The tournament featured 16 players (eight PDC players facing eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Pullman Hotel in Shanghai, China from 13–14 July 2018.

[1][2] Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Dave Chisnall 8–0 in the final of the 2017 event,[3] but he lost 8–4 in the semi-finals to Michael Smith.

Smith went on to win his first World Series title by beating Rob Cross 8–2 in the final.

[4][5] The eight invited PDC representatives are (seeded according to the 2018 World Series of Darts Order of Merit): The Asian representatives will be: The top 3 players from the PDC Asian Tour Order of Merit after Event 6.

[7] One other qualifier, the criteria for which has not been announced by the Professional Darts Corporation.