2019 Players Championship Finals

The 2019 Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals was the twelfth edition of the PDC darts tournament, which sees the top 64 players from the 30 Players Championship events of 2019 taking part. The tournament took place from 22–24 November 2019 at Butlin's Resort in Minehead.

2019 Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals
Tournament information
Dates22–24 November 2019
VenueButlin's Resort
LocationMinehead
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£500,000
Winner's share£100,000
Nine-dart finishNetherlands Michael van Gerwen
High checkout170 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen
170 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«20182020»

Daryl Gurney was the defending champion after defeating Michael van Gerwen 11–9 in the 2018 competition,[1] but he lost 6–5 in the first round to Luke Woodhouse.

Van Gerwen hit the first televised nine-dart finish in over a year in his second round victory over Adrian Lewis.

Van Gerwen went on to become Players Champion for the fifth time, beating Gerwyn Price 11–9 in the final.

Prize money

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The 2019 Players Championship Finals will have a total prize fund of £500,000, an increase from the £460,000 available in 2018.[2]

The following is the breakdown of the fund:

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £500,000)
Winner(1)£100,000
Runner-up(1)£50,000
Semi-finalists(2)£25,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£15,000
Last 16  (third round)(8)£10,000
Last 32  (second round)(16)£5,000
Last 64  (first round)(32)£2,500

Qualification

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The top 64 players from the Players Championships Order of Merit qualify, which is solely based on prize money won in the thirty Players Championships events during the season:

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Top 64 in the Players Championship Order of Merit

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01.   Gerwyn Price (runner-up)
02.   James Wade (third round)
03.   Krzysztof Ratajski (second round)
04.   Peter Wright (first round)
05.   Glen Durrant (third round)
06.   Ian White (semi-finals)
07.   Dave Chisnall (second round)
08.   José de Sousa (second round)
09.   Jonny Clayton (first round)
10.   Jermaine Wattimena (first round)
11.   Michael Smith (third round)
12.   Nathan Aspinall (first round)
13.   Jeffrey de Zwaan (first round)
14.   Daryl Gurney (first round)
15.   Adrian Lewis (second round)
16.   Mensur Suljović (third round)
17.   Danny Noppert (second round)
18.   Michael van Gerwen (champion)
19.   Gabriel Clemens (third round)
20.   John Henderson (third round)
21.   Joe Cullen (second round)
22.   Brendan Dolan (second round)
23.   Ron Meulenkamp (first round)
24.   Harry Ward (first round)
25.   Dimitri Van den Bergh (first round)
26.   Justin Pipe (first round)
27.   Vincent van der Voort (second round)
28.   Max Hopp (second round)
29.   Chris Dobey (semi-finals)
30.   William O'Connor (quarter-finals)
31.   Steve Beaton (first round)
32.   Keegan Brown (second round)
33.   Andy Boulton (first round)
34.   Ricky Evans (second round)
35.   Steve West (first round)
36.   Cristo Reyes (first round)
37.   Jelle Klaasen (first round)
38.   Arron Monk (first round)
39.   Mervyn King (quarter-finals)
40.   Stephen Bunting (quarter-finals)
41.   Darius Labanauskas (second round)
42.   Rob Cross (third round)
43.   Ross Smith (first round)
44.   Kyle Anderson (first round)
45.   Ryan Joyce (first round)
46.   Mark McGeeney (first round)
47.   Luke Humphries (first round)
48.   Ryan Searle (first round)
49.   Kim Huybrechts (first round)
50.   Josh Payne (first round)
51.   Luke Woodhouse (second round)
52.   Simon Whitlock (second round)
53.   Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
54.   Martin Schindler (first round)
55.   Jamie Hughes (second round)
56.   Ryan Meikle (third round)
57.   James Richardson (first round)
58.   Matthew Edgar (first round)
59.   Devon Petersen (first round)
60.   Scott Baker (first round)
61.   James Wilson (second round)
62.   Steve Lennon (first round)
63.   Ted Evetts (first round)
64.   Mickey Mansell (first round)

Draw

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There was no draw held, all players were put in a fixed bracket by their seeding positions.

Finals

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Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
24 November
Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)
24 November
Final (best of 21 legs)
24 November
         
1 Gerwyn Price 108.7510
40 Stephen Bunting 100.843
1 Gerwyn Price 100.2411
29 Chris Dobey 95.128
53 Raymond van Barneveld 88.362
29 Chris Dobey 90.6710
1 Gerwyn Price 96.489
18 Michael van Gerwen 97.9211
18 Michael van Gerwen 92.1510
39 Mervyn King 89.686
18 Michael van Gerwen 103.6111
6 Ian White 102.388
6 Ian White 93.5110
30 William O'Connor 94.809

Top half

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Section 1

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First round (best of 11 legs)
22 November
Second round (best of 11 legs)
23 November
Third round (best of 19 legs)
23 November
Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
24 November
            
