title: 2018 World Series of Darts
text: # 2018 World Series of Darts
  
  The 2018 World Series of Darts was a series of televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. In 2018, there were 6 World Series events and one finals event, which has this year been moved from Glasgow, Scotland to Vienna, Austria.
  
  ## Prize money
  
  ### International events
  
  | Stage | Prize money |
  | - | - |
  | Winner | £20,000 |
  | Runner-up | £10,000 |
  | Semi-finals | £5,000 |
  | Quarter-finals | £2,500 |
  | First round | £1,250 |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Stage | Prize money |
  | - | - |
  | Winner | £50,000 |
  | Runner-up | £25,000 |
  | Semi-finals | £16,500 |
  | Quarter-finals | £12,500 |
  | Second round | £7,500 |
  | First round | £4,000 |
  
  ## World Series events
  
  | No. | Date | Event | Venue | Champion | Legs | Runner-up |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 25 May | German Masters | Gelsenkirchen, Veltins-Arena | Mensur Suljović | 8–2 | Dimitri Van den Bergh |
  | 2 | 6–7 July | US Masters | Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay | Gary Anderson | 8–4 | Rob Cross |
  | 3 | 13–14 July | Shanghai Masters | Shanghai, Pullman Hotel | Michael Smith | 8–2 | Rob Cross |
  | 4 | 3–5 August | Auckland Masters | Auckland, The Trusts Arena | Michael van Gerwen | 11–4 | Raymond van Barneveld |
  | 5 | 10–12 August | Melbourne Masters | Melbourne, Hisense Arena | Peter Wright | 11–8 | Michael Smith |
  | 6 | 17–19 August | Brisbane Masters | Brisbane, BCEC | Rob Cross | 11–6 | Michael van Gerwen |
  | 7 | 2–4 November | World Series of Darts Finals | Vienna, Multiversum Schwechat | James Wade | 11–10 | Michael Smith |
  
  ## 2018 World Series Order of Merit
  
  The top eight qualified (highlighted in green) for the World Series of Darts Finals and determined their seeding. The next 8 players qualified (highlighted in cyan) for the tournament, but were unseeded. The players highlighted in yellow qualified by the PDC Order of Merit. (The players who aren't highlighted either withdrew or couldn't make the Finals as late call-ups.)
  
  | Rank | Player | German Masters | US Masters | Shanghai Masters | Auckland Masters | Melbourne Masters | Brisbane Masters | Tour points | Appearances |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Peter Wright | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 37 | 6 |
  | 2 | Rob Cross | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 6 |
  | 3 | Michael van Gerwen | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 6 |
  | 4 | Gary Anderson | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 6 |
  | 5 | Michael Smith | – | 3 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 5 |
  | 6 | Raymond van Barneveld | 3 | – | – | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 4 |
  | 7 | Mensur Suljović | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 1 |
  | 8 | Simon Whitlock | – | – | – | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
  | | James Wade | – | 5 | 3 | – | – | – | 8 | 2 |
  | | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 1 |
  | | Kyle Anderson | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
  | | Daryl Gurney | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 6 | 2 |
  | | Gerwyn Price | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | 4 | 2 |
  | | Damon Heta | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
  | | Corey Cadby | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
  | | Raymond Smith | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
  | | Jamie Lewis | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 |
  | | Dawson Murschell | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 |
  | | Royden Lam | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 |
  | | Mark McGrath | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 3 | 1 |
  | | Tim Pusey | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
  | | Haupai Puha | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 |
  | | Max Hopp | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
  