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The 2017 PDC Players Championship consisted of 22 darts tournaments on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour.
The prize money for the Players Championship events remained at 2016 levels, with each event having a prize fund of £75,000.
This is how the prize money is divided:
Stage (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £75,000) | |
---|---|---|
Winner | (1) | £10,000 |
Runner-up | (1) | £6,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £3,000 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £2,250 |
Fourth round | (8) | £1,500 |
Third round | (16) | £1,000 |
Second round | (32) | £500 |
First round | (64) | N/A |
Players Championship 1 was contested on Saturday 25 February 2017 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Alan Norris . [1]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
16 | Kyle Anderson | 1 | ||||||||||||
9 | Alan Norris | 6 | ||||||||||||
9 | Alan Norris | 6 | ||||||||||||
5 | Simon Whitlock | 4 | ||||||||||||
5 | Simon Whitlock | 6 | ||||||||||||
20 | Steve West | 2 | ||||||||||||
9 | Alan Norris | 6 | ||||||||||||
Peter Jacques | 1 | |||||||||||||
18 | Cristo Reyes | 5 | ||||||||||||
7 | James Wade | 6 | ||||||||||||
7 | James Wade | 4 | ||||||||||||
Peter Jacques | 6 | |||||||||||||
11 | Michael Smith | 4 | ||||||||||||
Peter Jacques | 6 |
Players Championship 2 was contested on Sunday 26 February 2017 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. Adrian Lewis hit a nine-dart finish against John Henderson . The winner was Gary Anderson . [2]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
1 | Peter Wright | 6 | ||||||||||||
8 | James Wade | 5 | ||||||||||||
1 | Peter Wright | 6 | ||||||||||||
21 | Daryl Gurney | 1 | ||||||||||||
21 | Daryl Gurney | 6 | ||||||||||||
Robert Owen | 5 | |||||||||||||
1 | Peter Wright | 1 | ||||||||||||
14 | Gary Anderson | 6 | ||||||||||||
Raymond van Barneveld | 4 | |||||||||||||
10 | Jelle Klaasen | 6 | ||||||||||||
10 | Jelle Klaasen | 2 | ||||||||||||
14 | Gary Anderson | 6 | ||||||||||||
11 | Michael Smith | 1 | ||||||||||||
14 | Gary Anderson | 6 |
Players Championship 3 was contested on Saturday 11 March 2017 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. Kim Huybrechts hit a nine-dart finish against Sven Groen . The winner was Rob Cross . [3]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
Ritchie Edhouse | 2 | |||||||||||||
24 | Mervyn King | 6 | ||||||||||||
24 | Mervyn King | 6 | ||||||||||||
21 | Steve West | 5 | ||||||||||||
21 | Steve West | 6 | ||||||||||||
13 | Michael Smith | 1 | ||||||||||||
24 | Mervyn King | 5 | ||||||||||||
Rob Cross | 6 | |||||||||||||
Raymond van Barneveld | 4 | |||||||||||||
Rob Cross | 6 | |||||||||||||
Rob Cross | 6 | |||||||||||||
11 | Gerwyn Price | 5 | ||||||||||||
11 | Gerwyn Price | 6 | ||||||||||||
19 | Daryl Gurney | 4 |
Players Championship 4 was contested on Sunday 12 March 2017 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. Joe Cullen hit a nine-dart finish against Jim Brown . The winner was Simon Whitlock . [4]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
1 | Michael van Gerwen | 6 | ||||||||||||
8 | Ian White | 3 | ||||||||||||
1 | Michael van Gerwen | 5 | ||||||||||||
Darren Johnson | 6 | |||||||||||||
Darren Johnson | 6 | |||||||||||||
4 | Benito van de Pas | 5 | ||||||||||||
Darren Johnson | 3 | |||||||||||||
