The 2017 Shanghai Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the
Professional Darts Corporation
The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is a professional darts organisation in the United Kingdom, established in 1992 when a group of leading players split from the British Darts Organisation (BDO) to form what was initially called the World ...
, as a second entry in the
2017 World Series of Darts
The 2017 World Series of Darts is a series of televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. In 2017, there are 7 World Series events and one finals event.
Prize money International events
Final
World Seri ...
. The tournament featured eight Asian players who faced eight PDC players and was held at the Pullman Hotel Shanghai South in
Shanghai,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
from 6–7 July 2017.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, and he retained his title by beating
Dave Chisnall 8–0 in the final.
Prize money
The total prize fund was
£60,000.
Qualifiers
Eight
PDC players – the top eight from the
2017 Premier League – were initially invited.
subsequently pulled out and was replaced by
Gerwyn Price,
meaning that the eight players invited were the same as had been invited for the previous World Series event, the
2017 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters. They are seeded according to the World Series Order of Merit:
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Gary Anderson ''(quarter-finals)''
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Michael van Gerwen (winner)
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Peter Wright ''(quarter-finals)''
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Gerwyn Price ''(quarter-finals)''
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Dave Chisnall ''(runner-up)''
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James Wade
James Martin Wade (born 6 April 1983) is an English professional darts player, currently playing in the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). He became the youngest player to win a major PDC title, when he won the 2007 World Matchplay at the ...
''(semi-finals)''
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Phil Taylor ''(quarter-finals)''
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Raymond van Barneveld
Raymond van Barneveld (born 20 April 1967) is a Dutch professional darts player. Nicknamed Barney, although originally known as The Man, he is one of the most successful darts players in history. Van Barneveld is a five-time World Darts Champ ...
''(semi-finals)''
The following Asian players were invited:
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Paul Lim
Paul Lim Leong Hwa (born 25 January 1954) is a Singaporean professional darts player. He was the first player to hit a perfect nine-dart finish during the Embassy World Darts Championship, which he achieved in 1990 during his second round ...
''(first round)''
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Haruki Muramatsu
Haruki Muramatsu (村松 治樹; born 15 April 1977) is a Japanese darts player.
Career
Muramatsu qualified for the 2010 PDC World Darts Championship. He defeated Poland's Krzysztof Kciuk 4–1 in the preliminary round, but lost 3–0 to Ronnie ...
''(first round)''
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Royden Lam
Royden Lam (Chinese:林鼎智; born 8 September 1975) is a darts player from Hong Kong.
Career
Royden Lam is best known as a soft tip darts player but also plays steel tip darts. In 2009 he won the Hong Kong Open by beating Liu Cheng from Chi ...
''(first round)''
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Hyun-chul Park ''(first round)''
The Chinese qualifiers were:
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Chengan Liu ''(first round)''
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Li Wei Hong ''(first round)''
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Zong Xiao Chen
Zong Xiao Chen (; born 8 March 1998) is a Chinese professional darts player from Dandong who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a first winner of the China Premier League. He represented China for two time at t ...
''(first round)''
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Chen Hai Long ''(first round)''
Draw
References
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Shanghai Darts Masters
World Series of Darts
Sports competitions in Shanghai