James Wade and Michael Smith after the climax of the World Series of Darts Finals (Picture: PDC/Michael Braunschadel)

World Series of Darts Finals 2018: Draw, schedule, betting odds, results & live ITV4 coverage details

By Sporting Life

Darts

Mon November 05, 2018 · 6y ago

The full results from the World Series of Darts Finals, which took place at Vienna's Multiversum from November 2-4.

Three-time defending champion Michael van Gerwen headed a 24-player field at the fourth staging of the Finals but he suffered his first ever defeat in the tournament in the quarter-finals.

James Wade took full advantage by beating his conquerer Raymond van Barneveld before edging out Michael Smith in a dramatic final.

Here, you can look back on how the tournament unfolded with all the results and daily reviews.

World Series of Darts Finals: Draw & tournament bracket

Seeded players enter in round two

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(1) Peter Wright v Gerwyn Price/Royden Lam
(8) Simon Whitlock v Steve Beaton/Daryl Gurney
(5) Michael Smith v Ian White/Kyle Anderson
(4) Gary Anderson v Dave Chisnall/Max Hopp**
(2) Rob Cross v Jamie Lewis/Dimitri Van den Bergh
(7) Mensur Suljovic v Ross Smith/James Wade
(6) Raymond van Barneveld v Raymond Smith/Keegan Brown
(3) Michael van Gerwen v Maik Langendorf/Damon Heta

**Max Hopp replaced Dawson Murschell, who withdrew due to illness

World Series of Darts: Schedule, results, reviews & stats

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Friday November 2 (1900 GMT)
First Round (Best of 11 legs)
TV Channel: ITV4

Raymond Smith 6-3 Keegan Brown
Maik Langendorf 5-6 Damon Heta
Ian White 4-6 Kyle Anderson
Dave Chisnall 6-1 Max Hopp
Jamie Lewis 6-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Gerwyn Price 6-1 Royden Lam
Steve Beaton 0-6 Daryl Gurney
Ross Smith 3-6 James Wade

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Saturday November 4 (1900 GMT)
Second Round (Best of 11 legs)
TV Channel: ITV4

Michael Smith 6-3 Kyle Anderson
Raymond van Barneveld 6-5 Raymond Smith
Gary Anderson 5-6 Dave Chisnall
Peter Wright 1-6 Gerwyn Price
Simon Whitlock 6-5 Daryl Gurney
Rob Cross 5-6 Jamie Lewis
Mensur Suljovic 3-6 James Wade
Michael van Gerwen 6-0 Damon Heta

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Sunday November 5
Afternoon session (1300 GMT)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 19 legs)
TV Channel: ITV4

Gerwyn Price 10-7 Simon Whitlock
Michael Smith 10-5 Dave Chisnall
Jamie Lewis 5-10 James Wade
Raymond van Barneveld 10-8 Michael van Gerwen

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Evening session (1900 GMT)
Semi-Finals (Best of 21 legs)
TV Channel: ITV4

Gerwyn Price 8-11 Michael Smith
James Wade 11-2 Raymond van Barneveld

Final (Best of 21 legs)
TV Channel: ITV4

Michael Smith 10-11 James Wade

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World Series of Darts 2018: Player line-up

The eight seeded players from the World Series Order of Merit

Peter Wright
Rob Cross
Michael van Gerwen
Gary Anderson
Michael Smith
Raymond van Barneveld
Mensur Suljovic
Simon Whitlock

PDC Order of Merit Qualifiers

Daryl Gurney
Dave Chisnall
Ian White
Gerwyn Price

Invited Players (based on Order of Merit rankings)

James Wade
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Kyle Anderson
Damon Heta
Raymond Smith
Jamie Lewis
Max Hopp *
Royden Lam **

* Max Hopp replaced Dawson Murschell, who withdrew due to illness

** Royden Lam replaces Corey Cadby who has withdrawn due to injuries sustained in a car accident

PDC Tour Card Holders' Qualifiers

Steve Beaton, Ross Smith, Keegan Brown and Maik Langendorf

World Series of Darts: Sky Bet odds

There are no odds available yet but we can be sure that Michael van Gerwen will start as favourite to win the title for a fourth year in a row!

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Which TV channel is the World Series of Darts Finals on?

This is one of the majors broadcast live on ITV4, who have coverage of all four sessions across the three days. The evening sessions begin at 1900 GMT while the only afternoon session on Sunday takes place at 1300 GMT.