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

The ninth PDC European Tour event of the season took place from September 1-3 as made his return to action at the Dutch Darts Masters.

The world number one missed the three World Series of Darts tournaments in Auckland, Melbourne and Perth to spend time with family following the birth of his first child so this will be the first time he's competed on the oche since his crushing 16-6 defeat at the hands of Phil Taylor at the World Matchplay.

Nevertheless, van Gerwen justified his odds-on favourtism to land the title for the fourth year in a row, defeating Steve Beaton in the final.

Here you can look back at how the tournament unfoldd with the results and daily reviews while we also have the , a breakdown of prize money plus details of past winners.

Dutch Darts Masters Draw & Tournament Bracket

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The seeded players will enter the competition in the second round on Saturday, September 2. They will play the winners of the first-round games, which take place on Friday.

• Michael van Gerwen (1) v John Michael/Jeffrey de Zwaan
• Mervyn King (16) v Justin Pipe/Kyle Anderson
• Benito van de Pas (8) v Nathan Aspinall/Ulf Ceder
• Daryl Gurney (9) v Ryan Searle/Steve West
• Michael Smith (5) v James Wilson/Rowby-John Rodriguez
• Joe Cullen (12) v Jimmy Hendriks/Rene Berndt
• Simon Whitlock (4) v Kirk Shepherd/Max Hopp
• Cristo Reyes (13) v Jamie Bain/Robert Owen
• Peter Wright (2) v Darren Webster/Jim Walker
• Rob Cross (15) v Harry Robinson/Jamie Lewis
• Kim Huybrechts (7) v Justin van Tergouw/Christian Kist
• Jelle Klaasen v Steve Lennon/Krzysztof Ratajski
• Ian White (6) v Ronny Huybrechts/John Henderson
• Alan Norris (11) v Richard North/Mike De Decker
• Mensur Suljovic (3) v Nico Blum/Steve Beaton
• Gerwyn Price (14) v Chris Quantock/Martin Schindler

Dutch Darts Masters: Daily Schedule & Results

All games best of 11 legs

Friday September 1
First Round
Afternoon Session (12pm-4pm BST)
Robert Owen 6-0 Jamie Bain 
Steve West 6-5 Ryan Searle 
Jim Walker 6-5 Darren Webster 
Martin Schindler 6-4 Chris Quantock 
Christian Kist 6-5 Justin van Tergouw 
Nathan Aspinall 6-4 Ulf Ceder
Mike De Decker 6-3 Richard North 
Kirk Shepherd 6-4 Max Hopp

Evening Session (6pm-10pm BST)
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-0 Steve Lennon
Jamie Lewis 6-2 Harry Robinson
John Henderson 6-4 Ronny Huybrechts
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-3 James Wilson
Kyle Anderson 6-4 Justin Pipe
Jeffrey de Zwaan 6-4 John Michael
Steve Beaton 6-4 Nico Blum
Jimmy Hendriks 6-5 Rene Berndt
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Saturday September 2
Second Round
Afternoon Session (12pm-4pm BST)
Cristo Reyes 5-6 Robert Owen
Alan Norris 5-6 Mike De Decker
Rob Cross 6-1 Jamie Lewis
Jelle Klaasen 3-6 Krzysztof Ratajski
Gerwyn Price 5-6 Martin Schindler
Ian White 3-6 John Henderson
Joe Cullen 6-5 Jimmy Hendriks
Mervyn King 3-6 Kyle Anderson

Evening Session (6pm-10pm BST)
Benito van de Pas 1-6 Nathan Aspinall
Daryl Gurney 6-2 Steve West
Simon Whitlock 6-4 Kirk Shepherd
Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Jeffrey de Zwaan
Peter Wright 6-5 Jim Walker
Kim Huybrechts 4-6 Christian Kist
Michael Smith 6-2 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Mensur Suljovic 3-6 Steve Beaton
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Sunday September 3
Afternoon session (12pm-4pm BST)
Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Kyle Anderson
Nathan Aspinall 2-6 Daryl Gurney
Michael Smith 6-2 Joe Cullen
Simon Whitlock 4-6 Robert Owen
Peter Wright 6-3 Rob Cross
Christian Kist 1-6 Krzysztof Ratajski
John Henderson 6-2 Mike De Decker
Steve Beaton 6-4 Martin Schindler

Evening session (6pm-10pm BST)
Quarter-finals
Michael Van Gerwen 6-5 Daryl Gurney
Michael Smith 6-5 Robert Owen
Peter Wright 6-3 Krzysztof Ratajski
John Henderson 6-2 Steve Beaton

Semi-finals
Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Michael Smith
Peter Wright 4-6 Steve Beaton

Final
Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Steve Beaton
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Dutch Darts Masters: Sky Bet odds

Michael van Gerwen is hot favourite at to mark his return to action with a fourth successive Darts Dutch Masters title while Peter Wright is regarded as his main rival at 5/1.

Daryl Gurney has proved his talents over the past couple of months and could be worth interest at 16/1 while Mensur Suljovic and Michael Smith can both be backed at 20/1.

Dutch Darts Masters Prize Fund

Winner: £25,000
Runner-Up: £10,000
Semi-Final: £6,000
Quarter-Final: £4,000
Third Round: £3,000
Second Round: £2,000
First Round: £1,000

Total: £135,000    

Dutch Darts Masters: Past Finals

2015: Michael van Gerwen 6-0 Justin Pipe
2014: Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Mervyn King
2013: Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Brendan Dolan
2012: Simon Whitlock 6-1 Paul Nicholson