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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
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
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
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
- 2009 Phil Taylor 16-9 Robert Thornton
- 2010 Paul Nicholson 13-11 Mervyn King
- 2011 (Feb) Phil Taylor 13-12 Gary Anderson
- 2011 (Dec) Kevin Painter 13-9 Mark Webster
- 2012 Phil Taylor 13-6 Kim Huybrechts
- 2013 Michael van Gerwen 11-7 Phil Taylor
- 2014 Gary Anderson 11-6 Adrian Lewis
- 2015 Michael van Gerwen 11-6 Adrian Lewis
- 2016 Michael van Gerwen 11-3 Dave Chisnall
Players Championship: 2017 Event Winners
Here is a full list of winners from the 22 Players Championship tournaments this season.
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- Players Championship 1 (Barnsley, February 25) - Alan Norris
- Players Championship 2 (Barnsley, February 26) - Gary Anderson
- Players Championship 3 (Barnsley, March 11) - Rob Cross
- Players Championship 4 (Barnsley, March 12) - Simon Whitlock
- Players Championship 5 (Milton Keynes, April 1) - Adrian Lewis
- Players Championship 6 (Milton Keynes, April 2) - Michael van Gerwen
- Players Championship 7 (Barnsley, April 8) - Daryl Gurney
- Players Championship 8 (Barnsley, April 9) - Joe Cullen
- Players Championship 9 (Wigan, April 29) - Michael van Gerwen
- Players Championship 10 (Wigan, April 30) - Gary Anderson
- Players Championship 11 (Milton Keynes, May 20) - Peter Wright
- Players Championship 12 (Milton Keynes, May 21) - Rob Cross
- Players Championship 13 (Wigan, June 17) - Steve Beaton
- Players Championship 14 (Wigan, June 18) - Gary Anderson
- Players Championship 15 (Barnsley, July 8) - Darren Webster
- Players Championship 16 (Barnsley, July 9) - Joe Cullen
- Players Championship 17 (Barnsley, August 5) - Kyle Anderson
- Players Championship 18 (Barnsley, August 6) - Dave Chisnall
- Players Championship 19 (Dublin, September 29) - Rob Cross
- Players Championship 20 (Dublin, September 30) - Mensur Suljovic
- Players Championship 21 (Barnsley, October 10) - Rob Cross
- Players Championship 22 (Barnsley, October 11) - Jonny Clayton