The full results from the 2018 Players Championship Finals, which took place at the Butlins Minehead Resort from November 23-25.
Michael van Gerwen was favourite to win the Players Championship Finals for the fifth time - and fourth in a row - but despite reaching the final he suffered more major heartache this year at the hands of Daryl Gurney.
Here, you can look back on how the ITV4-televised tournament unfolded with all the results and daily round-ups.
Players Championship Finals: Draw & tournament bracket
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- (1) Ian White v (64) Scott Taylor
- (32) Brendan Dolan v (33) Michael Barnard
- (16) Daryl Gurney v (49) Robert Thornton
- (17) Josh Payne v (48) Ryan Searle
- (8) James Wade v (57) Ross Smith
- (25) Nathan Aspinall v (40) Martin Schindler
- (9) Dave Chisnall v (56) Jamie Lewis
- (24) Chris Dobey v (41) Ron Meulenkamp
- (5) Adrian Lewis v (60) Adam Hunt
- (28) Krzysztof Ratajski v (37) Gerwyn Price
- (12) Danny Noppert v (53) Rowby-John Rodriguez
- (21) Mervyn King v (44) Simon Stevenson
- (4) Peter Wright v (61) Toni Alcinas
- (29) Max Hopp v (36) Steve West
- (13) Stephen Bunting v (52) Richard North
- (20) Mickey Mansell v (45) Madars Razma
- (2) Gary Anderson v (63) Alan Tabern
- (31) Simon Whitlock v (34) Kyle Anderson
- (15) Steve Beaton v (50) Kim Huybrechts
- (18) John Henderson v (47) Joe Cullen
- (7) Michael Smith v (58) Vincent van der Voort
- (26) Jonny Clayton v (39) Mark Webster
- (10) Jeffrey de Zwaan v (55) Jelle Klaasen
- (23) Ricky Evans v (42) Jan Dekker
- (6) Rob Cross v (59) Cristo Reyes
- (27) Ryan Joyce v (38) Steve Lennon
- (11) James Wilson v (54) Dimitri van den Bergh
- (22) Gabriel Clemens v (43) Andrew Gilding
- (3) Michael van Gerwen v (62) Matthew Edgar
- (30) Keegan Brown v Benito van de Pas*
- (14) Jermaine Wattimena v (51) Stephen Burton
- (19) Darren Webster v (46) Jeffrey de Graaf
* Benito van de Pas comes into the draw as a late replacement for 35th seed Mensur Suljovic, who withdrew due to family reasons.
Players Championship Darts: Daily schedule & results
Friday November 23
Afternoon Session (12.45pm)
First Round (Best of 11 legs)
Main Stage (TV Coverage: ITV4)
- Jeffrey de Zwaan 6-4 Jelle Klaasen
- Max Hopp 6-4 Steve West
- Keegan Brown 6-3 Benito van de Pas
- Adrian Lewis 6-2 Adam Hunt
- Simon Whitlock 6-4 Kyle Anderson
- Daryl Gurney 6-3 Robert Thornton
- James Wade 6-4 Ross Smith
- Dave Chisnall 6-4 Jamie Lewis
Stage Two
- Brendan Dolan 6-4 Michael Barnard
- Josh Payne 2-6 Ryan Searle
- Nathan Aspinall 6-1 Martin Schindler
- Gabriel Clemens 6-3 Andrew Gilding
- Ryan Joyce 2-6 Steve Lennon
- Mervyn King 6-4 Simon Stevenson
- Stephen Bunting 6-5 Richard North
- Mickey Mansell 4-6 Madars Razma
Evening Session (7pm)
First Round (Best of 11 legs)
Main Stage (TV Coverage: ITV4)
- Ian White 6-2 Scott Taylor
- Gary Anderson 6-2 Alan Tabern
- Rob Cross 1-6 Cristo Reyes
- Krzysztof Ratajski 6-5 Gerwyn Price
- Peter Wright 6-2 Toni Alcinas
- Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Matthew Edgar
- Michael Smith 6-0 Vincent van der Voort
Stage Two
- Jermaine Wattimena 5-6 Stephen Burton
- John Henderson 5-6 Joe Cullen
- Jonny Clayton 6-3 Mark Webster
- Ricky Evans 6-3 Jan Dekker
- James Wilson 6-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh
- Danny Noppert 6-3 Rowby-John Rodriguez
- Chris Dobey 6-3 Ron Meulenkamp
- Darren Webster 6-3 Jeffrey de Graaf
- Steve Beaton 6-5 Kim Huybrechts
👊 Take that Gerwyn Price!
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) November 23, 2018
❄️ The pumped up Iceman was averaging over 110 and led 5-1...
🦅...but Krzysztof Ratajski won the next five legs to win 6-5!
