The 2019 World Series of Darts was a series of televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. In 2019, there were 5 World Series events and one finals event, which has this year been moved from Vienna, Austria to Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Two new venues made their debuts with Hamilton and Cologne replacing Auckland and Gelsenkirchen respectively. [1]
Stage | Prize money |
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Winner | £20,000 |
Runner-up | £10,000 |
Semi-finals | £5,000 |
Quarter-finals | £2,500 |
First round | £1,250 |
Stage | Prize money |
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Winner | £70,000 |
Runner-up | £30,000 |
Semi-finals | £20,000 |
Quarter-finals | £15,000 |
Second round | £7,500 |
First round | £5,000 |
No. | Date | Event | Venue | Champion | Legs | Runner-up | Ref |
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1 | 4–5 July | US Masters | ![]() | Nathan Aspinall ![]() | 8 – 4 | ![]() | [2] |
2 | 12–13 July | German Masters | ![]() | Peter Wright ![]() | 8 – 6 | ![]() | [3] |
3 | 9–10 August | Brisbane Masters | ![]() | Damon Heta ![]() | 8 – 7 | ![]() | [4] |
4 | 16–17 August | Melbourne Masters | ![]() | Michael van Gerwen ![]() | 8 – 3 | ![]() | [5] |
5 | 23–24 August | New Zealand Masters | ![]() | Michael van Gerwen ![]() | 8 – 1 | ![]() | [6] |
6 | 1–3 November | World Series of Darts Finals | ![]() | Michael van Gerwen ![]() | 11 – 2 | ![]() | [7] |
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The top eight will qualify for the World Series of Darts Finals and determine their seeding. The table only involves players with at least one win during the 2019 World Series tour.
Rank | Player | US Masters | German Masters | Brisbane Masters | Melbourne Masters | New Zealand Masters | Tour points | Appearances |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 5 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 5 |
5 | ![]() | - | - | 12 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
6 | ![]() | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
7 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 5 |
8 | ![]() | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 12 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 1 |
10 | ![]() | - | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
11 | ![]() | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 |
12 | ![]() | - | 8 | - | - | - | 8 | 1 |
13 | ![]() | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 |
14 | ![]() | - | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | 1 |
15 | ![]() | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
16 | ![]() | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 2 |
17 | ![]() | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
18 | ![]() | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
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