Auckland Darts Masters 2017: Draw, schedule, odds, TV coverage details & player profiles

The fourth of this season's World Series of Darts tournaments took place from August 11-13 with the third staging of the Auckland Darts Masters, as Gary Anderson aimed to retain his crown.

However the Flying Scotsman, who was favourite due to the absence of Michael van Gerwen, fell at the first hurdle and it was his conqueror Kyle Anderson who went on to win the title.

The event also featured 16-time World Matchplay champion Phil Taylor and although the Power did defeat Raymond van Barneveld, he was knocked out by eventual runner-up Corey Cadby, who also beat Peter Wright.

You can look back on how the action unfolded with the results and reviews while we have details of the prize money, player profiles - plus details of the rest of the World Series of Darts calendar. 

Auckland Darts Masters Draw & Tournament Bracket

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The eight PDC representatives are paired up against the eight Oceanic players in the first round. The draw will be made on Thursday

Gary Anderson (1) v Kyle Anderson
Simon Whitlock v Cody Harris
James Wade (4) v Mark Cleaver
Daryl Gurney v Rob Modra
Peter Wright (2) v Corey Cadby
Michael Smith v Rob Szabo
Raymond van Barneveld (3) v Warren Parry
Phil Taylor v Darren Herewini

Auckland Darts Masters: Daily Schedule & Results

Friday August 11 (7pm local time, 0700 BST)
First Round (Best of 11 legs)
Michael Smith 6-0 Rob Szabo
Daryl Gurney 6-2 Rob Modra
James Wade (4) 6-2 Mark Cleaver
Raymond van Barneveld (3) 6-4 Warren Parry
Phil Taylor 6-4 Darren Herewini
Simon Whitlock 6-4 Cody Harris
Gary Anderson (1) 4-6 Kyle Anderson
Peter Wright (2) 4-6 Corey Cadby
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Saturday August 12 (7pm local time, 0700 BST)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 19 legs)
James Wade 10-7 Daryl Gurney
Kyle Anderson 10-9 Simon Whitlock
Raymond van Barneveld 9-10 Phil Taylor
Corey Cadby 10-5 Michael Smith
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Sunday August 13 (6pm local time, 0600 BST)
Semi-Finals (Best of 21 legs)
James Wade 4-11 Kyle Anderson
Corey Cadby 11-8 Phil Taylor

Final (Best of 21 legs)
Kyle Anderson 11-10 Corey Cadby
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What channel is the Auckland Darts Masters on?

ITV4 will be broadcasting delayed coverage of all three days, starting at 1900 BST each night until 2300 BST. Presented by Stephen McIvor, with commentary by Stuart Pyke, Rod Harrington and Glen Larmer.

Auckland Darts Masters: Betting odds

For a change, Michael van Gerwen isn't favourite for a darts event. But that's because he's not in this one following the very recent birth of his daughter.

Instead it's the defending champion Gary Anderson who heads Sky Bet's market at 9/4 while Phil Taylor and Peter Wright can both be backed at 3/1.

Daryl Gurney, who was runner-up to MVG in the US Darts Masters before going on to reach the World Matchplay semi-finals, is 12/1 and it's the same price for Raymond van Barneveld.

James Wade and Michael Smith are both 16/1, with the other seeded player, Simon Whitlock, available at 20/1.

Of the Oceanic representatives, the dangerous Corey Cadby is a 50/1 shot while Kyle Anderson, who won a recent Players Championship event, is also 50s.

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Auckland Darts Masters: PDC player profiles

* Michael van Gerwen and Adrian Lewis are absent from this event after both their partners recently gave birth.

GARY ANDERSON
Nickname: The Flying Scotsman
Date of Birth: December 22 1970
Nationality: Scottish
World Ranking (August 7): 2
Walk-on music: Jump Around, House of Pain
Notable Achievements: 2x World Champion (2015, 2016), 2x Premier League champion (2011, 2015), Players Championship Finals champion (2014), over 30 other PDC titles, runner-up in eight other major finals

PETER WRIGHT
Nickname: Snakebite
Date of Birth: March 10 1970
Nationality: Scottish
World Ranking (August 7): 3
Walk-on music: Don't Stop The Party, Pitbull
Notable Achievements: UK Open champion (2017), World Championship runner-up (2014), Premier League runner-up (2017), 16 non-televised PDC titles and four more televised final appearances.

