The 2017 Ladbrokes World Series of Darts Finals was the third staging of the tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place in the Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, between 3–5 November 2017. It featured a field of 24 players.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after beating Peter Wright 11–9 in the previous year's final, and he retained his title for a third consecutive year, by defeating Gary Anderson 11–6 in the final.
Prize money The total prize money increased from £155,000 to £250,000, with the winner's prize being upped from £30,000 to £50,000.
Position (no. of players) Prize money(Total: £250,000)Winner (1) £50,000Runner-up (1) £25,000Semi-finalists (2) £16,500Quarter-finalists (4) £12,500Last 16 (second round) (8) £7,500Last 24 (first round) (8) £4,000
Qualification and format
The top eight players from the seven World Series events of 2017 are seeded for this tournament (with the exception of Phil Taylor, who declined his invite for the tournament). They are:
2017 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters 2017 Shanghai Darts Masters 2017 US Darts Masters 2017 Auckland Darts Masters 2017 Melbourne Darts Masters 2017 Perth Darts Masters 2017 German Darts Masters
In addition, four players were invited as international invitations, as were the next four highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit following the 2017 World Grand Prix on 9 October 2017. Another eight places were awarded in a qualifying event that took place in Barnsley on 9 October 2017.
The following players qualify for the tournament: World Series Top 8 (seedings after all events) Gary Anderson (runner-up) Michael van Gerwen (winner) Peter Wright (quarter-finals) Raymond van Barneveld (second round) James Wade (semi-finals) Daryl Gurney (semi-finals) Kyle Anderson (second round) Gerwyn Price (quarter-finals)PDC Order of Merit Qualifiers Adrian Lewis (first round) Mensur Suljović (first round) Dave Chisnall (first round) Jelle Klaasen (first round)
PDC International Invitations Simon Whitlock (second round) Corey Cadby (second round) Michael Smith (first round) Max Hopp (second round)PDC Tour Card Qualifiers Rob Cross (quarter-finals) Dimitri Van den Bergh (quarter-finals) Chris Dobey (second round) Justin Pipe (second round) Jonny Clayton (first round) Mark Webster (first round) Jan Dekker (first round) Simon Stevenson (second round)
Draw
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