Shanghai Darts Masters prize money
The PDC has paid £120k across the two editions of the Shanghai Darts Masters we hold, from 2017 to 2018. The 2018 pot was £60,000 between sixteen players, the World Series leg in Shanghai, eight invited PDC players drawn against eight Chinese qualifiers, and Michael Smith 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 two pots below add up to the £120,000 the field has shared. Michael van Gerwen has taken more out of the Shanghai Darts Masters than anyone else: £25,000 from two appearances.
Every Shanghai Darts Masters pot
The two editions we hold, and what each one paid
| EDITION | CHAMPION | PLAYERS | THE POT | WINNING IT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Michael Smith | 16 | £60,000 | £20,000 |
| 2017 | Michael van Gerwen | 16 | £60,000 | £20,000 |
| 2 editions | two different champions | 32 | £120,000 | £40,000 |
The pot, season by season
season running total
The prize fund has been £60,000 in every one of the two editions we hold, and winning it has paid £20,000 each time. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches £120,000.
What each finishing place pays
The five bands at the 2018 Shanghai 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 2018 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 Shanghai Darts Masters draws we hold, across the two editions
| # | PLAYER | PLAYED | TITLES | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen | 2 | 1 | £25,000 |
| 2 | Michael Smith | 1 | 1 | £20,000 |
| 3 | Dave Chisnall | 1 | £10,000 | |
| 4 | Rob Cross | 1 | £10,000 | |
| 5 | James Wade | 2 | £7,500 | |
| 6 | Peter Wright | 2 | £7,500 | |
| 7 | Gerwyn Price | 2 | £5,000 | |
| 8 | Raymond van Barneveld | 1 | £5,000 | |
| 9 | Gary Anderson | 2 | £3,750 | |
| 10 | Royden Lam | 2 | £3,750 | |
| 11 | Chengan Liu | 2 | £2,500 | |
| 12 | Daryl Gurney | 1 | £2,500 | |
| 13 | Hai Long Chen | 2 | £2,500 | |
| 14 | Phil Taylor | 1 | £2,500 | |
| 15 | Zong Xiao Chen | 2 | £2,500 | |
| 16 | Haruki Muramatsu | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 17 | HyunChul Park | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 18 | Lihao Wen | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 19 | Lourence Ilagan | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 20 | Paul Lim | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 21 | Seigo Asada | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 22 | Wei Hong Li | 1 | £1,250 | |
| 23 | Yuanjun Liu | 1 | £1,250 |
The fifteen biggest earners
Michael van Gerwen has £25,000 of the £120,000 the Shanghai Darts Masters has paid out, which is 20.8% of it, and the other 22 players have shared the rest. 14 of the 23 have been in the draw once.
Frequently asked questions
How much is Shanghai Darts Masters prize money?
£60,000 at the 2018 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 Shanghai Darts Masters prize money?
Michael van Gerwen, with £25,000 from two appearances and one title. Across the two editions on this page the tournament has paid out £120,000 in all.
Has Shanghai Darts Masters prize money changed?
No. The pot has been £60,000 at every one of the two editions we hold, from 2017 to 2018, and winning it has paid £20,000 each time. The five bands underneath it have not moved either.
Who has won the Shanghai Darts Masters?
Two different players have won the two editions we hold, and Michael Smith took the 2018 one. No player on this page has won it more than once.
What does losing early at the Shanghai Darts Masters pay?
£1,250 at the 2018 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 2018 edition is at Shanghai Darts Masters prize money 2018, and the other one we hold is in the table above. Michael van Gerwen has taken £25,000 out of it and £7,192,750 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.