2018 Players Championship Finals

2018 Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals
Tournament information
Dates23–25 November 2018
VenueButlin's Resort
LocationMinehead
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£460,000
Winner's share£100,000
High checkout170 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney
(Quarter-finals)
Champion(s)
Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney
«2017 2019»

The 2018 Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals was the eleventh edition of the PDC darts tournament, which saw the top 64 players from the 22 Players Championship events of 2018 taking part. The tournament took place from 23–25 November 2018 at Butlin's Resort in Minehead.

Daryl Gurney won his 2nd major PDC title by defeating defending champion Michael van Gerwen 11–9, bringing an end to his 22-match winning streak in the competition.[1]

Prize money

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The 2018 Players Championship Finals had a total prize fund of £460,000, the same as 2017. The following is the breakdown of the fund:

Position (no. of players) Prize Money
(Total: £460,000)
Winner (1) £100,000
Runner-Up (1) £40,000
Semi-finalists (2) £23,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £12,500
Last 16  (Third round) (8) £8,000
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, which is solely based on prize money won in the twenty-two Players Championships events during the season, qualified for the tournament:[citation needed]

On 20 November, Mensur Suljović withdrew from the tournament citing family reasons. Under the rules of the tournament, the next highest qualifier took his place, which happened to be Benito van de Pas, with no draw adjustments being made.[citation needed]

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.   England Ian White (Second round)
02.   Scotland Gary Anderson (Semi-finals)
03.   Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (Runner-up)
04.   Scotland Peter Wright (Third round)
05.   England Adrian Lewis (Second round)
06.   England Rob Cross (First round)
07.   England Michael Smith (Second round)
08.   England James Wade (Third round)
09.   England Dave Chisnall (Second round)
10.   Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan (Second round)
11.   England James Wilson (Second round)
12.   Netherlands Danny Noppert (Semi-finals)
13.   England Stephen Bunting (Quarter-finals)
14.   Netherlands Jermaine Wattimena (First round)
15.   England Steve Beaton (Second round)
16.   Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney (Winner)
17.   England Josh Payne (First round)
18.   Scotland John Henderson (First round)
19.   England Darren Webster (Second round)
20.   Northern Ireland Mickey Mansell (First round)
21.   England Mervyn King (Second round)
22.   Germany Gabriel Clemens (Third round)
23.   England Ricky Evans (Third round)
24.   England Chris Dobey (Quarter-finals)
25.   England Nathan Aspinall (Second round)
26.   Wales Jonny Clayton (Quarter-finals)
27.   England Ryan Joyce (First round)
28.   Poland Krzysztof Ratajski (Third round)
29.   Germany Max Hopp (Second round)
30.   England Keegan Brown (Second round)
31.   Australia Simon Whitlock (Second round)
32.   Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan (Third round)
33.   England Michael Barnard (First round)
34.   Australia Kyle Anderson (First round)
35.   Austria Mensur Suljović (Withdrew)
36.   England Steve West (First round)
37.   Wales Gerwyn Price (First round)
38.   Republic of Ireland Steve Lennon (Quarter-finals)
39.   Wales Mark Webster (First round)
40.   Germany Martin Schindler (First round)
41.   Netherlands Ron Meulenkamp (First round)
42.   Netherlands Jan Dekker (First round)
43.   England Andrew Gilding (First round)
44.   England Simon Stevenson (First round)
45.   Latvia Madars Razma (Second round)
46.   Netherlands Jeffrey de Graaf (First round)
47.   England Joe Cullen (Third round)
48.   England Ryan Searle (Second round)
49.   Scotland Robert Thornton (First round)
50.   Belgium Kim Huybrechts (First round)
51.   England Stephen Burton (Third round)
52.   England Richard North (First round)
53.   Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez (First round)
54.   Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh (First round)
55.   Netherlands Jelle Klaasen (First round)
56.   Wales Jamie Lewis (First round)
57.   England Ross Smith (First round)
58.   Netherlands Vincent van der Voort (First round)
59.   Spain Cristo Reyes (Second round)
60.   England Adam Hunt (First round)
61.   Spain Toni Alcinas (First round)
62.   England Matthew Edgar (First round)
63.   England Alan Tabern (First round)
64.   England Scott Taylor (First round)
65.   Netherlands Benito van de Pas (Alternate, 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)
25 November
Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)
25 November
Final (best of 21 legs)
25 November
         
16 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 103.91 10
24 England Chris Dobey 94.43 2
16 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 98.15 11
12 Netherlands Danny Noppert 94.10 3
12 Netherlands Danny Noppert 95.06 10
13 England Stephen Bunting 100.18 7
16 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 95.61 11
3 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 100.20 9
2 Scotland Gary Anderson 110.02 10
26 Wales Jonny Clayton 95.14 4
2 Scotland Gary Anderson 103.03 9
3 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 102.62 11
38 Republic of Ireland Steve Lennon 94.92 3
3 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 101.09 10

Top half

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Section 1

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First round (best of 11 legs)
23 November
Second round (best of 11 legs)
24 November
Third round (best of 19 legs)
24 November
Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
25 November
            
