2021 PDC Players Championship series

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The 2021 PDC Players Championship series consisted of 30 darts tournaments on the 2021 PDC Pro Tour. As with the second half of 2020, the events were grouped into Super Series events, with 8 events taking place throughout the year. [1] [2]

Contents

The Top 64 on the Players Championship Order of Merit qualified for the 2021 Players Championship Finals.

2021 PDC Players Championship Order of Merit: [3]

RankPlayerEarnings
1 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa £67,250
2 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright £61,750
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton £60,750
4 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith £58,750
6 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen £51,250
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen £49,500
8 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price £48,000
9 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan £46,750
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode £46,250

Prize money

The prize money for the Players Championship events remained at 2020 levels, with each event having a prize fund of £75,000.

This is how the prize money was 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

February (Super Series 1)

Players Championship 1

Players Championship 1 was contested on Thursday 25 February 2021 at the Bolton Whites Hotel. Michael Smith hit a nine-dart finish against Geert De Vos. The tournament was won by Joe Cullen , who defeated Jonny Clayton 8–7 in the final. [4]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
16 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 94.945
8 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 96.156
8 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 92.454
4 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 94.957
4 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 98.046
28 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 96.774
4 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 86.528
18 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 92.837
18 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 99.496
7 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 89.972
18 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 109.597
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jonathan Worsley 85.170
  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jonathan Worsley 95.886
6 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 103.485

Players Championship 2

Players Championship 2 was contested on Friday 26 February 2021 at the Bolton Whites Hotel. Adrian Lewis hit a nine-dart finish against Jeff Smith . The tournament was won by Callan Rydz, who defeated Jonny Clayton 8–7 in the final. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
  Flag of Greece.svg   John Michael 83.944
8 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 87.206
8 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 87.922
  Flag of England.svg   Callan Rydz 92.897
  Flag of England.svg   Callan Rydz 93.706
12 Flag of England.svg   Ian White 91.681
  Flag of England.svg   Callan Rydz 98.348
14 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 97.037
  Flag of England.svg   Steve Beaton 97.133
26 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Vincent van der Voort 95.806
26 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Vincent van der Voort 84.995
14 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 90.877
14 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 101.276
11 Flag of Austria.svg   Mensur Suljović 98.233

Players Championship 3

Players Championship 3 was contested on Saturday 27 February 2021 at the Bolton Whites Hotel. Mensur Suljović hit a nine-dart finish against Peter Hudson . The tournament was won by Raymond van Barneveld, who defeated Joe Cullen 8–6 in the final. [9] [10] [11]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
1 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 104.946
9 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 97.352
1 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 95.717
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Noppert 94.203
13 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 103.014
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Noppert 96.666
1 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 95.526
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 94.418
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 98.646
  Flag of Scotland.svg   Alan Soutar 91.312
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 100.507
11 Flag of England.svg   Ian White 97.723
19 Flag of England.svg   Glen Durrant 86.311
11 Flag of England.svg   Ian White 96.646

Players Championship 4

Players Championship 4 was contested on Sunday 28 February 2021 at the Bolton Whites Hotel. Luke Woodhouse hit a nine-dart finish against Danny Noppert. The tournament was won by Jonny Clayton, who defeated Damon Heta 8–6 in the final. [12] [13] [14] [15]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
17 Ulster Banner.svg   Daryl Gurney 92.864
25 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 97.736
25 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 88.815
13 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 92.357
13 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 9.516
5 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 91.533
13 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 97.728
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 96.376
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 100.496
26 Flag of Latvia.svg   Madars Razma 102.382
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 95.453
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 100.487
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 97.346
22 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 96.233

March (Super Series 2)

Players Championship 5

Players Championship 5 was contested on Tuesday 16 March 2021 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes. Ritchie Edhouse hit a nine-dart finish against William Borland , whilst Wayne Jones also did the same against Gerwyn Price. The tournament was won by Brendan Dolan, who defeated Michael Smith 8–7 in the final. [16]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
1 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 105.076
25 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Joyce 98.604
1 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 90.584
29 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 98.507
29 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 109.546
Flag of England.svg   Scott Mitchell 106.793
29 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 97.738
7 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 93.807
Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 86.222
7 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 96.776
7 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 99.747
Flag of Scotland.svg   Alan Soutar 88.236
Flag of Scotland.svg   Alan Soutar 96.906
27 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 96.915

