Darts Sep 09, 2026

World Series of Darts Finals: Luke Littler and Michael van Gerwen to headline £450k event as full 32-player field confirmed

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World Series of Darts Finals: Luke Littler and Michael van Gerwen to headline £450k event as full 32-player field confirmed

Luke Littler, Michael van Gerwen and Gerwyn Price will headline a packed field competing for a top prize of £100,000 at the 2026 World Series of Darts Finals.

The event, which has a £450,000 prize pot, will return to the AFAS Live in Amsterdam and is set to take place between September 17-20.

Reigning champion Van Gerwen will be out to defend his title on home soil after he to scoop an £80,000 cheque at last year's event.

Van Gerwen has been in excellent form on the circuit this year, having already and the in June.

He also came close to winning the inaugural Saudi Arabia Darts Masters in January, but was .

World Matchplay champion Littler enters the tournament as the third seed, while Price, who was , is the second seed.

Luke Humphries also joins the 32-player field as the fourth seed, after he in June, while and are seeded sixth and seventh, respectively.

Gian van Veen and Stephen Bunting, seeded fifth and eighth, make up the final seeded players on the list.

Those inside the top 24 of the final World Series rankings will gain a berth to play in Amsterdam.

Australian Brody Klinge, who was beaten by Wade in the final of the Australian Darts Masters, .

Nathan Aspinall, Josh Rock and Danny Noppert will also join the field, while Ross Smith, who in June after is also in the field.

Ryan Searle, Wessel Nijman, Chris Dobey and Jermaine Wattimena have also gained tickets to Amsterdam as the four top non-qualified players from the PDC World Rankings as of August 23.

The field was confirmed following Monday night's Tour Card Holder Qualifier in which Rob Cross was among four names to book their place at the World Series of Darts Finals.

Cross bested Dirk van Duijvenbode in Leicester to book his place in Amsterdam, and was joined by Kevin Doets, as well as Karel Sedlacek and Callan Rydz, who will both make their debuts at September's event.

The first round of the tournament will commence over two sessions on Thursday 17 and Friday 18 September, before round two begins on Saturday, September 19.

The finals will then begin on Sunday, September 20, with the quarter-finals set to get under way in the afternoon, before the semi-finals and final later in the evening.

World Series Rankings Qualifiers
(1) Michael van Gerwen
(2) Gerwyn Price
(3) Luke Littler
(4) Luke Humphries
(5) Gian van Veen
(6) Jonny Clayton
(7) James Wade
(8) Stephen Bunting
Nathan Aspinall
Brody Klinge
Josh Rock
Damon Heta
Raymond Smith
Danny Noppert
Adam Leek
Man Lok Leung
Jim Long
Viktor Tingstrom
Ross Smith
Ben Robb
Motomu Sakai
Simon Whitlock
Lourence Ilagan
Alexis Toylo

Werner Rankings Ladder Qualifiers
Ryan Searle
Wessel Nijman
Chris Dobey
Jermaine Wattimena

Tour Card Holder Qualifiers
Callan Rydz
Rob Cross
Kevin Doets
Karel Sedlacek

First round

First round

Afternoon session

Second round

Evening session

Second Round

Afternoon session

Quarter-finals

Evening session

Semi-finals and Final

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