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A Darts Tournament played in the USA with a possible top prize of $1,000,000
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Background Info
The World Series of Darts is a Professional Darts Corporation run event new for 2006. It is being held in the USA and will see the top 16 ranked Professional Darts Corporation players take on 16 American qualifiers, 12 of will be winners from several tournaments and 4 from a 'Friday Night Madness' at the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut. The top prize is $1,000,000 but this can only be won by a American player. A non-American player will win a smaller cash prize of $100,000.
2006 Qualifiers
- Isen Veljic of Chicago, who qualified from the Virginia Beach Qualifier beating Cabell Stapes in the final.
- Roger Carter of Auburn, who qualified from the Atlanta qualifier, beating Scott Wollaston in the final. Carter has played in the British Darts Organisation's Embassy World Darts Championship and the Professional Darts Corporation's Las Vegas Desert Classic in 2003.
- Jim Widmayer of Staten Island who qualified from the New Jersey qualifier, beating Jerry Van Loan in the final. The New Jersey qualifier also saw Darin Young and John Kuczynski who had played in the 2006 Professional Darts Corporation Ladbrokes.com World Championship. Widmayer has also played in the 1994 Stan James World Matchplay.
- James Watkins of Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania qualified from the March 4,2006 Philadelphia qualifier, defeating Tom Stewart in the final. Watkin's most notable darts career highlight is winning back-to-back National 501 Singles titles in 1993 and 1994.
- David DePriest of Grand Rapids, Michigan qualified from the March 5,2006 Chicago qualifier, defeating Joe Slivan of Orlando in the final.
- Joseph Carter Chaney of Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee qualified from the March 11, 2006 Washington, DC qualifier, defeating Darin Young.
- John Kuczynski of Zion Grove, Pennsylvania qualified from the March 12, 2006 Las Vegas qualifier, defeating Sean Downs of Colton, California.
- Tim Grossman of Hudson, New York, the 2000 Cricket national champion, qualified from the March 18, 2006 Windsor Locks, Connecticut qualifier, defeating Dave Marienthal of Bloomingdale, New Jersey in a seventh leg tie-breaker.
- Joe Slivan of Winterpark, Florida ( who lost to David DePriest in the finals of the March 5,2006 Chicago qualifier) qualified from the March 19, 2006 Houston qualifier, defeating Chris Yates of Midland, Texas.
- Ray Carver of Nashua, New Hampshire qualified from the April 1, 2006 Marlborough, Massachusetts qualifier, defeating Jeff Russell of Dover, New Hampshire.
- Joe Efter of Danielson, Connecticut qualified from the April 2, 2006 Ronkonkoma, New York qualifier, defeating Brad Wethington of St. Louis.
- Tom Curtin of Townsend, Massachusetts qualified from the April 22, 2006 Somerville, Massachusetts qualifier, defeating Dave Lambert of Lowville, New York.
World Series of Darts - First Round Draw
PDC players' seedings in brackets
Colin Lloyd (1) -vs- Isen Veljic Adrian Lewis (16) -vs- Jim Widmayer Andy Jenkins (8) -vs- Tom Curtin Denis Ovens (9) -vs- FNM Qualifier #2 Bill Davis Peter Manley (5) -vs- Ray Carver Mark Walsh (12) -vs- FNM Qualifier #1 - Jeffrey Russell Roland Scholten (4) -vs- Joseph Carter Dennis Priestley (13) -vs- Joe Efter Phil Taylor (2) -vs- FNM Qualifier #3 - Tim O'Gorman Terry Jenkins (15) -vs- Tim Grossman Kevin Painter (7) -vs- James Watkins Mark Dudbridge (10) -vs- Joe Slivan Wayne Mardle (6) -vs- David DePriest John Part (11) -vs- John Kuczynski Ronnie Baxter (3) -vs- FNM Qualifier #4 - Brad Wethington Alan Warriner-Little (14) -vs- Joseph Carter Chaney
Format
- First Round - Best of 11 Legs
- Second Round - Best of 11 Legs
- Quarter-Finals - Best of 17 Legs
- Semi-Finals - Best of 21 Legs
- Final - Best of 25 Legs
Prize Fund
- US Winner - $1,000,000
- PDC Winner - $100,000
- Runner-Up - $48,000
- 3rd/4th - $20,000
- 5th-8th - $10,000
- 9th-16th - $5,000
- 17th-32nd - $2,000
- Total - $300,000
FNM = Friday Night Madness Qualifier
2006 WSoD Results
2006 WSoD 1st Round Results
| Seed | PDC Pro | Results | USA Qualifier | Qualifier No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Lloyd | 6-2 | Isen Veljic | 1 |
| 16 | Adrian Lewis | 6-0 | Jim Widmayer | 3 |
| 8 | Andy Jenkins | 6-1 | Tom Curtin | 12 |
| 9 | Denis Ovens | 6-4 | Bill Davis | FNM #2 |
| 5 | Peter Manley | 6-3 | Ray Carver | 10 |
| 12 | Mark Walsh | 6-4 | Jeffrey Russell | FNM #1 |
| 4 | Roland Scholten | 6-1 | Joseph Carter | 2 |
| 13 | Dennis Priestley | 6-1 | Joe Efter | 11 |
| 2 | Phil Taylor | 6-2 | Tim O'Gorman | FNM #3 |
| 15 | Terry Jenkins | 6-4 | Tim Grossman | 8 |
| 7 | Kevin Painter | 6-3 | James Watkins | 4 |
| 10 | Mark Dudbridge | 6-0 | Joe Slivan | 9 |
| 6 | Wayne Mardle | 6-3 | David DePriest | 5 |
| 11 | John Part | 5-6 | John Kuczynski | 7 |
| 3 | Ronnie Baxter | 6-1 | Brad Wethington | FNM #4 |
| 14 | Alan Warriner-Little | 6-0 | Joseph Carter Chaney | 6 |
2006 WSoD 2nd Round Results
2006 WSoD Quarter-Finals Results
| Adrian Lewis | 9-6 | Denis Ovens |
| Peter Manley | 7-9 | Dennis Priestley |
| Phil Taylor | 9-6 | Mark Dudbridge |
| Wayne Mardle | 6-9 | Ronnie Baxter |
2006 WSoD Semi-Finals Results
| Adrian Lewis | 11-1 | Dennis Priestley |
| Phil Taylor | 11-5 | Ronnie Baxter |
2006 WSoD Finals Results
| Adrian Lewis | 5-13 | Phil Taylor |
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