2017 World Series of Darts Finals
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.
2017 Ladbrokes World Series of Darts Finals | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 3–5 November 2017 | ||
Venue | Braehead Arena | ||
Location | Glasgow | ||
Country | |||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £250,000 | ||
Winner's share | £50,000 | ||
High checkout | 167 (Quarter-finals) | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after beating Peter Wright 11–9 in the last 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
The total prize money increased from £155,000 to £250,000, with the winner's prize being upped from £30,000 to £50,000.
Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £250,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | £50,000 |
Runner-Up | (1) | £25,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £16,500 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £12,500 |
Last 16 (Second round) | (8) | £7,500 |
Last 24 (First round) | (8) | £4,000 |
Qualification and format
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:
(seedings after all events)
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Draw
First round (best of 11 legs) 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] | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | 6 | Q | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | 6 | WC | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | 6 | Q | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | 6 | Q | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | 6 | WC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | 6 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | 1 | Q | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | 3 | WC | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | 6 | Q | 1 |
References
- "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.