2025 World Series of Darts
The 2025 World Series of Darts was a series of televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. Seven World Series events were held followed by one finals event, which like every year since 2021 took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
One new venue made its debut, with the Spark Arena in Auckland replacing the Globox Arena in Hamilton as the host venue for the New Zealand Masters.[1]
Prize money
The total prize fund for each of the seven World Series events increased from £60,000 the previous year to £100,000.[2] The total prize fund for the 2025 World Series of Darts Finals was unchanged after it was increased the previous year.[3][4] The prize fund breakdowns are shown below:
| Stage | Prize money | OoM points |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | £30,000 | 12 |
| Runner-up | £16,000 | 8 |
| Semi-finals | £10,000 | 5 |
| Quarter-finals | £5,000 | 3 |
| First round | £1,750 | 1 |
| Total | £100,000 |
| Stage | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Winner | £80,000 |
| Runner-up | £40,000 |
| Semi-finals | £25,000 |
| Quarter-finals | £17,500 |
| Second round | £10,000 |
| First round | £5,000 |
| Total | £400,000 |
World Series events
The 2025 World Series of Darts schedule was announced on 14 October 2024.[5][6]
| No. | Date | Event | Venue | Champion | Legs | Runner-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16–17 January | Bahrain Masters | Sakhir, Bahrain International Circuit | Stephen Bunting | 8–4 | Gerwyn Price | [7] |
| 2 | 24–25 January | Dutch Masters | Den Bosch, Maaspoort | Rob Cross | 8–5 | Stephen Bunting | [8] |
| 3 | 6–7 June | Nordic Masters | Copenhagen, Forum Copenhagen | Stephen Bunting | 8–4 | Rob Cross | [9] |
| 4 | 27–28 June | US Masters | New York City, The Theater | Luke Humphries | 8–6 | Nathan Aspinall | [10] |
| 5 | 4–5 July | Poland Masters | Gliwice, PreZero Arena Gliwice | Gerwyn Price | 8–7 | Stephen Bunting | [11] |
| 6 | 8–9 August | Australian Masters | Wollongong, WIN Entertainment Centre | Luke Littler | 8–4 | Mike De Decker | [12] |
| 7 | 15–16 August | New Zealand Masters | Auckland, Spark Arena | Luke Littler | 8–4 | Luke Humphries | [13] |
| 8 | 12–14 September | World Series of Darts Finals | Amsterdam, AFAS Live | Michael van Gerwen | 11–7 | Luke Littler | [14] |
Order of Merit
The top eight players on the 2025 World Series Order of Merit – a ranking of players based on points earned across the seven events – qualified for the 2025 World Series of Darts Finals as seeds, and were joined by fourteen additional qualifiers from the World Series Order of Merit.
| # | Player | BHR |
NED |
NOR |
USA |
POL |
AUS |
NZL |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Bunting | W 12 |
F 8 |
W 12 |
1R 1 |
F 8 |
SF 5 |
QF 3 |
49 |
| 2 | Luke Littler | QF 3 |
SF 5 |
QF 3 |
QF 3 |
SF 5 |
W 12 |
W 12 |
43 |
| 3 | Gerwyn Price | F 8 |
SF 5 |
SF 5 |
SF 5 |
W 12 |
QF 3 |
SF 5 |
43 |
| 4 | Luke Humphries | SF 5 |
1R 1 |
QF 3 |
W 12 |
— | QF 3 |
F 8 |
32 |
| 5 | Rob Cross | 1R 1 |
W 12 |
F 8 |
1R 1 |
SF 5 |
— | — | 27 |
| 6 | Chris Dobey | QF 3 |
1R 1 |
QF 3 |
— | QF 3 |
SF 5 |
SF 5 |
20 |
| 7 | Nathan Aspinall | QF 3 |
1R 1 |
SF 5 |
F 8 |
QF 3 |
— | — | 20 |
| 8 | Mike De Decker | — | — | — | — | — | F 8 |
QF 3 |
11 |
| 9 | Damon Heta | — | — | — | SF 5 |
— | QF 3 |
QF 3 |
11 |
| 10 | Michael van Gerwen | — | QF 3 |
— | QF 3 |
QF 3 |
— | — | 9 |
| 11 | Josh Rock | — | — | — | — | — | QF 3 |
QF 3 |
6 |
| 12 | Peter Wright | SF 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 13 | Jonny Clayton | — | — | QF 3 |
— | 1R 1 |
— | — | 4 |
| 14 | Krzysztof Ratajski | — | — | — | — | QF 3 |
— | — | 3 |
| 15 | Jason Brandon | — | — | — | QF 3 |
— | — | — | 3 |
| 16 | Danny Lauby | — | — | — | QF 3 |
— | — | — | 3 |
| 17 | Kevin Doets | — | QF 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 18 | Jermaine Wattimena | — | QF 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 19 | Raymond van Barneveld | — | QF 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 20 | Paolo Nebrida [a] | QF 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 21 | Haupai Puha | — | — | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