🙌 Look at those celebrations! pic.twitter.com/0ELu9sJcvN
Saturday November 24
Afternoon Session (12.45pm)
Second Round (Best of 11 legs)
Main Stage (TV Coverage: ITV4)
- Daryl Gurney 6-5 Ryan Searle
- James Wade 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
- Dave Chisnall 3-6 Chris Dobey
- Cristo Reyes 5-6 Steve Lennon
- Gary Anderson 6-1 Simon Whitlock
- Michael Van Gerwen 6-1 Keegan Brown
- Peter Wright 6-2 Max Hopp
Stage Two
- Stephen Bunting 6-4 Madars Razma
- James Wilson 5-6 Gabriel Clemens
- Jeffrey de Zwaan 2-6 Ricky Evans
- Stephen Burton 6-3 Darren Webster
- Ian White 3-6 Brendan Dolan
- Danny Noppert 6-5 Mervyn King
- Michael Smith 5-6 Jonny Clayton
- Steve Beaton 4-6 Joe Cullen
- Adrian Lewis 3-6 Krzysztof Ratajski
Evening Session (7pm)
Third Round (Best of 19 legs)
TV Coverage: ITV4
Main Stage
- James Wade 9-10 Chris Dobey
- Gary Anderson 10-2 Joe Cullen
- Michael van Gerwen 10-4 Stephen Burton
- Peter Wright 9-10 Stephen Bunting
Stage Two
- Steve Lennon 10-7 Gabriel Clemens
- Brendan Dolan 6-10 Daryl Gurney
- Jonny Clayton 10-5 Ricky Evans
- Krzysztof Ratajski 4-10 Danny Noppert
THE BIRD IS THE WORD | Stephen Bunting defeats Peter Wright in a last leg decider!
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) November 24, 2018
He faces Danny Noppert in the quarter-finals of the 2018 Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals 🎯 pic.twitter.com/DcLF8UQSdZ
Sunday November 25
Afternoon Session (12.45pm)
Quarter-Finals (Best of 19 legs)
TV Coverage: ITV4
Main Stage
- Daryl Gurney 10-2 Chris Dobey
- Danny Noppert 10-7 Stephen Bunting
- Gary Anderson 10-4 Jonny Clayton
- Steve Lennon 3-10 Michael van Gerwen
SHOWBIZ SHOT | Bull, Bull, D16 for a 132 checkout 🎯 pic.twitter.com/1HKjC820Kj
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) November 25, 2018
Evening Session (7pm)
TV Coverage: ITV4
Semi-Finals (Best of 21 Legs)
- Daryl Gurney 11-3 Danny Noppert
- Michael van Gerwen 11-9 Gary Anderson
Final (Best of 21 legs)
- Daryl Gurney 11-9 Michael van Gerwen
DARYL GURNEY WINS THE 2018 LADBROKES PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS 🏆 pic.twitter.com/9C1pssxw5t
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) November 25, 2018
What TV channel is the Players Championship Finals on?
The 2018 Players Championship Finals will be broadcast live on lTV4 and through the PDC's worldwide broadcast partners.
Players Championship Finals: Sky Bet odds
Michael van Gerwen will start as favourite to win the title for a fifth year in a row - but for the first time in goodness knows how many years, he doesn't start a tournament odds-on!
In fact, he's not even evens! He's odds-against at 5/4 with Sky Bet, with Gary Anderson next in the running 4/1 having defeated him in the Grand Slam of Darts semi-finals at the weekend.
The Flying Scotsman went on to lose the final to Gerwyn Price, who can be backed at 25/1 to make it back-to-back televised titles.
Click here for more darts odds from Sky Bet
2018 Players Championship Finals: Ticket Information
Butlins offer Weekend Break Packages for the tournament, which include four nights' accommodation at the Butlins Minehead Resort and tickets for the three-day Players Championship Finals.
To purchase, click here to visit the Butlins Big Weekends website, or call 0330 102 5295 (calls charged at standard UK rates and may vary from mobiles).
Tickets are not sold separately, only as part of Butlins Big Weekends packages.
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 2018, with Ian White topping the final Order of Merit thanks to his consistent performances, including two titles.
He finished ahead of Gary Anderson, Michael van Gerwen and Peter Wright while Adrian Lewis came in fifth, with world champion Rob Cross in sixth.
Every player's 'seeding' in the draw represents their finishing position in the Order of Merit, with Ian White facing 64th seed Scott Taylor in the opening round.
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
- 2017 Michael van Gerwen 11-2 Jonny Clayton
Players Championship: 2018 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
- Players Championship 1 (Barnsley, February 17) - Michael van Gerwen
- Players Championship 2 (Barnsley, February 18) - Michael van Gerwen
- Players Championship 3 (Barnsley, March 10) - Gary Anderson
- Players Championship 4 (Barnsley, March 11) - Gary Anderson
- Players Championship 5 (Milton Keynes, March 17) - Michael van Gerwen
- Players Championship 6 (Milton Keynes, March 18) - Ian White
- Players Championship 7 (Barnsley, April 7) - Michael Smith
- Players Championship 8 (Barnsley, April 8) - Mickey Mansell
- Players Championship 9 (Wigan, April 28) - Michael van Gerwen
- Players Championship 10 (Wigan, April 29) - Jeffrey de Zwaan
- Players Championship 11 (Milton Keynes, May 19) - Gary Anderson
- Players Championship 12 (Milton Keynes, May 20) - Josh Payne
- Players Championship 13 (Wigan, June 16) - Rob Cross
- Players Championship 14 (Wigan, June 17) - Peter Wright
- Players Championship 15 (Barnsley, June 26) - Mervyn King
- Players Championship 16 (Barnsley, June 27) - Ian White
- Players Championship 17 (Barnsley, September 4) - Peter Wright
- Players Championship 18 (Barnsley, September 5) - Nathan Aspinall
- Players Championship 19 (Dublin, September 28) - Max Hopp
- Players Championship 20 (Dublin, September 29) - Danny Noppert
- Players Championship 21 (Barnsley, October 20) - Krzysztof Ratajski
- Players Championship 22 (Barnsley, October 21) - Krzysztof Ratajski
- Players Championship Finals (Minehead, November 24-26)
