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2018 World Grand Prix

Darts tournamentTemplate:SHORTDESC:Darts tournament
The **2018 Unibet World Grand Prix** was the 21st staging of the World Grand Prix darts tournament held by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was played from 30 September–6 October 2018 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

Daryl Gurney was the defending champion after beating Simon Whitlock 5–4 in the 2017 final., but he was defeated 4–1 in the semi-finals by Michael van Gerwen.

van Gerwen went on to lift his fourth World Grand Prix title, defeating Peter Wright 5–2 in the final.

Notably during the tournament, Dave Chisnall hit the highest ever losing average in a World Grand Prix match, when he averaged 97.78 in his 3–1 defeat in the quarter-finals to van Gerwen.

## Format

All matches were played as double in, double out; requiring the players to score 501 points to win a leg, beginning with as well as finishing on either a double or the bullseye. Matches were played to set format, with each set being the best of five legs (first to three).

This is the only "double in" tournament on the PDC circuit, and along with the World Championship the only tournament which uses the set format.

The matches got longer as the tournament progressed:

 Second
 Semi-finals
 Final

## Prize money

The total prize money remained at £400,000.

The following is the breakdown of the fund:

 **First round losers** | (16) | £5,000

## Qualification

The field of 32 players was made up from the top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit and the top 16 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit. The top eight players were seeded in the tournament.

The following players qualified for the tournament:

1. **Michael van Gerwen**  **(Champion)**
2. Peter Wright  *(Runner-up)*
3. Rob Cross  *(First round)*
4. Gary Anderson  *(Quarter-finals)*
5. Daryl Gurney  *(Semi-finals)*
6. Mensur Suljović  *(Semi-finals)*
7. Simon Whitlock  *(First round)*
8. Dave Chisnall  *(Quarter-finals)*
9. Michael Smith  *(First round)*
10. James Wade  *(First round)*
11. Ian White  *(Second round)*
12. Gerwyn Price  *(Quarter-finals)*
13. Raymond van Barneveld  *(Second round)*
14. Darren Webster  *(Second round)*
15. Joe Cullen  *(First round)*
16. Adrian Lewis  *(Second round)*
1. Jonny Clayton  *(First round)*
2. James Wilson  *(Quarter-finals)*
3. Stephen Bunting  *(First round)*
4. Max Hopp  *(First round)*
5. Mervyn King  *(First round)*
6. Steve West  *(First round)*
7. Jermaine Wattimena  *(Second round)*
8. Kim Huybrechts  *(First round)*
9. John Henderson  *(First round)*
10. Steve Beaton  *(Second round)*
11. Steve Lennon  *(First round)*
12. Danny Noppert  *(First round)*
13. Ricky Evans  *(First round)*
14. Josh Payne  *(First round)*
15. Jeffrey de Zwaan  *(Second round)*
16. Ron Meulenkamp  *(Second round)*

## References

1. ↑ Gutsy Gurney's World Grand Prix Glory. PDC.
2. ↑ Van Gerwen Lifts Fourth World Grand Prix Title. PDC. Retrieved on September 25, 2023.
3. ↑ 2018 Unibet World Grand Prix Field. PDC. Retrieved on September 25, 2023.
4. ↑ 2018 Unibet World Grand Prix Draw And Schedule. PDC. Retrieved on September 25, 2023.
2015 World Matchplay

Darts tournamentTemplate:SHORTDESC:Darts tournament
The **2015 BetVictor World Matchplay** was the 22nd annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 18–26 July 2015.

Phil Taylor was the defending champion after defeating Michael van Gerwen 18–9 in the 2014 final., and after having won the last seven editions of the event, he reached the semi-finals, where his 38-game unbeaten run came to the end in a 17–14 defeat against James Wade.

Michael van Gerwen won his first World Matchplay title by defeating Wade 18–12 in the final.

## Prize money

The prize fund was increased to £450,000 after being £400,000 for the previous five editions of this event.

 **First round** | (16) | £6,000

## Format

In previous stagings of the event all games had to be won by two clear legs with no sudden-death legs. However, in 2013 after consulting the host broadcaster Sky Sports, the PDC decided that games will now only proceed for a maximum of six extra legs before a tie-break leg is required. For example, in a best of 19 legs first round match, if the score reaches 12–12 then the 25th leg will be the decider.

## Qualification

The top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit qualified as seeded players. The other 16 places went to the top 16 non-qualified players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit who were unseeded players. The field was confirmed on 5 July following Players Championship 14.

2. Phil Taylor  *(Semi-finals)*
3. Gary Anderson  *(Second round)*
4. Adrian Lewis  *(Second round)*
5. Peter Wright  *(Semi-finals)*
6. James Wade  *(Runner-up)*
7. Dave Chisnall  *(Quarter-finals)*
8. Simon Whitlock  *(Second round)*
9. Ian White  *(Quarter-finals)*
10. Robert Thornton  *(First round)*
11. Brendan Dolan  *(Second round)*
12. Mervyn King  *(First round)*
13. Michael Smith  *(First round)*
14. Terry Jenkins  *(First round)*
15. Raymond van Barneveld  *(First round)*
16. Justin Pipe  *(First round)*
2. Jelle Klaasen  *(First round)*
3. Vincent van der Voort  *(First round)*
4. Benito van de Pas  *(First round)*
5. Stephen Bunting  *(First round)*
6. Mensur Suljović  *(Quarter-finals)*
7. Gerwyn Price  *(Quarter-finals)*
8. Steve Beaton  *(First round)*
9. Jamie Caven  *(First round)*
10. John Henderson  *(First round)*
11. Keegan Brown  *(Second round)*
12. Andrew Gilding  *(Second round)*
13. Jamie Lewis  *(Second round)*
14. Joe Murnan  *(First round)*
15. Kyle Anderson  *(First round)*
16. Andy Hamilton  *(Second round)*

## References

1. ↑ Amazing Taylor's 15th Triumph. *PDC*. Retrieved on July 14, 2023.
2. ↑ Matchplay Glory For Mighty Mike. *PDC*. Retrieved on July 13, 2023.
3. ↑ 2015 World Matchplay Prize Money. Darts Database. Retrieved on July 8, 2015.
4. ↑ 2015 BetVictor World Matchplay Field. PDC. Retrieved on July 14, 2023.
5. ↑ 2015 BetVictor World Matchplay Draw. *PDC*. Retrieved on July 14, 2023.
2022 DPNZ Tour series

The **2022 DPNZ Tour** was a group of 8 darts tournaments on the 2022 PDC Pro Tour, held in New Zealand, and organised by the Professional Darts Corporation's New Zealand partner, Dartplayers New Zealand.

