Players Championship Finals 2018

Players Championship Finals 2018
Tournament status
Tournament type	Ranking tournament
organizer	PDC
venue	Butlins Minehead Resort, Minehead
Tournament dates
Defending champion	Michael van Gerwen
Attendees	64
Opening game	23rd November 2018
Endgame	November 25, 2018
Prize money (total)	£ 460,000
Prize money (winner)	£ 100,000
winner	Daryl Gurney
statistics
highest finish	170 points from Daryl Gurney
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The Players Championship Finals 2018 are a major tournament in darts and were organized for the eleventh time by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) from November 23 to 25, 2018 . The tournament was held at the Butlins Minehead Resort in Minehead and was considered a dress rehearsal for the upcoming 2019 World Cup .

The title was won by Northern Irishman Daryl Gurney , who prevailed in the final with 11: 9 legs against Michael van Gerwen from the Netherlands .

format

The tournament was played in legs using the knockout system . The number of legs to be won per round increased. Game mode in the 1st round was a best of 11 legs . By the finale, the mode rose to best of 21 legs . Each leg was played in 501 double-out mode.

Prize money

Compared to last year, the prize money has increased by £ 60,000 to a total of £ 460,000. The prize money was distributed among the participants as follows:

Position (number of players)		Prize money
winner	(1)	£ 100,000
finalist	(1)	£ 40,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£ 23,000
Quarter finalists	(4)	£ 12,500
Round of 16 players	(8th)	£ 8,000
2nd round loser	(16)	£ 5,000
1st round loser	(32)	£ 2,500
		£ 460,000

Attendees

The top 64 of the Players Championship Order of Merit took part in the tournament. They were able to qualify for this tournament through the 22 Players Championship events distributed in 2018 .

