Australian Darts Masters 2024 Overall Results: Round 1 1 Dimitri Van Den Bergh 6 86.85 6/13 Jeremey Fagg 1 72.4 2/6 2 Gerwyn Price 6 95.18 6/13 Brenton Lloyd 2 81.28 2/3 3 Michael Smith 6 88.7 6/19 Stuart Coburn 2 76.54 2/17 4 Luke Humphries 6 87.18 6/18 Joe Comito 1 70.11 1/8 5 Luke Littler 6 90.68 6/13 Rob Modra 2 90.44 2/6 6 Peter Wright 6 95.42 6/19 Simon Whitlock 1 84.11 1/10 7 Damon Heta 6 89.29 6/13 John Hurring 0 71.58 0/7 8 Rob Cross 6 95.55 6/24 Haupai Puha 5 86.82 5/10
Quarter Finals QF1 Luke Littler 6 104.03 6/13 Michael Smith 4 99.03 4/13 QF2 Dimitri Van den Bergh 6 103.19 6/16 Luke Humphries 2 90.16 2/2 QF3 Peter Wright 6 94.04 6/17 Rob Cross 4 92.51 4/12 QF4 Gerwyn Price 6 91.38 6/24 Damon Heta 4 86.54 4/14
Semi Finals SF1 Luke Littler 7 104.92 7/18 Dimitri van den Bergh 6 102.22 6/17 SF2 Gerwyn Price 7 99.34 7/15 Peter Wright 6 93.24 6/12
Final F Gerwyn Price 8 99.42 8/15 Luke Littler 1 94.24 1/12
Night 1 Results
The PDC side of the draw swept all aside in the opening night of the Australian Darts Masters in Wollongong on Friday night. In the opening match of the night Jeremy Fagg threw his first dart into the treble 20 bed and with his 27th dart threw tops to win the first leg of the night. Fagg then opened with a treble 20 on throw but could not take out that leg as his opponent broke straight back. Dimitri van den Bergh then held throw despite missing three at double eight along the way. The Belgian then had leg wins in 15 and 16 darts to lead 4-1. Two check outs of 32 gave him the final two legs to win 6-1. Van den Bergh was not pleased with the performance but happy to get through anyway, “It was a struggle. I am giving my 100% but I am not feeling confident on the stage. I am not proud of this performance but I am definitely happy that hard battles can be won and that is what makes me one of the best players in the world.” The second match of the night saw Gerwyn Price go 1-0 up with a 17 dart hold of throw. Brenton Lloyd threw a 180 on his second visit to the oche in leg two and took it out in 14 darts. Price then held throw and when Lloyd was on tops in the next leg Price threw double 5 to take the leg away from him. Price then opened with a maximum and took the leg to lead 4-1. Lloyd then checked out 72 to take his second leg before two tops finishes gave Price the match 6-2. Price was also looking forward to an improved performance having got through the opening round, “Hopefully I will be a bit better tomorrow but it is what it is.” Game three saw Michael Smith surge to a two leg lead, including a 146 check out in the first leg. In leg three Smith and Coburn shared multiple missed darts of the leg until Coburn finally checked out with his 26th dart. He then opened with a pair of 100s and a 140 but heavy scoring from Smith gave him a 3-1 lead. Smith then pounced as Coburn missed multiple darts at the next leg. In the sixth leg Coburn opened with a 180 and followed it up with 125 and 180 before throwing double eight with his tenth dart to move the match to 4-2. A double 8 and then a 118 check out eventually gave Smith the 6-2 win. As with the first two victors on the night Smith felt pleased to have got through despite what the scoreline may have looked like, “I started off well but I started to chase a big average instead of winning the match and got into a fight when it should not have been. He then threw a ten darter, I thank my lucky stars I got through.” Luke Humphries won the first two legs of his match with Joe Comito before he left 20 and his opponent from WA stepped up and threw tops with his 18th dart to win his first leg in World Series Darts. Humphries then moved back to a two leg lead with a 12 dart leg. He then