The 2018 bwin World Series of Darts Finals will feature the six winners of this year's global events alongside players from around the world and four qualifiers.
Vienna's Multiversum will host the World Series of Darts Finals from November 2-4 as a 24-player field competes for a £250,000 prize fund. The top eight players from the World Series Order of Merit following the year's six global events qualify by right.
2018 bwin World Series of Darts Finals Top Eight From World Series OoM
(Seeded & Enter in Round Two) 1 Peter Wright, Rob Cross, Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson, Michael Smith, Raymond van Barneveld, Mensur Suljovic, Simon Whitlock
Top four non-qualified players from PDC OoM
Daryl Gurney, Dave Chisnall, Ian White, Gerwyn Price
Eight Invited Players from World Series OoM
James Wade, Dimitri Van den Bergh, Kyle Anderson, Damon Heta, Raymond Smith, Jamie Lewis, Dawson Murschell, Royden Lam
Four players from Tour Card Holders' qualifier
Steve Beaton, Keegan Brown, Maik Langendorf, Ross Smith.
Schedule of Play:
Friday November 2nd (8pm Local Time 7pm UK Time)
First Round x8
Saturday November 3rd (8pm Local Time 7pm UK Time)
Second Round x8
Sunday November 4th
Afternoon Session (1pm Local Time 12pm UK Time)
Quarter-Finals
Evening Session (8pm Local Time 7pm UK Time)
Semi-Finals
Final
Format
First Round & Second Round (11 Legs)
Quarter-Finals (19 Legs)
Semi-Finals & Final (21 Legs)
Practice Facilities:
Practice boards will be available from 3pm local time on Thursday November 1 in Konferenzeraum 1 at the Hotel das Reinisch, Mannsworther Str 76, 2320 Schwechat.
Shirt Regulations:
Players must adhere strictly to the following regulations or they may be required to change shirts. In the event a player cannot produce a shirt which adheres to the regulations, the PDC will provide a plain shirt for the player to wear.
PLAYERS MAY NOT WEAR THE LOGO OF ANY GAMING COMPANY OTHER THAN THE TITLE SPONSORS (BWIN) ANYWHERE ON THEIR PLAYING SHIRT.
If any player is unsure about this, advice should be sought from the Tournament Director Mr Graham Fairhurst prior to the start of each event.
Number and Location of Patches:
Players will be permitted to wear up to four of their own patches on their shirt. Additionally, the PDC will provide players with up to two patches which must be worn.
Players should position their own logos in the following order of priority:
Lower Right chest (position 2)
Upper Left chest (position 3)
Lower Left chest (position 4)
Left Sleeve (position 6) 'Reversed for left-handed players'
The PDC’s sponsor logos will be positioned on the Upper Right chest
(bwin – position 1)
Right Sleeve (associate sponsor TBC – position 5)
(reversed for left-handed players)
THE PDC IS PROVIDING PLAYERS WITH BWIN PATCHES FOR THIS EVENT. THESE PATCHES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AT THE TOURNAMENT BY THE PLAYERS’ MARSHALL. THESE PATCHES MUST BE SECURELY AFFIXED ON TO POSITION ONE OF THE SHIRT. LEFT HANDED PLAYERS WILL WEAR BWIN IN POSITION SIX.
If you require the BWIN LOGO prior to the event for your shirt please email us here at the PDPA i[email protected] or Dave Allen [email protected]
Guest Passes:
Players will be allocated six passes per session in which they are participating, one of whom is permitted in to the practice room with their designated player. Players must provide the PDC’s security with a list of their designated guests at least two hours before each session in which they are competing.
Should any player have any queries, please contact Rachel Pugh in PDC Administration on 08712 501 180/+44 (0)1277 359901 during office hours or email [email protected]
Prize Money:
| Champion | £50,000 |
| Runner-Up | £25,000 |
| Semi-Finalists | £17,500 |
| Quarter-Finalsists | £12,500 |
| Last 16 | £7,500 |
| Last 32 | £4,000 |
| TOTAL | £250,000 |
History:
| 2015 | Glasgow | Michael van Gerwen 106.60 | 11-10 | Peter Wright 106.40 |
| 2016 | Glasgow | Michael van Gerwen 101.18 | 11-9 | Peter Wright 99.63 |
| 2017 | Glasgow | Michael van Gerwen 103.30 | 11-6 | Gary Anderson 100.68 |
| 2018 | Austria | |||
| 2019 | Amsterdam |
Players are responsible for their own travel & accommodation:
To reserve hotels for Austria via PDC Europe, please email
[email protected] & [email protected]
Travel to the Vienna, AUSTRIA
Venue:
Multiversum Schwechat, Möhringgasse 4, 2320 Schwechat, Austria
Website:
Venue:
For the map of the venue and area CLICK HERE
Nearest Airport
The venue is 8.2km (5.4miles) from Vienna International Airport and is only 6/7 minutes by car/taxi.
For All Flights:
The PDPA Official Travel Partner ‘Travel Counsellors’ are here to help all of our members travel requirements in 2018, Katie French and Tina Tomlinson at Travel Counsellors is here to give you travel advice, help and a fully professional service.
For your overall security and safety, please use the official PDPA travel partner ‘Travel Counsellors’ if you choose to go your own way, we do not have any further help we can give to you, for changes, shuttles or an early return in case of emergency or early exit from an event.
24/7 service, Expert advice and seamless service, Online flight check-in, Last minute changes and bookings.
To register for this service send the following to Katie French CLICK HERE Full Name (as written on passport), Contact number, Email address, Date of birth, Address, Passport number, Passport issue date, Passport expiry date, Country of issue, Nationality, Nearest departure airport/s
Contacts:
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- Office: 0161 826 6790
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