South African Masters (darts)
Emperors Palace South African Masters | |
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Tournament information | |
Venue | Emperors Palace |
Location | Johannesburg |
Country | South Africa |
Established | 2007 |
Organisation(s) | PDC |
Format | Legs |
Prize fund | £15,000 (2009) |
Month(s) Played | September |
Current champion(s) | |
Phil Taylor |
The Emperors Palace South African Masters was a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation which began in 2007, so-named because it took place at the Emperors Palace entertainment resort in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Cameron Carolissen is the current champion on 2021 South African Masters.
Format and qualification[]
The tournament had 8 players, 4 of which were the top ranked players on the PDC Order of Merit and the semi-finalists, runner up and winner of the PDC South African Open which takes place the day before. The four players chosen by the PDC were drawn up against the qualifiers from the PDC South African Open in a knock-out tournament. In 2007, Phil Taylor, Raymond van Barneveld, James Wade and Terry Jenkins, ranked numbers one to four in the Order of Merit respectively at the time, participated in the tournament. In the following year, Taylor and Wade, returned to the tournament, being ranked numbers one and three in the world at the time. John Part, ranked number four in the world, also participated, as did Wayne Mardle, who replaced Barneveld (ranked second) due to the Dutchman's two month sabbatical from darts. Taylor, Wade, Part and Mervyn King took part in the 2009 tournament.
Matches were as follows:
- Quarter Final: best of 7 legs
- Semi Final: Best of 9 legs (formerly in 2007 best of 11 legs)
- Final: Best of 11 legs (formerly in 2007 best of 15 legs, in 2008 best of 9 legs)
Since the 2010 tournament, the event is the direct qualification tournament for the World Darts Championship for South African darts players.
Television[]
The tournament was broadcast live on SuperSport in South Africa. In the United Kingdom, the tournament was broadcast on Challenge in 2007, Nuts TV in 2008, and Sky Sports in 2009.
Results[]
2007[]
Quarter-finals Best of 7 legs | Semi-finals Best of 11 legs | Final Best of 15 legs | ||||||||||||
Phil Taylor | 4 | |||||||||||||
0 | Phil Taylor | 6 | ||||||||||||
Terry Jenkins | 4 | Terry Jenkins | 4 | |||||||||||
0 | Phil Taylor | 8 | ||||||||||||
Raymond van Barneveld | 4 | Raymond van Barneveld | 6 | |||||||||||
Charles Losper | 1 | Raymond van Barneveld | 6 | |||||||||||
James Wade | 4 | James Wade | 5 | |||||||||||
0 |
2008[]
Quarter-finals Best of 7 legs | Semi-finals Best of 9 legs | Final Best of 9 legs | ||||||||||||
John Part | 4 | |||||||||||||
0 | John Part | 5 | ||||||||||||
James Wade | 4 | James Wade | 1 | |||||||||||
Les Francis | 1 | John Part | 2 | |||||||||||
Wayne Mardle | 4 | Phil Taylor | 5 | |||||||||||
Charles Losper | 1 | Wayne Mardle | 2 | |||||||||||
Phil Taylor | 4 | Phil Taylor | 5 | |||||||||||
1 |
2009[]
Quarter-finals Best of 7 legs | Semi-finals Best of 9 legs | Final Best of 11 legs | ||||||||||||
Phil Taylor | 4 | |||||||||||||
1 | Phil Taylor | 5 | ||||||||||||
John Part | 4 | John Part | 2 | |||||||||||
Devon Petersen | 1 | Phil Taylor | 6 | |||||||||||
James Wade | 4 | James Wade | 4 | |||||||||||
Wynand Havenga | 1 | James Wade | 5 | |||||||||||
Mervyn King | 4 | Mervyn King | 4 | |||||||||||
Les Francis | 1 |
- During the fifth leg of the semi final between James Wade and Mervyn King, King hit the first ever televised nine-dart finish outside of Europe. He hit two consecutive 180s, and then used T20, T19, D12 to complete the perfect leg. King went 4–1 up as a result of that leg, but still lost the match 5–4.
Previous winners[]
Year | Champion | Score | Runner-Up | Total Prize Money | Winner's Prize |
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Phil Taylor | 8–6 | Raymond van Barneveld | £15,000 | £5,000 | |
Phil Taylor | 5–2 | John Part | £15,000 | £5,000 | |
Phil Taylor | 6–4 | James Wade | £15,000 | £5,000 |
World Darts Championship Qualification Tournament
Year | Champion | Score | Runner-Up | Semi-finalist 1 (lost to Champion) |
Semi-finalist 2 (lost to Runner-Up) |
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2006 | Wynand Havenga | 4–1 | |||
2007 | Charles Losper | 4–0 | |||
2008 | Charles Losper | 4–1 | Les Francis | ||
2009 | Les Francis | 4–3 | Devon Petersen | Wynand Havenga | |
2010 | Devon Petersen | 5–4 | Les Francis | Charles Losper | |
2011 | Devon Petersen | beat | Nolan Arendse | ||
2012 | Charl Pietersen | 8–1 | Charles Losper | Shawn Hogan | |
2013 | Devon Petersen | 9–3 | Graham Filby | Charles Losper | |
2014 | Nolan Arendse | 9–5 | Devon Petersen | Charl Pietersen | |
2015 | Warrick Scheffer | 9–2 | Charl Pietersen | Charles Losper | |
Cameron Carolissen | 9–8 | Charles Losper | Warrick Scheffer |
References[]
- ^ "2007 Emperors Palace South African Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "2008 Emperors Palace South African Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "2009 Emperors Palace South African Masters Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- 2007 establishments in South Africa
- Professional Darts Corporation tournaments
- International sports competitions hosted by South Africa