The 2023 bet365 US Darts Masters was the fifth staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation and the third entry in the 2023 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top-ranking players and eight regional qualifiers), and was held at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States on 2–3 June 2023.[1]
| 2023 bet365 US Darts Masters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 2–3 June 2023 | ||
| Venue | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | ||
| Location | New York City, United States | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £60,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £20,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170  Rob Cross | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Michael van Gerwen | |||
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Michael Smith was the defending champion, after he defeated Michael van Gerwen 8–4 in the 2022 final, but he was eliminated in round 1, losing 2–6 to debutant Jim Long.[2]
Van Gerwen went on to win the tournament for a second time, beating Jeff Smith 8–0 in the final.[3]
Prize money
edit| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £60,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £20,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £5,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £2,500 |
| First round | (8) | £1,250 |
Qualifiers
editThe PDC have announced the eight players who will be their elite representatives at the event, which include World Champion Michael Smith, reigning World Series of Darts Finals winner Gerwyn Price and three-time World Champion Michael van Gerwen. They will be joined by Peter Wright, Rob Cross, Luke Humphries, Dimitri Van den Bergh and Nathan Aspinall.
The seedings were based on the 2023 World Series rankings after 2 events:
Michael Smith 
Gerwyn Price 
Peter Wright - Rob Cross
- Luke Humphries
Dimitri Van den Bergh 
Michael van Gerwen - Nathan Aspinall
The three North American Tour Card holders were joined by the winners of the CDC Continental Cup and the CDC Cross-Border Challenge, as well as three qualifiers from events held on 20 and 21 May 2023.[4]
| Qualification | Player |
|---|---|
| PDC Tour Card Holders |  Jeff Smith
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| Matt Campbell
| |
 Jules van Dongen
| |
| CDC Continental Cup Winner | Alex Spellman
|
| CDC Cross-Border Challenge Winner* | Jim Long
|
| CDC Qualifiers | Jason Brandon
|
| J.T. Davis
| |
| Jake Macmillan
|
CDC Continental Cup
editThis competition featured the top sixteen players from the 2022 CDC Tour Points List (with the exception of Danny Baggish and Matt Campbell, due to their commitments on the PDC Pro Tour). The tournament was entirely held on 22 October 2022.
| First round (best of 9 legs) | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | David Cameron 79.33
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Ross Snook 83.72
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | David Cameron 88.92
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Gary Mawson 87.26
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Gary Mawson 86.84
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Steve Warnock 83.74
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | David Cameron 95.43
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alex Spellman 97.53
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alex Spellman 90.52
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Keith Way 85.31
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alex Spellman 88.96
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Stowe Buntz 78.98
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | John Norman Jnr 89.94
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Stowe Buntz 89.21
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alex Spellman 86.66
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Doug Boehm 82.06
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jacob Taylor 80.76
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Doug Boehm 92.60
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Doug Boehm 105.05
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jim Long 82.75
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jim Long 97.59
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Chuck Puleo 92.73
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Doug Boehm 88.34
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Joey Lynaugh 86.26
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Leonard Gates 84.07
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ryan Vander Weit 93.57
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ryan Vander Weit 84.65
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Joey Lynaugh 86.23
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Larry Butler 84.11
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Joey Lynaugh 84.69
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Cross-Border Darts Challenge
editThe new tournament featured eight players from both Canada and the United States facing off against each other. The event took place at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City, New Jersey on 21–22 April 2023.[5]
Since Jeff Smith, who was already qualified as a Tour Card holder, won the CDC Cross-Border Challenge, runner-up Jim Long was awarded the place instead.
| First round (best of 7 legs) 21 Apr | Quarter-finals (best of 9 legs) 22 Apr | Semi-finals (best of 9 legs) 22 Apr | Final (best of 11 legs) 22 Apr | ||||||||||||||||
| Joey Lynaugh 84.35[a]
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Keith Way 83.55
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Keith Way 88.11
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CAN4 | Jim Long 88.58
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| CAN4 | Jim Long 81.18
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chuck Puleo 85.94
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CAN4 | Jim Long 90.62
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| CAN2 | Jacob Taylor 87.14
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| CAN2 | Jacob Taylor 87.24
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gary Mawson 70.59
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CAN2 | Jacob Taylor 84.86
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA3 | Alex Spellman 83.26
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA3 | Alex Spellman 77.26
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| John Part 77.48
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CAN4 | Jim Long 69.57
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Smith 79.81
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CAN1 | David Cameron 77.38
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jules van Dongen 78.21
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jules van Dongen 90.56
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Smith 96.35
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA4 | Larry Butler 80.77
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Smith 82.01
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Smith 86.38
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Warnock 81.71
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA2 | Leonard Gates 82.35
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Steve Warnock 86.24
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Warnock 89.30
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CAN3 | John Norman Jnr 85.13
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| CAN3 | John Norman Jnr 81.23
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Danny Lauby 80.63
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
- ^ Lynaugh replaced USA's top-seeded Danny Baggish in the tournament
Draw
edit| First round (best of 11 legs) 2 June | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 3 June | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) 3 June | Final (best of 15 legs) 3 June | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Michael Smith 87.32
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jim Long 92.61
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Long 91.84
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michael van Gerwen 96.71
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michael van Gerwen 91.15
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jake Macmillan 75.84
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michael van Gerwen 99.78
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Rob Cross 102.13
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Rob Cross 82.53
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jason Brandon 75.39
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Rob Cross 98.43
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Dimitri Van den Bergh 99.48
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dimitri Van den Bergh 95.17
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| J.T. Davis 82.08
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michael van Gerwen 91.09
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Smith 86.41
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Gerwyn Price 105.62
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jules van Dongen 83.59
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gerwyn Price 104.37
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries 98.61
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries 85.47
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Spellman 82.30
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Luke Humphries 95.12
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Smith 92.23
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Peter Wright 88.48
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Smith 87.23
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Smith 96.00
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nathan Aspinall 99.89
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nathan Aspinall 105.81
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Campbell 97.95
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "US Darts Masters". PDC. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Long stuns Smith on dramatic opening night". PDC. 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Victory for Van Gerwen at bet365 US Darts Masters". PDC. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Former winner Aspinall among final four picks for bet365 US Darts Masters". PDC. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ Allen, Dave (18 November 2022). "CDC introduces Cross-Border Darts Challenge for 2023". PDC. Retrieved 28 February 2023.