## Prize money

The prize fund for each event is NZ$2,000.

This is how the prize money is divided:

 **Last 16** | (8) | NZ$50

## June

### DPNZ Tour 1

DPNZ Tour 1 was contested on Saturday 11 June 2022 at the Papakura Club in Auckland. The winner was Ben Robb.

### DPNZ Tour 2

DPNZ Tour 2 was contested on Sunday 12 June 2022 at the Papakura Club in Auckland. The winner was Warren Parry.

## August

### DPNZ Tour 3

DPNZ Tour 3 was contested on Saturday 6 August 2022 at the Black Horse Hotel in Christchurch. The winner was Ben Robb.

### DPNZ Tour 4

DPNZ Tour 4 was contested on Sunday 7 August 2022 at the Black Horse Hotel in Christchurch. The winner was Ben Robb.

## September

### DPNZ Tour 5

DPNZ Tour 5 was contested on Saturday 24 September 2022 at Birkenhead RSA in Auckland. The winner was Mark Cleaver.

### DPNZ Tour 6

DPNZ Tour 6 was contested on Sunday 25 September 2022 at Birkenhead RSA in Auckland. The winner was Ben Robb.</ref>

## October

### DPNZ Tour 7

DPNZ Tour 7 was contested on Saturday 15 October 2022 at the Dunedin Metro Club in Dunedin. The winner was Haupai Puha.

### DPNZ Tour 8

DPNZ Tour 8 was contested on Sunday 16 October 2022 at the Dunedin Metro Club in Dunedin. The winner was Ben Robb.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Robb & Parry share spoils on opening DPNZ Pro Tour weekend (14 June 2022).
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Robb & Parry complete New Zealand Darts Masters line-up (8 August 2022).
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cleaver & Robb share DPNZ ProTour success in Auckland (29 September 2022).
4. ↑ DPNZ - PRO TOUR 5 - BIRKENHEAD (24 September 2022).
5. ↑ DPNZ - PRO TOUR 6 - BIRKENHEAD (25 September 2022).
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Robb tops DPNZ Order of Merit as ProTour season concludes in Dunedin (17 October 2022).
2015 European Championship

Darts tournamentTemplate:SHORTDESC:Darts tournament
The **2015 Unibet European Championship** was the eighth edition of the Professional Darts Corporation tournament, the European Championship, which saw the top European players compete against the highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit.

The tournament took place from 30 October–1 November 2015 at the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, having beaten Terry Jenkins 11–4 in the final of the 2014 tournament, and he retained his title by overcoming Gary Anderson 11–10, which made it the first time van Gerwen had successfully defended a major title.

## Format

The format remained the same as the previous year.

 Second
 Semi-finals
 Final

## Prize money

The 2015 European Championship had a total prize fund of £300,000, a £50,000 increase since the previous staging of the tournament.

The following is the breakdown of the fund:

 **First round** | (16) | £4,000

## Qualification

The top 16 players from the PDC Order of Merit on 19 October automatically qualified for the event, with the top eight from the PDC Order of Merit were seeded in the tournament. The top eight non-qualified players from the Pro Tour Order of Merit were added to the tournament. The remaining places were filled by European qualifiers, with the top seven players from the European Order of Merit and a Scandinavian qualifier.

These were the participants:

1. **Michael van Gerwen**  **(Champion)**
2. Gary Anderson  *(Runner-up)*
3. Phil Taylor  *(Quarter-finals)*
4. Peter Wright  *(Semi-finals)*
5. Robert Thornton  *(First round)*
6. Adrian Lewis  *(Semi-finals)*
7. James Wade  *(Second round)*
8. Ian White  *(First round)*
9. Michael Smith  *(Second round)*
10. Kim Huybrechts  *(Second round)*
11. Terry Jenkins  *(First round)*
12. Simon Whitlock  *(Second round)*
13. Brendan Dolan  *(First round)*
14. Mervyn King  *(First round)*
15. Dave Chisnall  *(Quarter-finals)*
16. Vincent van der Voort  *(First round)*
1. Jelle Klaasen  *(Quarter-finals)*
2. Justin Pipe  *(Second round)*
3. Mensur Suljović  *(First round)*
4. Benito van de Pas  *(First round)*
5. Stephen Bunting  *(Second round)*
6. Gerwyn Price  *(First round)*
7. Alan Norris  *(First round)*
8. John Henderson  *(Quarter-finals)*
1. Raymond van Barneveld  *(First round)*
2. Christian Kist  *(First round)*
3. Rowby-John Rodriguez  *(Second round)*
4. Cristo Reyes  *(Second round)*
5. Max Hopp  *(First round)*
6. Dirk van Duijvenbode  *(First round)*
7. Jeffrey de Zwaan  *(First round)*

**Scandinavian Qualifier**
1. Magnus Caris  *(First round)*

## Draw

The draw was made on 20 October by Barry Hearn.

## References

1. ↑ Nine-Dart van Gerwen's Euro Glory. PDC.
2. ↑ Battling van Gerwen's European Glory. PDC.
3. ↑ Three More Prize Funds Increased!. Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved on October 13, 2023.
4. ↑ Unibet European Championship Field. PDC.
5. ↑ 2015 Unibet European Championship Draw. PDC.
2021 World Series of Darts

The **2021 World Series of Darts** was a series of televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. In 2021, there were set to be five World Series events and one finals event, which for 2021 was moved from Salzburg, Austria to Amsterdam, Netherlands. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only one event was held before the 2021 finals, with the remaining four scheduled events postponed to 2022.

Four new venues were due to make their debuts with New York City replacing Las Vegas for the US Darts Masters, and two Australian events were moved to new cities in Wollongong and Townsville. However, only Copenhagen got to play host to its tournament, the 2021 Nordic Darts Masters, which replaced the German Darts Masters.

