Oregonsportshall.com – The World Series of Darts is an annual international darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). It was first held in 2014 and takes place in different cities across Europe and the rest of the world. The tournament is a major event on the PDC calendar and features some of the best players in the world competing for a top prize of £250,000 (approximately $312,000).
The Format
The tournament is broken down into two stages. The first stage is the group stage, where players are divided into four groups of six. Each group plays a round-robin format, with each player playing the other five players in their group. The top two players from each group then progress to the knockout stage, where the players compete in a single-elimination tournament. The winner of the knockout stage is crowned the World Series of Darts champion.
Notable Winners
The tournament has had some of the biggest names in darts competing for the title, with a number of players winning multiple times. Michael van Gerwen is the most successful player in the tournament’s history, having won five titles, while Phil Taylor and Gary Anderson have each won three titles. Other notable winners of the tournament include Raymond van Barneveld, Adrian Lewis and Peter Wright.
The Future
The World Series of Darts is one of the biggest events on the PDC calendar and is a major attraction for darts fans. The tournament is set to continue in 2021, with the exact dates still to be announced. With some of the biggest names in darts competing for the title, the World Series of Darts is sure to be a spectacle not to be missed.
