2025 World Series of Darts

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The 2025 World Series of Darts was a series of televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. Seven World Series events were held followed by one finals event, which like every year since 2021 took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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One new venue made its debut, with the Spark Arena in Auckland replacing the Globox Arena in Hamilton as the host venue for the New Zealand Masters. [1]

Prize money

The total prize fund for each of the seven World Series events increased from £60,000 the previous year to £100,000. [2] The total prize fund for the 2025 World Series of Darts Finals was unchanged after it was increased the previous year. [3] [4] The prize fund breakdowns are shown below:

International events
StagePrize moneyOoM points
Winner£30,00012
Runner-up£16,0008
Semi-finals£10,0005
Quarter-finals£5,0003
First round£1,7501
Total£100,000
Finals
StagePrize money
Winner£80,000
Runner-up£40,000
Semi-finals£25,000
Quarter-finals£17,500
Second round£10,000
First round£5,000
Total£400,000

World Series events

The 2025 World Series of Darts schedule was announced on 14 October 2024. [5] [6]

No.DateEventVenueChampionLegsRunner-upRef
116–17 January Bahrain Masters Flag of Bahrain.svg Sakhir, Bahrain International Circuit Stephen Bunting   Flag of England.svg 8–4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price [7]
224–25 January Dutch Masters Flag of the Netherlands.svg Den Bosch, Maaspoort Rob Cross   Flag of England.svg 8–5 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting [8]
36–7 June Nordic Masters Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen, Forum Copenhagen Stephen Bunting   Flag of England.svg 8–4 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross [9]
427–28 June US Masters Flag of the United States.svg New York City, The Theater Luke Humphries   Flag of England.svg 8–6 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall [10]
54–5 July Poland Masters Flag of Poland.svg Gliwice, PreZero Arena Gliwice Gerwyn Price   Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 8–7 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting [11]
68–9 August Australian Masters Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wollongong, WIN Entertainment Centre Luke Littler   Flag of England.svg 8–4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mike De Decker [12]
715–16 August New Zealand Masters Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland, Spark Arena Luke Littler   Flag of England.svg 8–4 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries [13]
812–14 September World Series of Darts Finals Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam, AFAS Live Michael van Gerwen   Flag of the Netherlands.svg 11–7 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler [14]

Order of Merit

The top eight players on the 2025 World Series Order of Merit – a ranking of players based on points earned across the seven events – qualified for the 2025 World Series of Darts Finals as seeds, and were joined by fourteen additional qualifiers from the World Series Order of Merit.

#Player Flag of Bahrain.svg
BHR
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
NED
Flag of Denmark.svg
NOR
Flag of the United States.svg
USA
Flag of Poland.svg
POL
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
AUS
Flag of New Zealand.svg
NZL
Total
1 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting W
12
F
8
W
12
1R
1
F
8
SF
5
QF
3
49
2 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler QF
3
SF
5
QF
3
QF
3
SF
5
W
12
W
12
43
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price F
8
SF
5
SF
5
SF
5
W
12
QF
3
SF
5
43
4 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries SF
5
1R
1
QF
3
W
12
QF
3
F
8
32
5 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 1R
1
W
12
F
8
1R
1
SF
5
27
6 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey QF
3
1R
1
QF
3
QF
3
SF
5
SF
5
20
7 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall QF
3
1R
1
SF
5
F
8
QF
3
20
8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mike De Decker F
8
QF
3
11
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta SF
5
QF
3
QF
3
11
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen QF
3
QF
3
QF
3
9
11 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock QF
3
QF
3
6
12 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright SF
5
5
13 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton QF
3
1R
1
4
14 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski QF
3
3
15 Flag of the United States.svg  Jason BrandonQF
3
3
16 Flag of the United States.svg   Danny Lauby QF
3
3
17 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Kevin Doets QF
3
3
18 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jermaine Wattimena QF
3
3
19 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld QF
3
3
20 Flag of the Philippines.svg   Paolo Nebrida [a] QF
3
3
21 Flag of New Zealand.svg   Haupai Puha 1R
1
1R
1
2
22 Flag of New Zealand.svg  Jonny Tata1R
1
1R
1
2
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Simon Whitlock 1R
1
1R
1
2
  1. Nebrida declined his invitation to the World Series Finals.

Top averages

The table lists all players who achieved an average of at least 100 in a match. In the case one player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets.