rattled off three clear legs, although in the sixth leg Comito missed multiple chances to double his leg tally. Humphries closed out the match with a 120 finish. Humphries was pleased to get through and enjoyed the experience as whole, despite losing a leg. “Joe said before he went on he had never won a leg so when he won it it was great for him. As a perfectionist, you want to win everything, and I would love to open my account of World Series wins in such an iconic place, but I know I have to improve tomorrow.” Luke Littler took out his first leg in 15 darts before securing the second in the same amount, an 82 check out cleaning up the leg. Modra still looked composed and was able to check out 112 before he opened with a 180 and secured the fourth leg in 13 darts. Littler then held throw comfortably to lead 3-2. Modra missed double 16 to tie things up in the sixth leg and Littler stepped up to double his lead. Modra then missed more leg darts in leg seven and his opponent took his opportunity once more. Littler missed the bull for the match but returned to the oche to check out double ten with his 14th dart. Littler was pleased to have gone through, “I am glad to drag myself over the line tonight, and hopefully I can perform better tomorrow. It is always good to get the first game out of the way.” Simon Whitlock was unable to repeat his previous two opening round appearances at Wollongong as he fell in the first round to Peter Wright 6-1. Wright checked out 78 in the opening leg before jumping on Whitlock’s inability to check out 60 in the next one. He won the third leg comfortably before cleaning up double 16 to lead 4-0. Whitlock held throw after some nervous darts but Wright cleaned up the sixth leg in 11 darts and a 48 check out gave him the overall win in the seventh and final leg. Wright was pleased to progress past the hometown legend, “Simon is a great player but I was lucky he did not turn up tonight. I haven’t got to prove a point to anybody.” Damon Heta opened his match with a break of throw before he held throw thanks to a 113 check out. Two consecutive visits of 140 and a check out of 116 gave Heta a three leg lead. Hurring was unable to put away 40 in two visits in leg four before Heta secured the leg with his 19th dart. Heta then broke the Hurring throw for a third time before double 9 check out gave him a six nil victory. Heta was chasing even more despite the win. “I am absolutely stoked to get the win but I want to give so much more to my home crowd. I am looking forward to tomorrow.” Rob Cross held throw in his opening leg against Haupai Puha in the final match of the night before breaking the throw of his opponent easily. Cross then threw two 12 darters to lead 4-0. Double 16 gave Puha his first leg of the match before he pounced on Cross’s inability to convert in leg six. Cross failed at multiple check outs in the next leg and once again Puha was able to take advantage to move the score to 4-3. Cross left 10 chasing 80 in the next leg and Puha was soon equal on the scoreboard after his next visit to the oche. Cross then held throw in 13 darts to take the lead once more before Puha was able to hold his throw. In the deciding leg the Kiwi opened against the Cross throw with a maximum and then a 123. He had a dart at a 126 finish but the double six went awry and Cross stepped up to throw treble twenty and double ten for the 6-5 victory. Cross was pleased to continue his winning form from last year in Australia but he was well aware his mistakes in the match could have been more costly, “Maybe I was guilty of thinking I was going to win 6-0 or 6-1, Haupai played some really good darts at the end, so I’m just happy to get the job done.”
