Players Championship Finals 2019

Players Championship Finals 2019

Tournament status
Tournament type	Ranking tournament
organizer	PDC
venue	Butlins Minehead Resort, Minehead England
Tournament dates
Defending champion	Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney
Attendees	64
Opening game	22nd November 2019
Endgame	November 24, 2019
Prize money (total)	£ 500,000
Prize money (winner)	£ 100,000
winner	Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
statistics
highest finish	170 points from Jelle Klaasen Michael van Gerwen Netherlands Netherlands
Nine dart finish	Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
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The Players Championship Finals 2019 were a major tournament in darts and were held for the twelfth time by the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) from November 22nd to 24th, 2019 . The tournament was held at the Butlins Minehead Resort in Minehead and was the dress rehearsal for the upcoming 2020 World Cup .

In his game against Adrian Lewis , Michael van Gerwen managed a nine dart finish . It is the first perfect leg that has been broadcast on TV since Dimitri Van den Bergh's nine darter at the 2018 Grand Slam of Darts on November 14, 2018.

Michael van Gerwen also won the tournament after beating Gerwyn Price in the final with 11: 9 legs .

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 £ 40,000 to a total of £ 500,000. The prize money was distributed among the participants as follows:

Position (number of players)		Prize money
winner	(1)	£ 100,000
finalist	(1)	£ 50,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£ 25,000
Quarter finalists	(4)	£ 15,000
Round of 16 players	(8th)	£ 10,000
2nd round loser	(16)	£ 5,000
1st round loser	(32)	£ 2,500

		£ 500,000

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 30 Players Championship events distributed in 2019 .

Top 64 of the Players Championship Order of Merit

Wales Gerwyn Price
England James Wade
Poland Krzysztof Ratajski
Scotland Peter Wright
England Glen Durrant
England Ian White
England Dave Chisnall
Portugal José de Sousa
Wales Jonny Clayton
Netherlands Jermaine Wattimena
England Michael Smith
England Nathan Aspinall
Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan
Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney
England Adrian Lewis
Austria Scale length Suljović
Netherlands Danny Noppert
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Germany Gabriel Clemens
Scotland John Henderson
England Joe Cullen
Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan
Netherlands Ron Meulenkamp
England Harry Ward
Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh
England Justin Pipe
Netherlands Vincent van der Voort
Germany Max Hopp
England Chris Dobey
Ireland William O'Connor
England Steve Beaton
England Keegan Brown
England Andy Boulton
England Ricky Evans
England Steve West
Spain Cristo Reyes
Netherlands Jelle Klaasen
England Arron Monk
England Mervyn King
England Stephen Bunting
Lithuania Darius Labanauskas
England Rob Cross
England Ross Smith
Australia Kyle Anderson
England Ryan Joyce
England Mark McGeeney
England Luke Humphries
England Ryan Searle
Belgium Kim Huybrechts
England Josh Payne
England Luke Woodhouse
Australia Simon Whitlock
Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld
Germany Martin Schindler
England Jamie Hughes
England Ryan Meikle
England James Richardson
England Matthew Edgar
South Africa Devon Petersen
England Scott Baker
England James Wilson
Ireland Steve Lennon
England Ted Evetts
Northern Ireland Mickey Mansell