Though not a tour card holder, Fallon Sherrock was set to appear at all five World Series events as a PDC representative in 2020 after her record-setting top 32 finish at the 2020 World Championship. With all five events being cancelled, she would appear in the 2020 World Series of Darts Finals, and was invited to the Nordic Masters where she became the first woman to compete in a World Series event. After defeating Niels Heinsøe in the first round, and receiving a walkover in the quarter-final courtesy of Gerwyn Price's withdrawal, she defeated Dimitri Van den Bergh in the semi-finals. She ultimately lost the final to Michael van Gerwen as he captured his 16th World Series title.

On 7 April 2021, the US leg and the three Oceanic events were moved to 2022 owing to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 World Series of Darts Finals will go ahead as scheduled on 29–31 October 2021, returning to the AFAS Live in Amsterdam, where the 2019 edition took place.[*needs update*]

## References

1. ↑ World Series of Darts visits New York in 2020.
2. ↑ World Series to visit Wollongong & Townsville.
3. ↑ Nordic Darts Masters joins World Series circuit.
4. ↑ Globe-trotter Sherrock's World Series honour.
5. ↑ Price, Wright, Van Gerwen & Clayton headline Nordic Darts Masters field.
6. ↑ Quartet of World Series events rescheduled for 2022.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 PDC Order of Merit Rules.
8. ↑ Quartet of World Series events rescheduled for 2022.
9. ↑ Tearful Van Gerwen defeats Sherrock to win Viaplay Nordic Darts Masters. *PDC* (18 September 2021).
10. ↑ Clayton lands fourth TV title of 2021 at Jack's World Series Finals. *PDC* (31 October 2021).
2016 World Grand Prix

Darts tournamentTemplate:SHORTDESC:Darts tournament
The **2016 Unibet World Grand Prix** was the 19th staging of the World Grand Prix darts tournament held by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was played from 2–8 October 2016 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

Robert Thornton was the defending champion after beating Michael van Gerwen 5–4 in the 2015 final, but he lost 2–1 in the first round to Stephen Bunting.

Michael van Gerwen won his third Grand Prix title after defeating Gary Anderson 5–2 in the final.

## Format

All matches were played as double in, double out; requiring the players to score 501 points to win a leg, beginning with as well as finishing on either a double or the bullseye. Matches were played to set format, with each set being the best of five legs (first to three).

This is the only "double in" tournament on the PDC circuit, and along with the World Championship the only tournament which uses the set format.

The matches got longer as the tournament progressed:

 Second
 Semi-finals
 Final

## Prize money

The total prize money remained at £400,000.

The following is the breakdown of the fund:

 **First round losers** | (16) | £5,000

## Qualification

The field of 32 players were made up from the top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit on 27 September. The top 8 from these rankings were also seeded.

The remaining 16 places went to the top 14 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit, and then to the top 2 non-qualified residents of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland from the ProTour Order of Merit.

1. **Michael van Gerwen**  **(Champion)**
2. Gary Anderson  *(Runner-up)*
3. Adrian Lewis  *(Second round)*
4. Phil Taylor  *(First round)*
5. Peter Wright  *(First round)*
6. James Wade  *(First round)*
7. Robert Thornton  *(First round)*
8. Michael Smith  *(First round)*
9. Dave Chisnall  *(Semi-finals)*
10. Jelle Klaasen  *(First round)*
11. Ian White  *(First round)*
12. Kim Huybrechts  *(Quarter-finals)*
13. Raymond van Barneveld  *(Semi-finals)*
14. Mensur Suljović  *(First round)*
15. Stephen Bunting  *(Second round)*
16. Terry Jenkins  *(Second round)*
1. Benito van de Pas  *(Quarter-finals)*
2. Gerwyn Price  *(First round)*
3. Alan Norris  *(Second round)*
4. Joe Cullen  *(First round)*
5. Simon Whitlock  *(Quarter-finals)*
6. Daryl Gurney  *(Quarter-finals)*
7. Steve Beaton  *(First round)*
8. James Wilson  *(Second round)*
9. Mervyn King  *(First round)*
10. Kyle Anderson  *(Second round)*
11. Jamie Caven  *(First round)*
12. Steve West  *(Second round)*
13. Cristo Reyes  *(First round)*
14. Robbie Green  *(First round)*
1. Brendan Dolan  *(Second round)*
2. Mick McGowan  *(First round)*

## Draw

The draw was made on 25 September by Alan Warriner-Little, during the 2016 Champions League of Darts.

## References

1. ↑ Thrilling Thornton's Dublin Delight!. PDC.
2. ↑ Brilliant van Gerwen's Dublin Treble!. PDC.
3. ↑ Unibet World Grand Prix Field. PDC. Retrieved on September 25, 2023.
4. ↑ Unibet World Grand Prix Draw. PDC.
2015 World Series of Darts

The **2015 World Series of Darts** was a series of non-televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. There were 5 World Series events and one Final event being held – one in the United Arab Emirates, one in New Zealand, one in Japan, two in Australia, with the Finals being held in Glasgow, Scotland.

## 2015 World Series Order of Merit

With the announcement of the 2015 World Series of Darts Finals, it was revealed that all World Series events would accrue points, which would determine the 8 seeded players for the tournament.

### Table

The top eight qualified for the World Series of Darts Finals and determined their seeding. The table only involves players with at least one win during the 2015 World Series tour.

## References

1. ↑ PDC Order of Merit Rules.
2. ↑ Mighty Mike Completes Dubai Treble. PDC. Retrieved on June 19, 2023.
3. ↑ Amazing Taylor's Japanese Glory. PDC. Retrieved on June 19, 2023.
4. ↑ Second Perth Title For Dominant Taylor. PDC. Retrieved on June 19, 2023.
5. ↑ Nine-Dart Taylor's Sydney Hat-Trick. PDC. Retrieved on June 19, 2023.
6. ↑ Lewis Hits The Jackpot In Auckland!. PDC. Retrieved on June 19, 2023.
7. ↑ Van Gerwen Denies Wright In Thriller. PDC. Retrieved on June 19, 2023.
8. ↑ World Series Finals Heads To Glasgow. PDC. Retrieved on June 19, 2023.
2018 Masters

Darts tournamentTemplate:SHORTDESC:Darts tournament
The **2018 Unibet Masters** was the sixth staging of the non-ranking Masters darts tournament, held by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was held from 26–28 January 2018 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes, England.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, after defeating Gary Anderson 11–7 in the 2017 final, and he successfully retained his title, by beating Raymond van Barneveld 11–9 in the final. It was Van Gerwen's fourth consecutive Masters title.