Night 2 Results
The opening Quarter Final saw Luke Littler open on throw against Michael Smith. The first maximum went Smith’s way as Littler got to the first check out. A stray second dart meant Smith was unable to get to a check out after Littler could only set up. On his next visit Littler missed two darts at the leg and Smith cleaned up on his next dart. Smith threw a 171 on throw to leave 130 and hit it with his 25th dart of the whole match going into the bullseye. A 140 from Littler left him needing 85 and although he needed two visits his 14th dart finally put him on the scoreboard. Smith then opened with a 180 which was matched by his opponent. In 11 darts Smith had reopened a two-leg gap. A 135 left Littler needing 70 on throw and with Smith on 123 Littler missed double 8 for the leg, after attempting to go bull and double ten. Smith failed to take advantage on his next visit and double 2 with his 17th dart gave Littler a second leg. Smith dominated on throw in the next leg and left 64 chasing 161. Smith missed four darts at the leg before Littler missed the bull. Smith then busted and two darts later the scoreline was equal. The 17-year-old opened with a maximum and with his 11th dart he was in front 4-3. Littler then opened with a maximum against the throw and scored another four perfect darts before Smith threw 161 to take the leg. Both players scored maximums and it was Smith on a 9 darter in the next leg but as the leg before the player on the 9-darter failed to take the leg after Smith missed multiple leg darts. A visits of 137 left Littler needing 66 against the smith throw. With Smith on 84 Littler cleaned up to make the semifinals. Littler was obviously pleased after the match, “I started off slowly myself but I got myself back into the game, before we both switched on and I am glad to get over the line.” The second match of the night saw Like Humphries take on Dimitri van den Bergh. Humphries fell behind on throw in the opening leg and van den Bergh took advantage of being well ahead as he took four darts to convert 90. A 134 left the Belgian needing 116 but he missed tops for the leg. Humphries could not put away 141 so van Den Bergh put the leg away with his 16th dart. A maximum on his second visit gave the Belgian number one the lead in the third leg and a 140 left him needing 90 for a second break. He hit two 25s but missed with the tops before throwing double five with his next dart, cleaning up double 15 with his next dart. Two visits of 140 left van den Bergh needing 164 and he missed the bull for that check out and could not put it away on this next visit. With his first check out dart of the match Humphries converted double 16 to gain a break back. A van den Bergh maximum moved him to 187 and then 105 left him needing 82. With Humphries on 132 his opponent checked out with his 11th dart. With the double break restored van den Bergh threw double nine to move one leg away from the semifinals. On throw Humphries had a better leg and converted 124 with the bull, collecting his second of his two check out darts in the match. Visits of 140 and 134 set van den Bergh on his way in the eighth leg. With Humphries on 151 van den Bergh missed tops for the match. Humphries did not set up another leg dart and had to leave 56. Double ten gave van den Bergh a brilliant 6-2 victory over the reigning world champion. Van den Bergh was delighted to have made it to the semifinals in Wollongong once more, “Luke is one of the best players in the world. This game for some reason turned around for me and I am standing here buzzing. If I can continue what I have just done that will give me a boost. I give 100% and that is the most important thing about me.” The third quarter final was between Peter Wright and Rob Cross. Cross secured the first maximum of the match on throw in the first leg and after 9 darts he needed 121. His 15th dart of the leg gave him a one nil lead. Wright opened his throw with a 140 and was a long way ahead through the leg but missed the bull for a 125 checkout, having thrown bull and 25 previously. He secured double four for the leg with last dart in hand on his next visit. Both players opened with 140s next time around but a follow up maximum from Wright gave him a slight lead in the leg. He missed tops chasing a 116 check out before Cross missed double 16 to hold throw. A double ten with his 13th dart gave Wright a break of throw. He then opened slowly and a maximum from Cross put him well ahead, despite a 180 of his own from Wright. A 149 then left Cross needing double 16 with his 10th dart. Another 180 from Wright in between put pressure on his opponent but Cross threw double 4 with his 12th dart to draw level at two legs all. Cross opened with a maximum on throw in the fifth leg and although he missed a few darts for the leg he eventually took the lead in the match with his 15th dart. In response Wright opened with the seventh maximum of the match (his fourth.) and had up to six darts to convert 124. His sixth dart missed that target but Cross was unable to take down 167. With Wright missing three darts at a double Cross had more chances but a stray second dart meant he had nothing for the third. Wright finally took the leg with his next dart. Cross then held throw fairly comfortably to take the lead once more. A 140 left Wright requiring 107 but he missed the double 16 to take the leg on his next visit. He returned to the oche, however, and