2018 Auckland Darts Masters - wikipedia 2018 Auckland Darts Masters 2018 Auckland Darts Masters Tournament information Dates 3 -- 5 August 2018 Venue The Trusts Arena Location Auckland Country New Zealand Organisation ( s ) PDC Format Legs Prize fund £ 60,000 Winners share £ 20,000 High checkout 170 Gary Anderson 170 Michael van Gerwen Champion ( s ) Michael van Gerwen `` 2017 2019 '' The 2018 Auckland Darts Masters was the fourth staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as the fourth entry in the 2018 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players ( eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers ) and was held at The Trusts Arena in Auckland, New Zealand from 3 -- 5 August 2018. Kyle Anderson was the defending champion after defeating compatriot Corey Cadby 11 -- 10 in the 2017 final, but lost 10 -- 3 to Peter Wright in the quarter - finals. Michael van Gerwen won the title after beating Raymond van Barneveld 11 -- 4 in the final. Contents 1 Prize money 2 Qualifiers 3 Draw 4 References Prize money The total prize fund was £ 60,000. Stage ( no. of players ) Prize money Winner ( 1 ) £ 20,000 Runner - Up ( 1 ) £ 10,000 Semi-finalists ( 2 ) £ 5,000 Quarter - finalists ( 4 ) £ 2,500 Last 16 ( 8 ) £ 1,250 Qualifiers The eight invited PDC representatives, ( seeded according to the 2018 World Series of Darts Order of Merit ) are : Rob Cross ( Quarter - finals ) Gary Anderson ( Quarter - finals ) Peter Wright ( Semi-finals ) Michael Smith ( First round ) Michael van Gerwen ( Winner ) Raymond van Barneveld ( Runner - up ) Simon Whitlock ( Semi-finals ) Kyle Anderson ( Quarter - finals ) The regional qualifiers are : Qualification Player Wildcard Corey Cadby Wildcard ( NZ World Championship representative ) Cody Harris ( First round ) 2018 DPNZ Order of Merit ( First place ) Warren Parry ( First round ) 2018 DPNZ Order of Merit ( Second place ) Haupai Puha ( First round ) 2018 DPA World Series Order of Merit ( First place ) Tim Pusey ( First round ) Winner of DPNZ Qualifier 1 Tahuna Irwin ( First round ) Winner of DPNZ Qualifier 2 Mark McGrath ( Quarter - finals ) Winner of DPNZ Qualifier 3 John Hurring ( First round ) 2018 DPNZ Order of Merit ( Third place ) ( Cadby replacement ) Ben Robb ( First round ) 2018 UK Open runner - up Corey Cadby was originally announced as a PDC representative, before later being named as a regional qualifier, and then withdrawing due to a visa issue. Ben Robb replaced him. Draw First Round Best of 11 legs 3 August Quarter - finals Best of 19 legs 4 August Semi-finals Best of 19 legs 5 August Final Best of 21 legs 5 August Rob Cross 87.70 6 John Hurring 86.83 5 Rob Cross 97.61 7 Simon Whitlock 99.43 10 Simon Whitlock 92.22 6 Ben Robb 89.49 5 Simon Whitlock 91.57 5 Raymond van Barneveld 102.79 10 Michael Smith 83.45 Mark McGrath 83.46 6 Mark McGrath 85.83 Raymond van Barneveld 89.43 10 Raymond van Barneveld 95.34 6 Warren Parry 91.12 Raymond van Barneveld 93.33 Michael van Gerwen 97.72 11 Gary Anderson 94.52 6 Tim Pusey 91.79 Gary Anderson 96.94 Michael van Gerwen 105.87 10 Michael van Gerwen 102.45 6 Cody Harris 85.20 Michael van Gerwen 102.76 10 Peter Wright 91.52 Peter Wright 94.77 6 Tahuna Irwin 86.59 Peter Wright 93.66 10 Kyle Anderson 90.84 Kyle Anderson 94.51 6 Haupai Puha 92.38 References Jump up ^ `` Harris Amondst Quartet Confirmed For Auckland ''. PDC. 24 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` Robb 's Auckland Debut As Cadby Misses Out ''. PDC. Retrieved 1 August 2018. 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Question: who won the darts in auckland new zealand
Answer: Michael van Gerwen