#PlayerRoundAverageEventResult
1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price Quarter Final115.31 Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain MastersWon
2 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler Final115.02 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand MastersWon
3 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting Quarter Final111.33 Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain MastersWon
4 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey Quarter Final110.36 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand MastersWon
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 1st Round109.98 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian MastersWon
6 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler (2)Quarter Final108.89 Flag of the United States.svg US MastersLost
7 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler (3)Semi Final108.81 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand MastersWon
8 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (2)Quarter Final108.26 Flag of Denmark.svg Nordic MastersWon
9 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 1st Round108.16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian MastersWon
10 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting (2)Quarter Final108.00 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand MastersLost
11 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler (4)Semi Final107.59 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch MastersLost
12 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock (2)2nd Round107.36 Flag of the Netherlands.svg World Series FinalsWon
13 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler (5)Quarter Final107.31 Flag of the Netherlands.svg World Series FinalsWon
14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen Quarter Final106.45 Flag of the Netherlands.svg World Series FinalsWon
15 Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith Quarter Final106.12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg World Series FinalsLost
16 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall Quarter Final105.88 Flag of the United States.svg US MastersWon
17 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Gian van Veen 1st Round105.13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch MastersLost
18 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler (6)Quarter Final105.12 Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain MastersLost
19 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler (7)Quarter Final104.88 Flag of Poland.svg Poland MastersWon
20 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen (2)1st Round104.75 Flag of the Netherlands.svg World Series FinalsWon
21 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall (2)1st Round104.68 Flag of the United States.svg US MastersWon
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta (2)Semi Final104.34 Flag of the United States.svg US MastersLost
23 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (3)Quarter Final104.29 Flag of Poland.svg Poland MastersWon
24 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting (3)Semi Final104.12 Flag of Poland.svg Poland MastersWon
25 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mike De Decker Quarter Final103.66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian MastersWon
26 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 1st Round103.66 Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain MastersWon
27 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (4)1st Round103.60 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand MastersWon
28 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (5)Final103.12 Flag of Poland.svg Poland MastersWon
29 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (6)Semi Final103.03 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand MastersLost
30 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (7)2nd Round102.97 Flag of the Netherlands.svg World Series FinalsWon
31 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler (8)Quarter Final102.84 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian MastersWon
32 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (8)1st Round102.47 Flag of the United States.svg US MastersWon
33 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries (2)Semi Final102.43 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand MastersWon
34 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting (4)Semi Final102.35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian MastersLost
35 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries (3)Final102.31 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand MastersLost
36 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen (2)Semi Final102.09 Flag of the Netherlands.svg World Series FinalsWon
37 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting (5)Semi Final102.06 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch MastersWon
38 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall (3)Semi Final102.00 Flag of the United States.svg US MastersWon
39 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler (9)Final101.99 Flag of the Netherlands.svg World Series FinalsLost
40 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall (4)Quarter Final101.90 Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain MastersLost
41 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross (2)Final101.87 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch MastersWon
42 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries (4)2nd Round101.87 Flag of the Netherlands.svg World Series FinalsWon
43 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (9)1st Round101.85 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch MastersWon
44 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Wessel Nijman 1st Round101.45 Flag of the Netherlands.svg World Series FinalsLost
45 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (10)Quarter Final101.42 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian MastersLost
46 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 1st Round101.33 Flag of the Netherlands.svg World Series FinalsWon
47 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting (6)1st Round101.29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian MastersWon
48 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler (10)1st Round101.07 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch MastersWon
49 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey (2)1st Round100.84 Flag of Poland.svg Poland MastersWon
50 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 2nd Round100.73 Flag of the Netherlands.svg World Series FinalsLost
51 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (11)Semi Final100.68 Flag of Poland.svg Poland MastersWon
52 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries (5)Quarter Final100.47 Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain MastersWon
53 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (12)1st Round100.45 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australian MastersWon
54 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (13)1st Round100.43 Flag of Denmark.svg Nordic MastersWon
55 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler (11)Quarter Final100.33 Flag of Denmark.svg Nordic MastersLost
56 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 1st Round100.31 Flag of Poland.svg Poland MastersWon
57 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (14)Quarter Final100.29 Flag of the Netherlands.svg World Series FinalsWon
58 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Noppert 2nd Round100.19 Flag of the Netherlands.svg World Series FinalsLost
59 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross (3)Semi Final100.10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch MastersWon
60 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler (12)Semi Final100.09 Flag of Poland.svg Poland MastersLost
61 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler (13)Semi Final100.08 Flag of the Netherlands.svg World Series FinalsWon
62 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler (14)Quarter Final100.03 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand MastersWon

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