1 Gerwyn Price 101.956
64 Mickey Mansell 96.273
1 Gerwyn Price 94.936
32 Keegan Brown 88.170
32 Keegan Brown 86.346
33 Andy Boulton 85.043
1 Gerwyn Price 101.8810
16 Mensur Suljović 92.864
16 Mensur Suljović 95.216
49 Kim Huybrechts 96.425
16 Mensur Suljović 95.176
17 Danny Noppert 92.385
17 Danny Noppert 99.486
48 Ryan Searle 91.085
1 Gerwyn Price 108.7510
40 Stephen Bunting 100.843
8 José de Sousa 91.096
57 James Richardson 91.913
8 José de Sousa 102.763
40 Stephen Bunting 104.626
25 Dimitri Van den Bergh 89.652
40 Stephen Bunting 94.556
40 Stephen Bunting 107.0310
56 Ryan Meikle 94.682
9 Jonny Clayton 84.610
56 Ryan Meikle 90.186
56 Ryan Meikle 86.976
41 Darius Labanauskas 95.845
24 Harry Ward 90.315
41 Darius Labanauskas 90.956

Section 2

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First round (best of 11 legs)
22 November
Second round (best of 11 legs)
23 November
Third round (best of 19 legs)
23 November
Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
24 November
            
5 Glen Durrant 94.456
60 Scott Baker 84.312
5 Glen Durrant 98.026
28 Max Hopp 85.865
28 Max Hopp 87.846
37 Jelle Klaasen 87.113
5 Glen Durrant 92.513
53 Raymond van Barneveld 96.9110
12 Nathan Aspinall 96.032
53 Raymond van Barneveld 98.906
53 Raymond van Barneveld 98.376
21 Joe Cullen 89.223
21 Joe Cullen 99.786
44 Kyle Anderson 89.762
53 Raymond van Barneveld 88.362
29 Chris Dobey 90.6710
4 Peter Wright 97.125
61 James Wilson 91.566
61 James Wilson 81.710
29 Chris Dobey 94.936
29 Chris Dobey 94.556
36 Cristo Reyes 86.061
29 Chris Dobey 95.2110
20 John Henderson 86.755
13 Jeffrey de Zwaan 98.295
52 Simon Whitlock 93.966
52 Simon Whitlock 91.303
20 John Henderson 96.046
20 John Henderson 95.756
45 Ryan Joyce 93.335

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round (best of 11 legs)
22 November
Second round (best of 11 legs)
23 November
Third round (best of 19 legs)
23 November
Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
24 November
            
2 James Wade 98.436
63 Ted Evetts 98.264
2 James Wade 96.726
34 Ricky Evans 87.211
31 Steve Beaton 88.715
34 Ricky Evans 87.656
2 James Wade 102.016
18 Michael van Gerwen 105.9610
15 Adrian Lewis 96.506
50 Josh Payne 93.214
15 Adrian Lewis 95.505
18 Michael van Gerwen 96.406
18 Michael van Gerwen 100.066
47 Luke Humphries 97.083
18 Michael van Gerwen 92.1510
39 Mervyn King 89.686
7 Dave Chisnall 93.126
58 Matthew Edgar 74.192
7 Dave Chisnall 95.624
39 Mervyn King 93.496
26 Justin Pipe 94.615
39 Mervyn King 100.716
39 Mervyn King 105.0910
42 Rob Cross 95.054
10 Jermaine Wattimena 92.463
55 Jamie Hughes 99.956
55 Jamie Hughes 98.364
42 Rob Cross 101.576
23 Ron Meulenkamp 79.222
42 Rob Cross 90.266

Section 4

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First round (best of 11 legs)
22 November
Second round (best of 11 legs)
23 November
Third round (best of 19 legs)
23 November
Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
24 November
            
6 Ian White 96.976
59 Devon Petersen 97.854
6 Ian White 94.206
27 Vincent van der Voort 96.875
27 Vincent van der Voort 93.116
38 Arron Monk 85.444
6 Ian White 107.4610
11 Michael Smith 100.364
11 Michael Smith 88.206
54 Martin Schindler 81.491
11 Michael Smith 84.826
22 Brendan Dolan 79.244
22 Brendan Dolan 91.456
43 Ross Smith 76.901
6 Ian White 93.5110
30 William O'Connor 94.809
3 Krzysztof Ratajski 91.666
62 Steve Lennon 88.191
3 Krzysztof Ratajski 97.443
30 William O'Connor 96.026
30 William O'Connor 98.086
35 Steve West 94.264
30 William O'Connor 95.0910
19 Gabriel Clemens 102.207
14 Daryl Gurney 92.955
51 Luke Woodhouse 90.946
51 Luke Woodhouse 92.273
19 Gabriel Clemens 89.336
19 Gabriel Clemens 93.066
46 Mark McGeeney 91.384

References

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  1. ^ Allen, Dave. "Emotional Gurney Lifts Minehead Title". PDC. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. ^ Allen, Dave. "Prize Money Soars Above £14m In 2019". PDC. Retrieved 15 January 2019.