Overview
- Michael van Gerwen was beaten 6–5 by Daryl Gurney, with van Gerwen missing six match darts that allowed Gurney to come back and win.
- Daryl Gurney entered the draw as a late replacement after Lourence Ilagan was unable to travel because of visa problems and will face Ross Smith next.
- Three qualifiers withdrew before the event for illness or visa issues and were replaced by Dirk van Duijvenbode, Daryl Gurney and Maik Kuivenhoven, altering the planned field.
- All sessions of the World Series Finals at AFAS Live in Amsterdam are being shown live on SPORT1 and free on Joyn with additional coverage on DAZN, and the event runs through Sunday with a £450,000 prize fund.
- The tournament uses a straight knockout best‑of‑legs format and, with no German players qualified this year, the withdrawals and early upset highlight how travel and visa problems can change the competitive balance and local interest.