It was his second title in as many weeks after he beat Michael Smith 11–10 in a dramatic final, in which Wade missed two match darts in the penultimate leg and Smith missed five match darts in the final leg.

Those events are: In addition, the next four highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit following the 2018 World Grand Prix final on 6 October 2018 qualify, as will the next eight players on the World Series Order of Merit.

[1] Corey Cadby originally qualified through the World Series Order of Merit, but withdrew following a broken arm in a car accident.

[2] Dawson Murschell also originally qualified through the World Series Order of Merit, but withdrew on the day of the tournament with illness.

Max Hopp replaced Murschell as the highest player from the Order of Merit who had not qualified and was able to play, with Mark McGrath, Tim Pusey and Haupai Puha unable to make the journey at such short notice.