The tournament took place in the Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, between 3–5 November 2017.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after beating Peter Wright 11–9 in the previous year's final,[1] and he retained his title for a third consecutive year, by defeating Gary Anderson 11–6 in the final.

[2] The top eight players from the seven World Series events of 2017 are seeded for this tournament (with the exception of Phil Taylor, who declined his invite for the tournament).

They are: In addition, four players were invited as international invitations, as were the next four highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit following the 2017 World Grand Prix on 9 October 2017.

The following players qualify for the tournament: (seedings after all events)