Michael van Gerwen won the Players Championship Finals (Picture: Lawrence Lustig/PDC)
Michael van Gerwen won the Players Championship Finals (Picture: Lawrence Lustig/PDC)

Players Championship Finals darts 2017: Draw, schedule, betting odds, results & TV coverage


The full results from the 2017 Mr Green Sport Players Championship Finals, which took place at the Butlins Minehead Resort from November 24-26.

Michael van Gerwen not only won this title for a third year in a row - and fourth time overall - but also made it a fourth successive televised trophy in 2017 having recently triumphed at the European Championship, World Series of Darts Finals and the Grand Slam of Darts.

Rob Cross was top seed due to rankings being based on prize money won in the 22 Players Championship events held over the year, with Voltage claiming four victories in his debut season as a professional, but he crashed out in the semi-finals to Jonny Clayton.

Here, you can look back on how the event unfolded with the full results, daily reviews and prize money.

Players Championship Finals: Draw & Tournament Bracket

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  • Rob Cross (1) v Robert Owen (64)
  • Steve Lennon (32) v Zoran Lerchbacher (33)
  • Richard North (16) v Peter Hudson (49)
  • Adrian Lewis (17) v Mike De Decker (48)
  • Joe Cullen (8) v Jamie Caven (57)
  • James Wade (25) v Kevin Painter (40)
  • Ian White (9) v Raymond van Barneveld (56)
  • John Henderson (24) v Darren Johnson (41)
  • Mensur Suljovic (5) v Andy Boulton (60)
  • Stephen Bunting (28) v Benito van de Pas (37)
  • Jonny Clayton (12) v Jeffrey de Graaf (53)
  • Gerwyn Price (21) v Jimmy Hendriks (44)
  • Gary Anderson (4) v Mickey Mansell (61)
  • Jermaine Wattimena (29) v Keegan Brown (36)
  • Alan Norris (13) v Jelle Klaasen (52)
  • Steve Beaton (20) v Ronny Huybrechts (45)
  • Daryl Gurney (2) v Jeffrey de Zwaan (63)
  • Vincent van der Voort (31) v Robbie Green (34)
  • Kim Huybrechts (15) v Chris Dobey (50)
  • Robert Thornton (18) v James Richardson (47)
  • Dave Chisnall (7) v Joe Murnan (58)
  • James Wilson (26) v William O'Connor (39)
  • Kyle Anderson (10) v Ron Meulenkamp (55)
  • Justin Pipe (23) v Mark Webster (42)
  • Michael van Gerwen (6) v Paul Nicholson (59)
  • Steve West (27) v Ryan Searle (38)
  • Darren Webster (11) v Antonio Alcinas (54)
  • Mervyn King (22) v Brendan Dolan (43)
  • Peter Wright (3) v Steve Hine (62)
  • Peter Jacques (30) v Cristo Reyes (35)
  • Michael Smith (14) v Jan Dekker (51)
  • Simon Whitlock (19) v Christian Kist (46)

Players Championship Finals: Daily schedule & results

Friday November 24
Afternoon Session (12.45pm)
TV Coverage: ITV 4
First Round (Best of 11 legs)

Main Stage

  • Darren Webster 6-2 Antonio Alcinas
  • Robert Thornton 6-5 James Richardson
  • Joe Cullen 5-6 Jamie Caven
  • Dave Chisnall 6-5 Joe Murnan
  • Stephen Bunting 6-3 Benito van de Pas
  • Kim Huybrechts 3-6 Chris Dobey
  • Adrian Lewis 6-3 Mike De Decker
  • James Wade 6-4 Kevin Painter

Stage Two

  • Steve Lennon 6-4 Zoran Lerchbacher
  • Justin Pipe 6-3 Mark Webster
  • Richard North 6-1 Peter Hudson
  • Mervyn King 6-5 Brendan Dolan
  • Steve Beaton 6-4 Ronny Huybrechts
  • Steve West 6-4 Ryan Searle
  • Jermaine Wattimena 6-0 Keegan Brown
  • Peter Jacques 6-5 Cristo Reyes

Evening Session (7pm)
TV Coverage: ITV 4
First Round (Best of 11 legs)

Main Stage

  • Ian White 6-5 Raymond van Barneveld
  • Mensur Suljovic 6-0 Andy Boulton
  • Rob Cross 6-2 Robert Owen
  • Daryl Gurney 6-0 Jeffrey de Zwaan
  • Gary Anderson 3-6 Mickey Mansell
  • Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Paul Nicholson
  • Peter Wright 5-6 Steve Hine

