a-return-to-msg/ |access-date=7 January 2025 |website=Online Darts}} and three qualifiers from events held on 17–18 May.
| class="wikitable" |
| style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold"
! Qualification ! Player |
| rowspan="3" | PDC Tour Card Holders
|{{PDCFlag|Matt Campbell|org=CDC}} (first round) |
| {{PDCFlag|Jules van Dongen|org=CDC}} (first round) |
| {{PDCFlag|Danny Lauby|org=CDC}} (first round) |
| CDC Continental Cup Winner
|{{PDCFlag|Stowe Buntz|org=CDC}} (first round) |
| CDC Cross-Border Challenge Winner
|{{PDCFlag|Alex Spellman|org=CDC}} (first round) |
| rowspan="3" | CDC Qualifiers
|{{PDCFlag|David Cameron|org=CDC}} (first round) |
| {{PDCFlag|Jeff Smith|org=CDC}} (quarter-finals) |
| {{PDCFlag|Adam Sevada|org=CDC}} (first round) |
Draw
The draw was made on 30 May.{{Cite web |last=Gorton |first=Josh |date=30 May 2024 |title=Reigning champion Van Gerwen faces Lauby at bet365 US Darts Masters |url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2024/05/30/reigning-champion-van-gerwen-faces-lauby-bet365-us-darts-masters |access-date=7 January 2025 |website=PDC}}{{16TeamBracket
| RD1={{nowrap|First round
(best of 11 legs)
31 May}}
| RD2={{nowrap|Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
1 June}}
| RD3={{nowrap|Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
1 June}}
| RD4={{nowrap|Final
(best of 15 legs)
1 June}}
| team-width = 220
| boldwinner = high
| RD1-seed01 = 1
| RD1-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=89.67}}
| RD1-score01= 6
| RD1-seed02 =
| RD1-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Danny Lauby|avg=84.62}}
| RD1-score02= 1
| RD1-seed03 =
| RD1-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross|avg=95.10}}
| RD1-score03= 6
| RD1-seed04 =
| RD1-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Adam Sevada|org=CDC|avg=89.41}}
| RD1-score04= 1
| RD1-seed05 = 4
| RD1-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries|avg=95.94}}
| RD1-score05= 6
| RD1-seed06 =
| RD1-team06 = {{PDCFlag|David Cameron|avg=84.13}}
| RD1-score06= 0
| RD1-seed07 =
| RD1-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Nathan Aspinall|avg=95.00}}
| RD1-score07= 6
| RD1-seed08 =
| RD1-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Stowe Buntz|org=CDC|avg=93.83}}
| RD1-score08= 2
| RD1-seed09 = 2
| RD1-team09 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Littler|avg=103.66}}
| RD1-score09= 6
| RD1-seed10 =
| RD1-team10 = {{PDCFlag|Matt Campbell|avg=84.52}}
| RD1-score10= 0
| RD1-seed11 =
| RD1-team11 = {{PDCFlag|Michael Smith|avg=86.56}}
| RD1-score11= 1
| RD1-seed12 =
| RD1-team12 = {{PDCFlag|Jeff Smith|avg=85.36}}
| RD1-score12= 6
| RD1-seed13 = 3
| RD1-team13 = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|avg=97.13}}
| RD1-score13= 6
| RD1-seed14 =
| RD1-team14 = {{PDCFlag|Jules van Dongen|avg=86.23}}
| RD1-score14= 3
| RD1-seed15 =
| RD1-team15 = {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright|avg=87.75}}
| RD1-score15= 6
| RD1-seed16 =
| RD1-team16 = {{PDCFlag|Alex Spellman|org=CDC|avg=88.76}}
| RD1-score16= 5
| RD2-seed01 = 1
| RD2-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Michael van Gerwen|avg=92.07}}
| RD2-score01= 4
| RD2-seed02 =
| RD2-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross|avg=95.23}}
| RD2-score02= 6
| RD2-seed03 = 4
| RD2-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries|avg=100.01}}
| RD2-score03= 6
| RD2-seed04 =
| RD2-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Nathan Aspinall|avg=98.09}}
| RD2-score04= 5
| RD2-seed05 = 2
| RD2-team05 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Littler|avg=104.07}}
| RD2-score05= 6
| RD2-seed06 =
| RD2-team06 = {{PDCFlag|Jeff Smith|avg=93.44}}
| RD2-score06= 2
| RD2-seed07 = 3
| RD2-team07 = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|avg=104.52}}
| RD2-score07= 6
| RD2-seed08 =
| RD2-team08 = {{PDCFlag|Peter Wright|avg=92.18}}
| RD2-score08= 1
| RD3-seed01 =
| RD3-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross|avg=96.69}}
| RD3-score01= 7
| RD3-seed02 = 4
| RD3-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Humphries|avg=90.51}}
| RD3-score02= 5
| RD3-seed03 = 2
| RD3-team03 = {{PDCFlag|Luke Littler|avg=104.59}}
| RD3-score03= 6
| RD3-seed04 = 3
| RD3-team04 = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|avg=100.05}}
| RD3-score04= 7
| RD4-seed01 =
| RD4-team01 = {{PDCFlag|Rob Cross|avg=91.55}}
| RD4-score01= 8
| RD4-seed02 = 3
| RD4-team02 = {{PDCFlag|Gerwyn Price|avg=96.36}}
| RD4-score02= 7
}}