2018 PDC North American Championship
The 2018 William Hill North American Championship was the second edition of the tournament organized by the Professional Darts Corporation for North American players. The tournament took place at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, United States on 5 July 2018, and featured the 8 players from the North American side of players that had qualified for the 2018 US Darts Masters, competing in a knockout system, with the winner earning a place in the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship.
| 2018 William Hill North American Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 5 July 2018 | ||
| Venue | Mandalay Bay | ||
| Location | Las Vegas | ||
| Country |  United States | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | US$25,000 | ||
| Winner's share | US$10,000 | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jeff Smith | |||
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Willard Bruguier was the defending champion after defeating Dave Richardson 6–5 in the 2017 final,[1] but he didn't even appear at the qualifiers for the tournament. Jeff Smith won the title after defeating John Norman Jnr 6–4 in the final.[2]
Format
The format of the tournament was the same as before, using 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 2019 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 2018 US Darts Masters.[3]
The qualifiers were:
- David Cameron (quarter-finals)
- Joe Huffman (quarter-finals)
- Danny Lauby (semi-finals)
- Dawson Murschell (semi-finals)
- John Norman Jnr (runner-up)
- DJ Sayre (quarter-finals)
- Jeff Smith (champion)
- Ross Snook (quarter-finals)
Draw
| Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
| John Norman Jnr 82.73
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| David Cameron 74.60
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| John Norman Jnr 82.01
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Dawson Murschell 82.20
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| DJ Sayre 94.77
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Dawson Murschell 94.65
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| John Norman Jnr
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Jeff Smith
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Huffman 79.94
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Danny Lauby 87.07
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Danny Lauby 77.20
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Jeff Smith 87.42
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Jeff Smith 86.95
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Ross Snook 80.85
| 5 | |||||||||||||
References
- "North American Glory For Bruguier". PDC.tv. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- "Super Smith's William Hill NADC Glory". PDC.tv. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- "William Hill North American Championship Draw". PDC.tv. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2022.