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Players Championship Finals

Organised by the Professional Darts Corporation

Organised by the Professional Darts Corporation

FieldValue
tournament_namePlayers Championship Finals
imageLogo-2017 Ladbrokes Players Championship.jpg
venueButlins Resort
locationMinehead
countryEngland
establishment2009
organisationPDC
formatLegs
prizefund£600,000
month_playedNovember
Current Champion

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.

The tournament was first announced at the PDC Awards Dinner in January 2008 by PDC chairman Barry Hearn. It was initially held from late January to February, and originally took place at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, the venue for the first 14 PDC World Championships. For the third edition, the event moved to the Doncaster Dome. The 2012 edition took place in December at Butlins Minehead and has remained at that venue for all subsequent tournaments, with the exception of the 2020 tournament, which was moved to Coventry, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Finals

YearChampion (average in final)ScoreRunner-up (average in final)Prize moneySponsorVenueTotalChampionRunner-up
2009ENG Phil Taylor16–9SCO Robert Thornton£200,000£50,000£25,000Coral.co.ukCircus Tavern, Purfleet
2010AUS Paul Nicholson13–11ENG Mervyn King (89.74)£250,000£60,000£24,000totesport.com
2011 (**Feb**)ENG Phil Taylor (97.01)13–12SCO Gary Anderson (96.31)PerformDoncaster Dome, Doncaster
2011 (**Dec**)ENG Kevin Painter (96.28)13–9WAL Mark Webster (93.31)Cash Converters
2012ENG Phil Taylor (103.57)13–6BEL Kim Huybrechts (91.70)Butlins Resort, Minehead
2013NED Michael van Gerwen11–7ENG Phil Taylor (102.64)
2014SCO Gary Anderson (101.01)11–6ENG Adrian Lewis (95.37)£300,000£65,000£35,000
2015NED Michael van Gerwen (100.32)11–6ENG Adrian Lewis (89.17)
2016NED Michael van Gerwen (108.34)11–3ENG Dave Chisnall (99.24)£400,000£75,000
2017NED Michael van Gerwen (105.50)11–2WAL Jonny Clayton (94.64)£460,000£100,000£40,000Mr Green Sport
2018NIR Daryl Gurney (95.61)11–9Ladbrokes
201911–9WAL Gerwyn Price (96.48)£500,000£50,000
202011–10ENG Mervyn King (99.78)Ricoh Arena, Coventry
2021SCO Peter Wright (95.49)11–10ENG Ryan Searle (92.10)Butlins Resort, Minehead
2022NED Michael van Gerwen (99.92)11–6ENG Rob Cross (100.33)Cazoo
2023ENG Luke Humphries (100.75)11–9NED Michael van Gerwen (103.19)£600,000£120,000£60,000
2024ENG Luke Humphries (103.69)11–7ENG Luke Littler (100.08)Ladbrokes
2025ENG Luke Littler (103.33)11–8ENG Nathan Aspinall (93.64)

Records and statistics

Total finalist appearances

RankPlayerNationalityWonRunner-upFinalsAppearances
1Michael van GerwenNED Netherlands72916
2Phil TaylorENG England3149
3Luke HumphriesENG England2027
4Gary AndersonSCO Scotland11216
Luke LittlerENG England1122
6Paul NicholsonAUS Australia1015
Kevin PainterENG England1019
Daryl GurneyNIR Northern Ireland10111
Peter WrightSCO Scotland10114
10Adrian LewisENG England02214
Mervyn KingENG England02216
12Robert ThorntonSCO Scotland0119
Mark WebsterWAL Wales0117
Kim HuybrechtsBEL Belgium01113
Dave ChisnallENG England01115
Jonny ClaytonWAL Wales01110
Gerwyn PriceWAL Wales01111
Ryan SearleENG England0119
Rob CrossENG England0119
Nathan AspinallENG England0117
  • Active players are shown in bold
  • Only players who reached the final are included
  • In the event of identical records, players are sorted by date first achieved

Champions by country

CountryPlayersTotalFirst titleLast title
Netherlands1720132022
England4720092025
Scotland2220142021
Australia1120102010
Northern Ireland1120182018

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.

PlayerYear (+ Round)MethodOpponentResult
ENG Alan Norris2016, Last 643 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12ENG Michael SmithWon
NED Michael van Gerwen2019, Last 323 x T20; 2 x T20, T19; 2 x T20, D12ENG Adrian LewisWon
NED Michael van Gerwen2022, Final2 x T20, T19; 3 x T20; 2 x T20, D12ENG Rob CrossWon
NED Michael van Gerwen2023, Final3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12ENG Luke HumphriesLost