PHIL TAYLOR
Nickname: The Power
Date of Birth: August 13 1960
Nationality: England
World Ranking (August 7): 4
Walk-on music: I've Got The Power, Snap
Notable Achievements: 14x PDC World Champion (1995-2002, 2004-2006, 2009, 2010, 2013), 2x BDO World Champion (1990, 1992), 15x World Matchplay champion (1995, 1997, 2000-2004, 2006, 2008-2014), 11x World Grand Prix champion (1998-2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013), 5x UK Open champion (2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013), 6x Grand Slam of Darts champion (2007-2009, 2011, 2013, 2014), 6x Premier League champion (2005-2008, 2010, 2012), 4x European Champion (2008-2011), 3x Players Championship Finals champion (2009, 2011, 2012), Masters champion (2013), Champions League of Darts champion (2016), 4x World Cup winner (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016), over 100 other PDC titles

RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD
Nickname: Barney
Date of Birth: April 20 1967
Nationality: Dutch
World Ranking (August 7): 8
Walk-on music: Eye of The Tiger, Survivor
Notable Achievements: PDC World Champion (2007), 4x BDO world champion (1998, 1999, 2003, 2005), 2x UK Open champion (2006, 2007), Premier League champion (2014), Grand Slam of Darts champion (2012), 3x World Cup winner (2010, 2014, 2017), 20 other PDC titles, runner-up in eight majors

MICHAEL SMITH
Nickname: Bully Boy
Date of Birth: September 18 1990
Nationality: England
World Ranking (August 7): 9
Walk-on music: Shut Up & Dance, Walk The Moon
Career highlights: World Youth Champion (2013), winner of seven non-televised PDC titles

JAMES WADE
Nickname: The Machine
Date of Birth: April 6 1983
Nationality: English
World Ranking (August 7): 10
Walk-on music: The Boys Are Back In Town, Thin Lizzy
Notable Achievements: World Matchplay champion (2007), 2x World Grand Prix champion (2007, 2010), Premier League champion (2009), 2x UK Open champion (2008, 2011), Masters champion (2014), 20 non-televised PDC titles, runner-up in 11 televised majors 

DARYL GURNEY
Nickname: SuperChin
Date of Birth: March 23 1986
Nationality: Northern Ireland
World Ranking (August 7): 12
Walk-on music: Sweet Caroline, Neil Diamond
Notable Achievements: World Matchplay semi-finalist (2017), UK Open semi-finalist (2017), World Championship quarter-finalist (2017)

SIMON WHITLOCK
Nickname: The Wizard
Date of Birth: March 3 1969
Nationality: Australia
World Ranking (August 7): 18
Walk-on music: Down Under, Men at Work
Career highlights: European champion (2012), World Championship runner-up (2010), Premier League runner-up (2012), winner of 16 non-televised TV titles

Auckland Darts Masters: Prize money

Winner: £20,000
Runner-up: £10,000
Semi-finals: £5,000
Quarter-final: ��2,500
First-round losers: £1,250

Auckland Darts Masters: Past winners

2016: Gary Anderson 11-7 Adrian Lewis
2015: Adrian Lewis 11-10 Raymond van Barneveld

World Series of Darts: Tournament calendar

Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters (May 24-25) - Gary Anderson

Shanghai Darts Masters (July 13-15) - Michael van Gerwen

US Darts Masters (Last Vegas) - July 14-15 - Michael van Gerwen

Auckland Darts Masters - August 11-13

Melbourne Darts Masters - August 18-20

Perth Darts Masters - August 25-27

World Series Finals (Glasgow) - November 3-5

Click here now for the full PDC tournament calendar for 2017