Players Championship Finals

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.2008 Order of Merit explanation from the Professional Darts Corporation, retrieved 19-11-2008

The tournament was first announced at the PDC Awards Dinner in January 2008 by PDC chairman Barry Hearn.PDC website report – PDC To Introduce New Events from the Professional Darts Corporation, retrieved 19-11-2008 It was initially held from late January to February,PDC website report – 2009 PDC Calendar from the Professional Darts Corporation, retrieved 19-11-2008 and originally took place at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, the venue for the first 14 PDC World Championships.PDC website report – PDC Return To Circus Tavern from the Professional Darts Corporation, retrieved 19-11-2008 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 Year Champion Score Runner-up Prize money Sponsor Venue Total Champion Runner-up 2009 £200,000 £50,000 £25,000 Coral.co.uk 2010 Mervyn King (89.74) £250,000 £60,000 £24,000 totesport.com Phil Taylor (97.01) Gary Anderson (96.31) Perform Doncaster Dome, Doncaster 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 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 2018 Daryl Gurney (95.61) 11–9 2019 11–9 Gerwyn Price (96.48)£500,000£50,000 2020 11–10 Mervyn King (99.78) Ricoh Arena, Coventry 2021 Peter Wright (95.49) 11–10 Ryan Searle (92.10) 2022 Michael van Gerwen (99.92) 11–6 Rob Cross (100.33)Cazoo 2023 Luke Humphries (100.75) 11–9 Michael van Gerwen (103.19)£600,000£120,000£60,000 2024 Luke Humphries (103.69) 11–7 Luke Littler (100.08)Ladbrokes 2025 Luke Littler (103.33) 11–8 Nathan Aspinall (93.64)

Records and statistics

Total finalist appearances RankPlayerNationalityWonRunner-upFinalsAppearances 1Michael van Gerwen Netherlands72916 2Phil Taylor England3149 3Luke Humphries England2027 4Gary Anderson Scotland11216Luke Littler England1122 6Paul Nicholson Australia1015Kevin Painter England1019Daryl Gurney Northern Ireland10111Peter Wright Scotland10114 10Adrian Lewis England02214Mervyn King England02216 12Robert Thornton Scotland0119Mark Webster Wales0117Kim Huybrechts Belgium01113Dave Chisnall England01115Jonny Clayton Wales01110Gerwyn Price Wales01111Ryan Searle England0119Rob Cross England0119Nathan Aspinall 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 title17201320224720092025222014202111201020101120182018

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 Alan Norris2016, Last 643 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Michael SmithWon Michael van Gerwen2019, Last 323 x T20; 2 x T20, T19; 2 x T20, D12 Adrian LewisWon Michael van Gerwen2022, Final2 x T20, T19; 3 x T20; 2 x T20, D12 Rob CrossWon Michael van Gerwen2023, Final3 x T20; 3 x T20; T20, T19, D12 Luke HumphriesLost

High averages Players Championship Finals ten highest one-match averagesAveragePlayerYear (+ Round)OpponentResult118.52 Michael van Gerwen2023, Last 32 Ross Smith6–1112.73 Luke Littler2024, Last 64 Rob Cross6–0112.27 Josh Rock2023, Last 32 Gabriel Clemens3–6112.05 Dirk van Duijvenbode2022, Last 16 Ryan Searle10–9111.58 Phil Taylor2013, Quarter-Final Raymond van Barneveld9–2111.12 Ian White2018, Last 64 Scott Taylor6–2110.62 Gary Anderson2014, Last 32 Christian Kist6–5110.02 Gary Anderson2018, Quarter-Final Jonny Clayton10–4110.01 Michael van Gerwen2020, Quarter-Final Dirk van Duijvenbode10–5109.88 Dave Chisnall2023, Last 32 Chris Dobey6–4