## Qualifiers

The Masters only features the top 16 players in the PDC Order of Merit. The following players comprised the top 16 of the PDC Order of Merit after the 2018 PDC World Darts Championship, with the exception of Phil Taylor, who despite being #4 in the rankings, had announced his retirement, following the final of the World Championship:

Rob Cross, Daryl Gurney, Gerwyn Price and Alan Norris all made their Masters debuts this year.

1. **Michael van Gerwen**  **(Champion)**
2. Peter Wright  *(Quarter-finals)*
3. Rob Cross  *(Quarter-finals)*
4. Gary Anderson  *(Semi-finals)*
5. Daryl Gurney  *(First round)*
6. Mensur Suljović  *(Semi-finals)*
7. Dave Chisnall  *(First round)*
8. Simon Whitlock  *(First round)*
9. James Wade  *(Quarter-finals)*
10. Raymond van Barneveld  *(Runner-Up)*
11. Michael Smith  *(First round)*
12. Gerwyn Price  *(Quarter-finals)*
13. Benito van de Pas  *(First round)*
14. Ian White  *(First round)*
15. Alan Norris  *(First round)*
16. Kim Huybrechts  *(First round)*

## Prize money

The prize money was £200,000 in total. The prize money was the same as in 2017.

 **First round losers** | (8) | £5,000

## References

1. ↑ Michael Van Gerwen beats Gary Anderson to claim third successive Masters title. BBC Sport. Retrieved on January 29, 2017.
2. ↑ Fourth Unibet Masters Triumph For Van Gerwen. PDC. Retrieved on June 6, 2023.
2014 European Darts Grand Prix

Darts tournamentTemplate:SHORTDESC:Darts tournament
The **2014 European Darts Grand Prix** was the seventh of eight PDC European Tour events on the 2014 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the Glaspalast in Sindelfingen, Germany, between 5–7 September 2014. It featured a field of 48 players and £100,000 in prize money, with £20,000 going to the winner.

Mervyn King won his first European Tour event by beating Michael Smith 6–5 in the final.

## Prize money

The prize fund for the 2014 European Tour events remained at £100,000, with the winner getting £20,000, but the prize distribution altered for the other positions.

## Qualification and format

The top 16 players from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 30 June automatically qualified for the event.

The remaining 32 places went to players from three qualifying events - 20 from the UK Qualifier (held in Coventry on 4 July), eight from the European Qualifier and four from the Host Nation Qualifier (both held at the venue the day before the event started).

The following players took part in the tournament:

1. Gary Anderson  *(Third round)*
2. Brendan Dolan  *(Second round)*
3. Robert Thornton  *(Quarter-finals)*
4. Dave Chisnall  *(Quarter-finals)*
5. Peter Wright  *(Second round)*
6. Ian White  *(Second round)*
7. Kim Huybrechts  *(Third round)*
8. Steve Beaton  *(Third round)*
9. Adrian Lewis  *(Quarter-finals)*
10. Simon Whitlock  *(Semi-finals)*
11. **Mervyn King**  **(Champion)**
12. Vincent van der Voort  *(Third round)*
13. Justin Pipe  *(Second round)*
14. Jamie Caven  *(Third round)*
15. Terry Jenkins  *(Quarter-finals)*
16. Michael Smith  *(Runner-up)*
* Kyle Anderson  *(Second round)*
* Chris Aubrey  *(First round)*
* Stephen Bunting  *(Semi-finals)*
* Matt Clark  *(Second round)*
* Joe Cullen  *(Second round)*
* Kevin Dowling  *(First round)*
* Ricky Evans  *(Second round)*
* Andrew Gilding  *(Second round)*
* Wayne Jones  *(First round)*
* Johnny Haines  *(First round)*
* Andy Hamilton  *(Second round)*
* John Henderson  *(First round)*
* Steve Hine  *(Second round)*
* James Hubbard  *(First round)*
* Jason Lovett  *(First round)*
* Kevin McDine  *(Second round)*
* Shaun Narain  *(Second round)*
* Kevin Painter  *(First round)*
* James Wade  *(Third round)*
* Darren Webster  *(Third round)*
* Benito van de Pas  *(First round)*
* Rowby-John Rodriguez  *(Third round)*
* Ryan de Vreede  *(Second round)*
* Robert Marijanović  *(First round)*
* Mensur Suljović  *(First round)*
* Jelle Klaasen  *(First round)*
* Ron Meulenkamp  *(First round)*
* Mike De Decker  *(First round)*

**Host Nation Qualifier**
* Michael Rosenauer  *(Second round)*
* Max Hopp  *(Second round)*
* Jyhan Artut  *(First round)*
* Sascha Goldammer  *(First round)*

## References

1. ↑ Wright Tastes European Tour Glory. Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved on July 30, 2023.
2. ↑ PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed. PDC. Retrieved on July 28, 2023.
3. ↑ European Tour Event 7&8 Entries. Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved on July 30, 2023.
4. ↑ European Darts Grand Prix Draw/Schedule. Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved on July 30, 2023.
2018 Champions League of Darts

Darts tournamentTemplate:SHORTDESC:Darts tournament
The **2018 Paddy Power Champions League of Darts** was the 3rd annual staging of the Champions League of Darts tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It took place from 22–23 September 2018 at the Brighton Centre, Brighton.

The defending champion Mensur Suljović lost 4–11 against Gary Anderson in the semi-final; a rematch of the 2017 final.

Anderson went on to win his first Champions League title by defeating compatriot Peter Wright 11–4 in the final.

It was Anderson's 10th major title and 8th in the PDC. It was also Anderson's 3rd major title of the season after winning that year's UK Open and World Matchplay.

## Format

The eight qualifiers were split into two groups, playing each other once in a best of 19 legs match. The top two of each group then proceed to the semi-finals. Both semi-finals and the final were a best of 21 legs match.

## Prize money

 **Fourth in group stage** | (2) | £10,000

## Qualifiers

The top 7 players on the PDC Order of Merit following the 2018 World Matchplay qualified. Reigning champion Mensur Suljović was given a guaranteed place in the tournament, as he is the defending champion. As Suljović was also one of the top 7 players, the eighth ranked player also qualified.

