2019 World Series of Darts Finals

The 2019 Jack's Casino World Series of Darts Finals was the fifth staging of the World Series of Darts Finals tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at the AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands, from 1–3 November 2019. It featured a field of 24 players.[1]

2019 Jack's Casino World Series of Darts Finals
Tournament information
Dates1–3 November 2019
VenueAFAS Live
LocationAmsterdam
Country Netherlands
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£300,000
Winner's share£70,000
High checkout161 Poland Krzysztof Ratajski (quarter-finals)
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«2018 2020»

James Wade was the defending champion after defeating Michael Smith 11–10 in the 2018 final. However, he lost 6–5 to Jonny Clayton in the second round;[2] six seeds lost in total in the second round, the most in the tournament's history.

Michael van Gerwen won the tournament for the 4th time, his 15th World Series title in all, with an 11–2 win over Danny Noppert in the final.[3]

Prize money edit

The total prize money increased from £250,000 to £300,000.[4]

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £300,000)
Winner (1) £70,000
Runner-up (1) £30,000
Semi-finalists (2) £20,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £15,000
Last 16  (second round) (8) £7,500
Last 24  (first round) (8) £5,000

Qualification edit

The top eight players from the five World Series events of 2019 are seeded for this tournament. Those events are:

In addition, the next four highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit following the 2019 World Grand Prix final on 12 October 2019 qualified. Eight further players were invited by the PDC, with four other players qualifying from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier in Barnsley on 16 October.[5]

The following players qualified for the tournament:

World Series Top 8[6]
  1.   Michael van Gerwen (champion)
  2.   Peter Wright (second round)
  3.   Rob Cross (second round)
  4.   Daryl Gurney (second round)
  5.   Damon Heta (second round)
  6.   Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
  7.   Gary Anderson (second round)
  8.   James Wade (second round)
PDC Order of Merit Qualifiers[5]
Tour Card Holder Qualifier
Invited Players[5]

Draw edit

First round
(best of 11 legs)
1 November
Second round
(best of 11 legs)
2 November
Quarter-finals
(best of 19 legs)
3 November
Semi-finals
(best of 21 legs)
3 November
Final
(best of 21 legs)
3 November
RQ  Michael Smith 94.2031  Michael van Gerwen 101.116
RQ  Gerwyn Price 101.866RQ  Gerwyn Price 97.765
1  Michael van Gerwen 104.0210
Q  Jonny Clayton 97.096
Q  Wayne Jones 86.0348  James Wade 98.545
Q  Jonny Clayton 87.106Q  Jonny Clayton 93.816
1  Michael van Gerwen 105.3611
RQ  Mensur Suljović 89.564
  Kyle Anderson 83.8015  Damon Heta 90.763
RQ  Mensur Suljović 86.886RQ  Mensur Suljović 89.646
RQ  Mensur Suljović 98.9510
Q  Krzysztof Ratajski 95.859
Q  Krzysztof Ratajski 104.1964  Daryl Gurney 97.924
  Nathan Aspinall 103.375Q  Krzysztof Ratajski 92.816
1  Michael van Gerwen 96.7611
  Danny Noppert 89.372
Q  Ricky Evans 91.5552  Peter Wright 97.112
RQ  Ian White 95.056RQ  Ian White 96.266
RQ  Ian White 92.829
  Danny Noppert 89.4310
   Danny Noppert 93.6667  Gary Anderson 71.051
  Jeffrey de Zwaan 84.543  Danny Noppert 90.976
   Danny Noppert 94.1911
  Dave Chisnall 99.2610
   Jermaine Wattimena 96.4366  Raymond van Barneveld 101.706
  Gabriel Clemens 100.604  Jermaine Wattimena 89.804
6  Raymond van Barneveld 97.868
  Dave Chisnall 95.7710
   Dave Chisnall 96.3863  Rob Cross 94.154
  Simon Whitlock 91.404  Dave Chisnall 94.996

References edit

  1. ^ PDC. "World Series of Darts". PDC. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  2. ^ PDC. "Wade Wins Second TV Title In A Week". PDC. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  3. ^ PDC. "Van Gerwen wins World Series of Darts Finals". PDC. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  4. ^ Allen, Dave. "Prize Money Soars Above £14m In 2019". PDC. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b c PDC. "2019 World Series Finals field confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. ^ PDC. "World Series Order of Merit". PDC. Retrieved 12 August 2019.