1R 1 |
2 |
| 22 | Jonny Tata | — | — | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
1R 1 |
2 |
| 23 | Simon Whitlock | — | — | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
1R 1 |
2 |
| Order of Merit finishers on 1 point | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | BHR |
NED |
NOR |
USA |
POL |
AUS |
NZL |
Total |
| Mark Cleaver | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
1 | |
| John Hurring | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
1 | |
| Dean Reyland | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
1 | |
| Gordon Mathers | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
1 | |
| Ben Robb | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
1 | |
| Joe Comito | — | — | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | 1 | |
| Brody Klinge | — | — | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | 1 | |
| James Bailey | — | — | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | 1 | |
| Brandon Weening | — | — | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | 1 | |
| Tim Pusey | — | — | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | 1 | |
| Krzysztof Kciuk | — | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | 1 | |
| György Jehirszki | — | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | 1 | |
| Radek Szagański | — | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | 1 | |
| Sebastian Białecki | — | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | 1 | |
| Tytus Kanik | — | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | 1 | |
| Pero Ljubić | — | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | 1 | |
| Karel Sedláček | — | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | 1 | |
| Stowe Buntz | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | 1 | |
| Leonard Gates | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | 1 | |
| Matt Campbell | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | 1 | |
| Jim Long | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | 1 | |
| Adam Sevada | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | 1 | |
| Jules van Dongen | — | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | 1 | |
| Viktor Tingström | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Andreas Harrysson | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Jeffrey de Graaf | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Cor Dekker | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Benjamin Reus | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Oskar Lukasiak | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Madars Razma | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Darius Labanauskas | — | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Richard Veenstra | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Danny Noppert | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Gian van Veen | — | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Lok Yin Lee | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Xiaochen Zong | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Alexis Toylo | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Nitin Kumar | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Abdulla Saeed | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Lourence Ilagan | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Basem Mahmood | 1R 1 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
- ^ Nebrida declined his invitation to the World Series Finals.
Top averages
The table lists all players who achieved an average of at least 100 in a match. In the case one player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets.
| # | Player | Round | Average | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerwyn Price | Quarter Final | 115.31 | Bahrain Masters | Won |
| 2 | Luke Littler | Final | 115.02 | New Zealand Masters | Won |
| 3 | Stephen Bunting | Quarter Final | 111.33 | Bahrain Masters | Won |
| 4 | Chris Dobey | Quarter Final | 110.36 | New Zealand Masters | Won |
| 5 | Damon Heta | 1st Round | 109.98 | Australian Masters | Won |
| 6 | Luke Littler (2) | Quarter Final | 108.89 | US Masters | Lost |