Three players made their debuts this year with Rob Cross, Daryl Gurney and Simon Whitlock replacing Phil Taylor, Adrian Lewis and Raymond van Barneveld.

1. Michael van Gerwen  *(Semi-finals)*
2. Peter Wright  *(Runner-up)*
3. Rob Cross  *(Group stage)*
4. **Gary Anderson**  **(Champion)**
5. Daryl Gurney  *(Group stage)*
6. Mensur Suljović  *(Semi-finals)*
7. Simon Whitlock  *(Group stage)*
8. Dave Chisnall  *(Group stage)*

## Results

### Group stage

*All matches first-to-10 (best of 19 legs)*

NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/− = Plus/minus record, in relation to legs; Avg = Three-dart average in group matches; Pts = Group points

## References

1. ↑ Super Suljovic's Champions League Glory. PDC. Retrieved on June 5, 2023.
2. ↑ Anderson Lifts First Champions League Title. PDC. Retrieved on June 5, 2023.
3. ↑ Paddy Power Backs Champions League - Schedule Confirmed. PDC. Retrieved on August 24, 2018.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 2018 Paddy Power Champions League Day One. PDC. Retrieved on September 22, 2018.
2019 EADC Tour series

The **2019 EADC Tour series** consisted of 6 darts tournaments on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour.

## February

### EADC Tour 1

EADC Tour 1 was contested on Saturday 23 February 2019 at the Omega Plaza Business Center in Moscow. The winner was Aleksei Kadochnikov.

### EADC Tour 2

EADC Tour 2 was contested on Saturday 23 February 2019 at the Omega Plaza Business Center in Moscow. The winner was Andrey Pontus.

### EADC Tour 3

EADC Tour 3 was contested on Sunday 24 February 2019 at the Omega Plaza Business Center in Moscow. The winner was Aleksei Kadochnikov.

## April

### EADC Tour 4

EADC Tour 4 was contested on Saturday 27 April 2019 at the Omega Plaza Business Center in Moscow. The winner was Boris Koltsov.

### EADC Tour 5

EADC Tour 5 was contested on Saturday 27 April 2019 at the Omega Plaza Business Center in Moscow. The winner was Boris Koltsov.

### EADC Tour 6

EADC Tour 6 was contested on Sunday 28 April 2019 at the Omega Plaza Business Center in Moscow. The winner was Boris Koltsov.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 EADC Double For Kadochnikov. PDC (26 February 2019).
2. ↑ https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/e40292\_06a88f1601ee4020a13608ebd9e78eac.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
3. ↑ https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/e40292\_ac7f2d64de3f49c4abe2ec6bffc7f3b0.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
4. ↑ https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/e40292\_a79c8b14378342ed80fefb5f40cc19a1.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 EADC Treble For Koltsov. PDC (29 April 2019).
6. ↑ https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/e40292\_81459c6fbb474766805d0a4d2dfcbcea.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
7. ↑ https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/e40292\_90eda6b983ed477e97ec9f717b4617e3.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
8. ↑ https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/e40292\_92c4f0d07b93446281a7a38ee17e891b.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
2020 PDC Nordic & Baltic ProTour series

The **2020 PDC Nordic & Baltic ProTour** consisted of 2 darts tournaments on the 2020 PDC Pro Tour.

Ten events had been scheduled, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, events in Gothenburg and Copenhagen were cancelled, and a planned restart in Riga was aborted.

## Prize money

The prize money for each of the Nordic & Baltic ProTour events had a prize fund of €5,000.

This is how the prize money is divided:

 **Last 32** | (16) | €50

## Results

### Nordic & Baltic ProTour 1

ProTour 1 was contested on Saturday 29 February 2020 at the Hotelli Tallukka in Vääksy, Finland. The winner was Kim Viljanen.

### Nordic & Baltic ProTour 2

ProTour 2 was contested on Sunday 1 March 2020 at the Hotelli Tallukka in Vääksy, Finland. The winner was Daniel Larsson.

## References

1. ↑ Update on Pro Tour and Covid-19. PDC Nordic and Baltic (9 April 2020).
2. ↑ PDC Nordic & Baltic Pro Tour cancelled for the rest of 2020 (14 September 2020).
2014 European Championship

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The **2014 888.com European Championship** was the seventh edition of the Professional Darts Corporation tournament, the European Championship, which sees the top European players to compete against the highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit.

The tournament took place from 24–26 October 2014 at the RWE-Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany.

Adrian Lewis was the defending champion, having beaten Simon Whitlock 11–6 in the 2013 final., but he lost 6–4 in the first round to Jelle Klaasen.

Michael van Gerwen went on to win the tournament for the first time, after beating Terry Jenkins 11–4 in the final.

van Gerwen also hit a nine-dart finish in his semi-final match win over Raymond van Barneveld, meaning that van Barneveld had been on the receiving end of both nine-darters in the European Championship to date.

## Format

The format remained the same as the previous year.

 Second
 Semi-finals
 Final

## Prize money

The 2014 European Championship had a total prize fund of £250,000, a £50,000 increase since the previous staging of the tournament.

The following is the breakdown of the fund:

## Qualification

The top 16 players from the PDC Order of Merit on 13 October automatically qualified for the event. The top eight from the PDC Order of Merit were seeded in the tournament.

The top eight non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit were added to the tournament. The remaining places were filled by European qualifiers, with the top seven players from the European Order of Merit and a Scandinavian qualifier.

