The PDC’s World Series of Darts is a global series of competitive but non ranked events that take place annually. The current format involves 8 ‘PDC Stars’ vs an invited 8 players from the nation or region* in which the event is being held.
The event has been steadily grown from its beginnings, in 2013, as ad hoc invitational showcase/exhibition events. By 2015 there were enough of these events that a series finals could be added and the World Series of Darts became a more formalised tour in it’s own right.
The current 2023 iteration is generally acknowledged as both a event full of high class darts as well as highly successful shop window for the PDC’s model of elite darts and will host at least ten events across Europe, the Middle East and well as in North America and Oceania.
The dominant playing figure, perhaps due to the time period, has been Michael van Gerwen. The Dutchman won the first tournament of this series, in 2013 and who is now approaching 20 victories including 5 WSoD Finals (inc Seoptember 2023).
Events are regularly added, and sometimes dropped, as a showcase in a country or region where darts is seen as popular, surging or where it is beginning to be enjoyed. 2023 saw The Poland Darts Masters added to the roster and prove huge success.
Dutch, Bahrain, New York, Nordic and Poland Masters events have already been confirmed for 2024 as well as the Australian, New Zealand and Finals legs.
*Region is very loosley definedand can include Asian players in Bahrain event and Eastern European players in the Poland Masters
World Series of Darts Roll of Honour:
2013 – Dubai Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen def Raymond van Barneveld 11-7
2013 – Sydney Darts Masters: Phil Taylor def Michael van Gerwen 10-3
2014 – Dubai Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen def Peter Wright 11-8
2014 – Singapore Darts Masters Michael van Gerwen def Simon Whitlock 11-8
2014 – Perth Darts Masters: Phil Taylor def Michael van Gerwen 11-9
2014 – Sydney Darts Masters: Phil Taylor def Stephen Bunting 11-3
2015 – Dubai Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen def Phil Taylor 11-8
2015 – Japan Darts Masters: Phil Taylor def Peter Wright 8-7
2015 – Perth Darts Masters: Phil Taylor def James Wade 11-7
2015 – Sydney Darts Masters: Phil Taylor def Adrian Lewis 11-3
2015 – Auckland Darts Masters: Adrian Lewis def Raymond van Barneveld 11-10
2015 – World Series of Darts Finals: Michael van Gerwen def Peter Wright 11-10
2016 – Dubai Darts Masters: Gary Anderson def Michael van Gerwen 11-9
2016 – Auckland Darts Masters: Gary Anderson def Adrian Lewis 11-7
2016 – Shanghai Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen def James Wade 8-3
2016 – Tokyo Darts Masters: Gary Anderson def Michael van Gerwen 8-6
2016 – Sydney Darts Masters: Phil Taylor def Michael van Gerwen 11-9
2016 – Perth Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen def Dave Chisnall 11-4
2016 – World Series of Darts Finals: Michael van Gerwen def Peter Wright 11-9
2017 – Dubai Darts Masters: Gary Anderson def Michael van Gerwen 11-7
2017 – Shanghai Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen def Dave Chisnall 8-0
2017 – US Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen def Daryl Gurney 8-6
2017 – Auckland Darts Masters: Kyle Anderson def Corey Cadby 11-10
2017 – Melbourne Darts Masters: Phil Taylor def Peter Wright 11-8
2017 – Perth Darts Masters: Gary Anderson def Raymond van Barneveld 11-7
2017 – German Darts Masters: Peter Wright def Phil Taylor 11-4
2017 – World Series of Darts Finals: Michael van Gerwen def Gary Anderson 11-6
2018 – German Darts Masters: Mensur Suljovic def Dimitri Van den Bergh 8-2
2018 – US Darts Masters: Gary Anderson def Rob Cross 8-4
2018 – Shanghai Darts Masters: Michael Smith def Rob Cross 8-2
2018 – Auckland Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen def Raymond van Barneveld 11-4
2018 – Melbourne Darts Masters Peter Wright def Michael Smith 11-8
2018 – Brisbane Darts Masters: Rob Cross def Michael van Gerwen 11-6
2018 – World Series of Darts Finals: James Wade def Michael Smith 11-10
2019 – US Darts Masters: Nathan Aspinall def Michael Smith 8-4
2019 – German Darts Masters: Peter Wright def Gabriel Clemens 8-6
2019 – Brisbane Darts Masters: Damon Heta def Rob Cross 8-7
2019 – Melbourne Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen def Daryl Gurney 8-3
2019 – NZ Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen def Raymond van Barneveld 8-1
2019 – World Series of Darts Finals: Michael van Gerwen def Danny Noppert 11-2
2020 – World Series of Darts Finals: Gerwyn Price def Rob Cross 11-9
2021 – Nordic Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen def Fallon Sherrock 11-7
2021 – World Series of Darts Finals: Jonny Clayton def Dimitri Van den Bergh 11-6
2022 – US Darts Masters: Michael Smith def Michael van Gerwen 8-4
2022 – Nordic Darts Masters: Dimitri Van den Bergh def Gary Anderson 11-5
2022 – Dutch Darts Masters: Dimitri Van den Bergh def Dirk van Duijvenbode 8-2
2022 – Queensland Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen def Gerwyn Price 8-5
2022 – New South Wales Darts Masters: Jonny Clayton def James Wade 8-1
2022 – New Zealand Darts Masters: Gerwyn Price def Jonny Clayton 8-4
2022 – World Series of Darts Finals: Gerwyn Price def Dirk van Duijvenbode 11-10
2023 – Bahrain Darts Masters: Michael Smith def Gerwyn Price 8-6
2023 – Nordic Darts Masters: Peter Wright def Gerwyn Price 11-5
2023 – US Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen def Jeff Smith 8-0
2023 – Poland Darts Masters Michael van Gerwen def Dimitri Van den Bergh 8-3
2023 – New Zealand Darts Masters Rob Cross def Nathan Aspinall 8-7
2023 – New South Wales Darts Masters Rob Cross def Damon Heta 8-1
2023 – World Series of Darts Finals: Michael van Gerwen def Nathan Aspinall 11-4
2024 – Bahrain Darts Masters: Luke Littler def MVG 8-5
2024 – Dutch Darts Masters: MVG def Luke Littler 8-7
WSoD 9 Darters
2024 – Bahrain Darts Masters: Luke Littler
2023 – World Series of Darts Finals: Michael van Gerwen
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