2019 World Series of Darts Finals explained

Tournament Name:	2019 Jack's Casino World Series of Darts Finals
Dates:	1–3 November 2019
Venue:	AFAS Live
Location:	Amsterdam
Organisation:	PDC
Format:	Legs
Prize Fund:	£300,000
Winners Share:	£70,000
Winner:	Michael van Gerwen
Prev:	2018
Next:	2020

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]

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

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

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

Qualification

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

• 2019 US Darts Masters
• 2019 German Darts Masters
• 2019 Brisbane Darts Masters
• 2019 Melbourne Darts Masters
• 2019 New Zealand Darts Masters

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.

The following players qualified for the tournament:

World Series Top 8^[5] Michael van Gerwen (champion) Peter Wright (second round) Rob Cross (second round) Daryl Gurney (second round) Damon Heta (second round) Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals) Gary Anderson (second round) James Wade (second round)

PDC Order of Merit Qualifiers Michael Smith (first round) Gerwyn Price (second round) Mensur Suljović (semi-finals) Ian White (quarter-finals) Tour Card Holder Qualifier Jonny Clayton (quarter-finals) Krzysztof Ratajski (quarter-finals) Wayne Jones (first round) Ricky Evans (first round)

Invited Players^[6] Dave Chisnall (semi-finals) Nathan Aspinall (first round) Simon Whitlock (first round) Jermaine Wattimena (second round) Jeffrey de Zwaan (first round) Danny Noppert (runner-up) Kyle Anderson (first round) Gabriel Clemens (first round)

Notes and References

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