The 2014 World Series of Darts was the second staging of the World Series of Darts tour organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. There were four events of the tour, held in Dubai, Singapore, Perth, and Sydney. The four tournaments featured two different formats. They all featured the top six players on the Order of Merit joined by two PDC wildcards. The Perth and Sydney tournaments also featured eight regional qualifiers.
The total prize fund for the tour was £396,000.
Stage (no. of players) | Prize money | ||
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Dubai/Singapore | Perth/Sydney | ||
Winner | (1) | £30,000 | £20,000 |
Runner-up | (1) | £25,000 | £10,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £15,000 | £7,500 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £10,000 | £5,000 |
First round | (8) | N/A | £1,000 |
No. | Date | Event | Venue | Winner | Legs | Runner-up | Ref. |
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1 | 29–30 May | Dubai Masters | Michael van Gerwen | 11–7 | [1] | ||
2 | 15–16 August | Singapore Masters | Michael van Gerwen | 11–8 | [2] | ||
3 | 22–24 August | Perth Masters | Phil Taylor | 11–9 | [3] | ||
4 | 28–30 August | Sydney Masters | Phil Taylor | 11–3 | [4] |
Player | Earnings | Dubai Masters | Singapore Masters | Perth Masters | Sydney Masters |
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£71,000 | Winner | Winner | Runner up | First round | |
£60,000 | Quarter-finalist | Quarter-finalist | Winner | Winner | |
£45,000 | Runner up | Quarter-finalist | Quarter-finalist | Quarter-finalist | |
£45,000 | Quarter-finalist | Runner up | Quarter-finalist | Quarter-finalist | |
£42,500 | Semi-finalist | Semi-finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist | |
£40,000 | Quarter-finalist | Semi-finalist | Semi-finalist | Semi-finalist | |
£26,000 | Quarter-finalist | Quarter-finalist | Quarter-finalist | First round | |
£15,000 | Semi-finalist | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | |
£10,000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Runner up | |
£10,000 | Did not qualify | Quarter-finalist | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |
£8,500 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | First round | Semi-finalist | |
£6,000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Quarter-finalist | First round | |
£6,000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | First round | Quarter-finalist |
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