The 2026 World Series of Darts Finals reached its climax on Sunday evening at the AFAS Live, with England’s Ross Smith and Wales’ Gerwyn Price contesting the £100,000 title after a day of high drama that saw Luke Littler’s major clean-sweep hopes shattered.
Semi-finals
In the first semi-final, Smith overcame a passionate Amsterdam crowd and a battling Gian van Veen 11-8. The Englishman was the more consistent performer and closed out the match on double 10 after earlier missing a match dart.
Price then produced a commanding display to defeat his close friend and compatriot Jonny Clayton 11-7. Averaging over 104, the Iceman was clinical on the doubles and never allowed Clayton to build sustained momentum, booking his place in a third World Series Finals final.
World Series Darts Finals Story
Defending champion Michael van Gerwen’s title defence ended in the first round with a 6-5 defeat to Daryl Gurney. The big story of the afternoon session, however, was world No. 1 Luke Littler’s exit.
The teenager, chasing an unprecedented clean sweep of PDC majors in 2026, was comprehensively beaten 10-4 by Jonny Clayton in the quarter-finals. Clayton produced a clinical display to end Littler’s perfect major record for the year and set up an all-Welsh semi-final.
Elsewhere in the last eight, Ross Smith continued his strong run with a 10-7 win over Josh Rock, home favourite Gian van Veen came from behind to edge Dirk van Duijvenbode 10-8, and Gerwyn Price produced a high-quality 10-7 victory over James Wade (averaging over 103).
That set up a final between Smith and Price for the biggest prize of the weekend and the title of 2026 World Series of Darts Finals champion.
Results (Sunday 20 September)
Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
Ross Smith 10-7 Josh Rock
Gian van Veen 10-8 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Gerwyn Price 10-7 James Wade
Jonny Clayton 10-4 Luke Littler
Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)
Ross Smith 11-8 Gian van Veen
Gerwyn Price 11-7 Jonny Clayton
Final (best of 21 legs)
Ross Smith v Gerwyn Price
(Prize fund: £450,000 total; winner £100,000)
Images: Kelly Deckers / PDC Europe
