Ross Smith produced a shock victory to win the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam, defeating two-time former champion Gerwyn Price 11-5 in the final. The 37-year-old Englishman's triumph is particularly noteworthy as it caps a tournament marked by major upsets, including world champion Luke Littler's quarter-final exit, which ended his hopes of claiming a clean sweep of major PDC titles in 2026.

Smith dominated the latter stages of the final, winning the last six legs with clinical precision and significant scoring advantage. He hit 11 maximum scores (180s) compared to Price's five, securing consecutive checkouts of 127 and 123 after the interval to take control of the match. The world number 14's victory marks only his second major title at PDC World Tour level, his previous success coming at the European Championship in 2022. Smith earned the £100,000 winner's prize despite losing in the first round of his only two other 2026 World Series appearances, in New Zealand and Australia.