World Series of Darts 2019
The World Series of Darts 2019 is a series of invitation tournaments by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). This year there will be five tournaments, including the World Series of Darts Finals . This time the players will travel to the USA , Germany , Australia , New Zealand and the Netherlands .
Attendees
The top 4 of the PDC Order of Merit (with status after the world championship) are automatically set for each tournament. In addition, the PDC distributes wild cards to four other players for each event. These eight players per tournament are considered seeded players in the tournament tree. There are also eight regional qualifiers who compete as unseeded players.
Players who have qualified through the
PDC Order of Merit :
format
16 players take part in each tournament. The top players of the PDC are always seeded. The remainder of the field is filled by local participants who start as unseeded players. For each round reached, the participants receive points that flow into a separate ranking list. This in turn determines the participants in the World Series of Darts Finals.
The tournaments are all played in the knockout system . Game mode in all tournaments is a best of legs . The distance of the best of legs increases in the course of the tournament and is different for the tournaments.
Venues
The seventh World Series of Darts was held in the United States , Germany , Australia , New Zealand , and the Netherlands .
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Prize money
A total of £ 60,000 in prize money will be awarded to each tournament. The prize money is distributed among the participants as follows:
| Position (number of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| winner | (1) | £ 20,000 |
| finalist | (1) | £ 10,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £ 5,000 |
| Quarter finalists | (4) | £ 2,500 |
| Round of 16 players | (8th) | £ 1,250 |
| £ 60,000 | ||
Since these are invitation tournaments, the prize money won will not be taken into account when calculating the PDC Order of Merit.
Results
| No. | date | Event | venue | winner | Result | finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4th to 5th July | US Darts Masters |
 Las Vegas , Mandalay Bay
|
 Nathan Aspinall
|
8: 4 |
Michael Smith
|
| 2 | 12-13 July | German Darts Masters |
 Cologne , Lanxess Arena
|
 Peter Wright
|
8: 6 |
Gabriel Clemens
|
| 3 | 9-10 August | Brisbane Darts Masters |
 Brisbane , BCEC
|
Damon Heta
|
8: 7 |
Rob Cross
|
| 4th | 16.-17. August | Melbourne Darts Masters |
Melbourne , Melbourne Arena
|
 Michael van Gerwen
|
8: 3 |
 Daryl Gurney
|
| 5 | 23–24 August | NZ Darts Masters |
 Hamilton , Claudelands Arena
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
8: 1 |
Raymond van Barneveld
|
| 6th | 1st - 3rd November | World Series of Darts Finals |
Amsterdam , AFAS Live
|
Michael van Gerwen
|
11: 2 |
Danny Noppert
|
Ranking list
The results of the individual tournaments formed a separate ranking list.
The ranking was created according to the following point system:
| round | Points |
|---|---|
| victory | 12 |
| final | 8th |
| Semifinals | 5 |
| Quarter finals | 3 |
| Round of 16 | 1 |
transmission
In the German-speaking countries, the events are not broadcast on TV except for the event in Germany. But it can be seen on the DAZN streaming service .
Internationally, all games are broadcast by the PDC on livepdc.tv.