As the calendar turns to September, we enter Fall, when several key majors/tournaments will take place.
The first of several events to take place in the last four months of the year is the World Series of Darts Finals, which will be held in Amsterdam from September 12 to September 14.
What to know about the World Series of Darts Finals
Let's take a look at some of the specifics of the tournament.
MORE: 2025 PDC World Series of Darts Finals qualifiers announced
2025 World Series of Darts draw & schedule
*Schedule TBA
First round
Match | Date |
(1) Stephen Bunting vs. Danny Noppert | Fri., Sept. 12 or Sat., Sept. 13 |
Krzysztof Ratajaski vs. Josh Rock | Fri., Sept. 12 or Sat., Sept. 13 |
(8) Mike De Decker vs. Gabriel Clemens | Fri., Sept. 12 or Sat., Sept. 13 |
Damon Heta vs. Joe Cullen | Fri., Sept. 12 or Sat., Sept. 13 |
(4) Luke Humphries vs. James Wade | Fri., Sept. 12 or Sat., Sept. 13 |
Kevin Doets vs. Jermaine Wattimena | Fri., Sept. 12 or Sat., Sept. 13 |
(5) Rob Cross vs. Haupai Puha | Fri., Sept. 12 or Sat., Sept. 13 |
Wessel Nijman vs. Michael van Gerwen | Fri., Sept. 12 or Sat., Sept. 13 |
(2) Luke Littler vs. Simon Whitlock | Fri., Sept. 12 or Sat., Sept. 13 |
Jonny Clayton vs. Jason Brandon | Fri., Sept. 12 or Sat., Sept. 13 |
(7) Nathan Aspinall vs. Dave Chisnall | Fri., Sept. 12 or Sat., Sept. 13 |
Jonny Tata vs. Ross Smith | Fri., Sept. 12 or Sat., Sept. 13 |
(3) Gerwyn Price vs. Danny Lauby | Fri., Sept. 12 or Sat., Sept. 13 |
Cor Dekker vs. Raymond van Barneveld | Fri., Sept. 12 or Sat., Sept. 13 |
(6) Chris Dobey vs. Luke Woodhouse | Fri., Sept. 12 or Sat., Sept. 13 |
Cameron Menzies vs. Peter Wright | Fri., Sept. 12 or Sat., Sept. 13 |
MORE: What PDC darts events/tournaments are happening in September?
Prize Money
*Data via Wikipedia
Position (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £400,000) | |
---|---|---|
Winner | (1) | £80,000 |
Runner-up | (1) | £40,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £25,000 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £17,500 |
Last 16 (second round) | (8) | £10,000 |
Last 32 (first round) | (16) | £5,000 |
Format
The World Series of Darts field totals 32 players who qualified through various routes.
The top 8 seeds are arranged in the bracket in the typical bracket-seeded format, with the rest of the players being assigned matchups in the random draw.
The tournament starts on Friday and ends on Sunday, with all the first round games taking place on either Friday (evening session) or Saturday (afternoon session).
All players who advance to the second round (round of 16) will play during the evening session on Saturday. First and second round games will be played best-of-11 legs (first to 6 legs).
The quarterfinals (best-of-19 legs), semifinals (best-of-21 legs) and final (best-of-21 legs) will all be played across the two sessions on Sunday.
MORE DARTS ARTICLES:
- 5 PDC darts who might win their first career TV title in 2025
- Every darts player who's qualified for the 2026 PDC World Championship so far
- Predicting the top-five contenders for the 2026 PDC Darts World Championship
- Predicting the PDC 2026 Premier League of Darts lineup