Champions League of Darts
| Champions League of Darts | |
|---|---|
| sport | darts |
| organizer | PDC |
| Tournament type | Invitation tournament |
| venue |
Morningside Arena , Leicester
|
| Competition period | October |
| Record winner |
Phil Taylor , Mensur Suljović , Gary Anderson , Michael van Gerwen (1 × each)
   |
| reigning winner |
Michael van Gerwen
|
| Last event | Champions League of Darts 2019 |
| Next event | Champions League of Darts 2021 |
The Champions League of Darts is a darts tournament that is organized by the PDC . It took place for the first time in 2016 and took place at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff . In the final Phil Taylor was able to prevail with 11: 5 legs against Michael van Gerwen .
format
The top 8 of the PDC Order of Merit take part in the tournament, which is played over a weekend, at the time after the World Matchplay of the same year. In two groups of four, each player first competes against each other from his group. Then the first two of the group will meet the second in the other group in the semi-finals. The two winners of the semi-finals then play the overall winner of the tournament in the final.
All games are played in the best of legs mode.
Prize money
| Position (number of players) | Prize money | |
|---|---|---|
| winner | (1) | £ 100,000 |
| finalist | (1) | £ 50,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £ 25,000 |
| Group third | (2) | £ 15,000 |
| Group fourth | (2) | £ 10,000 |
The prize money earned has no influence on the Order of Merit , as it is an invitation tournament.
Final pairings
| year | winner | Result | opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
Phil Taylor
|
11 : 5 |
Michael van Gerwen
|
| 2017 |
Scale length Suljović
|
11 : 9 |
Gary Anderson
|
| 2018 |
Gary Anderson
|
11 : 4 |
Peter Wright
|
| 2019 |
Michael van Gerwen
|
11 : 10 |
Peter Wright
|
| 2020 | Cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||