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2017 World Series of Darts Finals

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2017 Ladbrokes World Series of Darts Finals
Tournament information
Dates3–5 November 2017
VenueBraehead Arena
LocationGlasgow
Country Scotland
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£250,000
Winner's share£50,000
High checkout167 Scotland Gary Anderson
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«2016 2018»

The 2017 Ladbrokes World Series of Darts Finals was the third staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place in the Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, between 3–5 November 2017. It featured a field of 24 players.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after beating Peter Wright 11–9 in the previous year's final,[1] and he retained his title for a third consecutive year, by defeating Gary Anderson 11–6 in the final.

Prize money

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The total prize money increased from £155,000 to £250,000, with the winner's prize being upped from £30,000 to £50,000.

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £250,000)
Winner (1) £50,000
Runner-up (1) £25,000
Semi-finalists (2) £16,500
Quarter-finalists (4) £12,500
Last 16  (second round) (8) £7,500
Last 24  (first round) (8) £4,000

Qualification and format

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The top eight players from the seven World Series events of 2017 are seeded for this tournament (with the exception of Phil Taylor, who declined his invite for the tournament). They are:

In addition, four players were invited as international invitations, as were the next four highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit following the 2017 World Grand Prix on 9 October 2017. Another eight places were awarded in a qualifying event that took place in Barnsley on 9 October 2017.

The following players qualify for the tournament:

World Series Top 8

(seedings after all events)

  1. Scotland Gary Anderson (runner-up)
  2. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (winner)
  3. Scotland Peter Wright (quarter-finals)
  4. Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (second round)
  5. England James Wade (semi-finals)
  6. Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney (semi-finals)
  7. Australia Kyle Anderson (second round)
  8. Wales Gerwyn Price (quarter-finals)
PDC Order of Merit Qualifiers
PDC International Invitations
PDC Tour Card Qualifiers

Draw

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First round (best of 11 legs)
3 November
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Second round (best of 11 legs)
4 November
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Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
5 November
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Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)
5 November
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Final (best of 21 legs)
5 November
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RQAustria Mensur Suljović 94.1431Scotland Gary Anderson 103.576
QEngland Chris Dobey 90.636QEngland Chris Dobey 92.811
1Scotland Gary Anderson 95.7710
8Wales Gerwyn Price 90.578
RQNetherlands Jelle Klaasen 87.0238Wales Gerwyn Price 93.866
WCAustralia Corey Cadby 87.546WCAustralia Corey Cadby 94.595
1Scotland Gary Anderson 94.8811
5England James Wade 88.665
QNetherlands Jan Dekker 83.8335England James Wade 93.246
QEngland Simon Stevenson 90.216QEngland Simon Stevenson 92.675
5England James Wade 91.6910
QBelgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.576
WCEngland Michael Smith 97.4414Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 90.734
QBelgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 100.116QBelgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 102.006
1Scotland Gary Anderson 100.686
2Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 103.3011
RQEngland Adrian Lewis 87.7322Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 102.986
WCGermany Max Hopp 85.846WCGermany Max Hopp 86.731
2Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 108.8310
QEngland Rob Cross 96.844
QEngland Rob Cross 97.9367Australia Kyle Anderson 97.815
QWales Jonny Clayton 88.161QEngland Rob Cross 98.706
2Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 95.4811
6Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 91.718
WCAustralia Simon Whitlock 78.2266Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 103.646
QWales Mark Webster 77.443WCAustralia Simon Whitlock 97.703
6Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 96.3510
3Scotland Peter Wright 97.427
RQEngland Dave Chisnall 95.2353Scotland Peter Wright 91.586
QEngland Justin Pipe 93.176QEngland Justin Pipe 87.331

References

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  1. ^ "Michael van Gerwen's fine run continues with victory in Glasgow". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Ladbrokes World Series Finals Field". PDC. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  3. ^ "WSOD Finals Day One". PDC. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  4. ^ "WSOD Finals Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  5. ^ "WSOD Finals Quarter-finals". PDC. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  6. ^ "WSOD Finals Semi-finals". PDC. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Glasgow treble for van Gerwen". PDC. Retrieved 5 November 2017.