Players Championship 6

Players Championship 6 was contested on Wednesday 17 March 2021 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes. The tournament was won by Gerwyn Price, who defeated Luke Humphries 8–5 in the final. [17] [18]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
17 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 87.876
8 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 86.663
17 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 104.826
5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 106.827
4 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 96.803
5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 104.046
5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 102.258
  Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 97.085
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Niels Zonneveld 94.194
Flag of England.svg   Jamie Hughes 99.196
  Flag of England.svg   Jamie Hughes 97.076
  Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 97.037
Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 90.966
27 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 87.762

Players Championship 7

Players Championship 7 was contested on Thursday 18 March 2021 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes. The tournament was won by Jonny Clayton, who defeated James Wade 8–5 in the final. [19] [20] [21] [22]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
32 Flag of Lithuania.svg   Darius Labanauskas 100.964
8 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 97.606
8 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 88.687
21 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 95.575
  Flag of England.svg  Chas Barstow 98.743
21 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 102.766
8 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 98.585
7 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 101.428
2 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 103.924
7 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 103.366
7 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 100.207
  Flag of England.svg  Jason Heaver 93.940
Flag of England.svg  Jason Heaver 96.956
22 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Vincent van der Voort 88.524

Players Championship 8

Players Championship 8 was contested on Friday 19 March 2021 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes. Mickey Mansell hit a nine-dart finish against Jamie Hughes . The tournament was won by Peter Wright , who defeated Gerwyn Price 8–3 in the final. [23] [24] [25]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
1 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 101.326
9 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 95.253
1 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 94.862
4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 103.637
4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 108.336
Flag of Ireland.svg   Steve Lennon 94.794
4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 101.968
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 94.173
15 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 105.906
  Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 98.804
15 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 93.682
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 101.707
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 107.406
  Flag of England.svg   Jason Lowe 94.562

April (Super Series 3)

Players Championship 9

Players Championship 9 was contested on Saturday 24 April 2021 at the H+ Hotel in Niedernhausen. Nathan Aspinall hit a nine-dart finish against Andy Boulton. The tournament was won by José de Sousa, who defeated Luke Humphries 8–1 in the final. [26] [27]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 111.336
24 Flag of England.svg   Jamie Hughes 96.230
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 96.646
29 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 96.457
29 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 99.886
  Flag of England.svg   Jason Lowe 96.384
29 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 93.661
2 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 114.088
2 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 111.066
10 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 99.152
2 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 103.557
  Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Kciuk 91.762
  Flag of England.svg   Alan Tabern 89.845
  Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Kciuk 99.416

Players Championship 10

Players Championship 10 was contested on Sunday 25 April 2021 at the H+ Hotel in Niedernhausen. Stephen Bunting and José de Sousa hit nine-dart finishes against Ron Meulenkamp and Jermaine Wattimena respectively. The tournament was won by Michael Smith , who defeated Ross Smith 8–5 in the final. [28] [29] [30]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
1 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 95.843
24 Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith 98.026
24 Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith 98.267
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Berry van Peer 84.542
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Berry van Peer 93.836
28 Flag of Ireland.svg   Steve Lennon 95.523
24 Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith 90.075
3 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 96.958
  Flag of England.svg  Aaron Beeney 86.546
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 84.522
Flag of England.svg  Aaron Beeney 84.884
3 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 92.957
3 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 105.126
Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 91.213

Players Championship 11

Players Championship 11 was contested on Monday 26 April 2021 at the H+ Hotel in Niedernhausen. The tournament was won by Dirk van Duijvenbode, who defeated Martijn Kleermaker 8–6 in the final. [31] [32] [33]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
  Flag of Scotland.svg   Andy Boulton 96.466
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 96.235
  Flag of Scotland.svg   Andy Boulton 91.165
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 95.737
  Flag of England.svg   Scott Mitchell 95.704
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 92.586
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 92.458
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Martijn Kleermaker 92.256
15 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 90.965
10 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 93.296
10 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 95.985
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Martijn Kleermaker 89.467
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Martijn Kleermaker 88.566
  Flag of England.svg   Ritchie Edhouse 96.155