1 England Ian White 111.12 6
64 England Scott Taylor 92.91 2
1 England Ian White 85.59 3
32 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 86.51 6
32 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 92.12 6
33 England Michael Barnard 93.42 4
32 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 94.39 6
16 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 101.79 10
16 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 86.63 6
49 Scotland Robert Thornton 82.70 3
16 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 96.92 6
48 England Ryan Searle 93.63 5
17 England Josh Payne 89.67 2
48 England Ryan Searle 93.23 6
16 Northern Ireland Daryl Gurney 103.91 10
24 England Chris Dobey 94.43 2
8 England James Wade 94.52 6
57 England Ross Smith 89.74 4
8 England James Wade 98.57 6
25 England Nathan Aspinall 96.02 4
25 England Nathan Aspinall 96.93 6
40 Germany Martin Schindler 85.31 1
8 England James Wade 89.00 9
24 England Chris Dobey 87.34 10
9 England Dave Chisnall 97.33 6
56 Wales Jamie Lewis 93.94 4
9 England Dave Chisnall 92.82 3
24 England Chris Dobey 93.59 6
24 England Chris Dobey 93.98 6
41 Netherlands Ron Meulenkamp 90.18 3

Section 2

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First round (best of 11 legs)
23 November
Second round (best of 11 legs)
24 November
Third round (best of 19 legs)
24 November
Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
25 November
            
5 England Adrian Lewis 95.47 6
60 England Adam Hunt 83.85 2
5 England Adrian Lewis 92.74 3
28 Poland Krzysztof Ratajski 93.62 6
28 Poland Krzysztof Ratajski 105.38 6
37 Wales Gerwyn Price 105.79 5
28 Poland Krzysztof Ratajski 92.80 4
12 Netherlands Danny Noppert 92.33 10
12 Netherlands Danny Noppert 93.39 6
53 Austria Rowby-John Rodriguez 83.61 3
12 Netherlands Danny Noppert 91.84 6
21 England Mervyn King 91.67 5
21 England Mervyn King 78.20 6
44 England Simon Stevenson 77.31 4
12 Netherlands Danny Noppert 95.06 10
13 England Stephen Bunting 100.18 7
4 Scotland Peter Wright 89.70 6
61 Spain Toni Alcinas 86.72 2
4 Scotland Peter Wright 93.73 6
29 Germany Max Hopp 90.08 2
29 Germany Max Hopp 98.44 6
36 England Steve West 94.21 4
4 Scotland Peter Wright 98.35 9
13 England Stephen Bunting 98.25 10
13 England Stephen Bunting 94.08 6
52 England Richard North 88.03 5
13 England Stephen Bunting 84.00 6
45 Latvia Madars Razma 82.59 4
20 Northern Ireland Mickey Mansell 88.35 4
45 Latvia Madars Razma 89.23 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round (best of 11 legs)
23 November
Second round (best of 11 legs)
24 November
Third round (best of 19 legs)
24 November
Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
25 November
            
2 Scotland Gary Anderson 107.95 6
63 England Alan Tabern 82.99 2
2 Scotland Gary Anderson 105.53 6
31 Australia Simon Whitlock 97.40 1
31 Australia Simon Whitlock 92.55 6
34 Australia Kyle Anderson 91.37 4
2 Scotland Gary Anderson 100.58 10
47 England Joe Cullen 91.78 2
15 England Steve Beaton 91.70 6
50 Belgium Kim Huybrechts 91.85 5
15 England Steve Beaton 94.98 4
47 England Joe Cullen 95.70 6
18 Scotland John Henderson 97.78 5
47 England Joe Cullen 93.87 6
2 Scotland Gary Anderson 110.02 10
26 Wales Jonny Clayton 95.14 4
7 England Michael Smith 98.02 6
58 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 84.28 0
7 England Michael Smith 93.92 5
26 Wales Jonny Clayton 85.35 6
26 Wales Jonny Clayton 95.24 6
39 Wales Mark Webster 93.09 3
26 Wales Jonny Clayton 89.62 10
23 England Ricky Evans 90.08 5
10 Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan 94.72 6
55 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 84.72 4
10 Netherlands Jeffrey de Zwaan 96.75 2
23 England Ricky Evans 98.34 6
23 England Ricky Evans 88.00 6
42 Netherlands Jan Dekker 81.35 3

Section 4

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First round (best of 11 legs)
23 November
Second round (best of 11 legs)
24 November
Third round (best of 19 legs)
24 November
Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
25 November
            
6 England Rob Cross 93.72 1
59 Spain Cristo Reyes 96.98 6
59 Spain Cristo Reyes 81.19 5
38 Republic of Ireland Steve Lennon 79.34 6
27 England Ryan Joyce 91.08 2
38 Republic of Ireland Steve Lennon 97.11 6
38 Republic of Ireland Steve Lennon 92.35 10
22 Germany Gabriel Clemens 90.44 7
11 England James Wilson 94.05 6
54 Belgium Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.31 2
11 England James Wilson 91.61 5
22 Germany Gabriel Clemens 99.34 6
22 Germany Gabriel Clemens 90.97 6
43 England Andrew Gilding 81.02 3
38 Republic of Ireland Steve Lennon 94.92 3
3 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 101.09 10
3 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 102.78 6
62 England Matthew Edgar 90.44 1
3 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 106.00 6
30 England Keegan Brown 89.34 1
30 England Keegan Brown 89.25 6
Alt/65 Netherlands Benito van de Pas 79.69 3
3 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 104.06 10
51 England Stephen Burton 93.65 4
14 Netherlands Jermaine Wattimena 88.05 5
51 England Stephen Burton 95.65 6
51 England Stephen Burton 96.64 6
19 England Darren Webster 93.93 3
19 England Darren Webster 90.49 6
46 Netherlands Jeffrey de Graaf 85.91 3

References

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  1. ^ Allen, Dave. "Emotional Gurney Lifts Minehead Title". PDC. Retrieved 25 November 2018.