2015 World Series of Darts Finals

2015 World Series of Darts Finals
Tournament information
Dates	21–22 November 2015
Venue	Braehead Arena
Location	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£155,000
High checkout	170 Michael van Gerwen
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
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The 2015 World Series of Darts Finals was the first time this event has taken place. The tournament took place in the Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, between 21–22 November. It featured a field of 24 players.

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

Qualification and format

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

• 2015 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters
• 2015 Japan Darts Masters
• 2015 Perth Darts Masters
• 2015 Sydney Darts Masters
• 2015 Auckland Darts Masters

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.

The following players qualified for the tournament:

1–8 Phil Taylor (Semi-finals) Adrian Lewis (Semi-finals) Michael van Gerwen (Winner) Peter Wright (Runner-up) James Wade (Quarter-finals) Raymond van Barneveld (Quarter-finals) Gary Anderson (Second round) Stephen Bunting (Quarter-finals)

PDC Order of Merit Qualifiers Robert Thornton (Second round) Ian White (First round) Dave Chisnall (Second round) Simon Whitlock (First round) PDC Tour Card Qualifiers Terry Jenkins (Quarter-finals) Mark Webster (Second round) Dimitri Van den Bergh (First round) Chris Dobey (First round)

Invited Players Michael Smith (First round) Keegan Brown (Second round) Devon Petersen (First round) Kyle Anderson (First round) Jamie Lewis (Second round) Rowby-John Rodriguez (Second round) Benito van de Pas (First round) Max Hopp (Second round)

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

Draw

	First round (best of 11 legs) 21 November					Second round (best of 11) 21 November					Quarter-finals (best of 19) 22 November					Semi-finals (best of 21) 22 November					Final (best of 21) 22 November
						1	Phil Taylor 96.03	6
		Dave Chisnall 94.60	6				Dave Chisnall 91.91	1
	WC	Kyle Anderson 90.44	4								1	Taylor 104.18	10
											8	Bunting 94.53	3
						8	Stephen Bunting 89.94	6
		Simon Whitlock 95.86	4			WC	Rowby-John Rodriguez 85.77	4
	WC	Rowby-John Rodriguez 90.15	6													1	Taylor 104.10	9
																4	Wright 104.93	11
						5	James Wade 103.66	6
	WC	Benito van de Pas 91.00	4			WC	Jamie Lewis 80.46	0
	WC	Jamie Lewis 86.63	6								5	Wade 97.31	6
											4	Wright 101.12	10
						4	Peter Wright 98.07	6
	WC	Max Hopp 85.88	6			WC	Max Hopp 91.89	3
	Q	Dimitri Van den Bergh 83.15	3																		4	Wright 106.40	10
																					3	van Gerwen 106.60	11
						2	Adrian Lewis 90.83	6
		Ian White 92.98	4			WC	Keegan Brown 82.93	2
	WC	Keegan Brown 89.60	6								2	Lewis 105.19	10
											Q	Jenkins 100.68	6
						7	Gary Anderson 96.63	5
	Q	Terry Jenkins 97.05	6			Q	Terry Jenkins 91.90	6
	Q	Chris Dobey 92.54	5													2	Lewis 100.76	5
																3	van Gerwen 108.00	11
						6	Raymond van Barneveld 96.69	6
	WC	Michael Smith 90.69	4			Q	Mark Webster 92.77	2
	Q	Mark Webster 100.16	6								6	van Barneveld 103.49	8
											3	van Gerwen 106.42	10
						3	Michael van Gerwen 101.61	6
		Robert Thornton 89.45	6				Robert Thornton 93.46	1
	WC	Devon Petersen 82.85	3