Five highest losing averagesAveragePlayerYear (+ Round)OpponentResult112.27 Josh Rock2023, Last 32 Gabriel Clemens3–6107.79 Boris Krčmar2020, Last 64 Michael Smith5–6107.12 Jermaine Wattimena2020, Last 32 Luke Humphries4–6105.85 Daryl Gurney2016, Last 32 Kim Huybrechts1–6105.79 Gerwyn Price2018, Last 64 Krzysztof Ratajski5–6

Different players with a 100+ match average – updated 23/11/25PlayerTotalHighest Av.Year (+ Round) Michael van Gerwen40118.522023, Last 32 Phil Taylor18111.582013, Quarter-Final Gary Anderson16110.622014, Last 32 Luke Littler12112.732024, Last 64 Luke Humphries10107.602020, Last 32 Daryl Gurney8108.812024, Last 64 Gerwyn Price8108.752019, Quarter-Final Peter Wright8104.832020, Last 64 Jermaine Wattimena7108.942025, Last 32 Stephen Bunting7107.032019, Last 16 Ian White6111.122018, Last 64 Raymond van Barneveld6107.402016, Last 64 Danny Noppert6106.592022, Last 64 Mervyn King6105.122020, Last 64 Adrian Lewis6105.032014, Last 32 Rob Cross6104.172022, Quarter-Final James Wade6102.952014, Last 32 Dirk van Duijvenbode5112.052022, Last 16 Dave Chisnall5109.882023, Last 32 Kim Huybrechts5108.102016, Last 32 Ryan Searle5106.622023, Last 32 Michael Smith5103.042020, Last 32 Ross Smith4105.262024, Quarter-Final Nathan Aspinall4101.662020, Last 32 Chris Dobey3104.572025, Last 16 Colin Lloyd3102.362010, Last 16 Josh Rock2112.272023, Last 32 Simon Whitlock2109.542012, Last 16 Ryan Meikle2108.762021, Last 64 Jelle Klaasen2108.742014, Last 32 Alan Norris2106.242016, Last 64 Vincent van der Voort2104.862014, Last 32 Gian van Veen2104.212024, Last 64 Wes Newton2103.142011(Feb), Last 32 José de Sousa2102.962020, Last 16 Gabriel Clemens2102.202019, Last 16 Andrew Gilding2100.912022, Last 64 Terry Jenkins2100.892014, Last 32 Andy Smith2100.362011(Feb), Quarter-Final Jeffrey de Zwaan2100.322020, Last 64 Boris Krčmar1107.792020, Last 64 Robbie Green1105.792016, Last 32 Benito van de Pas1105.392015, Last 16 Krzysztof Ratajski1105.382018, Last 64 Ritchie Edhouse1105.352024, Last 32 Robert Thornton1104.212013, Last 32 Dean Winstanley1103.942014, Last 32 Ricardo Pietreczko1103.362023, Last 32 Darren Webster1103.322017, Last 32 William O'Connor1102.852020, Last 64 Mensur Suljović1102.792016, Last 64 Wessel Nijman1102.412025, Last 64 Martin Schindler1102.172022, Last 64 Steve Lennon1102.162020, Last 64 Andy Hamilton1102.162012, Quarter-Final Devon Petersen1101.462020, Last 64 Mike De Decker1101.332024, Last 32 Joe Cullen1101.332016, Last 32 Jonny Clayton1101.282020, Last 64 Jeffrey de Graaf1101.222016, Last 32 Scott Williams1101.082024, Last 16 Cam Crabtree1101.052025, Last 32 Andy Boulton1100.862021, Last 64 Niels Zonneveld1100.852023, Last 64 Keane Barry1100.702022, Last 32 Christian Kist1100.402014, Last 32 Wayne Jones1100.132020, Last 64 Callan Rydz1100.102021, Last 32 Mark Webster1100.022011(Feb), Last 32

Five highest tournament averages (min 3 matches)AveragePlayerYearRound (+result105.66 Luke Littler2025Final (Won)105.42 Gary Anderson2018Semi-Final105.20 Phil Taylor2014Quarter-Final105.16 Luke Littler2024Final (Lost)104.72 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.pdc.tv

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

References

External links Official website Players Championship Finals on Darts Database