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. In 2018, there were 6

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events and one finals event, which has this year been moved from

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Prize money

International events

Final

World Series events

World Series qualifiers

:German Masters :* Max Hopp :*

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:* Nico Kurz :* Manfred Bilderl :*

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:US Masters :* Dawson Murschell :*

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:* DJ Sayre :* Ross Snook :*

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:* Jeff Smith :Shanghai Masters :*

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:* Liu Cheng An :* Hai Long Chen :* Lihao Wen :* Yuanjun Liu :Auckland Masters :* Cody Harris :* Warren Parry :* Tim Pusey :* Haupai Puha :* Ben Robb :* John Hurring :* Tahuna Irwin :*

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:Melbourne Masters :*

Corey Cadby Corey Cadby (born 18 March 1995) is an Australian professional darts player who played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He was the 2016 World Youth champion. Career A native of Tasmania, Cadby began competing in Darts Players ...

:* Raymond Smith :* Tim Pusey :* Haupai Puha :*

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:* Mike Bonser :* Raymond O'Donnell :* James Bailey :Brisbane Masters :*

:* Raymond Smith :* Tim Pusey :* Mark Cleaver :*

:* Gordon Mathers :* Barry Gardner :* Justin Thompson

2018 World Series Order of Merit

The top eight qualified (highlighted in green) for the

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and determined their seeding. The next 8 players qualified (highlighted in cyan) for the tournament, but were unseeded. The players highlighted in yellow qualified by the

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. (The players who aren't highlighted either withdrew or couldn't make the Finals as late call-ups.)

References

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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 P ...