Order of Play Saturday morning at New Zealand Darts Masters including Price vs Noppert and Smith vs Heta in the quarter-finals
PDCSaturday, 05 August 2023 at 07:00
Eight more players have a chance to win the overall title at the 2023 New Zealand Darts Masters in Hamilton, New Zealand. They will battle it out Saturday morning and early afternoon to see who will run away with this World Series title.
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Former world champion Gerwyn Price is once again in arguably the headline encounter, facing off against former UK Open champion, Danny Noppert. It is also a clash between the two players with the two highest averages in the first round.
The winner of the showdown between Noppert and Price will play either Jonny Tata or Rob Cross in the last four. Tata caused a surprise by eliminating two-time world champion Peter Wright.
On the other side of the schedule, Michael Smith and Damon Heta face each other in the third quarterfinals. Haupai Puha is the second New Zealander to appear on stage in front of his own crowd. After his shock against Dimitri van den Bergh, he now gets the chance to surprise the brand new World Matchplay champion Nathan Aspinall.
How much prize money is to be won?
The prize pool for this event contains a total of £60,000. However, the prize money won prize money does not count toward the PDC Order of Merit or other money rankings.
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All participants are guaranteed £1,250 in prize money. This amount could eventually rise to a sum of £20,000 in prize money for the winner.
What is the World Series of Darts?
The World Series tournaments are international events of the PDC organized to promote the sport beyond the (Western) European borders.
Earlier this year, tournaments also took place in Bahrain, Denmark, the United States and Poland. After the tournament in New Zealand, there will also be another event in Australia before the World Series of Darts Finals take place in the Dutch capital of Amsterdam in September. Past World Series tournaments have also been scheduled in Dubai, Singapore, Japan, Scotland, China, Germany and Austria.
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Schedule New Zealand Darts Masters 2023
Saturday, Aug. 5 (from 8 a.m.)
Quarter-final
Gerwyn Price v Danny Noppert
Jonny Tata v Rob Cross
Michael Smith v Damon Heta
Haupai Puha v Nathan Aspinall
Semi-final
Final
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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