The 2019 William Hill Masters was the seventh staging of the non-ranking Masters darts tournament, held by the

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(PDC). It was held from 1–4 February 2019 at the Marshall Arena in

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Michael van Gerwen Michael van Gerwen (; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player, who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where is currently ranked PDC Order of Merit, world number three; he was ranked world number one from 20 ...

was the four-time defending champion, after defeating Raymond van Barneveld 11–9 in the 2018 final. He successfully defended his title, beating James Wade 11–7 in the final and therefore winning the event for the fifth consecutive time and extending his unbeaten run to 20 matches in the Masters.

Qualifiers

The Masters only features the top 16 players in the PDC Order of Merit after the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship:. Darren Webster, Joe Cullen, and Jonny Clayton made their debuts in the event, while Adrian Lewis returned after a one-year absence. World number four Gary Anderson withdrew with a back injury and was replaced in the draw by seventeenth-ranked Stephen Bunting, who therefore qualified for the first time since 2016. The following 16 players took part in the tournament: #

(champion) # Rob Cross ''(first round)'' # Peter Wright ''(semi-finals)'' # ~~Gary Anderson~~ ''(withdrew)'' #

Daryl Gurney Daryl Gurney (born 22 March 1986) is a Northern Irish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number twenty-five; he reached a peak ranking of world number thre ...

''(first round)'' # Michael Smith ''(quarter-finals)'' #

Gerwyn Price Gerwyn Price (born 7 March 1985) is a Welsh professional darts player and former professional rugby union and rugby league player. He competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked PDC Order of Merit, world ...

''(first round)'' # Mensur Suljović ''(quarter-finals)'' #

Simon Whitlock Simon Whitlock (born 3 March 1969) is an Australian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, having previously competed in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. Nicknamed "The Wizard", he won th ...

''(first round)'' # James Wade ''(runner-up)'' # Ian White ''(first round)'' # Dave Chisnall ''(semi-finals)'' # Darren Webster ''(first round)'' # Adrian Lewis ''(first round)'' # Joe Cullen ''(quarter-finals)'' # Jonny Clayton ''(first round)'' # Stephen Bunting ''(quarter-finals)''

Prize money

The prize money was £200,000 in total, which was the same as in 2018.

Draw

References

External links

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