Results

	Round 1 November 23, 2018 best of 11 legs					Round 2 Nov. 24, 2018 best of 11 legs					Round of 16 November 24, 2018 best of 19 legs					Quarterfinals Nov. 25, 2018 best of 19 legs					Semi-finals Nov. 25, 2018 best of 21 legs					Final Nov. 25, 2018 best of 21 legs
	1	Ian White 92.18	6th
	64	Scott Taylor 111.12	2
						1	Ian White 85.59	3
						32	Brendan Dolan 86.51	6th
	32	Brendan Dolan 92.12	6th
	33	Michael Barnard 93.42	4th
											32	Brendan Dolan 94.39	6th
											16	Daryl Gurney 101.79	10
	16	Daryl Gurney 86.63	6th
	49	Robert Thornton 82.7	3
						16	Daryl Gurney 96.92	6th
						48	Ryan Searle 93.63	5
	17th	Josh Payne 89.67	2
	48	Ryan Searle 93.23	6th
																16	Daryl Gurney 103.91	10
																24	Chris Dobey 93.43	2
	8th	James Wade 94.52	6th
	57	Ross Smith 89.74	4th
						8th	James Wade 98.57	6th
						25th	Nathan Aspinall 96.02	4th
	25th	Nathan Aspinall 96.93	6th
	40	Martin Schindler 85.31	1
											8th	James Wade 89.0	9
											24	Chris Dobey 87.34	10
	9	Dave Chisnall 97.33	6th
	56	Jamie Lewis 93.94	4th
						9	Dave Chisnall 92.82	3
						24	Chris Dobey 93.59	6th
	24	Chris Dobey 93.98	6th
	41	Ron Meulenkamp 90.18	3
																					16	Daryl Gurney 98.15	11
																					12	Danny Noppert 94.1	3
	5	Adrian Lewis 95.47	6th
	60	Adam Hunt 83.85	2
						5	Adrian Lewis 92.74	3
						28	Krzysztof Ratajski 93.64	6th
	28	Krzysztof Ratajski 105.38	6th
	37	Gerwyn Price 105.79	5
											28	Krzysztof Ratajski 92.80	4th
											12	Danny Noppert 92.33	10
	12	Danny Noppert 93.39	6th
	53	Rowby-John Rodriguez 83.61	3
						12	Danny Noppert 91.84	6th
						21st	Mervyn King 91.67	5
	21st	Mervyn King 78.2	6th
	44	Simon Stevenson 77.31	4th
																12	Danny Noppert June 95	10
																13	Stephen Bunting 100.18	7th
	4th	Peter Wright 89.7	6th
	61	Toni Alcinas 86.72	2
						4th	Peter Wright 93.73	6th
						29	Max Hopp 08/90	2
	29	Max Hopp 98.44	6th
	36	Steve West 94.21	4th
											4th	Peter Wright 98.35	9
											13	Stephen Bunting 98.25	10
	13	Stephen Bunting 08/94	6th
	52	Richard North 88.03	5
						13	Stephen Bunting 84.0	6th
						45	Madars Razma 82.59	4th
	20th	Mickey Mansell 88.35	4th
	45	Madars Razma 89.23	6th
																									16	Daryl Gurney 95.61	11
																										3	Michael van Gerwen 100.2	9
	2	Gary Anderson 107.95	6th
	63	Alan Tabern 82.99	2
						2	Gary Anderson 105.53	6th
						31	Simon Whitlock 97.4	1
	31	Simon Whitlock 92.55	6th
	34	Kyle Anderson 91.37	4th
											2	Gary Anderson 100.58	10
											47	Joe Cullen 91.78	2
	15th	Steve Beaton 91.7	6th
	50	Kim Huybrechts 91.85	5
						15th	Steve Beaton 94.98	4th
						47	Joe Cullen 95.7	6th
	18th	John Henderson 97.78	5
	47	Joe Cullen 93.87	6th
																2	Gary Anderson 02/110	10
																26th	Jonny Clayton 95.14	4th
	7th	Michael Smith 02.98	6th
	58	Vincent van der Voort 84.28	0
						7th	Michael Smith 93.92	5
						26th	Jonny Clayton 85.35	6th
	26th	Jonny Clayton 95.24	6th
	39	Mark Webster 9/93	3
											26th	Jonny Clayton 89.62	10
											23	Ricky Evans 8/90	5
	10	Jeffrey de Zwaan 94.72	6th
	55	Jelle Klaasen 84.72	4th
						10	Jeffrey de Zwaan 96.75	2
						23	Ricky Evans 98.34	6th
	23	Ricky Evans 88.0	6th
	42	Jan Dekker 81.35	3
																				2	Gary Anderson 103.03	9
																					3	Michael van Gerwen 102.62	11
	6th	Rob Cross 93.72	1
	59	Cristo Reyes 96.98	6th
						59	Cristo Reyes 81.19	5
						38	Steve Lennon 79.34	6th
	27	Ryan Joyce 8/91	2
	38	Steve Lennon 11/97	6th
											38	Steve Lennon 92.35	10
											22nd	Gabriel Clemens 90.44	7th
	11	James Wilson May 94	6th
	54	Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.31	2
						11	James Wilson 91.61	5
						22nd	Gabriel Clemens 99.34	6th
	22nd	Gabriel Clemens 90.97	6th
	43	Andrew Gilding 81.02	3
																38	Steve Lennon 94.92	3
																3	Michael van Gerwen 101.09	10
	3	Michael van Gerwen 102.78	6th
	62	Matthew Edgar 90.44	1
						3	Michael van Gerwen 106.0	6th
						30th	Keegan Brown 89.34	1
	30th	Keegan Brown 89.25	6th
	65	Benito van de Pas 79.69	3
											3	Michael van Gerwen 104.06	10
											51	Stephen Burton 93.65	4th
	14th	Jermaine Wattimena 88.05	5
	51	Stephen Burton 95.65	6th
						51	Stephen Burton 96.64	6th
						19th	Darren Webster 93.93	3
	19th	Darren Webster 90.49	6th
	46	Jeffrey de Graaf 85.91	3

transmission

The broadcasters Sport1 and Sport1 + broadcast the event in German-speaking countries . The stations can also be received in Austria via cable and satellite. The tournament was also shown on the DAZN streaming service .

Internationally, all games were also broadcast directly by the PDC on livepdc.tv.

Web links

• Report on pdc.tv
• Report on dartn.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Players Championship Finals 2018 in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)