2019 World Series of Darts

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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.

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Two new venues made their debuts with Hamilton and Cologne replacing Auckland and Gelsenkirchen respectively. [1]

Prize money

International events

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

Finals

StagePrize money
Winner£70,000
Runner-up£30,000
Semi-finals£20,000
Quarter-finals£15,000
Second round£7,500
First round£5,000

World Series events

No.DateEventVenueChampionLegsRunner-upRef
14–5 July US Masters Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay Nathan Aspinall Flag of England.svg 8 – 4 Flag of England.svg Michael Smith [2]
212–13 July German Masters Flag of Germany.svg Cologne, LANXESS arena Peter Wright Flag of Scotland.svg 8 – 6 Flag of Germany.svg Gabriel Clemens [3]
39–10 August Brisbane Masters Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane, BCEC Damon Heta Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8 – 7 Flag of England.svg Rob Cross [4]
416–17 August Melbourne Masters Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne, Melbourne Arena Michael van Gerwen Flag of the Netherlands.svg 8 – 3 Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney [5]
523–24 August New Zealand Masters Flag of New Zealand.svg Hamilton, Claudelands Arena Michael van Gerwen Flag of the Netherlands.svg 8 – 1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld [6]
61–3 November World Series of Darts Finals Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam, AFAS Live Michael van Gerwen Flag of the Netherlands.svg 11 – 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Danny Noppert [7]

World Series qualifiers

2019 World Series Order of Merit

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.

RankPlayer US Masters German Masters Brisbane Masters Melbourne Masters New Zealand Masters Tour pointsAppearances
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 3131212315
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 512153265
3 Flag of England.svg Rob Cross 33855245
4 Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 33583225
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damon Heta --1231163
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld -1338154
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 31333135
8 Flag of England.svg James Wade -5115124
9 Flag of England.svg Nathan Aspinall 12----121
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock --53193
11 Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 8----81
12 Flag of Germany.svg Gabriel Clemens -8---81
13 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 5----51
14 Flag of Austria.svg Mensur Suljović -5---51
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Anderson --31153
16 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ben Robb --1-342
17 Flag of Germany.svg Martin Schindler -3---31
18 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Kurz -3---31

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