2018 World Series of Darts

The 2018 World Series of Darts was a series of televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. In 2018, there were 6 World Series events and one finals event, which has this year been moved from Glasgow, Scotland, to Vienna, Austria.

Prize money

International events

Stage	Prize money
Winner	£20,000
Runner-up	£10,000
Semi-finals	£5,000
Quarter-finals	£2,500
First round	£1,250

Final

Stage	Prize money
Winner	£50,000
Runner-up	£25,000
Semi-finals	£16,500
Quarter-finals	£12,500
Second round	£7,500
First round	£4,000

World Series events

No.	Date	Event	Venue	Champion	Legs	Runner-up	Ref
1	25 May	German Masters	Gelsenkirchen, Veltins-Arena	Mensur Suljović	8–2	Dimitri Van den Bergh	[1]
2	6–7 July	US Masters	Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay	Gary Anderson	8–4	Rob Cross	[2]
3	13–14 July	Shanghai Masters	Shanghai, Pullman Hotel	Michael Smith	8–2	Rob Cross	[3]
4	3–5 August	Auckland Masters	Auckland, The Trusts Arena	Michael van Gerwen	11–4	Raymond van Barneveld	[4]
5	10–12 August	Melbourne Masters	Melbourne, Hisense Arena	Peter Wright	11–8	Michael Smith	[5]
6	17–19 August	Brisbane Masters	Brisbane, BCEC	Rob Cross	11–6	Michael van Gerwen	[6]
7	2–4 November	World Series of Darts Finals	Vienna, Multiversum Schwechat	James Wade	11–10	Michael Smith	[7]

World Series qualifiers

German Masters Max Hopp Martin Schindler Nico Kurz Manfred Bilderl Gabriel Clemens Stefan Stoyke Dragutin Horvat Robert Marijanović

US Masters Dawson Murschell Joe Huffman John Norman Jnr DJ Sayre Ross Snook David Cameron Dan Lauby Jr Jeff Smith

Shanghai Masters Lourence Ilagan Seigo Asada Royden Lam Zong Xiao Chen Liu Cheng An Hai Long Chen Lihao Wen Yuanjun Liu

Auckland Masters Cody Harris Warren Parry Tim Pusey Haupai Puha Ben Robb John Hurring Tahuna Irwin Mark McGrath

Melbourne Masters Corey Cadby Raymond Smith Tim Pusey Haupai Puha Damon Heta Mike Bonser Raymond O'Donnell James Bailey

Brisbane Masters Corey Cadby Raymond Smith Tim Pusey Mark Cleaver Damon Heta Gordon Mathers Barry Gardner Justin Thompson

2018 World Series Order of Merit

The top eight qualified (highlighted in green) for the World Series of Darts Finals and determined their seeding. The next 8 players qualified (highlighted in cyan) for the tournament, but were unseeded. The players highlighted in yellow qualified by the PDC Order of Merit. (The players who aren't highlighted either withdrew or couldn't make the Finals as late call-ups.)

Rank	Player	German Masters	US Masters	Shanghai Masters	Auckland Masters	Melbourne Masters	Brisbane Masters	Tour points	Appearances
1	Peter Wright	5	5	5	5	12	5	37	6
2	Rob Cross	3	8	8	3	3	12	37	6
3	Michael van Gerwen	3	3	5	12	5	8	36	6
4	Gary Anderson	5	12	1	3	5	3	29	6
5	Michael Smith	–	3	12	1	8	1	25	5
6	Raymond van Barneveld	3	–	–	8	3	5	19	4
7	Mensur Suljović	12	–	–	–	–	–	12	1
8	Simon Whitlock	–	–	–	5	3	1	9	3
	James Wade	–	5	3	–	–	–	8	2
	Dimitri Van den Bergh	8	–	–	–	–	–	8	1
	Kyle Anderson	–	–	–	3	1	3	7	3
	Daryl Gurney	–	3	3	–	–	–	6	2
	Gerwyn Price	–	1	3	–	–	–	4	2
	Damon Heta	–	–	–	–	3	1	4	2
	Corey Cadby	–	–	–	–	1	3	4	2
	Raymond Smith	–	–	–	–	1	3	4	2
	Jamie Lewis	3	–	–	–	–	–	3	1
	Dawson Murschell	–	3	–	–	–	–	3	1
	Royden Lam	–	–	3	–	–	–	3	1
	Mark McGrath	–	–	–	3	–	–	3	1
	Tim Pusey	–	–	–	1	1	1	3	3
	Haupai Puha	–	–	–	1	1	–	2	2
	Max Hopp	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	1

References

1. "Suljovic wins German Darts Masters". PDC. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
2. "Las Vegas Glory For Brilliant Anderson". PDC. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
3. "Super Smith Seals Shanghai Title". PDC. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
4. "Van Gerwen Seals Auckland Crown". PDC. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
5. "Wright's Night at Melbourne Darts Masters". PDC. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
6. "Cross Claims Inaugural Brisbane Crown". PDC. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
7. "Wade Wins Second TV Title In A Week". PDC. Retrieved 4 November 2018.