2014 World Series of Darts

The 2014 World Series of Darts was the second staging of the World Series of Darts tour organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. There were four events of the tour, held in Dubai, Singapore, Perth, and Sydney. The four tournaments featured two different formats. They all featured the top six players on the Order of Merit joined by two PDC wildcards. The Perth and Sydney tournaments also featured eight regional qualifiers. Prize money The total prize fund for the tour was £396,000. Stage (no. of players) Prize moneyDubai/SingaporePerth/Sydney Winner (1) £30,000 £20,000 Runner-up (1) £25,000 £10,000 Semi-finalists (2) £15,000 £7,500 Quarter-finalists (4) £10,000 £5,000 First round (8) £1,000 World Series events No. Date Event Venue Winner Legs Runner-up Ref. 1 29–30 May Dubai Masters UAE Dubai, Dubai Tennis Centre Michael van Gerwen NED 11–7 SCO Peter Wrighthttp://www.espn.co.uk/darts/sport/story/311685.html Van Gerwen retains Dubai title ESPN (UK) 30 May 2014 2 15–16 August Singapore Masters SIN Singapore, Singapore Indoor Stadium Michael van Gerwen NED 11–8 AUS Simon Whitlockhttp://www1.skysports.com/darts/news/12040/9426063/singapore-darts-masters-michael-van-gerwen-beats-simon-whitlock-in-final Singapore Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen beats Simon Whitlock in final Sky Sports 18 August 2014 3 22–24 August Perth Masters AUS Perth, HBF Stadium Phil Taylor ENG 11–9 NED Michael van Gerwenhttp://www1.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/9438489/perth-darts-masters-phil-taylor-beats-michael-van-gerwen-in-thrilling-final Perth Darts Masters: Phil Taylor beats Michael van Gerwen in thrilling final Sky Sports 25 August 2014 4 28–30 August Sydney Masters AUS Sydney, Hordern Pavilion Phil Taylor ENG 11–3 ENG Stephen Buntinghttp://www1.skysports.com/darts/news/12040/9448463/phil-taylor-retains-sydney-darts-masters-title Phil Taylor retains Sydney Darts Masters title Sky Sports 14 September 2014 Quarter-finalists Player Earnings Dubai Masters Singapore Masters Perth Masters Sydney MastersNED Michael van Gerwen £71,000 Winner Winner Runner up First roundENG Phil Taylor £60,000 Quarter-finalist Quarter-finalist Winner Winner SCO Peter Wright £45,000 Runner up Quarter-finalist Quarter-finalist Quarter-finalistAUS Simon Whitlock £45,000 Quarter-finalist Runner up Quarter-finalist Quarter-finalistENG Dave Chisnall £42,500 Semi-finalist Semi-finalist Semi-finalist Quarter-finalistENG James Wade £40,000 Quarter-finalist Semi-finalist Semi-finalist Semi-finalistNED Raymond van Barneveld £26,000 Quarter-finalist Quarter-finalist Quarter-finalist First roundENG Adrian Lewis £15,000 Semi-finalist Withdrew Withdrew WithdrewENG Stephen Bunting £10,000 Did not qualify Did not qualify Did not qualify Runner upENG Andy Hamilton £10,000 Did not qualify Quarter-finalist Did not qualify Did not qualify AUS Kyle Anderson £8,500 Did not qualify Did not qualify First round Semi-finalistAUS Paul Nicholson £6,000 Did not qualify Did not qualify Quarter-finalist First roundNZL Warren Parry £6,000 Did not qualify Did not qualify First round Quarter-finalist References World Series of Darts *