Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen and co head to World Series of Darts Finals
Tuesday 15 September 2015 17:54, UK
Phil 'The Power' Taylor has been confirmed as the top seed for the World Series of Darts Finals in November.
The culmination of the year's events, following tournaments in Dubai, Japan, Perth, Sydney and Auckland, will see 24 players competing on November 21-22 at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow.
The seeded players are led by Taylor, who won in Japan, Perth and Sydney this year, with Auckland Darts Masters champion Adrian Lewis and Dubai Darts Masters winner Michael van Gerwen.
Peter Wright, James Wade and Raymond van Barneveld all reached one final apiece during the year, while world champion Gary Anderson and Stephen Bunting complete the seeded stars who will begin their challenge in the second round.
The opening stage will feature 16 players - a combination of eight exciting global prospects, the leading four non-qualified players from the PDC Order of Merit and four players to come from a qualifier for PDC Tour card holders and players who competed in the five international World Series events in Coventry.
The field of global prospects includes world youth champion Keegan Brown and former winner Michael Smith.
Australia's Kyle Anderson is also invited to compete in Glasgow, alongside South Africa's Devon Petersen, the Netherlands' Benito van de Pas, Austria's Rowby-John Rodriguez, Germany's Max Hopp and Wales' Jamie Lewis.
In addition, Dave Chisnall, Robert Thornton, Ian White and Simon Whitlock have been invited.
PDC chairman Barry Hearn said: "We're delighted to be able to include eight leading global prospects alongside the biggest names in the sport, giving some of the brightest young talents the chance to shine.
"This line-up has the perfect balance of youth and experience."
2015 World Series of Darts Rankings
1. Phil Taylor
2. Adrian Lewis
3. Michael van Gerwen
4. Peter Wright
5. James Wade
6. Raymond van Barneveld
7. Gary Anderson
8. Stephen Bunting
Invited Players
Michael Smith
Keegan Brown
Devon Petersen
Kyle Anderson
Jamie Lewis
Rowby-John Rodriguez
Benito van de Pas
Max Hopp
Robert Thornton
Ian White
Dave Chisnall
Simon Whitlock
Watch One Hundred and Eighty, where Sky 1 will take viewers into the fast-flying world of darts in a new event-based gameshow hosted by Davina McCall with Freddie Flintoff. The first show is live on Sky 1 HD and Sky Sports 1 HD on Tuesday September 15th at 8pm.