These were the participants:

1. **Michael van Gerwen**  **(Champion)**
2. Phil Taylor  *(Second round)*
3. Adrian Lewis  *(First round)*
4. Peter Wright  *(Quarter-finals)*
5. Simon Whitlock  *(First round)*
6. James Wade  *(First round)*
7. Gary Anderson  *(First round)*
8. Dave Chisnall  *(Quarter-finals)*
9. Robert Thornton  *(Second round)*
10. Andy Hamilton  *(First round)*
11. Brendan Dolan  *(Second round)*
12. Mervyn King  *(Semi-finals)*
13. Justin Pipe  *(First round)*
14. Wes Newton  *(First round)*
15. Kim Huybrechts  *(Second round)*
16. Raymond van Barneveld  *(Semi-finals)*
1. Michael Smith  *(First round)*
2. Ian White  *(Second round)*
3. Vincent van der Voort  *(Second round)*
4. Steve Beaton  *(First round)*
5. Jamie Caven  *(Second round)*
6. Terry Jenkins  *(Runner-up)*
7. Stephen Bunting  *(Quarter-finals)*
8. Dean Winstanley  *(First round)*
1. Jelle Klaasen  *(Quarter-finals)*
2. Ronny Huybrechts  *(Second round)*
3. Benito van de Pas  *(First round)*
4. Christian Kist  *(First round)*
5. Mensur Suljović  *(First round)*
6. Rowby-John Rodriguez  *(First round)*
7. Jyhan Artut  *(First round)*

**Scandinavian Qualifier**
1. Robert Wagner  *(First round)*

## Draw

The draw was made on 12 October by Wayne Mardle.

## References

1. ↑ Brilliant Lewis Is European Champion. PDC.
2. ↑ Nine-Dart van Gerwen's Euro Glory. PDC.
3. ↑ PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed. PDC. Retrieved on October 11, 2023.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 European Championship Draw/Schedule. PDC. Retrieved on October 11, 2023.
2011 World Grand Prix

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The **2011 PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix** was the fourteenth staging of the World Grand Prix darts tournament held by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was played from 3–9 October 2011 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

James Wade was the defending champion, after defeating Adrian Lewis 6–3 in the 2010 final. However, he lost in the semi-finals to Brendan Dolan who had the unique achievement of becoming the first player to achieve a televised nine-dart finish during a leg in which the players had to start on a double.

However, he lost the final 6–3 to Phil Taylor, who won the World Grand Prix for the tenth time.

## Format

All matches were played as double in, double out; requiring the players to score 501 points to win a leg, beginning with as well as finishing on either a double or the bullseye. Matches were played to set format, with each set being the best of five legs (first to three).

This is the only "double in" tournament on the PDC circuit, and along with the World Championship the only tournament which uses the set format.

The matches got longer as the tournament progressed:

 Second
 Quarter-finals
 Semi-finals
 Final

## Prize money

The total prize fund was £350,000. This was the same for the third World Grand Prix tournament in a row.

The following was the breakdown of the fund:

## Qualification

The field of 32 players were made up from the top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit on 19 September. The top 8 from these rankings were also seeded.

The remaining 16 places went to the top 14 non-qualified players from the Players Championship Order of Merit (which was increased by two,) and then to the top 2 non-qualified residents of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland from the 2011 Players Championship Order of Merit (reduced by two).

1. **Phil Taylor**  **(Champion)**
2. Adrian Lewis  *(First round)*
3. James Wade  *(Semi-finals)*
4. Gary Anderson  *(First round)*
5. Simon Whitlock  *(Second round)*
6. Raymond van Barneveld  *(Second round)*
7. Wes Newton  *(Second round)*
8. Mark Webster  *(Quarter-finals)*
9. Paul Nicholson  *(Second round)*
10. Terry Jenkins  *(First round)*
11. Andy Hamilton  *(First round)*
12. Mervyn King  *(First round)*
13. Mark Walsh  *(First round)*
14. Colin Lloyd  *(First round)*
15. Wayne Jones  *(First round)*
16. Ronnie Baxter  *(First round)*
1. John Part  *(Second round)*
2. Vincent van der Voort  *(Second round)*
3. Justin Pipe  *(First round)*
4. Jamie Caven  *(First round)*
5. Andy Smith  *(Quarter-finals)*
6. Peter Wright  *(First round)*
7. Dave Chisnall  *(First round)*
8. Kevin Painter  *(First round)*
9. Denis Ovens  *(Second round)*
10. Richie Burnett  *(Semi-finals)*
11. Alan Tabern  *(Second round)*
12. Steve Brown  *(First round)*
13. Mark Hylton  *(Quarter-finals)*
14. John Henderson  *(Quarter-finals)*
1. Brendan Dolan  *(Runner-up)*
2. William O'Connor  *(First round)*

## References

1. ↑ Wade's Delight With Bodog.com WGP Title. PDC.
2. ↑ Dublin Delight For Ten-Title Taylor. PDC.
3. ↑ World Grand Prix Race Continues. PDC.
4. ↑ World Grand Prix Draw Made. PDC.
2019 US Darts Masters

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The **2019 Dafabet US Darts Masters** was the third staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the first event in the 2019 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (8 PDC representatives, and 8 North American representatives), and was held at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on 4–5 July 2019.

Gary Anderson was the defending champion, after beating Rob Cross 8–4 in the 2018 final, but he was beaten 8–6 in the quarter-finals by Gerwyn Price.

Nathan Aspinall won his third PDC title, and his first on the World Series with an 8–4 win over Michael Smith in the final.

## Prize money

The total prize fund was £60,000.

 **First round** | (8) | £1,250

## Qualifiers

The eight PDC representatives are:

1. Michael van Gerwen  *(Quarter-finals)*
2. Rob Cross  *(Quarter-finals)*
3. Daryl Gurney  *(Quarter-finals)*
4. Gary Anderson  *(Quarter-finals)*
5. Gerwyn Price  *(Semi-finals)*
6. Peter Wright  *(Semi-finals)*
7. Michael Smith  *(Runner-up)*
8. **Nathan Aspinall**  **(Champion)**

The North American qualifiers were:

## References

1. ↑ Las Vegas Glory For Brilliant Anderson. *PDC* (7 July 2018).
2. ↑ Dafabet US Darts Masters Glory For Aspinall. *PDC* (5 July 2019).
3. ↑ 2019 World Series Competitors Confirmed. PDC. Retrieved on April 10, 2019.
4. ↑ 2019 Las Vegas Draws Made. PDC. Retrieved on August 6, 2023.
2019 PDC Nordic & Baltic ProTour series

The **2019 PDC Nordic & Baltic ProTour** consisted of 10 darts tournaments on the 2019 PDC Pro Tour.

## Prize money

The prize money for each of the Nordic & Baltic ProTour events had a prize fund of €5,000.

