The 2015 Japan Darts Masters (also known as the Zipang Casino Japan Darts Masters) was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a second entry in the 2015 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured eight Japanese players who faced eight PDC players and was held at the Osanbashi Hall in Yokohama, Japan from 27–28 June 2015.
Phil Taylor won the inaugural staging of the Japan Darts Masters after defeating Peter Wright 8–7 in the final.
Prize money The total prize fund was $200,000.
Position (no. of players) Prize money(Total: $200,000)Winner (1) $50,000Runner-up (1) $30,000Semi-finalists (2) $20,000Quarter-finalists (4) $10,000First round (8) $5,000
Qualifiers
The eight seeded PDC players were:
Michael van Gerwen (semi-finals) Phil Taylor (winner) Gary Anderson (semi-finals) Adrian Lewis (quarter-finals) Peter Wright (runner-up) James Wade (quarter-finals) Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals) Stephen Bunting (quarter-finals)
The Japanese qualifiers were: Haruki Muramatsu (first round) Morihiro Hashimoto (first round) Sho Katsumi (first round) Masumi Chino (first round) Katsuya Aiba (first round) Yuki Yamada (first round) Shintaro Inoue (first round) Chikara Fujimori (first round)
Draw
Broadcasting The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels:
CountryChannel Japan J Sports United Kingdom ITV4 Middle East and North Africa OSN Australia Fox Sports (Australia) New Zealand Sky Sport (New Zealand) Ireland Setanta Sports Netherlands RTL 7 Asia Fox Asia China PPTV (online)
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