Shanghai Darts Masters 2017: Draw, schedule, odds, TV coverage details & player profiles

The second of year's World Series of Darts tournaments took place this week (July 6-7) with the second staging of the Shanghai Darts Masters.

Michael van Gerwen was unsurprisingly the defending champion having won the inaugural event at the Pullman Hotel with victory over James Wade but the likes of Peter Wright, Gary Anderson and Phil Taylor were out to stop him.

You can look back on how the action unfolded with the results and reviews from both days while we have details of the TV coverage, prize money and player profiles - plus details of the rest of the World Series of Darts calendar. 

Shanghai Darts Masters Draw & Tournament Bracket

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Gary Anderson (1) v Wei Hong Li
Raymond van Barneveld v Cheng An Liu
Gerwyn Price (4) v Royden Lam
Dave Chisnall v Paul Lim
Michael van Gerwen (2) v Hai Long Chen
Phil Taylor v Hyun Chul Park
Peter Wright (3) v Haruki Muramatsu
James Wade v Xiao Chen Zong  

Shanghai Darts Masters: Daily Schedule & Results

Thursday July 6 (1130 BST, 1830 local)
First Round (Best of 11 legs)
Gerwyn Price 6-2 Royden Lam
Raymond van Barneveld 6-0 Cheng An Liu
James Wade 6-0 Xiao Chen Zong
Phil Taylor 6-1 Hyun Chul Park
Dave Chisnall 6-1 Paul Lim
Peter Wright 6-0 Haruki Muramatsu
Michael van Gerwen 6-0 Hai Long Chen
Gary Anderson 6-0 Wei Hong Li
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Friday July 7 (1130 BST, 1830 local)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 15 legs)
Gary Anderson 1-8 Raymond van Barneveld
Gerwyn Price 4-8 Dave Chisnall
Michael van Gerwen 8-7 Phil Taylor
Peter Wright 5-8 James Wade

Semi-Finals (Best of 15 legs)
Raymond van Barneveld 4-8 Dave Chisnall
Michael van Gerwen 8-3 James Wade

Final (Best of 15 legs)
Michael van Gerwen 8-0 Dave Chisnall
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What channel is the Shanghai Darts Masters on?

Coverage on ITV4 in the UK will be shown from 9pm BST on Thursday and Friday.

Shanghai Darts Masters: Latest Sky Bet odds

World number one Michael van Gerwen is 4/5 favourite to defend his Shanghai Masters title but he is in the same half of the draw as Phil Taylor and Peter Wright.

Victory in his first-round match verses Hai Long Chen will more than likely set him up with a quarter-final with the Power, who is 16/1 to get his hands on the trophy, while Wright (11/2) or James Wade (40/1) are his potential semi-final opponents.

Gary Anderson won the opening World Series of Darts event of the season in Dubai and he's 7/2 second favourite for glory while Raymond van Barneveld (18/1), Dave Chisnall (22/1) and Gerwyn Price (33/1) are the other realistic contenders.

Click here to check out all of Sky Bet's Shanghai Darts Masters odds

Shanghai Darts Masters: Prize money

Winner: £20,000
Runner-up: £10,000
Semi-finals: £5,000
Quarter-final: £2,500
First-round losers: £1,250

Total: £60,000

Shanghai Darts Masters: Past Finals

2016: Michael van Gerwen 8-3 James Wade

World Series of Darts: Tournament calendar

Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters (May 24-25) - Gary Anderson

Shanghai Darts Masters - July 13-15

US Darts Masters (Last Vegas) - July 13-15

Auckland Darts Masters - August 11-13

Melbourne Darts Masters - August 18-20

Perth Darts Masters - August 25-27

World Series Finals (Glasgow) - November 3-5

Click here now for the full PDC tournament calendar for 2017

Shanghai Darts Masters: Player profiles

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN
Nickname: Mighty Mike
Date of Birth: April 25 1989
Nationality: Dutch
World Ranking (July 1): 1
Notable Achievements: 2014 & 2017 World Champion 2013, 2016 & 2017, Premier League Champion 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, Shanghai Darts Masters Champion 2016

GARY ANDERSON
Nickname: The Flying Scotsman
Date of Birth: December 22 1970
Nationality: Scottish
World Ranking (July 1): 2
Notable Achievements: 2015 & 2016 World Champion 2011 & 2015, Premier League Champion 2016

PETER WRIGHT
Nickname: Snakebite
Date of Birth: March 10 1970
Nationality: Scottish
World Ranking (July 1): 3
Notable Achievements: 2017 UK Open Champion, 2014 World Championship Finalist

JAMES WADE
Nickname: The Machine
Date of Birth: April 6 1983
Nationality: English
World Ranking (July 1): 5
Notable Achievements: 2007 & 2010 World Grand Prix Champion, 2008 & 2011 UK Open, Champion 2009 Premier League Champion 

DAVE CHISNALL
Nickname: Chizzy
Date of Birth: September 12 1980
Nationality: English
World Ranking (July 1): 6
Notable Achievements:  11-Time PDC Ranking Event Winner, 2014 Grand Slam of Darts Finalist,  2016 Perth Darts Masters Finalist

PHIL TAYLOR
Nickname: The Power
Date of Birth: August 13 1960
Nationality: English
World Ranking (July 1): 7
Notable Achievements: 16-time World Champion, 15-time World Matchplay Champion, 11-time World Grand Prix Champion

RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD
Nickname: Barney
Date of Birth: April 20 1967
Nationality: Dutch
World Ranking (July 1): 9
Notable Achievements: Five-time World Champion 2006, 2007 UK Open Champion, 2014 Premier League Champion

GERWYN PRICE
Nickname: The Iceman
Date of Birth: March 7 1985
Nationality: Welsh
World Ranking (July 1): 17
Notable Achievements: Two-Time PDC Ranking Event Winner, 2017 UK Open Finalist, 2015 World Matchplay Quarter-Finalist