Lourence Ilagan and Alexis Toylo withdraw from World Series of Darts Finals
Lourence Ilagan and Alexis Toylo have withdrawn from the 2026 World Series of Darts Finals due to visa issues, and will be replaced by Daryl Gurney and Maik Kuivenhoven.
Ilagan and Toylo did not receive a decision for their Schengen Visa application before being required to travel to China for the final PDC Asian Tour weekend and Monday’s PDC Asian Championship, and have subsequently pulled out of the World Series Finals.
The Filipino duo have been replaced in the field by Gurney and Kuivenhoven – the highest-ranked players on the Reserve List following last month’s Tour Card Holder Qualifier.
Gurney will take Ilagan’s place in the field, and will face reigning champion Michael van Gerwen on opening night in Amsterdam next Thursday.
Kuivenhoven, meanwhile, will mark his return to home soil with a clash against 2021 champion Jonny Clayton, having taken Toylo’s spot in next week’s non-ranking event.
Ilagan and Toylo take the tally of withdrawals from the event to three, after Man Lok Leung pulled out due to illness last week and was replaced by Dirk van Duijvenbode.
The 2026 World Series of Darts Finals will take place at the AFAS Live from September 17-20, with world number one Luke Littler and six-time champion Van Gerwen set to headline.
World number two Luke Humphries and European Champion Gian van Veen will also feature in the Dutch capital, alongside former champions Gerwyn Price, James Wade and Clayton.
World Series of Darts Finals 2026 Draw
Michael van Gerwen (1) v Daryl Gurney
Kevin Doets v Ross Smith
Stephen Bunting (8) v Josh Rock
Rob Cross v Ryan Searle
Luke Humphries (4) v Jermaine Wattimena
Viktor Tingstrom v Dirk van Duijvenbode
Gian van Veen (5) v Chris Dobey
Karel Sedlacek v Ben Robb
Gerwyn Price (2) v Brody Klinge
Adam Leek v Jim Long
James Wade (7) v Damon Heta
Wessel Nijman v Simon Whitlock
Luke Littler (3) v Danny Noppert
Nathan Aspinall v Raymond Smith
Jonny Clayton (6) v Maik Kuivenhoven
Motomu Sakai v Callan Rydz