6 | Simon Whitlock | 6 | ||||||||||||
Dirk van Duijvenbode | 5 | |||||||||||||
10 | Kim Huybrechts | 6 | ||||||||||||
10 | Kim Huybrechts | 4 | ||||||||||||
6 | Simon Whitlock | 6 | ||||||||||||
6 | Simon Whitlock | 6 | ||||||||||||
14 | Gary Anderson | 5 |
Players Championship 5 was contested on Saturday 1 April 2017 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The winner was Adrian Lewis . [5]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
1 | Michael van Gerwen | 6 | ||||||||||||
8 | Ian White | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Michael van Gerwen | 5 | ||||||||||||
Adrian Lewis | 6 | |||||||||||||
Richard North | 5 | |||||||||||||
Adrian Lewis | 6 | |||||||||||||
Adrian Lewis | 6 | |||||||||||||
6 | Dave Chisnall | 3 | ||||||||||||
18 | Steve Beaton | 5 | ||||||||||||
7 | Alan Norris | 6 | ||||||||||||
7 | Alan Norris | 3 | ||||||||||||
6 | Dave Chisnall | 6 | ||||||||||||
6 | Dave Chisnall | 6 | ||||||||||||
Mark Webster | 0 |
Players Championship 6 was contested on Sunday 2 April 2017 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. Ricky Williams hit a nine-dart finish against Jeffrey de Graaf . The winner was Michael van Gerwen . [6]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
1 | Michael van Gerwen | 6 | ||||||||||||
9 | Kim Huybrechts | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | Michael van Gerwen | 6 | ||||||||||||
20 | Mervyn King | 1 | ||||||||||||
Raymond van Barneveld | 2 | |||||||||||||
20 | Mervyn King | 6 | ||||||||||||
1 | Michael van Gerwen | 6 | ||||||||||||
2 | Peter Wright | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Peter Wright | 6 | ||||||||||||
Richard North | 2 | |||||||||||||
2 | Peter Wright | 6 | ||||||||||||
3 | Mensur Suljović | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | Simon Whitlock | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Mensur Suljović | 6 |
Players Championship 7 was contested on Saturday 8 April 2017 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Daryl Gurney . [7]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
1 | Peter Wright | 4 | ||||||||||||
8 | Kim Huybrechts | 6 | ||||||||||||
8 | Kim Huybrechts | 6 | ||||||||||||
Jermaine Wattimena | 3 | |||||||||||||
5 | Benito van de Pas | 3 | ||||||||||||
Jermaine Wattimena | 6 | |||||||||||||
8 | Kim Huybrechts | 3 | ||||||||||||
19 | Daryl Gurney | 6 | ||||||||||||
2 | Mensur Suljović | 4 | ||||||||||||
10 | Gerwyn Price | 6 | ||||||||||||
10 | Gerwyn Price | 4 | ||||||||||||
19 | Daryl Gurney | 6 | ||||||||||||
Steve Lennon | 5 | |||||||||||||
19 | Daryl Gurney | 6 |
Players Championship 8 was contested on Sunday 9 April 2017 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Joe Cullen . [8]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
Robbie Green | 0 | |||||||||||||
9 | James Wade | 6 | ||||||||||||
9 | James Wade | 4 | ||||||||||||
13 | Daryl Gurney | 6 | ||||||||||||
Stuart Kellett | 4 | |||||||||||||
13 | Daryl Gurney | 6 | ||||||||||||
13 | Daryl Gurney | 5 | ||||||||||||
14 | Joe Cullen | 6 | ||||||||||||
18 | Mervyn King | 6 | ||||||||||||
10 | Gerwyn Price | 4 | ||||||||||||
18 | Mervyn King | 4 | ||||||||||||
14 | Joe Cullen | 6 | ||||||||||||
James Richardson | 4 | |||||||||||||
14 | Joe Cullen | 6 |
Players Championship 9 was contested on Saturday 29 April 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Michael van Gerwen , who also hit a nine-dart finish in the final against Robert Thornton . [9]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
