The 2015 TAB & Burger King Auckland Darts Masters was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a fifth and final entry in the 2015 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at

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from 28–30 August 2015.

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won the first edition of the tournament after defeating Raymond van Barneveld 11–10 in the final.

Prize money

The total prize fund was

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220,000.

Qualifiers

The eight seeded PDC players were: # Phil Taylor ''(semi-finals)'' #

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''(quarter-finals)'' # Peter Wright ''(quarter-finals)'' #

(winner) # Gary Anderson ''(quarter-finals)'' # James Wade ''(semi-finals)'' # Raymond van Barneveld ''(runner-up)'' #

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''(first round)'' The Oceanic qualifiers were: *

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''(quarter-finals)'' * Paul Nicholson ''(first round)'' *

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''(first round)'' *

Rob Szabo Robert "Rob" Szabo (born 29 October 1965 from Wellington) is a former professional darts player from New Zealand. Career Szabo claimed the 2010 New Zealand National Championship by beating Koha Kokiri 4–0 in the final. He qualified for the ...

''(first round)'' * Laurence Ryder ''(first round)'' *

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''(first round)'' * Rob Modra ''(first round)'' * Craig Caldwell ''(first round)''

Draw

References

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