| 7 | Luke Littler (3) | Semi Final | 108.81 | New Zealand Masters | Won |
| 8 | Gerwyn Price (2) | Quarter Final | 108.26 | Nordic Masters | Won |
| 9 | Josh Rock | 1st Round | 108.16 | Australian Masters | Won |
| 10 | Stephen Bunting (2) | Quarter Final | 108.00 | New Zealand Masters | Lost |
| 11 | Luke Littler (4) | Semi Final | 107.59 | Dutch Masters | Lost |
| 12 | Josh Rock (2) | 2nd Round | 107.36 | World Series Finals | Won |
| 13 | Luke Littler (5) | Quarter Final | 107.31 | World Series Finals | Won |
| 14 | Michael van Gerwen | Quarter Final | 106.45 | World Series Finals | Won |
| 15 | Ross Smith | Quarter Final | 106.12 | World Series Finals | Lost |
| 16 | Nathan Aspinall | Quarter Final | 105.88 | US Masters | Won |
| 17 | Gian van Veen | 1st Round | 105.13 | Dutch Masters | Lost |
| 18 | Luke Littler (6) | Quarter Final | 105.12 | Bahrain Masters | Lost |
| 19 | Luke Littler (7) | Quarter Final | 104.88 | Poland Masters | Won |
| 20 | Michael van Gerwen (2) | 1st Round | 104.75 | World Series Finals | Won |
| 21 | Nathan Aspinall (2) | 1st Round | 104.68 | US Masters | Won |
| 22 | Damon Heta (2) | Semi Final | 104.34 | US Masters | Lost |
| 23 | Gerwyn Price (3) | Quarter Final | 104.29 | Poland Masters | Won |
| 24 | Stephen Bunting (3) | Semi Final | 104.12 | Poland Masters | Won |
| 25 | Mike De Decker | Quarter Final | 103.66 | Australian Masters | Won |
| 26 | Luke Humphries | 1st Round | 103.66 | Bahrain Masters | Won |
| 27 | Gerwyn Price (4) | 1st Round | 103.60 | New Zealand Masters | Won |
| 28 | Gerwyn Price (5) | Final | 103.12 | Poland Masters | Won |
| 29 | Gerwyn Price (6) | Semi Final | 103.03 | New Zealand Masters | Lost |
| 30 | Gerwyn Price (7) | 2nd Round | 102.97 | World Series Finals | Won |
| 31 | Luke Littler (8) | Quarter Final | 102.84 | Australian Masters | Won |
| 32 | Gerwyn Price (8) | 1st Round | 102.47 | US Masters | Won |
| 33 | Luke Humphries (2) | Semi Final | 102.43 | New Zealand Masters | Won |
| 34 | Stephen Bunting (4) | Semi Final | 102.35 | Australian Masters | Lost |
| 35 | Luke Humphries (3) | Final | 102.31 | New Zealand Masters | Lost |
| 36 | Michael van Gerwen (2) | Semi Final | 102.09 | World Series Finals | Won |
| 37 | Stephen Bunting (5) | Semi Final | 102.06 | Dutch Masters | Won |
| 38 | Nathan Aspinall (3) | Semi Final | 102.00 | US Masters | Won |
| 39 | Luke Littler (9) | Final | 101.99 | World Series Finals | Lost |
| 40 | Nathan Aspinall (4) | Quarter Final | 101.90 | Bahrain Masters | Lost |
| 41 | Rob Cross (2) | Final | 101.87 | Dutch Masters | Won |
| 42 | Luke Humphries (4) | 2nd Round | 101.87 | World Series Finals | Won |
| 43 | Gerwyn Price (9) | 1st Round | 101.85 | Dutch Masters | Won |
| 44 | Wessel Nijman | 1st Round | 101.45 | World Series Finals | Lost |
| 45 | Gerwyn Price (10) | Quarter Final | 101.42 | Australian Masters | Lost |
| 46 | Jonny Clayton | 1st Round | 101.33 | World Series Finals | Won |
| 47 | Stephen Bunting (6) | 1st Round | 101.29 | Australian Masters | Won |
| 48 | Luke Littler (10) | 1st Round | 101.07 | Dutch Masters | Won |
| 49 | Chris Dobey (2) | 1st Round | 100.84 | Poland Masters | Won |
| 50 | Raymond van Barneveld | 2nd Round | 100.73 | World Series Finals | Lost |
| 51 | Gerwyn Price (11) | Semi Final | 100.68 | Poland Masters | Won |
| 52 | Luke Humphries (5) | Quarter Final | 100.47 | Bahrain Masters | Won |
| 53 | Gerwyn Price (12) | 1st Round | 100.45 | Australian Masters | Won |
| 54 | Gerwyn Price (13) | 1st Round | 100.43 | Nordic Masters | Won |
| 55 | Luke Littler (11) | Quarter Final | 100.33 | Nordic Masters | Lost |
| 56 | Krzysztof Ratajski | 1st Round | 100.31 | Poland Masters | Won |
| 57 | Gerwyn Price (14) | Quarter Final | 100.29 | World Series Finals | Won |
| 58 | Danny Noppert | 2nd Round | 100.19 | World Series Finals | Lost |
| 59 | Rob Cross (3) | Semi Final | 100.10 | Dutch Masters | Won |
| 60 | Luke Littler (12) | Semi Final | 100.09 | Poland Masters | Lost |
| 61 | Luke Littler (13) | Semi Final | 100.08 | World Series Finals | Won |
| 62 | Luke Littler (14) | Quarter Final | 100.03 | New Zealand Masters | Won |
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