The 2018 William Hill US 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 ...
. It was the second event in the
2018 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (8 PDC representatives and 8 North American representatives) and was held at the
Mandalay Bay
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in
Las Vegas
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on 6–7 July 2018.
Michael van Gerwen
Michael van Gerwen (; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player. He is currently ranked number 3 in the world, having been number 1 from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2014, 2 ...
was the defending champion after defeating
Daryl Gurney
Daryl Gurney (born 22 March 1986) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Gurney is a winner of two majors, having won the World Grand Prix in 2017 in his native Ireland, and the P ...
8–6 in
the 2017 final. However, he lost 8–3 in the quarter-finals to
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 ...
.
Gary Anderson won his sixth
World Series
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title after beating
Rob Cross 8–4 in the final.
Prize money
The total prize fund was
£60,000.
Qualifiers
The eight PDC representatives are:
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Peter Wright ''(semi-finals)''
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Gary Anderson (winner)
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Michael van Gerwen
Michael van Gerwen (; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player. He is currently ranked number 3 in the world, having been number 1 from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2014, 2 ...
''(quarter-finals)''
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Rob Cross ''(runner-up)''
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Daryl Gurney
Daryl Gurney (born 22 March 1986) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Gurney is a winner of two majors, having won the World Grand Prix in 2017 in his native Ireland, and the P ...
''(quarter-finals)''
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Michael Smith ''(quarter-finals)''
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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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Gerwyn Price
Gerwyn Stephen Price (born 7 March 1985) is a Welsh professional darts player and former professional rugby union and rugby league player. Nicknamed "The Iceman", he competes in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC), where he is cu ...
''(first round)''
The North American qualifier winners were:
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DJ Sayre
Dennis "DJ" Sayre (born Dennis Sayre Jnr. 20 August 1986) is a former American professional darts player who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.
Career
Sayre made his World Series of Darts debut at the 2017 US Darts Masters ...
''(first round)''
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John Norman Jnr ''(first round)''
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Jeff Smith ''(first round)''
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Dan Lauby Jr
Daniel Lauby Jr. (born December 11, 1992) is an American professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and World Darts Federation (WDF) events. He is the son of fellow darts player Dan Lauby.
Career
Lauby made hi ...
''(first round)''
The top 4 North American Order of Merit qualifiers were:
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Joe Huffman ''(first round)''
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David Cameron
David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016. He previously served as Leader o ...
''(first round)''
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Dawson Murschell ''(quarter-finals)''
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Ross Snook
Ross Snook (born 21 May 1971) is a Canadian professional darts player who is currently playing in World Darts Federation events.
Career
He won the Bob Jones Memorial in 2012 and 2013, and then made his big breakthrough in 2016, when he won the ...
''(first round)''
Bracket
References
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