{{Infobox individual darts tournament |tournament_name = 2018 Auckland Darts Masters, presented by Burger King & TAB |image = |dates = 3–5 August 2018 |venue = The Trusts Arena |location = Auckland |country = {{NZL}} |organisation = PDC |format = Legs |prize_fund = £60,000 |winners_share = £20,000 |nine_dart = |high_checkout = {{nowrap|'''170''' {{nowrap|1= {{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Anderson}} <br /> {{0|'''170'''}} {{flagicon|NED}} Michael van Gerwen}} |winner = {{flagicon|NED}} '''Michael van Gerwen''' |prev =2017 }} The '''2018 Auckland Darts Masters, presented by Burger King & TAB''' was the fourth staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as the fourth entry in the 2018 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at The Trusts Arena in Auckland, New Zealand from 3–5 August 2018.

Kyle Anderson was the defending champion after defeating compatriot Corey Cadby 11–10 in the 2017 final, but lost 10–3 to Peter Wright in the quarter-finals.

Michael van Gerwen won the title after beating Raymond van Barneveld 11–4 in the final.

==Prize money== The total prize fund was £60,000. {| class="wikitable" ! colspan=2 | Position <small>(no. of players)</small> ! Prize money<br /><small>(Total: £60,000)</small> |- |'''Winner''' | align=center | <small>(1)</small> | align=center | £20,000 |- |'''Runner-up''' | align=center | <small>(1)</small> | align=center | £10,000 |- |'''Semi-finalists''' | align=center | <small>(2)</small> | align=center | £5,000 |- |'''Quarter-finalists''' | align=center | <small>(4)</small> | align=center | £2,500 |- |'''First round''' | align=center | <small>(8)</small> | align=center | £1,250 |}

==Qualifiers== The eight invited PDC representatives, (seeded according to the 2018 World Series of Darts Order of Merit) are:

# {{flagicon|ENG}} Rob Cross ''(quarter-finals)'' # {{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Anderson ''(quarter-finals)'' # {{flagicon|SCO}} Peter Wright ''(semi-finals)'' # {{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Smith ''(first round)'' # {{flagicon|NED}} '''Michael van Gerwen (winner)''' # {{flagicon|NED}} Raymond van Barneveld ''(runner-up)'' # {{flagicon|AUS}} Simon Whitlock ''(semi-finals)'' # {{flagicon|AUS}} Kyle Anderson ''(quarter-finals)''

The regional qualifiers are:<ref>{{cite web|title=Harris Amondst Quartet Confirmed For Auckland|url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2018/06/24/harris-amongst-quartet-confirmed-auckland|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701165041/https://www.pdc.tv/news/2018/06/24/harris-amongst-quartet-confirmed-auckland|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 1, 2018|publisher=PDC|date=24 June 2018}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold" ! width="355" |Qualification ! width=230" |Player |- |<s>'''Wildcard'''</s> | {{flagicon|AUS}} <s>Corey Cadby</s> |- |'''Wildcard (NZ World Championship representative)''' | {{flagicon|NZL}} Cody Harris ''(first round)'' |- |'''2018 DPNZ Order of Merit (First place)''' | {{flagicon|NZL}} Warren Parry ''(first round)'' |- |'''2018 DPNZ Order of Merit (Second place)''' | {{flagicon|NZL}} Haupai Puha ''(first round)'' |- |'''2018 DPA World Series Order of Merit (First place)''' | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Pusey ''(first round)'' |- |'''Winner of DPNZ Qualifier 1''' | {{flagicon|NZL}} Tahuna Irwin ''(first round)'' |- |'''Winner of DPNZ Qualifier 2''' | {{flagicon|NZL}} Mark McGrath ''(quarter-finals)'' |- |'''Winner of DPNZ Qualifier 3''' | {{flagicon|NZL}} John Hurring ''(first round)'' |- |'''2018 DPNZ Order of Merit (Third place)''' ''(Cadby replacement)'' | {{flagicon|NZL}} Ben Robb ''(first round)'' |}

2018 UK Open runner-up Corey Cadby was originally announced as a PDC representative, before later being named as a regional qualifier, and then withdrawing due to a visa issue. Ben Robb replaced him.<ref>{{cite web |title=Robb's Auckland Debut As Cadby Misses Out |date=August 2018 |url=https://www.pdc.tv/news/2018/08/01/robbs-auckland-debut-cadby-misses-out |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801094245/https://www.pdc.tv/news/2018/08/01/robbs-auckland-debut-cadby-misses-out |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 1, 2018 |publisher=PDC |accessdate=1 August 2018}}</ref>

