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2024 New Zealand Darts Masters

darts tournament

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ125860182 ↗
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The 2024 New Zealand Darts Masters was a professional darts tournament that was held at the Globox Arena in Hamilton, New Zealand from 16–17 August 2024. It was the fourth staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, and the seventh event in the 2024 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top-ranking PDC players and eight regional qualifiers).

Rob Cross was the defending champion after defeating Nathan Aspinall 8–7 in the 2023 final. He was eliminated in the quarter-finals, losing 6–5 to Damon Heta.

Luke Humphries won his first World Series title, coming back from 6–2 down to defeat Luke Littler 7–6 in the semi-finals before beating Damon Heta 8–2 in the final.

Prize money

The total prize fund remained at £60,000.

Qualifiers

The PDC announced the 8 elite players on 7 May. Both Michael van Gerwen and Nathan Aspinall declined their invites for family reasons. Australia's Damon Heta was a part of the PDC representatives list.

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Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2024, 2023—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Zealand, Darts and Masters can be independently traced.
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