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

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

1. Peter Wright
2. Rob Cross
3. Michael van Gerwen
4. Gary Anderson
5. Michael Smith
6. Raymond van Barneveld
7. Mensur Suljovic
8. 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.

World Series of Darts Finals ticket information

Tickets for the bwin World Series of Darts Finals are available via www.pdc-europe.tv/tickets.

World Series of Darts: 2018 Event Winners

• German Darts Masters: Mensur Suljovic
• U.S. Darts Masters: Gary Anderson
• Shanghai Darts Masters: Michael Smith
• Auckland Darts Masters: Michael van Gerwen
• Melbourne Darts Masters: Peter Wright
• Brisbane Darts Masters: Rob Cross

World Series of Darts Finals: Past winners

• 2015: Michael van Gerwen 11-10 Peter Wright
• 2016: Michael van Gerwen 11-9 Peter Wright
• 2017: Michael van Gerwen 11-6 Gary Anderson

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