2013 World Series of Darts explained

The 2013 World Series of Darts was the inaugural tour of the World Series of Darts organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. There were two events of the tour, the Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters and the Sydney Darts Masters. The two tournaments featured slightly different formats. The Dubai Masters only seeing the top eight Order of Merit players in a seeded bracket over two days, with the Sydney masters seeing the top eight being joined by eight regional qualifiers.^[1]

World Series events

No.	Date	Event	Venue	Winner	Legs	Runner-up	Ref.
1	23–24 May	Dubai Masters	Dubai, Dubai Tennis Centre	Michael van Gerwen	11–7	Raymond van Barneveld	^[2]
2	29–31 August	Sydney Masters	Sydney, Luna Park	Phil Taylor	10–3	Michael van Gerwen	^[3]

Quarter-finalists

Player	Dubai Masters	Sydney Masters
Michael van Gerwen	Winner	Runner up
Phil Taylor	Quarter-finalist	Winner
Raymond van Barneveld	Runner up	First round
Andy Hamilton	Semi-finalist	Quarter-finalist
James Wade	Semi-finalist	Suspended
Adrian Lewis	Quarter-finalist	Semi-finalist
Simon Whitlock	Quarter-finalist	Semi-finalist
Wes Newton	Quarter-finalist	Quarter-finalist
Paul Nicholson	Did not qualify	Quarter-finalist
Tic Bridge	Did not qualify	Quarter-finalist

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dubai Duty Free Masters Launched . PDC TV . 31 March 2019.
2. Web site: Mighty Mike Is First Dubai Master! . . 24 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140529155458/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/ey8lk5khydz913j729bnmhxt6/title/Mighty%20Mike%20Is%20First%20Dubai%20Master! . 29 May 2014 . dead .
3. Web site: Phil Taylor defeats Michael van Gerwen to claim inaugural Sydney Darts Masters victory . news.com.au . 31 August 2013 . 1 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130901213121/http://www.news.com.au/sport/more-sports/phil-taylor-defeats-michael-van-gerwen-to-claim-inaugural-sydney-darts-masters-victory/story-fndukor0-1226708377685 . dead .