2015 World Series of Darts Finals

The 2015 Unibet World Series of Darts Finals was the inaugural event of the World Series of Darts Finals. The tournament took place in the Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, between 21–22 November 2015. It featured a field of 24 players formed up of a mix of players who had competed in the 2015 World Series of Darts, along with some invited players.

2015 Unibet World Series of Darts Finals
Tournament information
Dates21–22 November 2015
VenueBraehead Arena
LocationGlasgow
Country Scotland
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£155,000[1]
Winner's share£30,000
High checkout170 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
(final)
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
2016»

Michael van Gerwen won the title by beating Peter Wright 11–10 in the final.

Prize money

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £155,000)
Winner (1) £30,000
Runner-up (1) £15,000
Semi-finalists (2) £10,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £7,500
Last 16  (second round) (8) £5,000
Last 24  (first round) (8) £2,500

Qualification and format

The top eight players from the five World Series events of 2015 were seeded for this tournament.[2] They were:

Eight players were invited (as "international prospects"), as were the next four highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit on 15 September 2015. Another four places were awarded in a qualifying event that took place in Coventry on October 23, 2015.[2][3]

The following players qualified for the tournament:

1–8
  1. England Phil Taylor (semi-finals)
  2. England Adrian Lewis (semi-finals)
  3. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (winner)
  4. Scotland Peter Wright (runner-up)
  5. England James Wade (quarter-finals)
  6. Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
  7. Scotland Gary Anderson (second round)
  8. England Stephen Bunting (quarter-finals)
PDC Order of Merit Qualifiers
PDC Tour Card Qualifiers
Invited Players

Draw

[4]

First round (best of 11 legs)
21 November
[1]
Second round (best of 11 legs)
21 November
[1]
Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
22 November
[5]
Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)
22 November
[5]
Final (best of 21 legs)
22 November
[5]
RQEngland Dave Chisnall 94.6061England Phil Taylor 96.036
WCAustralia Kyle Anderson 90.444RQEngland Dave Chisnall 91.911
1England Phil Taylor 104.1810
8England Stephen Bunting 94.533
RQAustralia Simon Whitlock 95.8648England Stephen Bunting 89.946
WCAustria Rowby-John Rodriguez 90.156WCAustria Rowby-John Rodriguez 85.774
1England Phil Taylor 104.109
4Scotland Peter Wright 104.9311
WCNetherlands Benito van de Pas 91.0045England James Wade 103.666
WCWales Jamie Lewis 86.636WCWales Jamie Lewis 80.460
5England James Wade 97.316
4Scotland Peter Wright 101.1210
WCGermany Max Hopp 85.8864Scotland Peter Wright 98.076
QBelgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 83.153WCGermany Max Hopp 91.893
4Scotland Peter Wright 106.4010
3Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 106.6011
RQEngland Ian White 92.9842England Adrian Lewis 90.836
WCEngland Keegan Brown 89.606WCEngland Keegan Brown 82.932
2England Adrian Lewis 105.1910
QEngland Terry Jenkins 100.686
QEngland Terry Jenkins 97.0567Scotland Gary Anderson 96.635
QEngland Chris Dobey 92.545QEngland Terry Jenkins 91.906
2England Adrian Lewis 100.765
3Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 108.0011
WCEngland Michael Smith 90.6946Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 96.696
QWales Mark Webster 100.166QWales Mark Webster 92.772
6Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 103.498
3Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 106.4210
RQScotland Robert Thornton 89.4563Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 101.616
WCSouth Africa Devon Petersen 82.853RQScotland Robert Thornton 93.461

References

  1. "Unibet World Series of Darts Finals Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  2. "World Series of Darts Finals Invitations". PDC. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  3. "World Series of Darts Finals Qualifier". PDC. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  4. "2015 World Series Of Darts Finals Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  5. "Van Gerwen Denies Wright In Thriller". PDC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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