Organised by the Professional Darts Corporation
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 in Minehead and has remained at that venue for all subsequent tournaments.[6]
Finals [ ]
Year
Champion (average in final)
Score
Runner-up (average in final)
Prize money
Sponsor
Venue
Total
Champion
Runner-up
2009
Phil Taylor (98.04)
16–9
Robert Thornton (88.52)
£200,000
£50,000
£25,000
Coral.co.uk
Circus Tavern , Purfleet
2010
Paul Nicholson (92.75)
13–11
Mervyn King (89.74)
£250,000
£60,000
£24,000
totesport.com
2011 (Feb )
Phil Taylor (97.01)
13–12
Gary Anderson (96.31)
Perform
Doncaster Dome , Doncaster
2011 (Dec )
Kevin Painter (96.28)
13–9
Mark Webster (93.31)
Cash Converters
2012
Phil Taylor (103.57)
13–6
Kim Huybrechts (91.70)
Butlins Resort , Minehead
2013
Michael van Gerwen (102.45)
11–7
Phil Taylor (102.64)
2014
Gary Anderson (101.01)
11���6
Adrian Lewis (95.37)
£300,000
£65,000
£35,000
2015
Michael van Gerwen (100.32)
11–6
Adrian Lewis (89.17)
2016
Michael van Gerwen (108.34)
11–3
Dave Chisnall (99.24)
£400,000
£75,000
2017
Michael van Gerwen (105.50)
11–2
Jonny Clayton (94.64)
£460,000
£100,000
£40,000
Mr Green Sport
2018
Daryl Gurney (95.61)
11–9
Michael van Gerwen (100.20)
Ladbrokes
2019
Michael van Gerwen (97.92)
11–9
Gerwyn Price (96.48)
£500,000
£50,000
2020
Michael van Gerwen (104.98)
11–10
Mervyn King (99.78)
Ricoh Arena , Coventry
2021
Butlins Resort , Minehead
Records and statistics [ ]
As of 29 November 2020.
Total finalist appearances [ ]
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 [ ]
Nine-dart finishes [ ]
Two nine-darters have been thrown at the Players Championship Finals. The first one was in 2016.
High averages [ ]
Players Championship Finals ten highest one-match averages
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
109.54
Simon Whitlock
2012, Last 16
Ronnie Baxter
10–1
108.75
Gerwyn Price
2019, Quarter-Final
Stephen Bunting
10–3
108.74
Jelle Klaasen
2014, Last 32
James Wade
6–4
108.63
Phil Taylor
2009, Last 16
Vincent van der Voort
6–3
108.49
Phil Taylor
2009, Last 32
Michael van Gerwen
6–3
Different players with a 100+ match average – updated 28/11/20
Michael van Gerwen
31
110.01
2020, Quarter-Final
Phil Taylor
18
111.58
2013, Quarter-Final
Gary Anderson
15
110.62
2014, Last 32
Peter Wright
8
104.83
2020, Last 64
Mervyn King
6
105.12
2020, Last 64
Adrian Lewis
6
105.03
2014, Last 32
Ian White
5
111.12
2018, Last 64
Gerwyn Price
5
108.75
2019, Quarter-Final
Raymond van Barneveld
5
107.40
2016, Last 64
Stephen Bunting
5
107.03
2019, Last 16
Daryl Gurney
5
105.85
2016, Last 32
Michael Smith
5
103.04
2020, Last 32
Kim Huybrechts
4
108.10
2016, Last 32
Dave Chisnall
3
105.51
2015, Quarter-Final
Rob Cross
3
104.04
2017, Last 32
James Wade
3
102.95
2014, Last 32
Colin Lloyd
3
102.36
2010, Last 16
Simon Whitlock
2
109.54
2012, Last 16
Jelle Klaasen
2
108.74
2014, Last 32
Jermaine Wattimena
2
107.12
2020, Last 32
Alan Norris
2
106.24
2016, Last 64
Vincent van der Voort
2
104.86
2014, Last 32
Dirk van Duijvenbode
2
103.26
2020, Quarter-Final
Wes Newton
2
103.14
2011(Feb ), Last 32
José de Sousa
2
102.96
2020, Last 16
Terry Jenkins
2
100.89
2014, Last 32
Andy Smith
2
100.36
2011(Feb ), Quarter-Final
Jeffrey de Zwaan
2
100.32
2020, Last 64
Boris Krčmar
1
107.79
2020, Last 64
Luke Humphries
1
107.60
2020, Last 32
Robbie Green
1
105.79
2016, Last 32
Benito van de Pas
1
105.39
2015, Last 16
Krzysztof Ratajski
1
105.38
2018, Last 64
Robert Thornton
1
104.21
2013, Last 32
Dean Winstanley
1
103.94
2014, Last 32
Darren Webster
1
103.32
2017, Last 32
William O'Connor
1
102.85
2020, Last 64
Mensur Suljović
1
102.79
2016, Last 64
Gabriel Clemens
1
102.20
2019, Last 16
Steve Lennon
1
102.16
2020, Last 64
Andy Hamilton
1
102.16
2012, Quarter-Final
Nathan Aspinall
1
101.66
2020, Last 32
Devon Petersen
1
101.46
2020, Last 64
Joe Cullen
1
101.33
2016, Last 32
Ryan Meikle
1
101.29
2020, Last 64
Jonny Clayton
1
101.28
2020, Last 64
Jeffrey de Graaf
1
101.22
2016, Last 32
Ryan Searle
1
100.63
2020, Last 64
Christian Kist
1
100.40
2014, Last 32
Wayne Jones
1
100.13
2020, Last 64
Danny Noppert
1
100.07
2020, Last 64
Mark Webster
1
100.02
2011(Feb ), Last 32
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 [ ]
External links [ ]
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