2017 Dutch Darts Masters
# 2017 Dutch Darts Masters

The 2017 Dutch Darts Masters was the ninth of twelve PDC European Tour events on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at MECC Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands, between 1–3 September 2017. It featured a field of 48 players and £135,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Daryl Gurney 6–2 in the final of the 2016 tournament, and he retained his title for the 4th consecutive year by defeating Steve Beaton 6–1 in the final.

More than half of all seeds (nine out of 16) did lose their first match, thus resulting in the most seeds crashed out in a European Tour Event after the second round (since the adaption of 16 seeds in the second round in 2014) till the 2019 Czech Darts Open which then saw 11 out of 16 seeds lost in their opening match.

## Prize money

This is how the prize money is divided:

| Stage (num. of players) | Stage (num. of players) | Prize money |
| - | - | - |
| Winner | (1) | £25,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £6,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £4,000 |
| Third round losers | (8) | £3,000 |
| Second round losers | (16) | £2,000 |
| First round losers | (16) | £1,000 |
| Total | £135,000 | £135,000 |

## Qualification and format

The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 30 June automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.

The remaining 32 places went to players from five qualifying events – 18 from the UK Qualifier (held in Barnsley on 7 July), eight from the West/South European Qualifier (held on 31 August), four from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 31 August), one from the Nordic & Baltic Qualifier (held on 19 May) and one from the East European Qualifier (held on 25 August).

The following players took part in the tournament:

