Players Championships 2018
The Players Championships 2018 are 22 qualifying tournaments in darts. They are relevant for the Players Championship Order of Merit , a separate ranking list that only includes the prize money from the Players Championship events from the last twelve months. This ranking determines the field of participants in the Players Championship Finals that take place at the end of the season .
Tournaments
At the end of the season, the top 64 of the Players Championship Order of Merit , a special form of the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit , qualify for the Players Championship Finals .
| No. | date | venue | winner | Result | finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday 17th February |
 Barnsley , Metrodome
|
 Michael van Gerwen 103.8
|
6: 4 |
James Wade 94.3
|
| 2 | Sunday February 18th |
Michael van Gerwen 101.7
|
6: 1 |
 Corey Cadby 94.5
|
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| 3 | Saturday March 10th |
 Gary Anderson 101.3
|
6-0 |
Peter Wright 99.6
|
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| 4th | Sunday March 11th |
Gary Anderson 91.4
|
6: 2 |
Jeffrey de Zwaan 80.7
|
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| 5 | Saturday 17th March |
Milton Keynes , ArenaMK
|
Michael van Gerwen 99.6
|
6: 2 |
Chris Dobey 109.6
|
| 6th | Sunday March 18th |
Ian White 97.6
|
6: 5 |
Dave Chisnall 97.4
|
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| 7th | Saturday April 7th |
Barnsley , Metrodome
|
Michael Smith 98.9
|
6: 2 |
Adrian Lewis 101.1
|
| 8th | Sunday April 8th |
 Michael Mansell 97.9
|
6: 4 |
Adrian Lewis 90.4
|
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| 9 | Saturday April 28th |
Wigan , Robin Park Arena
|
Michael van Gerwen 100.9
|
6: 4 |
Scott Taylor 92.7
|
| 10 | Sunday April 29th |
Jeffrey de Zwaan 92.9
|
6: 5 |
 Jonny Clayton 96.1
|
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| 11 | Saturday 19th May |
Milton Keynes , ArenaMK
|
Gary Anderson 100.7
|
6: 5 |
 Gabriel Clemens 98.5
|
| 12 | Sunday May 20th |
Josh Payne 99.6
|
6: 5 |
Peter Wright 101.6
|
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| 13 | Saturday June 16 |
Wigan , Robin Park Arena
|
Rob Cross 100.3
|
6: 4 |
Ian White 90.8
|
| 14th | Sunday June 17th |
Peter Wright 96.6
|
6: 4 |
Rob Cross 95.6
|
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| 15th | Tuesday June 26th |
Barnsley , Metrodome
|
Mervyn King 105.2
|
6: 2 |
James Wade 88.7
|
| 16 | Wednesday June 27th |
Ian White 91.5
|
6: 3 |
Darren Webster 88.5
|
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| 17th | Tuesday September 4th |
Peter Wright 97.2
|
6: 2 |
Daryl Gurney 92.3
|
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| 18th | Wednesday September 5th |
Nathan Aspinall 94.7
|
6: 4 |
Ryan Searle 94.4
|
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| 19th | Friday September 28th |
 Dublin , Citywest Hotel
|
Max Hopp 95.21
|
6: 3 |
 Madars Razma 87.73
|
| 20th | Saturday, September 29th |
Danny Noppert 98.68
|
6: 4 |
Ian White 98.56
|
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| 21st | Saturday 20th October |
Barnsley , Metrodome
|
 Krzysztof Ratajski 99.78
|
6: 2 |
Chris Dobey 94.65
|
| 22nd | Sunday October 21 |
Krzysztof Ratajski 96.51
|
6: 4 |
Adrian Lewis 91.70
|
Prize money
The following prize money will be distributed to the participants at every Players Championship Event.
| round | Players Championships |
|---|---|
| victory | £ 10,000 |
| final | £ 6,000 |
| Semifinals | £ 3,000 |
| Quarter finals | £ 2,250 |
| Round of 16 | £ 1,500 each |
| 3rd round (load 32) | £ 1,000 |
| 2nd lap (load 64) | £ 500 |
| Total | £ 75,000 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ PDC Pro Tour 2018. Retrieved on January 23, 2018 .