2024 World Series Of Darts Finals
The 2024 Jack's World Series of Darts Finals was the tenth staging of the World Series of Darts Finals tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament took place at AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands, from 13 to 15 September 2024. It featured a field of 32 players for the first time. Luke Littler won the title on debut, after beating Michael Smith 11–4 in the final. Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, but lost to Littler in the semi-finals 4–11. Prize money The prize money increased compared to the previous edition: Qualification The top eight players from the seven World Series events were seeded for this tournament. Those events were: * 2024 Bahrain Darts Masters * 2024 Dutch Darts Masters * 2024 US Darts Masters * 2024 Nordic Darts Masters * 2024 Poland Darts Masters * 2024 Australian Darts Masters * 2024 New Zealand Darts Masters Additional players were invited by the PDC, with eight players qualifying from a qualifying ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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AFAS Live
AFAS Live (formerly known as the Heineken Music Hall) is a concert hall in Amsterdam, Netherlands, near the Johan Cruyff Arena. The big hall, named "Black Box" has a capacity of 6,000 and is 3000 m2; a smaller hall for after parties (Beat Box) has a capacity of 700. History The venue was specially designed for amplified music by architect Frits van Dongen of Architekten Cie. The building was constructed between 1996 and 2001, and cost €30 million. On September 16, 2016, it was announced that the name will be changed to AFAS Live on 1 January 2017. It is named after the venue's partner and sponsor AFAS Software BV (the acronym stands for Applications for Administrative Solutions) a business software developer in Leusden, the Netherlands with 450 employees. Events Many artists, both national and international, have performed at AFAS Live, including Rag'n'Bone Man, Daft Punk, Kelly Clarkson, Take That, Westlife, Toto, Kylie Minogue, Avril Lavigne, Bring Me the Horizon, Bob Dylan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2024 Bahrain Darts Masters
The 2024 Bahrain Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the first event in the season's World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (8 PDC representatives and 8 Asian representatives), and was held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, from 18–19 January 2024. Michael Smith was the defending champion, having defeated 8–6 in the 2023 final. However, he lost 7–6 to Michael van Gerwen in the semi-finals. On 19 January, two days before his 17th birthday, Luke Littler became the youngest player to hit a televised nine-dart finish, achieving the feat in the first leg of his 6–3 quarter-final win over Nathan Aspinall. The previous record of 17 years and 298 days had been set by van Gerwen at the 2007 Masters of Darts. Littler also became the second player, after Phil Taylor Phil Taylor may refer to: * Phil Taylor (musician) (1954–2015), English drummer, best known as "Philthy A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2024 In Darts
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest composite number, its proper divisors being and . Four is the sum and product of two with itself: 2 + 2 = 4 = 2 x 2, the only number b such that a + a = b = a x a, which also makes four the smallest squared prime number p^. In Knuth's up-arrow notation, , and so forth, for any number of up arrows. By consequence, four is the only square one more than a prime number, specifically three. The sum of the first four prime numbers two + three + five + seven is the only sum of four consecutive prime numbers that yields an odd prime number, seventeen, which is the fourth super-prime. Four lies between the first proper pair of twin primes, three and five, which are the first two Fermat primes, like seventeen, which is the third. On the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2024 New Zealand Darts Masters
The 2024 New Zealand Darts Masters was the fourth staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, and the seventh entry in the 2024 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players and eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Globox Arena in Hamilton, New Zealand on 16–17 August 2024. Rob Cross was the defending champion after defeating Nathan Aspinall 8–7 in the 2023 final. He was eliminated in the quarter–finals, losing 5–6 to Damon Heta. Luke Humphries won his first World Series title, beating Damon Heta 8–2 in the final. Prize money The total prize fund remained at £60,000. Qualifiers The PDC announced the 8 elite players on 7 May. Both Michael van Gerwen and Nathan Aspinall declined their invites for family reasons. The seedings were based on the World Series Order of Merit following the first 6 events. # ''(semi-finals)'' # ''(quarter-finals)'' # ''(quarter-finals)'' # (champion) # ''(quarter-fina ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2024 Australian Darts Masters
The 2024 Australian Darts Masters was the first staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, and the sixth entry in the 2024 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players and eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong, Australia on 9–10 August 2024. Gerwyn Price won the tournament, defeating Luke Littler 8–1 in the final. Prize money The total prize fund remained at £60,000. Qualifiers The PDC announced the 8 elite players on 7 May. Both Michael van Gerwen and Nathan Aspinall declined their invites for family reasons. The seedings were based on the World Series Order of Merit following the first 5 events. # ''(runner-up)'' # ''(quarter-finals)'' # (winner) # ''(quarter-finals)'' # ''(quarter-finals)'' # ''(semi-finals)'' # ''(semi-finals)'' # ''(quarter-finals)'' The Oceanic qualifiers consisted of their other PDC Tour Card holders (Simon Whitlock and Haupai Puha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2024 Poland Darts Masters
