The darts season continues its relentless march towards the upcoming World Championships and this weekend we have the finals of the World Series of Darts event. We’ve previewed this tournament and given you our best bets.
History, Location and Format
The 2023 Jack’s World Series of Darts Finals is the 9th running of the competition and is held at the AFAS Live in Amsterdam, between the 15th and 17th September.
The tournament has been won by just four men in the past, with Michael van Gerwyn a four time winner, defending champion Gerwyn Price (twice), James Wade and Jonny Clayton also previous winners.
The World Series of Darts was set up in 2013 with the aim of making Darts a more global sport. The current format features six tournaments throughout the year:
- 2023 Bahrain Darts Masters
- 2023 Nordic Darts Masters
- 2023 US Darts Masters
- 2023 Poland Darts Masters
- 2023 New Zealand Darts Masters
- 2023 New South Wales Darts Masters
There are 24 places for the World Series of Darts Finals with the top eight from the World Series events, as well as qualifiers and invited players. The top eight automatically qualify for the 2nd round.
| Top 8 Order of Merit | Tour Card Qualifiers | Invited Players |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Rob Cross 2 Gerwyn Price 3 Michael Smith 4 Michael van Gerwen 5 Dimitri Van den Bergh 6 Peter Wright 7 Nathan Aspinall 8 Luke Humphries | Dirk van Duijvenbode Martin Schindler Ricky Evans Gabriel Clemens Graham Usher Daniel Klose Keegan Brown William O’Connor | Damon Heta Danny Noppert Jeff Smith Jonny Clayton Raymond van Barneveld Simon Whitlock Haupai Puha Krzysztof Ratajski |
Prize Money
There is a £300,000 total prize fund with the money distributed as follows:
| Position | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| Winner Runner-up Semi-final Quarter-final Last 16 Last 24 | £70,000 £30,000 £20,000 £15,000 £7,500 £5,000 |
Gerwyn Price to win – 7/2
‘The Iceman’ bounced back quickly from a disappointing 2nd round exit at the hands of Joe Cullen at the World Matchplay in Blackpool.
He picked up another Players Championship title in Barnsley, which was his 3rd of the season and looks to be playing some consistently good stuff.
Seeded no 2 at this event, Price is in the bottom half of the draw, with Michael Smith, Peter Wright and Nathan Aspinall but I like his chances to go deep here.
Jonny Clayton e/w (1/2 2 places) – 16/1
Clayton finds himself out of the seeding here but picked up an invite and I fancy him to make the most of it.
‘The Ferret’ was magnificent in Blackpool, before being blasted away by Aspinall in the final, losing 18-6.
The 48-year-old faces German Martin Schindler in the first round, before a potential 2nd round clash against no 1 seed Rob Cross.
If he can get past Cross, he would likely face his Blackpool semi opponent Luke Humphries and from there, he’s got a real chance.
*All prices correct at the time of writing.
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