1 | Michael van Gerwen | 6 | ||||||||||||
24 | Adrian Lewis | 5 | ||||||||||||
1 | Michael van Gerwen | 6 | ||||||||||||
Jan Dekker | 0 | |||||||||||||
5 | Dave Chisnall | 5 | ||||||||||||
Jan Dekker | 6 | |||||||||||||
1 | Michael van Gerwen | 6 | ||||||||||||
26 | Robert Thornton | 2 | ||||||||||||
Mike De Decker | 4 | |||||||||||||
26 | Robert Thornton | 6 | ||||||||||||
26 | Robert Thornton | 6 | ||||||||||||
Robbie Green | 3 | |||||||||||||
Jonathan Worsley | 1 | |||||||||||||
Robbie Green | 6 |
Players Championship 10 was contested on Sunday 30 April 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. Peter Wright hit a nine-dart finish against Michael Smith . The winner was Gary Anderson . [10]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
16 | Gary Anderson | 6 | ||||||||||||
Jonny Clayton | 0 | |||||||||||||
16 | Gary Anderson | 6 | ||||||||||||
20 | Steve West | 2 | ||||||||||||
12 | Alan Norris | 3 | ||||||||||||
20 | Steve West | 6 | ||||||||||||
16 | Gary Anderson | 6 | ||||||||||||
2 | Peter Wright | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Peter Wright | 6 | ||||||||||||
Ryan Searle | 5 | |||||||||||||
2 | Peter Wright | 6 | ||||||||||||
14 | Michael Smith | 3 | ||||||||||||
11 | Ian White | 5 | ||||||||||||
14 | Michael Smith | 6 |
Players Championship 11 was contested on Saturday 20 May 2017 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. The winner was Peter Wright . [11]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
1 | Peter Wright | 6 | ||||||||||||
Jeffrey de Graaf | 2 | |||||||||||||
1 | Peter Wright | 6 | ||||||||||||
21 | Rob Cross | 3 | ||||||||||||
21 | Rob Cross | 6 | ||||||||||||
29 | Jonny Clayton | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | Peter Wright | 6 | ||||||||||||
11 | Daryl Gurney | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Mensur Suljović | 3 | ||||||||||||
Andy Boulton | 6 | |||||||||||||
Andy Boulton | 2 | |||||||||||||
11 | Daryl Gurney | 6 | ||||||||||||
11 | Daryl Gurney | 6 | ||||||||||||
3 | Simon Whitlock | 2 |
Players Championship 12 was contested on Sunday 21 May 2017 at the Arena MK in Milton Keynes. Dave Chisnall hit a nine-dart finish against Darren Webster . The winner was Rob Cross . [12]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
1 | Peter Wright | 3 | ||||||||||||
9 | Ian White | 6 | ||||||||||||
9 | Ian White | 6 | ||||||||||||
21 | James Wilson | 3 | ||||||||||||
21 | James Wilson | 6 | ||||||||||||
29 | Jonny Clayton | 2 | ||||||||||||
9 | Ian White | 5 | ||||||||||||
18 | Rob Cross | 6 | ||||||||||||
18 | Rob Cross | 6 | ||||||||||||
26 | Darren Webster | 1 | ||||||||||||
18 | Rob Cross | 6 | ||||||||||||
6 | Kim Huybrechts | 1 | ||||||||||||
6 | Kim Huybrechts | 6 | ||||||||||||
3 | Simon Whitlock | 3 |
Players Championship 13 was contested on Saturday 17 June 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Steve Beaton . [13]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
16 | Rob Cross | 6 | ||||||||||||
25 | Robert Thornton | 1 | ||||||||||||
16 | Rob Cross | 3 | ||||||||||||
21 | Steve Beaton | 6 | ||||||||||||
21 | Steve Beaton | 6 | ||||||||||||
Kirk Shepherd | 0 | |||||||||||||
21 | Steve Beaton | 6 | ||||||||||||
14 | Gary Anderson | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Mensur Suljović | 2 | ||||||||||||
10 | Daryl Gurney | 6 | ||||||||||||
