Melbourne Darts Masters prize money
The PDC has paid £180k across the three editions of the Melbourne Darts Masters we hold, from 2017 to 2019. The 2019 pot was £60,000 between sixteen players, the World Series leg in Melbourne, eight invited PDC players drawn against eight Australian qualifiers, and Michael van Gerwen took £20,000 of it.
A darts player is paid once, for where the run ended, so every pound of a pot lands on exactly one player and the three pots below add up to the £180,000 the field has shared. Peter Wright has taken more out of the Melbourne Darts Masters than anyone else: £35,000 from three appearances.
Every Melbourne Darts Masters pot
The three editions we hold, and what each one paid
| EDITION | CHAMPION | PLAYERS | THE POT | WINNING IT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Michael van Gerwen | 16 | £60,000 | £20,000 |
| 2018 | Peter Wright | 16 | £60,000 | £20,000 |
| 2017 | Phil Taylor | 16 | £60,000 | £20,000 |
| 3 editions | three different champions | 48 | £180,000 | £60,000 |
The pot, season by season
season running total
The prize fund has been £60,000 in every one of the three editions we hold, and winning it has paid £20,000 each time. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches £180,000.
What each finishing place pays
The five bands at the 2019 Melbourne Darts Masters
Nothing here stacks. A player who lost in the semi-finals collected £5,000 and not that plus every band beneath it, which is why the five bands come to £60,000 rather than to the £38,750 a ladder reading would put on the champion alone. The 2019 rate card has the players in each band and what the band paid out.
Who has taken the most out of it
Every player in the Melbourne Darts Masters draws we hold, across the three editions
| # | PLAYER | PLAYED | TITLES | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Wright | 3 | 1 | £35,000 |
| 2 | Michael van Gerwen | 2 | 1 | £25,000 |
| 3 | Phil Taylor | 1 | 1 | £20,000 |
| 4 | Daryl Gurney | 2 | £15,000 | |
| 5 | Michael Smith | 2 | £12,500 | |
| 6 | Gary Anderson | 3 | £10,000 | |
| 7 | Simon Whitlock | 3 | £10,000 | |
| 8 | Rob Cross | 2 | £7,500 | |
| 9 | Raymond van Barneveld | 3 | £6,250 | |
| 10 | Corey Cadby | 3 | £5,000 | |
| 11 | Damon Heta | 2 | £5,000 | |
| 12 | James Wade | 2 | £3,750 | |
| 13 | Kyle Anderson | 3 | £3,750 | |
| 14 | Haupai Puha | 2 | £2,500 | |
| 15 | James Bailey | 2 | £2,500 | |
| 16 | Tim Pusey | 2 | £2,500 | |
| 17 | Cody Harris | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 18 | Dave Marland | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 19 | David Platt | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 20 | Justin Thompson | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 21 | Koha Kokiri | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 22 | Mick Lacey | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 23 | Mike Bonser | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 24 | Raymond O'Donnell | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 25 | Raymond Smith | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 26 | Rhys Mathewson | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 27 | Robbie King | 1 | £1,250 |
The fifteen biggest earners
Peter Wright has £35,000 of the £180,000 the Melbourne Darts Masters has paid out, which is 19.4% of it, and the other 26 players have shared the rest. 12 of the 27 have been in the draw once.
Frequently asked questions
How much is Melbourne Darts Masters prize money?
£60,000 at the 2019 event, split between sixteen players. Winning it paid £20,000, which is 33% of the pot, and the smallest payment was £1,250.
Who has won the most Melbourne Darts Masters prize money?
Peter Wright, with £35,000 from three appearances and one title. Across the three editions on this page the tournament has paid out £180,000 in all.
Has Melbourne Darts Masters prize money changed?
No. The pot has been £60,000 at every one of the three editions we hold, from 2017 to 2019, and winning it has paid £20,000 each time. The five bands underneath it have not moved either.
Who has won the Melbourne Darts Masters?
Three different players have won the three editions we hold, and Michael van Gerwen took the 2019 one. No player on this page has won it more than once.
What does losing early at the Melbourne Darts Masters pay?
£1,250 at the 2019 event, which is the last 16 band. A player is paid once, for where the run ended, so it is the whole of what going out there is worth rather than a first rung.
Where to next
The rest of the darts money
The 2019 edition is at Melbourne Darts Masters prize money 2019, and the other two we hold are in the table above. Peter Wright has taken £35,000 out of it and £3,890,000 across every event on the site. For the other tournaments, see PDC World Championship prize money, World Matchplay prize money, Grand Slam of Darts prize money, Players Championship Finals prize money, World Grand Prix prize money and European Championship prize money. Darts prize money ranks all 793 players across the £91,450,000 the 268 editions on this site paid out. Where a competition pays again at every round rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money.