With a stellar run at the 2023 Cazoo Masters Darts, the underdog Chris Dobey clinched his first-ever televised title, we examine the tournament winner, final day results, & winner prize money
By managing to overcome the stern challenge of numerous world champions, Chris Dobey claimed his maiden televised tournament at the Cazoo Masters Darts. In the championship match, Chris Dobey showcased his potential as he emerged victorious against Rob Cross by score of 11-7. Meanwhile, the reigning world champion Michael Smith crashed out after an unfortunate 7-11 loss against Dobey in the semi-final.
Cazoo Masters Darts 2023 final winner, prize money purse pool, results, score, awards winners list
2023 Cazoo Darts Masters: Chris Dobey vs Rob Cross final results, score, & match summary
Dobey carried on his big stage success by defeating Rob Cross to earn the grand £65,000 prize money at the 2023 Cazoo Masters Darts. The 32-year-old extended his excellent form on Sunday to make history in Milton Keynes after eliminating the defending champion Joe Cullen and the fifth seed Luke Humphries to qualify for the quarterfinal. Dobey eliminated Dirk van Duijvenbode in the first quarterfinal on Sunday, winning seven of the final eight legs to finish a decisive 10-5 triumph. In the final four, Dobey produced another late push to defeat World Champion Michael Smith, completing an 11-7 victory to make history on a grand scale.
While Cross was unable to win his sixth televised championship in Milton Keynes, he put on a number of strong performances to take home the £30,000 second-place prize. In his journey to the final, the 2018 World Champion defeated three other World Champions who had previously won the title. In his opening-round victory over Gary Anderson, he recorded a spectacular 112.32 average, the second-highest in Masters history. Cross then put up a strong performance to defeat 2020 champion Peter Wright in the semifinals and knock out five-time Masters champion Michael van Gerwen in the last eight.
2023 Cazoo Darts Masters: results & schedule
27th January First Round Results (19:00 GMT)
- Ryan Searle 5-6 Dave Chisnall
- James Wade 6-2 Callan Rydz
- Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-3 Krzysztof Ratajski
- Nathan Aspinall 5-6 Stephen Bunting
- Dimitri Van den Bergh 4-6 Gary Anderson
- Jose de Sousa 6-4 Gabriel Clemens
- Joe Cullen 4-6 Chris Dobey
- Damon Heta 5-6 Ross Smith
28th January Second Round Results (12:45 GMT)
- Danny Noppert 10-9 Stephen Bunting
- Rob Cross 10-6 Gary Anderson
- Jonny Clayton 10-3 James Wade
- Luke Humphries 8-10 Chris Dobey
28th January Second Round Results (19:00 GMT)
- Gerwyn Price 8-10 Dirk van Duijvenbode
- Peter Wright 10-7 Dave Chisnall
- Michael Smith 10-7 Ross Smith
- Michael van Gerwen 10-7 Jose de Sousa
29th January Quarter-Final results (12:45 GMT)
- Dirk van Duijvenbode 5-10 Chris Dobey
- Michael Smith 10-5 Danny Noppert
- Peter Wright 10-6 Jonny Clayton
- Michael van Gerwen 7-10 Rob Cross
29th January Semi-Final results (19:00 GMT)
- Chris Dobey 11-7 Michael Smith
- Peter Wright 10-11 Rob Cross
29th January Final result (19:00 GMT)
- Chris Dobey 11-7 Rob Cross
2023 Cazoo Darts Masters: prize money pool distribution
According to information, the prize pool for the 2023 Cazoo Darts Masters will be $275,000. Chris Dobey will win £65,000 as the competition’s winner, and Rob Cross will take home £30,000 as the runner-up. The current world champion Michael Smith and the former champion Peter Wright will each win £20,000 in prize money after shockingly falling in the semifinals.
| Position | No. of Players | Prize money |
| Winner | 1 | £65,000 |
| Runner-up | 1 | £30,000 |
| Semi-finalists | 2 | £20,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | 4 | £12,000 |
| Second-round losers | 8 | £7,500 |
| First-round losers | 8 | £4,000 |
| Total | 24 | £275,000 |
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