Field confirmed for 2023 World Series of Darts Finals
The field of players for the 2023 World Series of Darts Finals has been confirmed following Wednesday’s qualifying event in Barnsley.
The World Series Finals will take place at AFAS Live in Amsterdam from September 15-17 as 24 players compete for the title and £300,000 in prize money.
Dirk van Duijvenbode, runner-up to Gerwyn Price in last year’s event, was one of eight players to come through Wednesday’s qualifier – which saw over 70 players in action.
The Dutchman won through deciding-leg ties against Stephen Burton and Jules van Dongen in the early stages of qualification, before seeing off Croatia’s Boris Krcmar to seal his spot in Amsterdam.
German duo Gabriel Clemens and Martin Schindler will also feature, after accounting for Kim Huybrechts and Gian van Veen respectively in their decisive fixtures.
Clemens recovered from 4-1 down to defeat Huybrechts 6-5, while Schindler defied a ton-plus average from Van Veen to triumph with an average of almost 103.
They will be joined in the Dutch capital by their compatriot Daniel Klose, who followed up his run to a maiden PDC ranking final on Tuesday with wins over Mike De Decker and Richie Burnett to qualify for his TV debut.
Ireland’s number one William O’Connor defeated Ritchie Edhouse, Brian Raman and Nathan Rafferty on his way to qualification, before seeing off Dutchman Richard Veenstra in his decider.
The English trio of Ricky Evans, Keegan Brown and Graham Usher also saw off Dutch opposition in the final round of qualification to confirm their places in next weekend’s main event.
Evans and Brown clinched their big stage returns with wins over Jeffrey Sparidaans and Danny Jansen respectively, while Usher will make his World Series bow after dumping out Danny van Trijp.
Reigning champion Price and Dutch superstar Michael van Gerwen will headline the 24-player field in Amsterdam, alongside top seed Rob Cross and World Champion Michael Smith.
Nordic Masters winner Peter Wright, Poland Masters runner-up Dimitri Van den Bergh, New Zealand Masters runner-up Nathan Aspinall and world number six Luke Humphries will also be among the eight seeds.
In addition to the eight seeded players, a further eight players from the 2023 World Series Order of Merit have been invited to Amsterdam, including Dutch legend Raymond van Barneveld.
The five-time World Champion will make his homecoming alongside his fellow countryman Danny Noppert, with 2021 champion Jonny Clayton and Australian duo Damon Heta and Simon Whitlock making their returns.
The field will also include 2021 semi-finalist Krzysztof Ratajski, US Masters runner-up Jeff Smith and New Zealand’s Haupai Puha – a former World Cup of Darts quarter-finalist.
World Series of Darts Finals Qualifier Results
Wednesday September 6
Last 128
Boris Krcmar 6-4 Steve Beaton
Geert Nentjes 6-5 Arron Monk
Martijn Kleermaker 6-1 Jamie Hughes
Ryan Joyce 6-3 Karel Sedlacek
James Wilson 6-3 Cameron Menzies
Graham Usher 6-2 Ronny Huybrechts
Mike De Decker 6-3 Matt Campbell
Darren Webster 6-5 Keane Barry
Devon Petersen 6-3 Mickey Mansell
Krzysztof Kciuk 6-4 Darius Labanauskas
William O’Connor 6-4 Ritchie Edhouse
Last 64
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-5 Stephen Burton
Jules van Dongen 6-2 Lee Evans
Vincent van der Voort 6-2 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Boris Krcmar 6-2 Niels Zonneveld
Gian van Veen 6-1 Stephen Bunting
Geert Nentjes 6-4 Martin Lukeman
Martin Schindler 6-3 Jurjen van der Velde
Martijn Kleermaker 6-4 Vladimir Andersen
Ricky Evans 6-4 Ross Smith
Jacques Labre 6-5 Robert Owen
Jeffrey Sparidaans 6-4 Mensur Suljovic
Ryan Joyce 6-4 Radek Szaganski
Gabriel Clemens 6-1 Scott Waites
Scott Williams 6-2 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Kim Huybrechts 6-2 Ross Montgomery
James Wilson 6-1 Jose Justicia
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-3 Dave Chisnall
Danny van Trijp 6-2 Robbie Knops
Dylan Slevin 6-4 Madars Razma
Graham Usher 6-5 Ricardo Pietreczko
Daniel Klose (BYE) v Gary Anderson
Mike De Decker 6-3 Steve Lennon
Richie Burnett 6-2 Daryl Gurney
Darren Webster 6-3 George Killington
Joe Murnan (BYE) v James Wade
Keegan Brown 6-2 Luc Peters
Danny Jansen 6-2 Mervyn King
Devon Petersen 6-5 Ian White
Richard Veenstra 6-3 Andrew Gilding
Connor Scutt 6-4 Krzysztof Kciuk
Nathan Rafferty 6-4 Brendan Dolan
William O’Connor 6-0 Brian Raman
Last 32
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-5 Jules van Dongen
Boris Krcmar 6-3 Vincent van der Voort
Gian van Veen 6-2 Geert Nentjes
Martin Schindler 6-1 Martijn Kleermaker
Ricky Evans 6-1 Jacques Labre
Jeffrey Sparidaans 6-4 Ryan Joyce
Gabriel Clemens 6-5 Scott Williams
Kim Huybrechts 6-1 James Wilson
Danny van Trijp 6-4 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Graham Usher 6-2 Dylan Slevin
Daniel Klose 6-4 Mike De Decker
Richie Burnett 6-3 Darren Webster
Keegan Brown 6-1 Joe Murnan
Danny Jansen 6-3 Devon Petersen
Richard Veenstra 6-4 Connor Scutt
William O’Connor 6-5 Nathan Rafferty
Last 16
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-4 Boris Krcmar
Martin Schindler 6-2 Gian van Veen
Ricky Evans 6-1 Jeffrey Sparidaans
Gabriel Clemens 6-5 Kim Huybrechts
Graham Usher 6-3 Danny van Trijp
Daniel Klose 6-2 Richie Burnett
Keegan Brown 6-5 Danny Jansen
William O’Connor 6-3 Richard Veenstra
World Series of Darts Finals 2023 field
Seeded Players
1. Rob Cross
2. Gerwyn Price
3. Michael Smith
4. Michael van Gerwen
5. Dimitri Van den Bergh
6. Peter Wright
7. Nathan Aspinall
8. Luke Humphries
PDC Invited Players
Damon Heta
Danny Noppert
Jeff Smith
Jonny Clayton
Raymond van Barneveld
Simon Whitlock
Haupai Puha
Krzysztof Ratajski
Tour Card Holder Qualifiers
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Martin Schindler
Ricky Evans
Gabriel Clemens
Graham Usher
Daniel Klose
Keegan Brown
William O’Connor
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