2017 World Series of Darts Finals

2017 Ladbrokes World Series of Darts Finals
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
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«2016 2018»

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 previous year's final,^[1] and he retained his title for a third consecutive year, by defeating Gary Anderson 11–6 in the final.

The total prize money increased from £155,000 to £250,000, with the winner's prize being upped from £30,000 to £50,000.

^[2]

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:

	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]
	RQ	Mensur Suljović 94.14	3			1	Gary Anderson 103.57	6
	Q	Chris Dobey 90.63	6			Q	Chris Dobey 92.81	1
											1	Gary Anderson 95.77	10
											8	Gerwyn Price 90.57	8
	RQ	Jelle Klaasen 87.02	3			8	Gerwyn Price 93.86	6
	WC	Corey Cadby 87.54	6			WC	Corey Cadby 94.59	5
																1	Gary Anderson 94.88	11
																5	James Wade 88.66	5
	Q	Jan Dekker 83.83	3			5	James Wade 93.24	6
	Q	Simon Stevenson 90.21	6			Q	Simon Stevenson 92.67	5
											5	James Wade 91.69	10
											Q	Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.57	6
	WC	Michael Smith 97.44	1			4	Raymond van Barneveld 90.73	4
	Q	Dimitri Van den Bergh 100.11	6			Q	Dimitri Van den Bergh 102.00	6
																					1	Gary Anderson 100.68	6
																					2	Michael van Gerwen 103.30	11
	RQ	Adrian Lewis 87.73	2			2	Michael van Gerwen 102.98	6
	WC	Max Hopp 85.84	6			WC	Max Hopp 86.73	1
											2	Michael van Gerwen 108.83	10
											Q	Rob Cross 96.84	4
	Q	Rob Cross 97.93	6			7	Kyle Anderson 97.81	5
	Q	Jonny Clayton 88.16	1			Q	Rob Cross 98.70	6
																2	Michael van Gerwen 95.48	11
																6	Daryl Gurney 91.71	8
	WC	Simon Whitlock 78.22	6			6	Daryl Gurney 103.64	6
	Q	Mark Webster 77.44	3			WC	Simon Whitlock 97.70	3
											6	Daryl Gurney 96.35	10
											3	Peter Wright 97.42	7
	RQ	Dave Chisnall 95.23	5			3	Peter Wright 91.58	6
	Q	Justin Pipe 93.17	6			Q	Justin Pipe 87.33	1