10 | Daryl Gurney | 1 | ||||||||||||
14 | Gary Anderson | 6 | ||||||||||||
6 | Kim Huybrechts | 0 | ||||||||||||
14 | Gary Anderson | 6 |
Players Championship 14 was contested on Sunday 18 June 2017 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The winner was Gary Anderson . [14]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
32 | Vincent van der Voort | 3 | ||||||||||||
24 | Robert Thornton | 6 | ||||||||||||
24 | Robert Thornton | 3 | ||||||||||||
5 | Ian White | 6 | ||||||||||||
5 | Ian White | 6 | ||||||||||||
Jeffrey de Zwaan | 5 | |||||||||||||
5 | Ian White | 1 | ||||||||||||
11 | Gary Anderson | 6 | ||||||||||||
15 | Rob Cross | 6 | ||||||||||||
10 | Daryl Gurney | 4 | ||||||||||||
15 | Rob Cross | 4 | ||||||||||||
11 | Gary Anderson | 6 | ||||||||||||
11 | Gary Anderson | 6 | ||||||||||||
Richard North | 3 |
Players Championship 15 was contested on Saturday 8 July 2017 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Darren Webster . [15]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
17 | Kyle Anderson | 6 | ||||||||||||
24 | Jonny Clayton | 2 | ||||||||||||
17 | Kyle Anderson | 5 | ||||||||||||
21 | Darren Webster | 6 | ||||||||||||
21 | Darren Webster | 6 | ||||||||||||
4 | Alan Norris | 5 | ||||||||||||
21 | Darren Webster | 6 | ||||||||||||
3 | Daryl Gurney | 1 | ||||||||||||
18 | John Henderson | 5 | ||||||||||||
23 | Justin Pipe | 6 | ||||||||||||
23 | Justin Pipe | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Daryl Gurney | 6 | ||||||||||||
27 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Daryl Gurney | 6 |
Players Championship 16 was contested on Sunday 9 July 2017 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Joe Cullen . [16]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
17 | Steve Beaton | 6 | ||||||||||||
8 | Ian White | 4 | ||||||||||||
17 | Steve Beaton | 5 | ||||||||||||
Zoran Lerchbacher | 6 | |||||||||||||
Keegan Brown | 4 | |||||||||||||
Zoran Lerchbacher | 6 | |||||||||||||
Zoran Lerchbacher | 4 | |||||||||||||
10 | Joe Cullen | 6 | ||||||||||||
10 | Joe Cullen | 6 | ||||||||||||
Nathan Aspinall | 5 | |||||||||||||
10 | Joe Cullen | 6 | ||||||||||||
3 | Daryl Gurney | 2 | ||||||||||||
Brendan Dolan | 4 | |||||||||||||
3 | Daryl Gurney | 6 |
Players Championship 17 was contested on Saturday 5 August 2017 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. Jamie Lewis and Kyle Anderson hit nine-dart finishes against John Part and Ronny Huybrechts respectively. The winner was Kyle Anderson . [17]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
32 | Jermaine Wattimena | 6 | ||||||||||||
24 | Justin Pipe | 3 | ||||||||||||
32 | Jermaine Wattimena | 3 | ||||||||||||
Kevin Painter | 6 | |||||||||||||
Kevin Painter | 6 | |||||||||||||
13 | Gerwyn Price | 5 | ||||||||||||
Kevin Painter | 2 | |||||||||||||
22 | Kyle Anderson | 6 | ||||||||||||
2 | Michael Smith | 6 | ||||||||||||
Yordi Meeuwisse | 2 | |||||||||||||
2 | Michael Smith | 3 | ||||||||||||
22 | Kyle Anderson | 6 | ||||||||||||
22 | Kyle Anderson | 6 | ||||||||||||
14 | Stephen Bunting | 3 |
Players Championship 18 was contested on Sunday 6 August 2017 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Dave Chisnall . [18]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
32 | Richard North | 6 | ||||||||||||
9 | Joe Cullen | 3 | ||||||||||||
32 | Richard North | 6 | ||||||||||||
12 | Stephen Bunting | 5 | ||||||||||||
12 | Stephen Bunting | 6 | ||||||||||||