Stage Two

  • Simon Whitlock 6-3 Christian Kist
  • Gerwyn Price 6-4 Jimmy Hendriks
  • James Wilson 5-6 William O'Connor
  • John Henderson 6-2 Darren Johnson
  • Vincent van der Voort 5-6 Robbie Green
  • Jonny Clayton 6-4 Jeffrey de Graaf
  • Kyle Anderson 6-4 Ron Meulenkamp
  • Michael Smith 3-6 Jan Dekker
  • Alan Norris 4-6 Jelle Klaasen

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Saturday November 25
Afternoon Session (12.45pm)
TV Coverage: ITV 4
Second Round (Best of 11 legs)

Main Stage

  • Dave Chisnall 3-6 William O'Connor
  • Mensur Suljovic 3-6 Stephen Bunting
  • Daryl Gurney 6-3 Robbie Green
  • Rob Cross 6-2 Steve Lennon
  • Mickey Mansell 3-6 Jermaine Wattimena
  • Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Steve West
  • Steve Hine 5-6 Peter Jacques

Stage Two

  • Darren Webster 6-3 Mervyn King
  • Chris Dobey 6-5 Robert Thornton
  • Jonny Clayton 6-2 Gerwyn Price
  • Richard North 3-6 Adrian Lewis
  • Ron Meulenkamp 5-6 Justin Pipe
  • Jelle Klaasen 4-6 Steve Beaton
  • Jamie Caven 4-6 James Wade
  • Jan Dekker 6-5 Simon Whitlock
  • Ian White 6-5 John Henderson

Evening Session (7pm)
TV Coverage: ITV 4
Third Round (Best of 19 legs)

Main Stage

  • Rob Cross 10-6 Adrian Lewis
  • Jermaine Wattimena 9-10 Steve Beaton
  • Michael Van Gerwen 10-5 Darren Webster
  • Peter Jacques 5-10 Jan Dekker

Stage Two

  • William O'Connor 9-10 Justin Pipe
  • Stephen Bunting 8-10 Jonny Clayton
  • James Wade 10-6 Ian White
  • Daryl Gurney 10-5 Chris Dobey

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Sunday November 26
Afternoon Session (12.45pm)
TV Coverage: ITV 4
Quarter-Finals (Best of 19 legs)

  • Rob Cross 10-6 James Wade
  • Jonny Clayton 10-8 Steve Beaton
  • Daryl Gurney 9-10 Justin Pipe
  • Michael van Gerwen 10-7 Jan Dekker

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Evening Session (7pm)
TV Coverage: ITV 4
Semi-Finals (Best of 21 legs)

  • Rob Cross 8-11 Jonny Clayton
  • Justin Pipe 3-11 Michael Van Gerwen

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  • Josh Payne 3-6 Dimitri Van den Bergh

Final (Best of 21 legs)

  • Jonny Clayton 2-11 Michael van Gerwen

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What TV channel is the Players Championship Finals on?

Every session of the Players Championship Finals will be televised live on ITV 4.

Players Championship Finals: Sky Bet odds

Michael van Gerwen is 4/5 favourite to make it four TV titles in a row but Sky Bet have boosted him to even-money pre-tournament.

Gary Anderson is next in the running at 13/2 (boosted from 9/2) while you can back Peter Wright at 10/1 (was 7/1) and Rob Cross at 12/1 (was 10/1).

Other big names include Daryl Gurney (25/1), Mensur Suljovic (25/1), Raymond van Barneveld (40/1), Adrian Lewis (50/1) and Dave Chisnall (50/1).

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Players Championship Finals: Qualification & Format

Qualification for the Players Championship Finals is based on performances across the series of 22 Players Championship tournaments which have been held during 2017, with Rob Cross topping the final Order of Merit thanks to winning four of them on his debut season as a professional.

A full list of this season's Players Championship winners can be found at the bottom of this article.

Each round will be played over the following legs:

  • First Round - Best of 11 legs
  • Second Round - Best of 11 legs
  • Third Round - Best of 19 legs
  • Quarter-Finals - Best of 19 legs
  • Semi-Finals - Best of 21 legs
  • Final - Best of 21 legs

There will be no tie-break in any match.

Players Championship Finals Prize Fund

  • Winner £100,000
  • Runner-Up £40,000
  • Semi-Finals £23,000
  • Quarter-Finals £12,500
  • Third Round £8,000
  • Second Round £5,000
  • First Round  £2,500
  • Total £460,000

Players Championship Finals: Past winners

Players Championship: 2017 Event Winners

Here is a full list of winners from the 22 Players Championship tournaments this season.

Click on the winners name for a review & results

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