2015 World Series of Darts Finals

The 2015 Unibet World Series of Darts Finals was the first time this event has taken place. The tournament took place in the Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, between 21–22 November 2015. It featured a field of 24 players.

2015 Unibet World Series of Darts Finals
Tournament information
Dates21–22 November 2015
VenueBraehead Arena
LocationGlasgow
Country Scotland
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£155,000[1]
Winner's share£30,000
High checkout170 Michael van Gerwen
(Final)
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
2016»

Michael van Gerwen won the title by beating Peter Wright 11–10 in the final.

Prize money
Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £155,000)
Winner (1) £30,000
Runner-Up (1) £15,000
Semi-finalists (2) £10,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £7,500
Last 16  (Second round) (8) £5,000
Last 24  (First round) (8) £2,500

Qualification and format

The top eight players from the five World Series events of 2015 were seeded for this tournament.[2] They were:

Eight players were invited (as "international prospects"), as were the next four highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit on 15 September 2015. Another four places were awarded in a qualifying event that took place in Coventry on October 23, 2015.[2][3]

The following players qualified for the tournament:

1–8
  1. Phil Taylor (Semi-finals)
  2. Adrian Lewis (Semi-finals)
  3. Michael van Gerwen (Winner)
  4. Peter Wright (Runner-up)
  5. James Wade (Quarter-finals)
  6. Raymond van Barneveld (Quarter-finals)
  7. Gary Anderson (Second round)
  8. Stephen Bunting (Quarter-finals)
PDC Order of Merit Qualifiers
PDC Tour Card Qualifiers
Invited Players

Draw

[4]

  First round (best of 11 legs)
21 November
[1]		 Second round (best of 11 legs)
21 November
[1]		 Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
22 November
[5]		 Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)
22 November
[5]		 Final (best of 21 legs)
22 November
[5]
                                               
Dave Chisnall 94.60 6     1 Phil Taylor 96.03 6  
WC Kyle Anderson 90.44 4     Dave Chisnall 91.91 1  
  1 Phil Taylor 104.18 10  
  8 Stephen Bunting 94.53 3  
Simon Whitlock 95.86 4 8 Stephen Bunting 89.94 6
WC Rowby-John Rodriguez 90.15 6     WC Rowby-John Rodriguez 85.77 4  
  1 Phil Taylor 104.10 9  
  4 Peter Wright 104.93 11  
WC Benito van de Pas 91.00 4     5 James Wade 103.66 6  
WC Jamie Lewis 86.63 6     WC Jamie Lewis 80.46 0  
  5 James Wade 97.31 6
  4 Peter Wright 101.12 10  
WC Max Hopp 85.88 6 4 Peter Wright 98.07 6
Q Dimitri Van den Bergh 83.15 3     WC Max Hopp 91.89 3  
  4 Peter Wright 106.40 10
  3 Michael van Gerwen 106.60 11
Ian White 92.98 4     2 Adrian Lewis 90.83 6  
WC Keegan Brown 89.60 6     WC Keegan Brown 82.93 2  
  2 Adrian Lewis 105.19 10
  Q Terry Jenkins 100.68 6  
Q Terry Jenkins 97.05 6 7 Gary Anderson 96.63 5
Q Chris Dobey 92.54 5     Q Terry Jenkins 91.90 6  
  2 Adrian Lewis 100.76 5
  3 Michael van Gerwen 108.00 11  
WC Michael Smith 90.69 4     6 Raymond van Barneveld 96.69 6  
Q Mark Webster 100.16 6     Q Mark Webster 92.77 2  
  6 Raymond van Barneveld 103.49 8
  3 Michael van Gerwen 106.42 10  
Robert Thornton 89.45 6 3 Michael van Gerwen 101.61 6
WC Devon Petersen 82.85 3     Robert Thornton 93.46 1  

References
  1. "Unibet World Series of Darts Finals Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-11-24. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  2. "World Series of Darts Finals Invitations". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-10-07. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  3. "World Series of Darts Finals Qualifier". PDC. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  4. "2015 World Series Of Darts Finals Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  5. "Van Gerwen Denies Wright In Thriller". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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