 Drawn against Jeffrey de Zwaan in the first round, Van Gerwen lost 6–10 to his compatriot.It was Van Gerwen's 2nd loss to de Zwaan following his previous defeat at the UK Open back in March.Van Gerwen returned to the winning circle by claiming his first World Series of Darts title of 2018 by defeating compatriot Raymond van Barneveld 11–4 at the final of the Auckland Darts Masters final.