## Draw

| First round (best of 11 legs) 1 September | First round (best of 11 legs) 1 September | First round (best of 11 legs) 1 September | Second round (best of 11 legs) 2 September | Second round (best of 11 legs) 2 September | Second round (best of 11 legs) 2 September | Third round (best of 11 legs) 3 September | Third round (best of 11 legs) 3 September | Third round (best of 11 legs) 3 September | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 3 September | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 3 September | Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) 3 September | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 3 September | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 3 September | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) 3 September | Final (best of 11 legs) 3 September | Final (best of 11 legs) 3 September | Final (best of 11 legs) 3 September |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 1 | Michael van Gerwen 99.66 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Michael 92.03 | John Michael 92.03 | 4 | | Jeffrey de Zwaan 88.01 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Michael 92.03 | John Michael 92.03 | 4 | | Jeffrey de Zwaan 88.01 | 1 | 1 | van Gerwen 107.60 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Jeffrey de Zwaan 91.63 | Jeffrey de Zwaan 91.63 | 6 | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 107.60 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Jeffrey de Zwaan 91.63 | Jeffrey de Zwaan 91.63 | 6 | | | | | Anderson 100.96 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Mervyn King 103.01 | 3 | | Anderson 100.96 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Kyle Anderson 108.96 | Kyle Anderson 108.96 | 6 | | Kyle Anderson 100.71 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyle Anderson 108.96 | Kyle Anderson 108.96 | 6 | | Kyle Anderson 100.71 | 6 | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 104.13 | 6 | | | | | |
| Justin Pipe 99.94 | Justin Pipe 99.94 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 104.13 | 6 | | | | | |
| Justin Pipe 99.94 | Justin Pipe 99.94 | 4 | | | | | | | 9 | Gurney 94.47 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Benito van de Pas 88.28 | 1 | | | | 9 | Gurney 94.47 | 5 | | | | | |
| Nathan Aspinall 95.66 | Nathan Aspinall 95.66 | 6 | | Nathan Aspinall 102.24 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nathan Aspinall 95.66 | Nathan Aspinall 95.66 | 6 | | Nathan Aspinall 102.24 | 6 | | Aspinall 84.40 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Ulf Ceder 86.96 | Ulf Ceder 86.96 | 4 | | | | | Aspinall 84.40 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Ulf Ceder 86.96 | Ulf Ceder 86.96 | 4 | | | | 9 | Gurney 88.50 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Daryl Gurney 102.80 | 6 | 9 | Gurney 88.50 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Steve West 87.96 | Steve West 87.96 | 6 | | Steve West 95.78 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve West 87.96 | Steve West 87.96 | 6 | | Steve West 95.78 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 100.42 | 6 | | |
| Ryan Searle 84.18 | Ryan Searle 84.18 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 100.42 | 6 | | |
| Ryan Searle 84.18 | Ryan Searle 84.18 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Smith 104.12 | 2 | | |
| | | | 5 | Michael Smith 87.15 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | Smith 104.12 | 2 | | |
| James Wilson 89.78 | James Wilson 89.78 | 3 | | Rowby-John Rodriguez 79.42 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Wilson 89.78 | James Wilson 89.78 | 3 | | Rowby-John Rodriguez 79.42 | 2 | 5 | Smith 93.23 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Rowby-John Rodriguez 94.40 | Rowby-John Rodriguez 94.40 | 6 | | | | 5 | Smith 93.23 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Rowby-John Rodriguez 94.40 | Rowby-John Rodriguez 94.40 | 6 | | | | 12 | Cullen 89.62 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Joe Cullen 94.63 | 6 | 12 | Cullen 89.62 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Hendriks 89.20 | Jimmy Hendriks 89.20 | 6 | | Jimmy Hendriks 86.44 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Hendriks 89.20 | Jimmy Hendriks 89.20 | 6 | | Jimmy Hendriks 86.44 | 5 | | | | 5 | Smith 89.76 | 6 | | | | | |
| René Berndt 100.69 | René Berndt 100.69 | 5 | | | | | | | 5 | Smith 89.76 | 6 | | | | | |
| René Berndt 100.69 | René Berndt 100.69 | 5 | | | | | | | | Owen 90.64 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Simon Whitlock 101.75 | 6 | | | | | Owen 90.64 | 5 | | | | | |
| Max Hopp 100.01 | Max Hopp 100.01 | 4 | | Kirk Shepherd 98.40 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Max Hopp 100.01 | Max Hopp 100.01 | 4 | | Kirk Shepherd 98.40 | 4 | 4 | Whitlock 86.13 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Kirk Shepherd 91.31 | Kirk Shepherd 91.31 | 6 | | | | 4 | Whitlock 86.13 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Kirk Shepherd 91.31 | Kirk Shepherd 91.31 | 6 | | | | | Owen 91.19 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Cristo Reyes 88.33 | 5 | | Owen 91.19 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Owen 85.89 | Robert Owen 85.89 | 6 | | Robert Owen 92.38 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Owen 85.89 | Robert Owen 85.89 | 6 | | Robert Owen 92.38 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 99.59 | 6 |
| Jamie Bain 84.82 | Jamie Bain 84.82 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | van Gerwen 99.59 | 6 |
| Jamie Bain 84.82 | Jamie Bain 84.82 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Beaton 98.54 | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Peter Wright 87.13 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Beaton 98.54 | 1 |
| Darren Webster 88.27 | Darren Webster 88.27 | 5 | | Jim Walker 83.54 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Darren Webster 88.27 | Darren Webster 88.27 | 5 | | Jim Walker 83.54 | 5 | 2 | Wright 92.84 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jim Walker 90.49 | Jim Walker 90.49 | 6 | | | | 2 | Wright 92.84 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jim Walker 90.49 | Jim Walker 90.49 | 6 | | | | 15 | Cross 94.48 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Rob Cross 105.58 | 6 | 15 | Cross 94.48 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Lewis 95.58 | Jamie Lewis 95.58 | 6 | | Jamie Lewis 93.60 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Lewis 95.58 | Jamie Lewis 95.58 | 6 | | Jamie Lewis 93.60 | 1 | | | | 2 | Wright 91.42 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Harry Robinson 81.65 | Harry Robinson 81.65 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | Wright 91.42 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Harry Robinson 81.65 | Harry Robinson 81.65 | 2 | | | | | | | | Ratajski 90.02 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Kim Huybrechts 90.96 | 4 | | | | | Ratajski 90.02 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Christian Kist 89.64 | Christian Kist 89.64 | 6 | | Christian Kist 94.39 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Christian Kist 89.64 | Christian Kist 89.64 | 6 | | Christian Kist 94.39 | 6 | Kist 91.88 | Kist 91.88 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Justin van Tergouw 88.59 | Justin van Tergouw 88.59 | 5 | | | | Kist 91.88 | Kist 91.88 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Justin van Tergouw 88.59 | Justin van Tergouw 88.59 | 5 | | | | Ratajski 104.58 | Ratajski 104.58 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Jelle Klaasen 90.07 | 3 | Ratajski 104.58 | Ratajski 104.58 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Krzysztof Ratajski 102.48 | Krzysztof Ratajski 102.48 | 6 | | Krzysztof Ratajski 97.11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Krzysztof Ratajski 102.48 | Krzysztof Ratajski 102.48 | 6 | | Krzysztof Ratajski 97.11 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Wright 95.27 | 4 | | | |
| Steve Lennon 91.41 | Steve Lennon 91.41 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Wright 95.27 | 4 | | | |
| Steve Lennon 91.41 | Steve Lennon 91.41 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Beaton 101.26 | 6 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Ian White 100.80 | 3 | | | | | | | | Beaton 101.26 | 6 | | | |
| John Henderson 90.51 | John Henderson 90.51 | 6 | | John Henderson 104.30 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Henderson 90.51 | John Henderson 90.51 | 6 | | John Henderson 104.30 | 6 | Henderson 95.23 | Henderson 95.23 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronny Huybrechts 88.69 | Ronny Huybrechts 88.69 | 4 | | | | Henderson 95.23 | Henderson 95.23 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronny Huybrechts 88.69 | Ronny Huybrechts 88.69 | 4 | | | | De Decker 89.26 | De Decker 89.26 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Alan Norris 92.60 | 5 | De Decker 89.26 | De Decker 89.26 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Richard North 87.85 | Richard North 87.85 | 3 | | Mike De Decker 87.66 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Richard North 87.85 | Richard North 87.85 | 3 | | Mike De Decker 87.66 | 6 | | | | Henderson 94.43 | Henderson 94.43 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Mike De Decker 96.00 | Mike De Decker 96.00 | 6 | | | | | | | Henderson 94.43 | Henderson 94.43 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Mike De Decker 96.00 | Mike De Decker 96.00 | 6 | | | | | | | Beaton 102.62 | Beaton 102.62 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Mensur Suljović 89.78 | 3 | | | | Beaton 102.62 | Beaton 102.62 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Steve Beaton 85.60 | Steve Beaton 85.60 | 6 | | Steve Beaton 86.78 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Beaton 85.60 | Steve Beaton 85.60 | 6 | | Steve Beaton 86.78 | 6 | Beaton 99.10 | Beaton 99.10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nico Blum 80.32 | Nico Blum 80.32 | 4 | | | | Beaton 99.10 | Beaton 99.10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nico Blum 80.32 | Nico Blum 80.32 | 4 | | | | Schindler 92.80 | Schindler 92.80 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Gerwyn Price 96.73 | 5 | Schindler 92.80 | Schindler 92.80 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Quantock 90.69 | Chris Quantock 90.69 | 4 | | Martin Schindler 92.85 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Schindler 88.34 | Martin Schindler 88.34 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
