2017 World Series of Darts Finals
| 2017 Ladbrokes World Series of Darts Finals | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Dates | 3–5 November 2017 |
| Venue | Braehead Arena |
| Location | Glasgow |
| Country | Scotland |
| Organisation(s) | PDC |
| Format | Legs |
| Prize fund | 250,000ドル |
| Winner's share | 50,000ドル |
| High checkout | 167 Scotland Gary Anderson |
| Champion(s) | |
| Netherlands Michael van Gerwen | |
The 2017 Ladbrokes World Series of Darts Finals was the third staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place in the Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, between 3–5 November 2017. It featured a field of 24 players.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after beating Peter Wright 11–9 in the previous year's final,[1] and he retained his title for a third consecutive year, by defeating Gary Anderson 11–6 in the final.
Prize money
[edit ]The total prize money increased from 155,000ドル to 250,000,ドル with the winner's prize being upped from 30,000ドル to 50,000ドル.
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: 250,000ドル) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | 50,000ドル |
| Runner-up | (1) | 25,000ドル |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | 16,500ドル |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | 12,500ドル |
| Last 16 (second round) | (8) | 7,500ドル |
| Last 24 (first round) | (8) | 4,000ドル |
Qualification and format
[edit ]The top eight players from the seven World Series events of 2017 are seeded for this tournament (with the exception of Phil Taylor, who declined his invite for the tournament). They are:
- 2017 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters
- 2017 Shanghai Darts Masters
- 2017 US Darts Masters
- 2017 Auckland Darts Masters
- 2017 Melbourne Darts Masters
- 2017 Perth Darts Masters
- 2017 German Darts Masters
In addition, four players were invited as international invitations, as were the next four highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit following the 2017 World Grand Prix on 9 October 2017. Another eight places were awarded in a qualifying event that took place in Barnsley on 9 October 2017.
The following players qualify for the tournament:
- World Series Top 8
(seedings after all events)
- Scotland Gary Anderson (runner-up)
- Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (winner)
- Scotland Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
- Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (second round)
- England James Wade (semi-finals)
- Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney (semi-finals)
- Australia Kyle Anderson (second round)
- Wales Gerwyn Price (quarter-finals)
- PDC Order of Merit Qualifiers
- England Adrian Lewis (first round)
- Austria Mensur Suljović (first round)
- England Dave Chisnall (first round)
- Netherlands Jelle Klaasen (first round)
- PDC International Invitations
- Australia Simon Whitlock (second round)
- Australia Corey Cadby (second round)
- England Michael Smith (first round)
- Germany Max Hopp (second round)
- PDC Tour Card Qualifiers
- England Rob Cross (quarter-finals)
- Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh (quarter-finals)
- England Chris Dobey (second round)
- England Justin Pipe (second round)
- Wales Jonny Clayton (first round)
- Wales Mark Webster (first round)
- Netherlands Jan Dekker (first round)
- England Simon Stevenson (second round)
Draw
[edit ]3 November
[3] Second round (best of 11 legs)
4 November
[4] Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
5 November
[5] Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)
5 November
[6] Final (best of 21 legs)
5 November
[7]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Michael van Gerwen's fine run continues with victory in Glasgow". Sky Sports . Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Ladbrokes World Series Finals Field". PDC . Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "WSOD Finals Day One". PDC . Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "WSOD Finals Day Two". PDC . Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "WSOD Finals Quarter-finals". PDC . Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "WSOD Finals Semi-finals". PDC . Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Glasgow treble for van Gerwen". PDC . Retrieved 5 November 2017.