4 | Alan Norris | 1 | ||||||||||||
32 | Richard North | 5 | ||||||||||||
10 | Dave Chisnall | 6 | ||||||||||||
Brendan Dolan | 5 | |||||||||||||
10 | Dave Chisnall | 6 | ||||||||||||
10 | Dave Chisnall | 6 | ||||||||||||
Ryan Searle | 2 | |||||||||||||
William O'Connor | 3 | |||||||||||||
Ryan Searle | 6 |
Players Championship 19 was contested on Friday 29 September 2017 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin. Mensur Suljović hit a nine-dart finish against Ryan Searle . The winner was Rob Cross . [19]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
1 | Peter Wright | 6 | ||||||||||||
Andrew Gilding | 1 | |||||||||||||
1 | Peter Wright | 6 | ||||||||||||
Toni Alcinas | 3 | |||||||||||||
Steve Lennon | 5 | |||||||||||||
Toni Alcinas | 6 | |||||||||||||
1 | Peter Wright | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | Rob Cross | 6 | ||||||||||||
31 | Vincent van der Voort | 0 | ||||||||||||
7 | Rob Cross | 6 | ||||||||||||
7 | Rob Cross | 6 | ||||||||||||
6 | Mensur Suljović | 1 | ||||||||||||
6 | Mensur Suljović | 6 | ||||||||||||
Jimmy Hendriks | 4 |
Players Championship 20 was contested on Saturday 30 September 2017 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin. The winner was Mensur Suljović . [20]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
16 | Gerwyn Price | 5 | ||||||||||||
Madars Razma | 6 | |||||||||||||
Madars Razma | 3 | |||||||||||||
21 | Stephen Bunting | 6 | ||||||||||||
21 | Stephen Bunting | 6 | ||||||||||||
29 | Vincent van der Voort | 1 | ||||||||||||
21 | Stephen Bunting | 4 | ||||||||||||
7 | Mensur Suljović | 6 | ||||||||||||
2 | Michael van Gerwen | 3 | ||||||||||||
7 | Mensur Suljović | 6 | ||||||||||||
7 | Mensur Suljović | 6 | ||||||||||||
James Wilson | 4 | |||||||||||||
22 | John Henderson | 3 | ||||||||||||
James Wilson | 6 |
Players Championship 21 was contested on Tuesday 10 October 2017 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. Dave Chisnall hit a nine-dart finish against Ryan Searle . The winner was Rob Cross . [21]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
1 | Peter Wright | 2 | ||||||||||||
William O'Connor | 6 | |||||||||||||
William O'Connor | 2 | |||||||||||||
4 | Rob Cross | 6 | ||||||||||||
Keegan Brown | 0 | |||||||||||||
4 | Rob Cross | 6 | ||||||||||||
4 | Rob Cross | 6 | ||||||||||||
22 | Adrian Lewis | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Michael Smith | 2 | ||||||||||||
Jermaine Wattimena | 6 | |||||||||||||
Jermaine Wattimena | 2 | |||||||||||||
22 | Adrian Lewis | 6 | ||||||||||||
22 | Adrian Lewis | 6 | ||||||||||||
14 | Gerwyn Price | 5 |
Players Championship 22 was contested on Wednesday 11 October 2017 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The winner was Jonny Clayton . [22]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 11 legs) | Final (best of 11 legs) | ||||||||||||
32 | James Wilson | 6 | ||||||||||||
Ron Meulenkamp | 5 | |||||||||||||
32 | James Wilson | 6 | ||||||||||||
Jamie Caven | 3 | |||||||||||||
21 | John Henderson | 5 | ||||||||||||
Jamie Caven | 6 | |||||||||||||
32 | James Wilson | 1 | ||||||||||||
30 | Jonny Clayton | 6 | ||||||||||||
Jeffrey de Zwaan | 6 | |||||||||||||
26 | Richard North | 1 | ||||||||||||
Jeffrey de Zwaan | 4 | |||||||||||||
30 | Jonny Clayton | 6 | ||||||||||||
Toni Alcinas | 5 | |||||||||||||
30 | Jonny Clayton | 6 |
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