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Revision as of 22:46, 24 November 2024
| Players Championship Finals | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Venue | Butlins Resort |
| Location | Minehead |
| Country | England |
| Established | 2009 |
| Organisation(s) | PDC |
| Format | Legs |
| Prize fund | £600,000 |
| Month(s) Played | November |
| Current champion(s) | |
 Luke Humphries | |
The Players Championship Finals is a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament originally featured the top 32 players from the Players Championship Order of Merit, a separate ranking system that only takes into account the non-televised Players Championship events on the PDC Pro Tour. In 2016, the field increased to 64 players.[1]
The tournament was first announced at the PDC Awards Dinner in January 2008 by PDC chairman Barry Hearn.[2] It was initially held from late January to February,[3] and originally took place at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, the venue for the first 14 PDC World Championships.[4] For the third edition, the event moved to the Doncaster Dome.[5] The 2012 edition took place in December at Butlins Minehead and has remained at that venue for all subsequent tournaments,[6] with the exception of the 2020 tournament, which was moved to Coventry, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Finals
Records and statistics
- As of 24 November 2024
Total finalist appearances
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Won | Runner-up | Finals | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen |  Netherlands |
7 | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 2 | Phil Taylor | England |
3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Luke Humphries | England |
2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Gary Anderson |  Scotland |
1 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | Daryl Gurney |  Northern Ireland |
1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Paul Nicholson |  Australia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Kevin Painter | England |
1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| Peter Wright | Scotland |
1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | |
| 9 | Mervyn King | England |
0 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Adrian Lewis | England |
0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 11 | Dave Chisnall | England |
0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Jonny Clayton |  Wales |
0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Rob Cross | England |
0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Kim Huybrechts |  Belgium |
0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| Luke Littler | England |
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Gerwyn Price | Wales |
0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| Ryan Searle | England |
0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Robert Thornton | Scotland |
0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| Mark Webster | Wales |
0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
- Active players are shown in bold
- Only players who reached the final are included
- In the event of identical records, players are sorted in alphabetical order by family name
Champions by country
| Country | Players | Total | First title | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands
|
1 | 7 | 2013 | 2022 |
| England
|
3 | 6 | 2009 | 2024 |
| Scotland
|
2 | 2 | 2014 | 2021 |
| Australia
|
1 | 1 | 2010 | 2010 |
| Northern Ireland
|
1 | 1 | 2018 | 2018 |
Nine-dart finishes
Four nine-darters have been thrown at the Players Championship Finals. The first one was in 2016, which is the only one of the four that wasn't done on the Main Stage.
| Player | Year (+ Round) | Method | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Norris
|
2016, Last 64 | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 | Michael Smith
|
Won |
| Michael van Gerwen
|
2019, Last 32 | 3 x T20; 2 x T20, T19; 2 x T20, D12 | Adrian Lewis
|
Won |
| Michael van Gerwen
|
2022, Final | 2 x T20, T19; 3 x T20; 2 x T20, D12 | Rob Cross
|
Won |
| Michael van Gerwen
|
2023, Final | 3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 | Luke Humphries
|
Lost |
High averages
| Players Championship Finals ten highest one-match averages | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | Player | Year (+ Round) | Opponent | Result |
| 118.52 | Michael van Gerwen
|
2023, Last 32 | Ross Smith
|
6–1 |
| 112.73 | Luke Littler
|
2024, Last 64 | Rob Cross
|
6–0 |
| 112.27 | Josh Rock
|
2023, Last 32 |  Gabriel Clemens
|
3–6 |
| 112.05 | Dirk van Duijvenbode
|
2022, Last 16 | Ryan Searle
|
10–9 |
| 111.58 | Phil Taylor
|
2013, Quarter-Final | Raymond van Barneveld
|
9–2 |
| 111.12 | Ian White
|
2018, Last 64 | Scott Taylor
|
6–2 |
| 110.62 | Gary Anderson
|
2014, Last 32 | Christian Kist
|
6–5 |
| 110.02 | Gary Anderson
|
2018, Quarter-Final | Jonny Clayton
|
10–4 |
| 110.01 | Michael van Gerwen
|
2020, Quarter-Final | Dirk van Duijvenbode
|
10–5 |
| 109.88 | Dave Chisnall
|
2023, Last 32 | Chris Dobey
|
6–4 |
| Five highest losing averages | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | Player | Year (+ Round) | Opponent | Result |
| 112.27 | Josh Rock
|
2023, Last 32 | Gabriel Clemens
|
3–6 |
| 107.79 |  Boris Krčmar
|
2020, Last 64 | Michael Smith
|
5–6 |
| 107.12 | Jermaine Wattimena
|
2020, Last 32 | Luke Humphries
|
4–6 |
| 105.85 | Daryl Gurney
|
2016, Last 32 | Kim Huybrechts
|
1–6 |
| 105.79 | Gerwyn Price
|
2018, Last 64 |  Krzysztof Ratajski
|
5–6 |
| Five highest tournament averages (min 3 matches) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | Player | Year | Round (+result) | |
| 105.42 | Gary Anderson
|
2018 | Semi-Final | |
| 105.20 | Phil Taylor
|
2014 | Quarter-Final | |
| 104.72 | Gary Anderson
|
2014 | Final (Won) | |
| 104.37 | Phil Taylor
|
2013 | Final (Lost) | |
| 104.23 | Michael van Gerwen
|
2017 | Final (Won) | |
Television coverage
In the UK and Ireland, the first two tournaments were broadcast on ITV4 with the third edition being screened by PDC TV. The fourth edition returned to ITV4 where it has stayed ever since and ITV4 signed a long-term deal to cover the European Championships, Players Championships, UK Open and new tournament the Masters from 2014 to 2016.[7]
TV broadcasters
- 2009–2010: ITV4
- February 2011: PDC TV
- December 2011–present: ITV4
References
- ^ 2008 Order of Merit explanation Archived 2008-12-19 at the Wayback Machine from the Professional Darts Corporation, retrieved 19-11-2008
- ^ PDC website report – PDC To Introduce New Events from the Professional Darts Corporation, retrieved 19-11-2008
- ^ PDC website report – 2009 PDC Calendar from the Professional Darts Corporation, retrieved 19-11-2008
- ^ PDC website report – PDC Return To Circus Tavern Archived 2008-11-04 at the Wayback Machine from the Professional Darts Corporation, retrieved 19-11-2008
- ^ "2011 Players Championship Finals Tickets". Professional Darts Corporation. PDC & Perform Ltd. 2 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- ^ "Butlins Minehead To Host Cash Converters Players Championship". Planet Darts. 30 March 2012.
- ^ pdc.tv Archived September 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine