2015 World Series of Darts Finals
2015 Unibet World Series of Darts Finals | |||
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 21–22 November 2015 | ||
Venue | Braehead Arena | ||
Location | Glasgow | ||
Country | Scotland | ||
Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs | ||
Prize fund | £155,000[1] | ||
Winner's share | £30,000 | ||
High checkout | 170 Michael van Gerwen (Final) | ||
Champion(s) | |||
Michael van Gerwen | |||
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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.
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) | |
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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:
- 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.[2][3]
The following players qualified for the tournament:
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Draw
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] | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Phil Taylor 96.03 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dave Chisnall 94.60 | 6 | Dave Chisnall 91.91 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | Kyle Anderson 90.44 | 4 | 1 | Phil Taylor 104.18 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Stephen 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 | Phil Taylor 104.10 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Peter 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 | James Wade 97.31 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | Peter 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 | Peter Wright 106.40 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Michael 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 | Adrian Lewis 105.19 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Q | Terry 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 | Adrian Lewis 100.76 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Michael 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 | Raymond van Barneveld 103.49 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | Michael 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 |
References
- ^ a b c "Unibet World Series of Darts Finals Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-11-24. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ a b "World Series of Darts Finals Invitations". PDC. Archived from the original on 2015-10-07. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "World Series of Darts Finals Qualifier". PDC. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "2015 World Series Of Darts Finals Results". Darts Database. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "Van Gerwen Denies Wright In Thriller". PDC. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 23 November 2015.