2015 Players Championship Finals

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2015 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals
Tournament information
Dates27–29 November 2015
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 the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen
(semi-finals)
Champion(s)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen
«2014 2016»

The 2015 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 2015 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit took part. The tournament took place at Butlin's Minehead in Minehead, England, between 27–29 November 2015.

Contents

The defending champion Gary Anderson lost 4–10 against Daryl Gurney in the 2nd round. [1]

Michael van Gerwen won his 13th PDC major title by beating Adrian Lewis 11–6 in the final. [2]

Prize money

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

Qualification

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

  1. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen (champion)
  2. Flag of England.svg Michael Smith (second round)
  3. Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright (second round)
  4. Flag of England.svg James Wade (second round)
  5. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts (first round)
  6. Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis (runner-up)
  7. Flag of England.svg Ian White (quarter-finals)
  8. Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals)
  9. Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton (first round)
  10. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen (first round)
  11. Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins (first round)
  12. Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson (second round)
  13. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Benito van de Pas (quarter-finals)
  14. Ulster Banner.svg Brendan Dolan (first round)
  15. Flag of Austria.svg Mensur Suljović (semi-finals)
  16. Flag of England.svg Justin Pipe (first round)
  17. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort (second round)
  18. Flag of England.svg Mervyn King (first round)
  19. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals)
  20. Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting (first round)
  21. Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor (first round)
  22. Flag of England.svg Alan Norris (second round)
  23. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price (second round)
  24. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Lewis (second round)
  25. Flag of England.svg Joe Murnan (first round)
  26. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld (first round)
  27. Flag of Scotland.svg John Henderson (first round)
  28. Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney (semi-finals)
  29. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster (first round)
  30. Flag of England.svg Steve Beaton (first round)
  31. Flag of England.svg Jamie Caven (first round)
  32. Flag of England.svg Keegan Brown (first round)

Draw

There was no draw held, but all players were put in a fixed bracket by their seeding positions. [3]

First round(best of 11 legs)
27 November
[4]
Second round(best of 19 legs)
28 November
[5]
Quarter-finals(best of 19 legs)
29 November
[6]
Semi-finals(best of 21 legs)
29 November
[6]
Final(best of 21 legs)
29 November
[6]
               
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 98.246
32 Flag of England.svg Keegan Brown 96.894
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 103.2310
17 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort 86.806
16 Flag of England.svg Justin Pipe 90.311
17 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort 92.266
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 107.0210
8 Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 105.517
8 Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 96.976
25 Flag of England.svg Joe Murnan 82.900
8 Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall 96.5710
24 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Lewis 97.278
9 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton 92.915
24 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Lewis 95.636
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 102.9211
28 Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 89.432
5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts 96.762
28 Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 101.386
28 Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 94.3510
12 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 86.704
12 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 96.606
21 Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 94.225
28 Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney 94.2210
13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Benito van de Pas 89.675
4 Flag of England.svg James Wade 95.166
29 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster 85.863
4 Flag of England.svg James Wade 100.183
13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Benito van de Pas 105.3910
13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Benito van de Pas 88.646
20 Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting 89.564
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen 100.3211
6 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 89.176
2 Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 91.046
31 Flag of England.svg Jamie Caven 90.823
2 Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 88.423
15 Flag of Austria.svg Mensur Suljović 92.7710
15 Flag of Austria.svg Mensur Suljović 95.976
18 Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 84.591
15 Flag of Austria.svg Mensur Suljović 97.5510
7 Flag of England.svg Ian White 95.086
7 Flag of England.svg Ian White 89.176
26 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 90.095
7 Flag of England.svg Ian White 97.0510
23 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 91.699
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen 91.764
23 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 97.956
15 Flag of Austria.svg Mensur Suljović 93.211
6 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 103.3111
6 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 93.336
27 Flag of Scotland.svg John Henderson 92.613
6 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 99.8410
22 Flag of England.svg Alan Norris 96.253
11 Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins 81.543
22 Flag of England.svg Alan Norris 88.466
6 Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis 94.5010
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 87.947
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 92.746
30 Flag of England.svg Steve Beaton 92.952
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 102.389
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 96.5910
14 Ulster Banner.svg Brendan Dolan 82.992
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock 86.806

Statistics

PlayerEliminatedPlayedLegs WonLegs LostThrow Breaks100+140+170+180sHigh checkoutCheckout Av.%Average
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van Gerwen Winner548253866322417037.5102.57
Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Anderson 2nd Round2101512618069628.5790.84
Flag of England.svg Phil Taylor 1st Round1561167031482894.22
Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Wright 2nd Round215123352501011240.5499.33
Flag of England.svg Adrian Lewis Final543257905101814743.8895.56
Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Thornton 1st Round1562810031384292.91
Flag of England.svg James Wade 2nd Round2913432160810231.7597.67
Flag of England.svg Michael Smith 2nd Round29133295059231.8389.73
Flag of England.svg Ian White Quarter-finals32224161340138129.6393.77
Flag of England.svg Terry Jenkins 1st Round13628802201981.54
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Huybrechts 1st Round12608602812996.76
Flag of England.svg Dave Chisnall Quarter-finals323187433411416441.82100.13
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Whitlock Quarter-finals323212511801311241.0791.28
Flag of England.svg Mervyn King 1st Round11608500253384.59
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raymond van Barneveld 1st Round1561169021412890.09
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent van der Voort 2nd Round21011425121515742.8692.16
Flag of England.svg Stephen Bunting 1st Round146214404843189.56
Ulster Banner.svg Brendan Dolan 1st Round126018400161082.99
Flag of England.svg Justin Pipe 1st Round116113302441190.31
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Klaasen 1st Round1462153011123191.76
Flag of Austria.svg Mensur Suljović Semi-finals427216773021213938.5794.91
Flag of England.svg Jamie Caven 1st Round136114301203090.82
Flag of England.svg Steve Beaton 1st Round126178011321892.95
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Webster 1st Round13615601932385.86
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Benito van de Pas Quarter-finals32117943173810052.5094.31
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Lewis 2nd Round214156371711314236.596.45
Flag of Scotland.svg John Henderson 1st Round13621530213710092.61
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gerwyn Price 2nd Round21514341150411638.4693.84
Flag of England.svg Keegan Brown 1st Round146211403403696.89
Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Gurney Semi-finals428222603201512032.5694.17
Flag of England.svg Alan Norris 2nd Round291332517068623.0492.36
Flag of England.svg Joe Murnan 1st Round106012200-082.90

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