2017 World Series of Darts Finals
| 2017 Ladbrokes World Series of Darts Finals | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 3–5 November 2017 | ||
| Venue | Braehead Arena | ||
| Location | Glasgow | ||
| Country |  Scotland | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £250,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £50,000 | ||
| High checkout | 167 Gary Anderson (Quarter-finals) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Michael van Gerwen | |||
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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 last year's final,[1] and he retained his title for a third consecutive year, by defeating Gary Anderson 11–6 in the final.
Qualification and format
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:
- 2017 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters
- 2017 Shanghai Darts Masters
- 2017 US Darts Masters
- 2017 Auckland Darts Masters
- 2017 Melbourne Darts Masters
- 2017 Perth Darts Masters
- 2017 German Darts Masters
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:
(seedings after all events)
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Prize money
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) | |
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| 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 |
Draw
| First round (best of 11 legs) 3 November [3] | Second round (best of 11 legs) 4 November [4] | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 5 November [5] | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 5 November [6] | Final (best of 21 legs) 5 November [7] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gary Anderson 103.57 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Mensur Suljović 94.14 | 3 | Q |  Chris Dobey 92.81 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gary Anderson 95.77 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Chris Dobey 90.63 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  Gerwyn Price 90.57 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Gerwyn Price 93.86 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jelle Klaasen 87.02 | 3 | WC |  Corey Cadby 94.59 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gary Anderson 94.88 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | Corey Cadby 87.54 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | James Wade 88.66 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Raymond van Barneveld 90.73 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | Michael Smith 97.44 | 1 | Q |  Dimitri Van den Bergh 102.00 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.57 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Dimitri Van den Bergh 100.11 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | James Wade 91.69 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | James Wade 93.24 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Jan Dekker 83.83 | 3 | Q | Simon Stevenson 92.67 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gary Anderson 100.68 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Simon Stevenson 90.21 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michael van Gerwen 103.30 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michael van Gerwen 102.98 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Lewis 87.73 | 2 | WC |  Max Hopp 86.73 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michael van Gerwen 108.83 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | Max Hopp 85.84 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Rob Cross 96.84 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Kyle Anderson 97.81 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Rob Cross 97.93 | 6 | Q | Rob Cross 98.70 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Michael van Gerwen 95.48 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Jonny Clayton 88.16 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Daryl Gurney 91.71 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Peter Wright 91.58 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dave Chisnall 95.23 | 5 | Q | Justin Pipe 87.33 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Peter Wright 97.42 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Justin Pipe 93.17 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Daryl Gurney 96.35 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Daryl Gurney 103.64 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | Simon Whitlock 78.22 | 6 | WC | Simon Whitlock 97.70 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Mark Webster 77.44 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Michael van Gerwen's fine run continues with victory in Glasgow". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Ladbrokes World Series Finals Field". PDC. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "WSOD Finals Day One". PDC. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "WSOD Finals Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "WSOD Finals Quarter-finals". PDC. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "WSOD Finals Semi-finals". PDC. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Glasgow treble for van Gerwen". PDC. Retrieved 5 November 2017.