threw double eight to make it four legs all. A 180 from Wright left him needing 81 against the Cross throw. He had time to leave tops which he collected with his 15th dart to throw for a semi final position. Cross was able to take a small lead after early in the leg but Wright soon edged back in front. Wright moved to 170 as Cross moved to 134. Neither player got a dart at the leg on their next visit. Wright converted the match dart at his second attempt on his next visit to the oche. Damon Heta and Gerwyn Price closed out the quarter finals with Price opening with a 140 on throw in the opening leg of their match. A ton left Price needing 44 after 15 darts. Price then missed two leg darts but Heta could not put away 149 and Price stepped up once more only to miss three more at double ten. Heta missed the bull for 90 as Price threw double two with his 24th dart to take the leg. Price then opened with a maximum but a 139 got Heta to a first check out target, albeit a 170. Heta missed the bull once again, this time for the big fish before Price missed double 7 for a 122 break of throw. He would return to the oche though but this time double two did not go. Heta threw double one with his 17th dart to draw level. Price then opened with a maximum for the second successive time. Heta missed the bull (the third time in each of the three legs) for a 128 check out and Price stepped up to lead 2-1. Heta had a dart at tops for the next leg but with much of the target covered he still put the dart into the double 20 bed to draw level. Price missed two darts at tops for a 52 checkout but returned to the oche to collect that with his 16th dart. Heta had a good leg on throw and cleaned up in 15 darts to draw level for the third time. Price needed 148 to hold throw but left 90. Heta then moved from 141 to 51. Price missed double five with his 18th dart as the Australian hit double 16 with his 17th dart to take the first break of throw for the match. Heta started slowly on the next leg and fell behind early. A maximum then moved Price to 98. Heta moved to 154 before Price left 20 after his next visit. Heta left 62 and Price threw double ten with his last dart in hand and the match was level once more. He then threw a fifth 180 for the match mid ninth leg and a follow up 140 left him needing 81 to move ahead once more. Double 12 with his 12th dart did leave him one leg shy of the final semifinal position. On throw Heta opened with a ton which was not matched by his opponent. Another 180 from Price moved him to 261. Heta left himself 143 after his next visit as Price moved to 156. Heta left 86 after 12 darts as Price missed the double 18 for the big checkout. Heta then had a wayward second dart and missed the double nine with his third dart. Price then busted on his next visit before Heta missed a dart at double four for the leg. Price finally put the match away with his next dart. Once again the match finished 6-4, as had two of the other quarter finals. The first semi final saw Dimitri van den Bergh hold throw with tops taken out with his 14th dart (both players having throw a maximum on their second visits to the oche.) Van den Bergh threw two maximums to leave 48 but failed to put it away and Littler threw the bull to win the leg and hold throw. Good scoring from the Belgian had him needing 127 after nine darts. He missed the double eight for the leg on his next visit but double 4 with his 13th dart gave him a 2-1 lead. Despite another 180 for the Belgian Littler led the leg after nine darts and a 105 check out drew him level at two all. Van den Bergh opened with a 177 on throw as Littler threw a maximum at his second visit to the oche for the leg. The Belgian moved to 140 as the Englishman left 63. Littler would return but missed two at double 12 for the break and van den Bergh threw the double 18 with his 14th dart. On throw Littler moved to 184 after 9 darts to be way ahead in the leg. He threw a maximum to leave four to level the game. He then missed three darts at double two as his Belgian opponent threw 180 to leave 93. Littler cleaned up with his next dart to draw level at the break. A 140 left Littler on 144 as van den Bergh moved to 97. With Littler unable to convert his opponent held throw in two darts. 135 from Littler moved him on to needing 20 and he converted with his 13th dart as his opponent still needed 180. Van den Bergh threw 99 to move to 127 before Littler threw a maximum to leave 90. The Belgian then threw two excellent darts but missed the double 8 for a 127 check out. Littler stepped up for the break and had a shot at bull but finally missed at that target this game. Both players missed three check outs each in their next visits before the Belgian threw double two for the leg. Littler opened on throw with a maximum. With Littler on 146 the Belgian threw a 180 a maximum to leave 84. Littler checked out 146, however, to draw level at five sets all. Another 180 left van den Bergh on 164 as the same for Littler moved him to 82. With the Belgian on 118 Littler broke with that 82 check out to move a game away. Against the throw van den Bergh got to the first check out of 150 but Littler then moved to 78. With Van den Bergh on 16 Littler missed tops as a match dart. Double eight with his next dart gave van den Bergh the throw in the deciding leg of the match. He opened with 140 as did his opponent. Littler then edged slightly ahead after six darts each. Littler moved to the