First round Five of the eight elite PDC representatives were victorious in the first round.
Michael van Gerwen competed in his first match since losing the
2025 World Championship final, defeating
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6–1. This set up a quarter-final meeting between him and
Luke Littler, a rematch of the world final and the
2024 Dutch Darts Masters final – the latter Van Gerwen won 8–6. Littler came out of a closer contest with
Dimitri Van den Bergh as a 6–4 winner.
Stephen Bunting – the number one
seed for the tournament after winning the
Bahrain Darts Masters – narrowly defeated
Gian van Veen 6–5.
Rob Cross opened the session by beating
Richard Veenstra 6–3 and
Gerwyn Price won 6–2 against
Danny Noppert. The Netherlands'
Jermaine Wattimena,
Raymond van Barneveld and
Kevin Doets successfully reached the second round. Wattimena earned a 6–3 upset victory over world number one
Luke Humphries. Van Barneveld capitalised on
Chris Dobey missing a
match dart by hitting a 144
checkout to win their match 6–5. won his fifth
World Series of Darts title.
Quarter-finals, semi-finals and final In a rematch of the world final, Luke Littler took a 3–0 lead over Michael van Gerwen before Van Gerwen brought the match level at 3–3. However, Littler then won the next three legs to advance to the semi-finals with a 6–3 victory. Gerwyn Price won a last-leg decider against Kevin Doets with a 145 checkout. Stephen Bunting also survived a deciding leg against Raymond van Barneveld, while Rob Cross progressed after beating Jermaine Wattimena 6–3. In the semi-finals, Luke Littler produced a tournament record
average of 107.59, but was defeated 7–6 by Stephen Bunting. Rob Cross won 7–3 against Gerwyn Price in the other semi-final, setting up a final between Cross and Bunting. Cross initially took a 3–1 lead in the final, but Bunting kept the match close and eventually evened the score at 5–5 with a 130 checkout. However, this ended up being the end of Bunting's comeback as Cross won the next three legs, hitting double eight to secure an 8–5 victory and claim the title. This marked Cross' fifth
World Series of Darts title, as well as his first World Series title win in Europe. In his post-match interview, Cross showed appreciation for the Dutch crowd and commended Bunting for his performance, calling him a "credit to the sport." He also said, "To come here and win this one means so much. It's been a great weekend and I've really enjoyed it, and I love the World Series." Bunting saw solace in reaching back-to-back World Series finals and expressed that he "[couldn't] wait to continue the form in the
World Masters." ==Draw==