The 2017 Mr Green Sport Players Championship Finals was the tenth edition of the PDC darts tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which saw for the second time the top 64 players from the 22 Players Championship events of 2017 taking part. The tournament took place 24 to 26 November 2017 at Butlin's Minehead in Minehead, England.
Sixteen time world champion Phil Taylor and nine time major finalist Terry Jenkins were notable absences at the tournament after not playing in enough Players Championship events to qualify.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after beating Dave Chisnall 11–3 in the 2016 final, and he defended his title by defeating Jonny Clayton 11–2 in the final.
Following Rob Cross' defeat by Jonny Clayton in the semi-finals, it was the first time since 2012 that the #1 seed did not win the tournament.
Prize money The 2017 Players Championship Finals had a total prize fund of £460,000, an increase of £60,000 from last year's tournament, with the winner's prize increasing from £75,000 to £100,000. The following is the breakdown of the fund:
Position (no. of players) Prize money(Total: £460,000)Winner (1) £100,000Runner-Up (1) £40,000Semi-finalists (2) £23,000Quarter-finalists (4) £12,500Last 16 (third round) (8) £8,000Last 32 (second round) (16) £5,000Last 64 (first round) (32) £2,500Nine-dart finish (0) £15,000
Qualification The top 64 players from the Players Championships Order of Merit, which is solely based on prize money won in the twenty-two Players Championships events during the season, qualified for the tournament.
Top 64 in the Players Championship Order of Merit
Draw There was no draw held, all players were put in a fixed bracket by their seeding positions.
Finals
Top half Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half Section 3
Section 4
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