The 2024 New Zealand Darts Masters was a professional darts tournament that was held at the Globox Arena in Hamilton, New Zealand from 16âÂÂ17 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 8âÂÂ7 in the 2023 final. He was eliminated in the quarter-finals, losing 6âÂÂ5 to Damon Heta.
Luke Humphries won his first World Series title, coming back from 6âÂÂ2 down to defeat Luke Littler 7âÂÂ6 in the semi-finals before beating Damon Heta 8âÂÂ2 in the final.
The total prize fund remained at ã60,000.
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.
The seedings were based on the World Series Order of Merit following the first 6 events.
The Oceanic qualifiers consisted of their PDC Tour Card holders (Simon Whitlock and Haupai Puha), plus the top three players on the DPNZ Order of Merit, the two New Zealand players who won the DPNZ qualifiers, along with the highest ranked player on the DPA Order of Merit.
The field was confirmed on 25 July.
The draw was made on 15 August.