The 2024 Superbet Poland Darts Masters was the second edition of the Professional Darts Corporation tournament, and the fifth entry in the 2024 World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top-ranking players and eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the PreZero Arena in Gliwice, Poland on 14–15 June 2024. Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Dimitri Van den Bergh 8–3 in the 2023 final. Van Gerwen lost 7–2 to Rob Cross in the semi-finals. Luke Littler won his second World Series title, defeating Cross 8–3. Prize money Qualifiers Professional Darts Corporation announced 8 players who would be their elite representatives at the event, which included World Champion Luke Humphries, World Champion finalist Luke Littler and reigning champion Michael van Gerwen. They will be joined by Nathan Aspinall, Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith and Peter Wright. Dimitri Van den Bergh, finalist of the first edition of tournamen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2024 Nordic Darts Masters
The 2024 Mr Vegas Nordic Darts Masters was the third staging of the event and the fourth entry in the season's World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight top-ranking players and eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Forum Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark on 7 June–8 June 2024. Peter Wright was the defending champion after defeating Gerwyn Price 11–5 in the 2023 final. He lost in the first round to Johan Engström Johan Engström (born 16 July 1976) is a Swedish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events. Known as the "Sweet Ferret", Engström has made multiple appearances on the PDC European Tour via the Nordic & Bal .... Price won his fourth World Series event after beating Rob Cross 8–5 in the final. Prize money Qualifiers The PDC announced the eight players who will be their elite representatives at the event on 6 May. The seedings were based on the 2024 World Series rankings after 3 events: ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2024 US Darts Masters
The 2024 bet365 US Darts Masters was the sixth staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation and the third entry in the season's World Series of Darts The World Series of Darts is a series of darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. Beginning in 2013, the World Series has comprised between two and seven tournaments across the world, where a mixture of the top-ranked PD .... The tournament featured 16 players (eight top-ranking players and eight regional qualifiers) and was held at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, United States on 31 May–1 June 2024. Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Jeff Smith 8–0 in the 2023 final. However, he was beaten by Rob Cross 6–4 in the quarter-finals. Cross won his first US Darts Masters and his fourth World Series title in all, beating Gerwyn Price 8–7 in final. Prize money Qualifiers The PDC announced the eight players who would be their ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2024 Dutch Darts Masters
The 2024 TOTO Dutch Darts Masters was the second staging of the tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation, and the second entry in the World Series of Darts. The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players and eight Dutch qualifiers), and was held at the Maaspoort Den Bosch in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands on 26–27 January 2024. Dimitri Van den Bergh was the defending champion, but he was eliminated in the first round, losing 3–6 to Gerwyn Price. Michael van Gerwen won the title after defeating Luke Littler Luke Littler (born 21 January 2007) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is the current PDC World Youth Champion, and the current Bahrain Masters Champion, and is the youngest p ... 8–6 in the final. Prize money The total prize fund was £60,000. Qualifiers Seedings are based on the results from the 2024 Bahrain Darts Masters. # ''(runner-up)'' # (champion) # ''(first round)'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2024 World Series Of Darts
The 2024 World Series of Darts is a series of televised darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. Six World Series events will be held followed by one finals event, which like the previous year will take place in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Two new venues made their debuts with Maaspoort hosting the Dutch Masters and the Gliwice Arena hosting the Poland Masters for the first time. Prize money World Series events References {{2024 in PDC darts World Series of Darts The World Series of Darts is a series of darts tournaments organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. Beginning in 2013, the World Series has comprised between two and seven tournaments across the world, where a mixture of the top-ranked PD ... * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the City Region of Amsterdam, urban area and 2,480,394 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its large number of canals, now designated a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River that was dammed to control flooding; the city's name derives from the Amstel dam. Originally a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam is th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michael Van Gerwen
Michael van Gerwen (; born 25 April 1989) is a Dutch professional darts player. He is currently PDC Order of Merit, ranked number 3 in the world, having been number 1 from 2014 to 2021. He is also a three-time PDC World Darts Championship, PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2014 PDC World Darts Championship, 2014, 2017 PDC World Darts Championship, 2017 and 2019 PDC World Darts Championship, 2019. Van Gerwen is regarded as one of the best players of all time. Van Gerwen began playing darts at the age of 13. He won the 2006 World Masters (darts), 2006 World Masters and threw a televised nine-dart finish at the 2007 Masters of Darts, becoming the youngest player to do both, aged 17. However, after this initial burst onto the darting scene, van Gerwen struggled for consistent form until his breakthrough year in 2012. Improving from world number 38 at the start of 2012 to number four at the beginning of 2013, he won his first major Professional Darts Corporation, PDC title ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |