Draw and schedule New Zealand Darts Masters 2024: Gerwyn Price starts hunt for successive World Series glory against Ben Robb
PDCThursday, 15 August 2024 at 11:15
The draw and playing schedule for the New Zealand Darts Masters 2024 has been announced. Gerwyn Price, last week's winner of the Australian Darts Masters, starts his tournament against Ben Robb.
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Elsewhere, Dimitri van den Bergh was paired in the draw with home player Mark Cleaver, who had qualified for this tournament via the DPNZ ranking. For Van den Bergh, it is already his seventeenth regular World Series tournament. Cleaver has made an appearance at the World Series in the distant past. He competed in one tournament each in 2017 and 2018.
Should Van den Bergh make it through his first round, a showdown with Luke Littler awaits in the quarterfinals. The 17-year-old teenage sensation will play against Jonny Tata, who narrowly beat Peter Wright in the first round last year. This time around, Wright will face off against with Daniel Snookes in the opening round.
Reigning world champion Luke Humphries plays his first-ever match on New Zealand soil against 24-year-old Kayden Milne. For Michael Smith, a duel with Jeremy Fagg is scheduled.
Rob Cross faces Haupai Puha once again. Last week, Cross narrowly won 6-5 over Puha in the first round of the Australian Darts Masters, but the New Zealander gets a retake against the defending champion at the New Zealand Darts Masters in front of his own audience. There is also an Australian clash between Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock.
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New Zealand Darts Masters 2024 draw
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(1) Luke Littler v Jonny Tata
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Mark Cleaver
(4) Luke Humphries v Kayden Milne
Michael Smith v Jeremy Fagg
(2) Gerwyn Price v Ben Robb
Peter Wright v Daniel Snookes
(3) Rob Cross v Haupai Puha
Damon Heta v Simon Whitlock
Schedule New Zealand Darts Masters 2024
Friday, Aug. 16 (from 8 a.m.)
First round
Peter Wright v Daniel Snookes
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Mark Cleaver
Michael Smith v Jeremy Fagg
Luke Humphries v Kayden Milne
Gerwyn Price v Ben Robb
Rob Cross v Haupai Puha
Luke Littler v Jonny Tata
Damon Heta v Simon Whitlock
Saturday, Aug. 17 (from 8 a.m.)
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
Format
First round - Best of 11 legs
Quarterfinals - Best of 11 legs
Semifinals - Best of 13 legs
Final - Best of 15 legs
Kieran WoodDarts Journalist
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He contributes to DartsNews.com, where he covers professional darts through news, match reports, analysis, and live coverage across the PDC calendar and major tournaments.
A key part of his work is on-site reporting from leading events. Kieran has covered the PDC World Darts Championship in person, reporting daily from the venue and providing first-hand insight from the tournament. During his coverage, he has conducted interviews with leading players including Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, and Gerwyn Price.
He is also one of the leading voices of the English-language Dartsnews Podcast, contributing regular analysis and discussion on developments across the professional darts circuit.
In his reporting, Kieran places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles when new, verified information becomes available.
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