This is how the prize money is divided:

 **Last 32** | (16) | €50

## February

### Nordic & Baltic ProTour 1

ProTour 1 was contested on Saturday 2 February 2019 at the Apple Hotel & Konferens in Gothenburg, Sweden. The winner was Madars Razma.

### Nordic & Baltic ProTour 2

ProTour 2 was contested on Sunday 3 February 2019 at the Apple Hotel & Konferens in Gothenburg, Sweden. The winner was Darius Labanauskas.

## March

### Nordic & Baltic ProTour 3

ProTour 3 was contested on Saturday 9 March 2019 at the Slangerup Dart Club in Slangerup, Denmark. The winner was Madars Razma.

### Nordic & Baltic ProTour 4

ProTour 4 was contested on Sunday 10 March 2019 at the Slangerup Dart Club in Slangerup, Denmark. The winner was Dennis Nilsson.

## August

### Nordic & Baltic ProTour 5

ProTour 5 was contested on Saturday 24 August 2019 at Grænásbraut 606 in Keflavík, Iceland. The winner was Darius Labanauskas.

### Nordic & Baltic ProTour 6

ProTour 6 was contested on Sunday 25 August 2019 at Grænásbraut 606 in Keflavík, Iceland. The winner was Marko Kantele.

## October

### Nordic & Baltic ProTour 7

ProTour 7 was contested on Saturday 12 October 2019 at Hotelli Tallukka in Vääksy, Finland. The winner was Darius Labanauskas.

### Nordic & Baltic ProTour 8

ProTour 8 was contested on Sunday 13 October 2019 at Hotelli Tallukka in Vääksy, Finland. The winner was Madars Razma.

## November

### Nordic & Baltic ProTour 9

ProTour 9 was contested on Saturday 2 November 2019 at Bellevue Park Hotel in Riga, Latvia. The winner was Madars Razma.

### Nordic & Baltic ProTour 10

ProTour 10 was contested on Sunday 3 November 2019 at Bellevue Park Hotel in Riga, Latvia. The winner was Darius Labanauskas.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Razma Extends Lead On Nordic & Baltic ProTour. PDC (11 March 2019).
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Labanauskas & Kantele enjoy PDCNB wins. PDC (26 August 2019).
2017 EADC Tour series

The **2017 EADC Tour series** consisted of 6 darts tournaments on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour.

## February

### EADC Tour 1

EADC Tour 1 was contested on Saturday 25 February 2017 at the Omega Plaza Business Center in Moscow. The winner was Boris Koltsov.

### EADC Tour 2

EADC Tour 2 was contested on Sunday 26 February 2017 at the Omega Plaza Business Center in Moscow. The winner was Aleksandr Oreshkin.

## March

### EADC Tour 3

EADC Tour 3 was contested on Saturday 25 March 2017 at the Omega Plaza Business Center in Moscow. The winner was Aleksander Shevel.

### EADC Tour 4

EADC Tour 4 was contested on Sunday 26 March 2017 at the Omega Plaza Business Center in Moscow. The winner was Roman Obukhov.

## April

### EADC Tour 5

EADC Tour 5 was contested on Saturday 29 April 2017 at the Omega Plaza Business Center in Moscow. The winner was Evgenii Izotov.

### EADC Tour 6

EADC Tour 6 was contested on Sunday 30 April 2017 at the Omega Plaza Business Center in Moscow. The winner was Boris Koltsov.

## References

1. ↑ EADC Pro Tour 1. EADC (25 February 2017).
2. ↑ EADC Pro Tour 2. EADC (26 February 2017).
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 EADC Wins For Shevel & Obukhov. PDC (29 March 2017).
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Koltsov & Oreshkin Seal World Cup Spots. PDC (2 May 2017).
5. ↑ EADC PRO TOURS 6
2015 Japan Darts Masters

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The **2015 Zipang Casino Japan Darts Masters** was the inaugural staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, as a second entry in the 2015 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured eight Japanese players who faced eight PDC representatives, and was held at the Osanbashi Hall in Yokohama, Japan from 27–28 June 2015.

Phil Taylor won the inaugural staging of the Japan Darts Masters after defeating Peter Wright 8–7 in the final.

## Prize money

The total prize fund was $200,000.

 **First round** | (8) | $5,000

## Qualifiers

Before the event started, it was confirmed that there would be a new World Series of Darts Finals event held later in the year. Points from all World Series events would go towards seedings for all future events, as well as the finals themselves.

So, the seedings for this event were based on the performances of the players at the 2015 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters.

The eight seeded PDC players were:

1. Michael van Gerwen  *(Semi-finals)*
2. **Phil Taylor**  **(Champion)**
3. Gary Anderson  *(Semi-finals)*
4. Adrian Lewis  *(Quarter-finals)*
5. Peter Wright  *(Runner-up)*
6. James Wade  *(Quarter-finals)*
7. Raymond van Barneveld  *(Quarter-finals)*
8. Stephen Bunting  *(Quarter-finals)*

The Japanese qualifiers were:

## References

1. ↑ PDC Confirm Japan & Belgium Moves. PDC. Retrieved on June 28, 2023.
2. ↑ Amazing Taylor's Japanese Glory. PDC. Retrieved on June 28, 2023.
3. ↑ Zipang Casino Japan Darts Masters Info. PDC.
4. ↑ Local Stars Secure Japan Darts Masters Spots. PDC.
5. ↑ Zipang Casino Japan Darts Masters Draw. PDC.
2017 UK Open Qualifiers

The **2017 UK Open Qualifiers** consisted of 6 darts tournaments on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour, used to determine seedings for the 2017 UK Open.

## Prize money

The prize money for the UK Open qualifiers had each event having a prize fund of £60,000.

This is how the prize money is divided:

## Reuslts

### Qualifier 1

Qualifier 1 was contested on Friday 3 February 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Peter Wright.

### Qualifier 2

Qualifier 2 was contested on Saturday 4 February 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Simon Whitlock.

### Qualifier 3

Qualifier 3 was contested on Sunday 5 February 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. Ted Evetts hit a nine-dart finish against Simon Whitlock. The winner was Peter Wright.

### Qualifier 4

Qualifier 4 was contested on Friday 10 February 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Michael van Gerwen, who also hit two nine-dart finishes in his match against Ryan Murray.