==Draw== {{16TeamBracket | RD1='''First round'''<br />''(best of 11 legs)''<br />3 August | RD2='''Quarter-finals'''<br />''(best of 19 legs)''<br />4 August | RD3='''Semi-finals'''<br />''(best of 19 legs)''<br />5 August | RD4='''Final'''<br />''(best of 21 legs)''<br />5 August | team-width = 220 | RD1-seed01 = 1 | RD1-team01 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|ENG}} '''Rob Cross''' <small style="color:dimgray;">87.70</small>}} | RD1-score01= '''6''' | RD1-seed02 = | RD1-team02 = {{flagicon|NZL}} John Hurring <small style="color:dimgray;">86.83</small> | RD1-score02= 5 | RD1-seed03 = &nbsp; | RD1-team03 = {{flagicon|AUS}} '''Simon Whitlock''' <small style="color:dimgray;">92.22</small> | RD1-score03= '''6''' | RD1-seed04 = | RD1-team04 = {{flagicon|NZL}} Ben Robb <small style="color:dimgray;">89.49</small> | RD1-score04= 5 | RD1-seed05 = 4 | RD1-team05 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Smith <small style="color:dimgray;">83.45</small>}} | RD1-score05= 4 | RD1-seed06 = | RD1-team06 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|NZL}} '''Mark McGrath''' <small style="color:dimgray;">83.46</small>}} | RD1-score06= '''6''' | RD1-seed07 = &nbsp; | RD1-team07 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|NED}} '''Raymond van Barneveld''' <small style="color:dimgray;">95.34</small>}} | RD1-score07= '''6''' | RD1-seed08 = | RD1-team08 = {{flagicon|NZL}} Warren Parry <small style="color:dimgray;">91.12</small> | RD1-score08= 4 | RD1-seed09 = 2 | RD1-team09 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|SCO}} '''Gary Anderson''' <small style="color:dimgray;">94.52</small>}} | RD1-score09= '''6''' | RD1-seed10 = | RD1-team10 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Pusey <small style="color:dimgray;">91.79</small> | RD1-score10= 3 | RD1-seed11 = &nbsp; | RD1-team11 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|NED}} '''Michael van Gerwen''' <small style="color:dimgray;">102.45</small>}} | RD1-score11= '''6''' | RD1-seed12 = | RD1-team12 = {{flagicon|NZL}} Cody Harris <small style="color:dimgray;">85.20</small> | RD1-score12= 2 | RD1-seed13 = 3 | RD1-team13 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|SCO}} '''Peter Wright''' <small style="color:dimgray;">94.77</small>}} | RD1-score13= '''6''' | RD1-seed14 = | RD1-team14 = {{flagicon|NZL}} Tahuna Irwin <small style="color:dimgray;">86.59</small> | RD1-score14= 3 | RD1-seed15 = &nbsp; | RD1-team15 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|AUS}} '''Kyle Anderson''' <small style="color:dimgray;">94.51</small>}} | RD1-score15= '''6''' | RD1-seed16 = | RD1-team16 = {{flagicon|NZL}} Haupai Puha <small style="color:dimgray;">92.38</small> | RD1-score16= 4 | RD2-seed01 = 1 | RD2-team01 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|ENG}} Rob Cross <small style="color:dimgray;">97.61</small>}} | RD2-score01= 7 | RD2-seed02 = | RD2-team02 = {{flagicon|AUS}} '''Simon Whitlock''' <small style="color:dimgray;">99.43</small> | RD2-score02= '''10''' | RD2-seed03 = &nbsp; | RD2-team03 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|NZL}} Mark McGrath <small style="color:dimgray;">85.83</small>}} | RD2-score03= 4 | RD2-seed04 = | RD2-team04 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|NED}} '''Raymond van Barneveld''' <small style="color:dimgray;">89.43</small>}} | RD2-score04= '''10''' | RD2-seed05 = 2 | RD2-team05 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|SCO}} Gary Anderson <small style="color:dimgray;">96.94</small>}} | RD2-score05= 4 | RD2-seed06 = | RD2-team06 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|NED}} '''Michael van Gerwen''' <small style="color:dimgray;">105.87</small>}} | RD2-score06= '''10''' | RD2-seed07 = 3 | RD2-team07 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|SCO}} '''Peter Wright''' <small style="color:dimgray;">93.66</small>}} | RD2-score07= '''10''' | RD2-seed08 = | RD2-team08 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|AUS}} Kyle Anderson <small style="color:dimgray;">90.84</small>}} | RD2-score08= 3 | RD3-seed01 = &nbsp; | RD3-team01 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Simon Whitlock <small style="color:dimgray;">91.57</small> | RD3-score01= 5 | RD3-seed02 = | RD3-team02 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|NED}} '''Raymond van Barneveld''' <small style="color:dimgray;">102.79</small>}} | RD3-score02= '''10''' | RD3-seed03 = | RD3-team03 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|NED}} '''Michael van Gerwen''' <small style="color:dimgray;">102.76</small>}} | RD3-score03= '''10''' | RD3-seed04 = 3 | RD3-team04 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|SCO}} Peter Wright <small style="color:dimgray;">91.52</small>}} | RD3-score04= 3 | RD4-seed01 = &nbsp; | RD4-team01 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|NED}} Raymond van Barneveld <small style="color:dimgray;">93.33</small>}} | RD4-score01= 4 | RD4-seed02 = | RD4-team02 = {{nowrap|1={{flagicon|NED}} '''Michael van Gerwen''' <small style="color:dimgray;">97.72</small>}} | RD4-score02= '''11''' }}

==References== {{reflist}}

{{World Series of Darts}} {{2018 in PDC darts}}

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