2014 Players Championship Finals

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2014 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals
Tournament information
Dates28–30 November 2014
Venue Butlin's Minehead
Location Minehead
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Organisation(s) PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund £300,000
Winner's share£65,000
High checkout170 Flag of England.svg Michael Smith
Champion(s)
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson
«2013 2015»

The 2014 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals was the seventh edition of the PDC darts tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which saw the top 32 players from the 2014 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit taking part. The tournament took place at Butlin's Minehead in Minehead, England, between 28–30 November 2014.

Contents

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, having won his third PDC major title by defeating Phil Taylor 11–7 in the 2013 final, but he lost in the second round to Terry Jenkins. [1]

Gary Anderson won his second major PDC title after beating Adrian Lewis 11–6 in the final. [2]

Qualification

The top 32 players of the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit qualified for this event. [3]

  1. Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson (champion)
  2. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen (second round)
  3. Flag of England.svg Michael Smith (first round)
  4. Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright (second round)
  5. Flag of England.svg James Wade (first round)
  6. Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton (second round)
  7. Ulster Banner.svg Brendan Dolan (second round)
  8. Flag of England.svg Mervyn King (second round)
  9. Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor (quarter-finals)
  10. Flag of England.svg Justin Pipe (first round)
  11. Flag of England.svg Ian White (first round)
  12. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock (first round)
  13. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort (semi-finals)
  14. Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis (runner-up)
  15. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts (first round)
  16. Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting (second round)
  17. Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins (quarter-finals)
  18. Flag of England.svg Steve Beaton (first round)
  19. Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall (first round)
  20. Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton (first round)
  21. Flag of England.svg Dean Winstanley (quarter-finals)
  22. Flag of England.svg Jamie Caven (quarter-finals)
  23. Flag of England.svg Wes Newton (semi-finals)
  24. Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter (first round)
  25. Flag of England.svg Andrew Gilding (first round)
  26. Flag of England.svg Kevin Painter (first round)
  27. Flag of England.svg Darren Webster (first round)
  28. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen (second round)
  29. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Benito van de Pas (first round)
  30. Flag of England.svg Andy Smith (second round)
  31. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld (first round)
  32. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Christian Kist (first round)

Prize money

[4]

Position (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £300,000)
Winner(1)£65,000
Runner-Up(1)£35,000
Semi-finalists(2)£17,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£11,500
Last 16 (second round)(8)£7,000
Last 32 (first round)(16)£4,000

Draw

[3]

First round(best of 11 legs)
28 November
[5]
Second round(best of 19 legs)
29 November
[6]
Quarter-finals(best of 19 legs)
30 November
[7]
Semi-finals(best of 21 legs)
30 November
[7]
Final(best of 21 legs)
30 November
[7]
               
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 110.626
32 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Christian Kist 100.405
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 102.9810
16 Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting 95.975
16 Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting 91.466
17 Flag of England.svg Steve Beaton 90.983
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 105.1410
9 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 104.586
8 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 93.956
25 Flag of England.svg Andrew Gilding 98.423
8 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 97.987
9 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 103.0610
9 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 107.976
24 Flag of England.svg Ronnie Baxter 86.832
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 103.8611
13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort 93.357
5 Flag of England.svg James Wade 102.954
28 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen 108.746
28 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen 89.485
21 Flag of England.svg Dean Winstanley 93.9710
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 101.383
21 Flag of England.svg Dean Winstanley 103.946
21 Flag of England.svg Dean Winstanley 89.408
13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort 94.4810
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 84.496
29 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Benito van de Pas 80.452
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 94.215
13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort 98.3110
13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort 104.866
20 Flag of England.svg Andy Hamilton 72.500
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 101.0111
14 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 95.376
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 105.806
31 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 85.312
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 95.887
18 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins 97.1210
15 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts 94.543
18 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins 100.896
18 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins 86.905
23 Flag of England.svg Wes Newton 94.0310
7 Ulster Banner.svg Brendan Dolan 91.826
26 Flag of England.svg Kevin Painter 95.615
7 Ulster Banner.svg Brendan Dolan 92.375
23 Flag of England.svg Wes Newton 91.0810
10 Flag of England.svg Justin Pipe 86.941
23 Flag of England.svg Wes Newton 102.786
23 Flag of England.svg Wes Newton 88.956
14 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 95.0811
6 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton 95.686
27 Flag of England.svg Darren Webster 93.195
6 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton 95.009
22 Flag of England.svg Jamie Caven 91.0310
11 Flag of England.svg Ian White 94.014
22 Flag of England.svg Jamie Caven 94.276
22 Flag of England.svg Jamie Caven 97.899
14 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 100.8810
3 Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 94.534
30 Flag of England.svg Andy Smith 95.506
30 Flag of England.svg Andy Smith 92.033
14 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 99.1410
14 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 105.036
19 Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 93.732

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