The tournament featured eight of the top players according to the PDC Order of Merit, competing in a knockout system.

Gary Anderson was the title defender after beating Michael van Gerwen 11–9 in the last year's final.

He successfully defended his title after beating Michael van Gerwen in a repeat of the final 11–7.

The 2017 UK Open runner-up Gerwyn Price was the eighth player invited, making his World Series of Darts debut.

Price was the only player not to have featured in the 2016 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters event.