2017 PDC North American Championship
The 2017 North American Championship was the inaugural edition of the tournament organized by the Professional Darts Corporation for North American players. The tournament took place at the Tropicana Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States on 13 July 2017, and featured the 8 players from the North American side of players that had qualified for the 2017 US Darts Masters, competing in a knockout system, with the winner earning a place in the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship.
| 2017 North American Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 13 July 2017 | ||
| Venue | Tropicana Las Vegas | ||
| Location | Las Vegas | ||
| Country |  United States | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | US$25,000 | ||
| Winner's share | US$10,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170 Chris White (quarter-finals) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Willard Bruguier | |||
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Willard Bruguier won the title after defeating Dave Richardson 6–5 in the final.[1]
Format
The format of the tournament used a leg format, with all the matches being the best of 11 legs (or first to 6 legs).
Prize money
The total prize fund was US$25,000. The winner of the tournament got a spot in the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship.
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: US$25,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | US$10,000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | US$5,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | US$2,500 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | US$1,250 |
Qualifiers
The eight qualifiers for the tournament were the 8 players from the North American side of players on the 2017 US Darts Masters.[2]
The qualifiers were:
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Jayson Barlow (quarter-finals)- Shawn Brenneman (quarter-finals)
- Willard Bruguier (champion)
- David Cameron (quarter-finals)
- Dawson Murschell (semi-finals)
- Dave Richardson (runner-up)
- DJ Sayre (quarter-finals)
- Chris White (semi-finals)
Draw
| Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
| Chris White
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Jayson Barlow
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Chris White
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Dave Richardson
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Dave Richardson
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Shawn Brenneman
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Dave Richardson
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Willard Bruguier
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Willard Bruguier
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| DJ Sayre
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Willard Bruguier
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Dawson Murschell
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Dawson Murschell
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| David Cameron
| 5 | |||||||||||||
References
- "North American Glory For Bruguier". PDC.tv. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- "Las Vegas - Wednesday Qualifiers". PDC.tv. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2022.