The World Series of Darts is a shining example of the sheer development of the sport in the last decade.
2024’s edition took place across seven countries and four continents and showcased the growing popularity of the sport all over the world.
Tournaments in Bahrain, Netherlands, United States, Norway, Poland, Australia, and New Zealand were won by Luke Littler, Michael van Gerwen, Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price, and Luke Humphries.
PDC boss Matt Porter has teased the further expansion of the World Series and a new country could be added as soon as 2015.
PDC boss discloses Asia plans for World Series
PDC Chief Executive Matt Porter has been a key figure behind the global expansion of darts since 2004 and he’s revealed plans for further development in the Asian market.
Asked by Online Darts if the World Series will expand to more countries, he said: “Yeah we are working one one. We have one.
“The thing is with releasing the World Series we like to do it separately because there are different pieces of the jigsaw to go into place.
“There is one we’re hoping to get over the line in 2025. It would be in that Asian region yeah.”
The Bahrain Darts Masters is currently the only Asian leg of the World Series, having debuted in 2023. This year it was won by Littler on his debut, becoming just the third player to win a World Series event on his debut after van Gerwen and Nathan Aspinall.
PDC darts continues to grow
Darts has grown demonstrably over the last few years, with Luke Littler putting more eyes on the PDC since his exploits at the 2024 World Championship.
The World Championships are a hot commodity these days, with tickets for the 2025 edition selling out in under an hour.
Speaking to The Standard, Porter revealed: “We knew it was going to sell out relatively quickly, but that was a phenomenal return.”
“We were told by our ticket providers that the levels of demand were up there with what they see for Glastonbury.”
Darts is more popular than ever and the PDC shows no signs of slowing down any point soon.