Results

Round 1 Nov. 22, 2019
best of 11 legs

Round 2 Nov. 23, 2019
best of 11 legs

Round of 16 November 23, 2019
best of 19 legs

Quarterfinals Nov. 24, 2019
best of 19 legs

Semi-finals Nov. 24, 2019
best of 21 legs

Final Nov. 24, 2019
best of 21 legs

1

Gerwyn Price 101.95

6th

64

Mickey Mansell 96.27

3

1

Gerwyn Price 94.93

6th

32

Keegan Brown 88.17

0

32

Keegan Brown 86.34

6th

33

Andy Boulton 85.04

3

1

Gerwyn Price 101.88

10

16

Scale length Suljović 92.86

4th

16

Scale length Suljović 95.21

6th

49

Kim Huybrechts 96.42

5

16

Scale length Suljović 95.17

6th

17th

Danny Noppert 92.38

5

17th

Danny Noppert 99.48

6th

48

Ryan Searle 91.08

5

1

Gerwyn Price 108.75

10

40

Stephen Bunting 100.84

3

8th

José de Sousa 91.09

6th

57

James Richardson 91.91

3

8th

José de Sousa 102.76

3

40

Stephen Bunting 104.62

6th

25th

Dimitri Van den Bergh 89.65

2

40

Stephen Bunting 94.55

6th

40

Stephen Bunting 107.03

10

56

Ryan Meikle 94.68

2

9

Jonny Clayton 84.61

0

56

Ryan Meikle 90.18

56

Ryan Meikle 86.97

6th

41

Darius Labanauskas 95.84

5

24

Harry Ward 90.31

5

41

Darius Labanauskas 90.95

6th

1

Gerwyn Price 100.24

11

29

Chris Dobey 95.12

8th

5

Glen Durrant 94.45

6th

60

Scott Baker 84.31

2

5

Glen Durrant 98.02

6th

28

Max Hopp 85.86

5

28

Max Hopp 87.84

6th

37

Jelle Klaasen 87.11

3

5

Glen Durrant 92.51

3

53

Raymond van Barneveld 96.91

10

12

Nathan Aspinall 96.03

2

53

Raymond van Barneveld 98.9

6th

53

Raymond van Barneveld 98.37

6th

21st

Joe Cullen 89.22

3

21st

Joe Cullen 99.78

6th

44

Kyle Anderson 89.76

2

53

Raymond van Barneveld 88.36

2

29

Chris Dobey 90.67

10

4th

Peter Wright 97.12

5

61

James Wilson 91.56

6th

61

James Wilson 81.71

0

29

Chris Dobey 94.93

6th

29

Chris Dobey 94.55

6th

36

Cristo Reyes 86.06

1

29

Chris Dobey 95.21

10

20th

John Henderson 86.75

5

13

Jeffrey de Zwaan 98.29

5

52

Simon Whitlock 93.96

6th

52

Simon Whitlock 91.3

3

20th

John Henderson 96.04

6th

20th

John Henderson 95.75

6th

45

Ryan Joyce 93.33

5

1

Gerwyn Price 96.48

9

18th

Michael van Gerwen 97.92

11

2

James Wade 98.43

6th

63

Ted Evetts 98.26

4th

2

James Wade 96.72

6th

34

Ricky Evans 87.21

1

31

Steve Beaton 88.71

5

34

Ricky Evans 87.65

6th

2

James Wade 102.01

6th

18th

Michael van Gerwen 105.96

10

15th

Adrian Lewis 96.5

6th

50

Josh Payne 93.21

4th

15th

Adrian Lewis 95.5

5

18th

Michael van Gerwen 96.4

6th

18th

Michael van Gerwen 100.06

6th

47

Luke Humphries 97.08

3

18th

Michael van Gerwen 92.15

10

39

Mervyn King 89.68

6th

7th

Dave Chisnall 93.12

6th

58

Matthew Edgar 74.19

2

7th

Dave Chisnall 95.62

4th

39

Mervyn King 93.49

6th

26th

Justin Pipe 94.61

5

39

Mervyn King 100.71

6th

39

Mervyn King 105.09

10

42

Rob Cross 95.05

4th

10

Jermaine Wattimena 92.46

3

55

Jamie Hughes 99.95

6th

55

Jamie Hughes 98.36

4th

42

Rob Cross 101.57

6th

23

Ron Meulenkamp 79.22

2

42

Rob Cross 90.26

6th

18th

Michael van Gerwen 103.61

11

6th

Ian White 102.38

8th

6th

Ian White 96.97

6th

59

Devon Petersen 97.85

4th

6th

Ian White 94.2

6th

27

Vincent van der Voort 96.87

5

27

Vincent van der Voort 93.11

6th

38

Arron Monk 85.44

4th

6th

Ian White 107.46

10

11

Michael Smith 100.36

4th

11

Michael Smith 88.2

6th

54

Martin Schindler 81.49

1

11

Michael Smith 84.82

6th

22nd

Brendan Dolan 79.24

4th

22nd

Brendan Dolan 91.45

6th

43

Ross Smith 76.9

1

6th

Ian White 93.51

10

30th

William O'Connor 94.8

9

3

Krzysztof Ratajski 91.66

6th

62

Steve Lennon 88.19

1

3

Krzysztof Ratajski 97.44

3

30th

William O'Connor 96.02

6th

30th

William O'Connor 98.08

6th

35

Steve West 94.26

4th

30th

William O'Connor 95.09

10

19th

Gabriel Clemens 102.2

7th

14th

Daryl Gurney 92.95

5

51

Luke Woodhouse 90.94

6th

51

Luke Woodhouse 92.27

3

19th

Gabriel Clemens 89.33

6th

19th

Gabriel Clemens 93.06

6th

46

Mark McGeeney 91.38

4th

transmission

In German-speaking countries, the tournament was shown on the DAZN streaming service .

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

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Players Championship Finals 2019 in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)

[1] Players Championship Finals 2019 in the database of DartsDatabase.co.uk (English)