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
«2018 2020»

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Finals edit

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 108.75 10
40   Stephen Bunting 100.84 3
1   Gerwyn Price 100.24 11
29   Chris Dobey 95.12 8
53   Raymond van Barneveld 88.36 2
29   Chris Dobey 90.67 10
1   Gerwyn Price 96.48 9
18   Michael van Gerwen 97.92 11
18   Michael van Gerwen 92.15 10
39   Mervyn King 89.68 6
18   Michael van Gerwen 103.61 11
6   Ian White 102.38 8
6   Ian White 93.51 10
30   William O'Connor 94.80 9

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

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 101.95 6
64   Mickey Mansell 96.27 3
1   Gerwyn Price 94.93 6
32   Keegan Brown 88.17 0
32   Keegan Brown 86.34 6
33   Andy Boulton 85.04 3
1   Gerwyn Price 101.88 10
16   Mensur Suljović 92.86 4
16   Mensur Suljović 95.21 6
49   Kim Huybrechts 96.42 5
16   Mensur Suljović 95.17 6
17   Danny Noppert 92.38 5
17   Danny Noppert 99.48 6
48   Ryan Searle 91.08 5
1   Gerwyn Price 108.75 10
40   Stephen Bunting 100.84 3
8   José de Sousa 91.09 6
57   James Richardson 91.91 3
8   José de Sousa 102.76 3
40   Stephen Bunting 104.62 6
25   Dimitri Van den Bergh 89.65 2
40   Stephen Bunting 94.55 6
40   Stephen Bunting 107.03 10
56   Ryan Meikle 94.68 2
9   Jonny Clayton 84.61 0
56   Ryan Meikle 90.18 6
56   Ryan Meikle 86.97 6
41   Darius Labanauskas 95.84 5
24   Harry Ward 90.31 5
41   Darius Labanauskas 90.95 6

Section 2 edit

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 94.45 6
60   Scott Baker 84.31 2
5   Glen Durrant 98.02 6
28   Max Hopp 85.86 5
28   Max Hopp 87.84 6
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 98.90 6
53   Raymond van Barneveld 98.37 6
21   Joe Cullen 89.22 3
21   Joe Cullen 99.78 6
44   Kyle Anderson 89.76 2
53   Raymond van Barneveld 88.36 2
29   Chris Dobey 90.67 10
4   Peter Wright 97.12 5
61   James Wilson 91.56 6
61   James Wilson 81.71 0
29   Chris Dobey 94.93 6
29   Chris Dobey 94.55 6
36   Cristo Reyes 86.06 1
29   Chris Dobey 95.21 10
20   John Henderson 86.75 5
13   Jeffrey de Zwaan 98.29 5
52   Simon Whitlock 93.96 6
52   Simon Whitlock 91.30 3
20   John Henderson 96.04 6
20   John Henderson 95.75 6
45   Ryan Joyce 93.33 5

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

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 98.43 6
63   Ted Evetts 98.26 4
2   James Wade 96.72 6
34   Ricky Evans 87.21 1
31   Steve Beaton 88.71 5
34   Ricky Evans 87.65 6
2   James Wade 102.01 6
18   Michael van Gerwen 105.96 10
15   Adrian Lewis 96.50 6
50   Josh Payne 93.21 4
15   Adrian Lewis 95.50 5
18   Michael van Gerwen 96.40 6
18   Michael van Gerwen 100.06 6
47   Luke Humphries 97.08 3
18   Michael van Gerwen 92.15 10
39   Mervyn King 89.68 6
7   Dave Chisnall 93.12 6
58   Matthew Edgar 74.19 2
7   Dave Chisnall 95.62 4
39   Mervyn King 93.49 6
26   Justin Pipe 94.61 5
39   Mervyn King 100.71 6
39   Mervyn King 105.09 10
42   Rob Cross 95.05 4
10   Jermaine Wattimena 92.46 3
55   Jamie Hughes 99.95 6
55   Jamie Hughes 98.36 4
42   Rob Cross 101.57 6
23   Ron Meulenkamp 79.22 2
42   Rob Cross 90.26 6

Section 4 edit

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 96.97 6
59   Devon Petersen 97.85 4
6   Ian White 94.20 6
27   Vincent van der Voort 96.87 5
27   Vincent van der Voort 93.11 6
38   Arron Monk 85.44 4
6   Ian White 107.46 10
11   Michael Smith 100.36 4
11   Michael Smith 88.20 6
54   Martin Schindler 81.49 1
11   Michael Smith 84.82 6
22   Brendan Dolan 79.24 4
22   Brendan Dolan 91.45 6
43   Ross Smith 76.90 1
6   Ian White 93.51 10
30   William O'Connor 94.80 9
3   Krzysztof Ratajski 91.66 6
62   Steve Lennon 88.19 1
3   Krzysztof Ratajski 97.44 3
30   William O'Connor 96.02 6
30   William O'Connor 98.08 6
35   Steve West 94.26 4
30   William O'Connor 95.09 10
19   Gabriel Clemens 102.20 7
14   Daryl Gurney 92.95 5
51   Luke Woodhouse 90.94 6
51   Luke Woodhouse 92.27 3
19   Gabriel Clemens 89.33 6
19   Gabriel Clemens 93.06 6
46   Mark McGeeney 91.38 4

References edit

  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.