The 2015 Japan Darts Masters (also known as the Zipang Casino Japan Darts Masters) was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the
Professional Darts Corporation, as a second entry in the 2015
World Series of Darts
The World Series of Darts is a series of darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation.
Beginning in 2013, the World Series has comprised between two and seven tournaments across the world, where a mixture of the top-ranked P ...
. The tournament featured eight Japanese players who faced eight PDC players and was held at the Osanbashi Hall in
Yokohama
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of T ...
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Japan from 27–28 June 2015.
Phil Taylor won the inaugural staging of the Japan Darts Masters after defeating
Peter Wright 8–7 in the final.
Prize money
The total prize fund was
$200,000.
Qualifiers
The eight seeded PDC players were:
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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 ...
''(semi-finals)''
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Phil Taylor (winner)
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Gary Anderson ''(semi-finals)''
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Adrian Lewis
Adrian Lewis (born 21 January 1985) is an English professional darts player currently playing in the PDC. He is a two-time PDC World Darts Champion, winning in 2011 and 2012. He is nicknamed Jackpot, as he won a jackpot gambling in Las Vegas ...
''(quarter-finals)''
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Peter Wright ''(runner-up)''
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James Wade ''(quarter-finals)''
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Raymond van Barneveld ''(quarter-finals)''
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Stephen Bunting
Stephen Bunting (born 9 April 1985) is an English professional darts player who competes in events of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Nicknamed The Bullet, Bunting won the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship and is a twice former Wor ...
''(quarter-finals)''
The Japanese qualifiers were:
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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 ...
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Morihiro Hashimoto
(10 February 1977 – 13 March 2017) was a Japanese darts player, nicknamed The Ogre.
Career
Hashimoto first appeared in the PDC circuit competing in the 2009 Las Vegas Desert Classic qualifiers, as well as a Players Championship. He attempt ...
''(first round)''
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Sho Katsumi
Sho, Shō or SHO may refer to:
Music
* ''Shō'' (instrument) (笙), a Japanese wind instrument
* ''Kane'' (instrument) (鉦), a Japanese percussion instrument
* Sho?, a Dubai rock band
People
* Shō (given name), including ''Sho''
* Shō (s ...
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Masumi Chino ''(first round)''
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Katsuya Aiba ''(first round)''
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Yuki Yamada ''(first round)''
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Shintaro Inoue ''(first round)''
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Chikara Fujimori ''(first round)''
Draw
Broadcasting
The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels:
References
{{2015 in PDC darts
Japan Darts Masters
World Series of Darts