### Qualifier 5

Qualifier 5 was contested on Saturday 11 February 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. Darren Webster and Ronny Huybrechts hit nine-dart finishes against Benito van de Pas and Darren Webster respectively. The winner was Simon Whitlock.

### Qualifier 6

Qualifier 6 was contested on Sunday 12 February 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Peter Wright.

## References

1. ↑ Qualifier One Win For Wright. PDC (3 February 2017).
2. ↑ Whitlock Wins Qualifier Two. PDC (4 February 2017).
3. ↑ Wright Completes Weekend Double. PDC.
4. ↑ Van Gerwen's Two Good In Qualifier Four. PDC.
5. ↑ Two Nine-Darters For Van Gerwen!. PDC.
6. ↑ Whitlock's Delight With Qualifying Double. PDC (11 February 2017).
7. ↑ Wright's Coral UK Open Qualifying Hat-Trick. PDC (12 February 2017).
2017 World Matchplay

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The **2017 BetVictor World Matchplay** was the 24th annual staging of the World Matchplay, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, from 22–30 July 2017.

Michael van Gerwen was the two-time defending champion, after defeating Phil Taylor 18–10 in the 2016 final, but he lost 16–6 to Taylor in the quarter-finals.

Taylor would then go on to beat Peter Wright 18–8 in the final to claim his 16th World Matchplay title. It was Taylor's final appearance in this tournament and would turn out to be his last major tournament win.

## Prize money

The prize fund increased from £450,000 to £500,000, with the winner's earnings increasing from £100,000 to £115,000.

 **First round** | (16) | £7,000

## Format

In previous stagings of the event all games had to be won by two clear legs with no sudden-death legs. However, in 2013 after consulting the host broadcaster Sky Sports, the PDC decided that games will now only proceed for a maximum of six extra legs before a tie-break leg is required. For example, in a best of 19 legs first round match, if the score reaches 12–12 then the 25th leg will be the decider.

## Qualification

The top 16 players on the PDC Order of Merit as of July 10, 2017 were seeded for the tournament. The top 16 players on the ProTour Order of Merit not to have already qualified will be unseeded.

The following players qualified for the tournament:

2. Gary Anderson  *(Second round)*
3. Peter Wright  *(Runner-up)*
4. Adrian Lewis  *(Semi-finals)*
5. Dave Chisnall  *(Second round)*
6. James Wade  *(First round)*
7. Mensur Suljović  *(Quarter-finals)*
8. **Phil Taylor**  **(Champion)**
9. Raymond van Barneveld  *(Second round)*
10. Jelle Klaasen  *(First round)*
11. Michael Smith  *(First round)*
12. Kim Huybrechts  *(First round)*
13. Ian White  *(First round)*
14. Robert Thornton  *(First round)*
15. Benito van de Pas  *(First round)*
16. Simon Whitlock  *(Second round)*
2. Alan Norris  *(Quarter-finals)*
3. Joe Cullen  *(First round)*
4. Rob Cross  *(Second round)*
5. Mervyn King  *(First round)*
6. Gerwyn Price  *(First round)*
7. Cristo Reyes  *(Second round)*
8. Stephen Bunting  *(First round)*
9. Darren Webster  *(Quarter-finals)*
10. Steve Beaton  *(First round)*
11. James Wilson  *(First round)*
12. Steve West  *(Second round)*
13. Kyle Anderson  *(First round)*
14. John Henderson  *(First round)*
15. Christian Kist  *(First round)*
16. Justin Pipe  *(Second round)*

## References

1. ↑ Back-To-Back In Blackpool For MvG!. *PDC*. Retrieved on July 13, 2023.
2. ↑ Sweet 16 For Taylor In BetVictor World Matchplay. *PDC*. Retrieved on July 13, 2023.
3. ↑ PDC Order of Merit Rules. PDC. Retrieved on June 19, 2017.
4. ↑ 2017 BetVictor World Matchplay Field. PDC. Retrieved on July 22, 2017.
2013 World Series of Darts

The **2013 World Series of Darts** was the inaugural tour of the World Series of Darts organised by the Professional Darts Corporation.

There were two events of the tour, the Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters and the Sydney Darts Masters.

The two tournaments featured slightly different formats. The Dubai Masters had the top eight PDC Order of Merit players in a seeded bracket over two days, with the Sydney Masters had the top eight players being joined by eight regional qualifiers.

## Prize money

Dubai
 Total | $245,000

Sydney
 Total | £73,000

## References

1. ↑ Dubai Duty Free Masters Launched. Retrieved on June 19, 2023.
2. ↑ PDC Announce Sydney Darts Masters. Retrieved on June 19, 2023.
3. ↑ Mighty Mike Is First Dubai Master!. PDC. Retrieved on June 19, 2023.
4. ↑ Unstoppable Taylor's Sydney Glory. PDC. Retrieved on June 19, 2023.
2015 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters

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The **2015 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters** was the third staging of the tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the first event of the 2015 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured the top six players according to the Order of Merit, plus two wildcards, competing in a knockout system. The tournament was held at the Dubai Tennis Centre in Dubai over 28–29 May 2015.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Peter Wright 11–7 in the 2014 final. He maintained his unbeaten run in the event to win it for the third time with an 11–8 victory over Phil Taylor in the final.

## Prize money

The total prize fund was AED750,000.

 **Quarter-finalists** | (4) | AED62,500

## Qualifiers

The top six players on the PDC Order of Merit after the 2015 World Championship qualified for the event (with the top 4 seeded). They were joined by two wildcards.

These were:

1. **Michael van Gerwen**  **(Champion)**
2. Phil Taylor  *(Runner-up)*
3. Gary Anderson  *(Semi-finals)*
4. Adrian Lewis  *(Semi-finals)*
5. Peter Wright  *(Quarter-finals)*
6. James Wade  *(Quarter-finals)*
7. Raymond van Barneveld  *(Quarter-finals)*
8. Stephen Bunting  *(Quarter-finals)*

## References

1. ↑ Stars Set For Dubai Return. PDC. Retrieved on June 23, 2023.
2. ↑ Van Gerwen Retains Dubai Title. PDC. Retrieved on June 21, 2023.
3. ↑ Mighty Mike Completes Dubai Treble. PDC. Retrieved on June 23, 2023.
4. ↑ Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters Draw. PDC. Retrieved on June 23, 2023.