first check out target, of 144. Van den Bergh threw 145 to leave 57. Littler hit the wire of the double 12 to take the 144. Van den Bergh then missed match darts of his own before Littler finally took that match with his 14th dart. Littler secured the match 7-6. The second semifinal had Gerwyn Price open the match on throw against Peter Wright. The start of the opening leg was slow with Wright getting to the first check out of 150. He failed to take it out so Price stepped up to attempt to check out 148, missing tops for the hold of throw. Wright did hit tops with his second dart at his next visit to take that break. On throw Wright got to a check out first of 121 and despite being under pressure from Price (who had moved to 50) he hit the bullseye to take the big checkout and a 2-0 lead. Wright got to another check out of 155 first but could not get the checkout this time thus Price got to have a chance at 116. He missed out and Wright stepped up to throw treble twenty and double eighteen to take a second break in the match and a three nil match lead. Wright threw two bullseyes chasing a 125 check out but Price was unable to convert on his next visit. Wright then did not put the leg away and Price finally punished him to win his first leg of the match. Price then had a solid 12 dart leg on throw to move to within a leg of his opponent. A maximum in the next leg saw Price move to 142. He failed to put it away but left 20 and with Wright not on a checkout he was able to return to the oche and draw level with his 13th dart of the sixth leg. Thus, the scoreboard three all at the break. Price then comfortably progressed through the next leg and threw double 12 with his 16th dart, thus going in front for the first time in the match. Wright opened with a 140 on throw in the next leg and got to the first check out score, of 89. A 140 from Price put Wright under pressure (he had moved to 117.) Wright missed the bullseye but then Price missed tops for the leg himself. Double four with his 18th dart saw the match move back to parity. He then threw a maximum against the throw but could only follow up with a 60. Price through 139 to leave 147 as Wright moved from 261 to 121. Price moved to 67 as Wright moved to 40. Wright cleaned up a double ten with his last dart in hand to lead 5-4. On throw Wright threw another maximum to move to 230 and then a ton to move to 130. A maximum from Price moved him to 82 and put his opponent under pressure. Wright left 70 in response as Price missed tops for a 6-4 lead. Wright then threw treble ten with his first dart and top with his third to draw level once again. Price then held throw comfortably to move a leg away from a final with Luke Littler. Wright opened on his own throw with two visits of 140 but a maximum from Price put him just twenty behind his opponent. Wright left 121 as Price moved to 146. Wright left to tops and returned to the oche as Price left 82 after his next visit to the oche. Wright put away the tops with his 14th dart and thus the leg went to a decider. Price could only open his throw with a 55 as Wright responded with 140. Price threw a ton as Wright scored a second successive 140. Price collected a ton on his next visit but Wright could only move to 171 after a poor last dart on his next throw. Price secured a 140 to leave 106 and then Wright moved to the same target. Price had a dart at tops and took it to edge out the match 7-6. The final saw Gerwyn Price open the match but it was Luke Littler who secure the first maximum of the match. Price was unable to put away 170 and Littler was unable to collect 124 either. Price then secured the leg with last dart in hand to hold throw. He then threw a maximum to leave 40 and secured the break with his next dart. Price then moved to 181 on throw with another maximum and a 125 left 56. His 11th dart saw him move three nil up, in a match that looked at that point a lot like the last two finals in Wollongong. Littler collected 180 in the fourth leg only for Price to immediately match the Englishman. Littler missed tops and double 16 with his 14th dart gave Price a 4-0 match lead. Price got to the first check out in the next leg, a 157 but Littler put him under pressure leaving 49. With Price unable to secure the large check out Littler stepped up but missed double ten last dart in hand. This time Price missed two at tops but Littler then missed three leg darts and Price secured his fifth consecutive leg of the match. Littler led the next leg comfortably and a maximum left him needing 44. Price secured a 180 himself but was well behind his opponent as he watched Littler celebrate a leg win with a double 15. Gerwyn Price collected the first leg after the break with his 18th dart landing in the double ten to give him a 6-1 lead. A 171 left Price on 132 against the Littler throw but he missed out and Littler had two darts at the next leg. He missed and thus Price cleaned up, with another double ten giving him the leg. Price then opened up with two visits of 140 on throw. Price then left 123 as Littler moved to 230. Price could only get 55 and left 68 as Littler left 90 with a 140 visit of his own. Price missed a match dart at tops before Littler missed two at double 15 and Price hit (another) double ten to take out the match. For the third consecutive year the final at Wollongong finished 8-1, first to Price’s Welsh World Cup winning partner Jonny Clayton, then Rob Cross and now Gerwyn Price.