High averages

Players Championship Finals ten highest one-match averagesAveragePlayerYear (+ Round)OpponentResult
118.52NED Michael van Gerwen2023, Last 32ENG Ross Smith6–1
112.73ENG Luke Littler2024, Last 64ENG Rob Cross6–0
112.27NIR Josh Rock2023, Last 32GER Gabriel Clemens3–6
112.05NED Dirk van Duijvenbode2022, Last 16ENG Ryan Searle10–9
111.58ENG Phil Taylor2013, Quarter-FinalNED Raymond van Barneveld9–2
111.12ENG Ian White2018, Last 64ENG Scott Taylor6–2
110.62SCO Gary Anderson2014, Last 32NED Christian Kist6–5
110.02SCO Gary Anderson2018, Quarter-FinalWAL Jonny Clayton10–4
110.01NED Michael van Gerwen2020, Quarter-FinalNED Dirk van Duijvenbode10–5
109.88ENG Dave Chisnall2023, Last 32ENG Chris Dobey6–4
Five highest losing averagesAveragePlayerYear (+ Round)OpponentResult
112.27NIR Josh Rock2023, Last 32GER Gabriel Clemens3–6
107.79CRO Boris Krčmar2020, Last 64ENG Michael Smith5–6
107.12NED Jermaine Wattimena2020, Last 32ENG Luke Humphries4–6
105.85NIR Daryl Gurney2016, Last 32BEL Kim Huybrechts1–6
105.79WAL Gerwyn Price2018, Last 64POL Krzysztof Ratajski5–6
Different players with a 100+ match average – updated 23/11/25PlayerTotalHighest Av.Year (+ Round)
NED Michael van Gerwen40118.522023, Last 32
ENG Phil Taylor18111.582013, Quarter-Final
SCO Gary Anderson16110.622014, Last 32
ENG Luke Littler12112.732024, Last 64
ENG Luke Humphries10107.602020, Last 32
NIR Daryl Gurney8108.812024, Last 64
WAL Gerwyn Price8108.752019, Quarter-Final
SCO Peter Wright8104.832020, Last 64
NED Jermaine Wattimena7108.942025, Last 32
ENG Stephen Bunting7107.032019, Last 16
ENG Ian White6111.122018, Last 64
NED Raymond van Barneveld6107.402016, Last 64
NED Danny Noppert6106.592022, Last 64
ENG Mervyn King6105.122020, Last 64
ENG Adrian Lewis6105.032014, Last 32
ENG Rob Cross6104.172022, Quarter-Final
ENG James Wade6102.952014, Last 32
NED Dirk van Duijvenbode5112.052022, Last 16
ENG Dave Chisnall5109.882023, Last 32
BEL Kim Huybrechts5108.102016, Last 32
ENG Ryan Searle5106.622023, Last 32
ENG Michael Smith5103.042020, Last 32
ENG Ross Smith4105.262024, Quarter-Final
ENG Nathan Aspinall4101.662020, Last 32
ENG Chris Dobey3104.572025, Last 16
ENG Colin Lloyd3102.362010, Last 16
NIR Josh Rock2112.272023, Last 32
AUS Simon Whitlock2109.542012, Last 16
ENG Ryan Meikle2108.762021, Last 64
NED Jelle Klaasen2108.742014, Last 32
ENG Alan Norris2106.242016, Last 64
NED Vincent van der Voort2104.862014, Last 32
NED Gian van Veen2104.212024, Last 64
ENG Wes Newton2103.142011(**Feb**), Last 32
POR José de Sousa2102.962020, Last 16
GER Gabriel Clemens2102.202019, Last 16
ENG Andrew Gilding2100.912022, Last 64
ENG Terry Jenkins2100.892014, Last 32
ENG Andy Smith2100.362011(**Feb**), Quarter-Final
NED Jeffrey de Zwaan2100.322020, Last 64
CRO Boris Krčmar1107.792020, Last 64
ENG Robbie Green1105.792016, Last 32
NED Benito van de Pas1105.392015, Last 16
POL Krzysztof Ratajski1105.382018, Last 64
ENG Ritchie Edhouse1105.352024, Last 32
SCO Robert Thornton1104.212013, Last 32
ENG Dean Winstanley1103.942014, Last 32
GER Ricardo Pietreczko1103.362023, Last 32
ENG Darren Webster1103.322017, Last 32
IRL William O'Connor1102.852020, Last 64
AUT Mensur Suljović1102.792016, Last 64
NED Wessel Nijman1102.412025, Last 64
GER Martin Schindler1102.172022, Last 64
IRL Steve Lennon1102.162020, Last 64
ENG Andy Hamilton1102.162012, Quarter-Final
RSA Devon Petersen1101.462020, Last 64
BEL Mike De Decker1101.332024, Last 32
ENG Joe Cullen1101.332016, Last 32
WAL Jonny Clayton1101.282020, Last 64
NED Jeffrey de Graaf1101.222016, Last 32
ENG Scott Williams1101.082024, Last 16
ENG Cam Crabtree1101.052025, Last 32
SCO Andy Boulton1100.862021, Last 64
NED Niels Zonneveld1100.852023, Last 64
IRL Keane Barry1100.702022, Last 32
NED Christian Kist1100.402014, Last 32
ENG Wayne Jones1100.132020, Last 64
ENG Callan Rydz1100.102021, Last 32
WAL Mark Webster1100.022011(**Feb**), Last 32
Five highest tournament averages (min 3 matches)AveragePlayerYearRound (+result
105.66ENG Luke Littler2025Final (Won)
105.42SCO Gary Anderson2018Semi-Final
105.20ENG Phil Taylor2014Quarter-Final
105.16ENG Luke Littler2024Final (Lost)
104.72SCO Gary Anderson2014Final (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.

TV broadcasters

  • 2009–2010: ITV4
  • February 2011: PDC TV
  • December 2011–present: ITV4

References

References

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  3. [http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/LatestDetail/0,,10180~1410833,00.html PDC website report – 2009 PDC Calendar] from the Professional Darts Corporation, retrieved 19-11-2008
  4. [http://www.planetdarts.tv/page/LatestDetail/0,,10180~1410774,00.html PDC website report – PDC Return To Circus Tavern] {{webarchive. link. (2008-11-04 from the Professional Darts Corporation, retrieved 19-11-2008)
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  7. [http://www.pdc.tv/page/PlayersChampionshipDetail/0,,10180~2445351,00.html pdc.tv] {{webarchive. link. (September 24, 2011)
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