Players Championship 12

Players Championship 12 was contested on Tuesday 27 April 2021 at the H+ Hotel in Niedernhausen. Krzysztof Ratajski hit a nine-dart finish against Keane Barry. The tournament was won by Dimitri Van den Bergh, who defeated Dirk van Duijvenbode 8–7 in the final. [34] [35]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
16 Ulster Banner.svg   Daryl Gurney 96.524
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Noppert 90.176
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Noppert 78.992
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 89.107
  Flag of England.svg   Scott Mitchell 91.865
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 97.126
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 95.898
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 92.937
2 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 91.183
  Flag of Scotland.svg   Robert Thornton 88.346
  Flag of Scotland.svg   Robert Thornton 92.174
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 98.727
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Simon Whitlock 90.170
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 101.336

June (Super Series 4)

Players Championship 13

Players Championship 13 was contested on Monday 14 June 2021 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes. Niels Zonneveld hit a nine-dart finish against James Wade. The tournament was won by Joe Cullen , who defeated Gerwyn Price 8–6 in the final. [36]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
1 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 93.156
8 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 88.764
1 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 93.727
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 91.772
29 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Martijn Kleermaker 92.801
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 107.786
1 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 93.818
6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 90.366
15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 97.194
7 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 105.156
7 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 99.371
6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 104.427
Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 90.445
6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 95.726

Players Championship 14

Players Championship 14 was contested on Tuesday 15 June 2021 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes. Jim McEwan and Geert Nentjes hit nine-dart finishes against Raymond van Barneveld and Kirk Shepherd respectively. The tournament was won by José de Sousa, who defeated Michael van Gerwen 8–6 in the final. [37]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
1 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 100.074
Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 106.096
Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 88.672
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 106.297
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 97.206
Flag of England.svg   Ted Evetts 96.304
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 94.996
2 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 100.578
2 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 105.526
26 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 95.061
2 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 100.707
19 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 94.025
19 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 97.116
Flag of England.svg   Ritchie Edhouse 95.374

Players Championship 15

Players Championship 15 was contested on Wednesday 16 June 2021 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes. Ian White hit a nine-dart finish against Ron Meulenkamp. The tournament was won by José de Sousa, who defeated Ryan Searle 8–7 in the final. [38] [39]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
32 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 93.596
  Flag of Croatia.svg   Boris Krčmar 89.602
32 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 99.877
  Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting 95.144
  Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis 102.902
  Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting 92.456
32 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 94.217
2 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 96.608
2 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 98.946
7 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 101.925
2 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 112.077
19 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 100.762
19 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 96.106
6 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 97.915

Players Championship 16

Players Championship 16 was contested on Thursday 17 June 2021 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes. The tournament was won by Peter Wright , who defeated Luke Humphries 8–4 in the final. [40] [41]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis 99.163
25 Flag of England.svg   Callan Rydz 102.586
25 Flag of England.svg   Callan Rydz 96.610
5 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 106.277
13 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 100.841
5 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 103.416
5 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 108.948
26 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 94.294
Flag of England.svg   Steve Beaton 96.675
26 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 91.266
26 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 88.917
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 89.143
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 99.763
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 100.776

July (Super Series 5)

Players Championship 17

Players Championship 17 was contested on Monday 5 July 2021 at the Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry. The tournament was won by Stephen Bunting, who defeated Dimitri Van den Bergh 8–4 in the final. [42] [43]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
32 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting 103.896
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 92.922
32 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting 94.557
5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 93.135
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 109.065
5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 100.096
32 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting 95.248
27 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 92.604
2 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 100.996
23 Flag of England.svg   Mervyn King 97.153
2 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 98.054
27 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 103.317
14 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 93.563
27 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 103.726

Players Championship 18

Players Championship 18 was contested on Tuesday 6 July 2021 at the Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry. Danny Noppert and Martin Atkins hit nine-dart finishes against each other. [44] The tournament was won by Chris Dobey, who defeated José de Sousa 8–7 in the final. [45] [46] [47]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
1 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 103.636
24 Flag of England.svg   Mervyn King 99.191
1 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 94.927
29 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 91.036
29 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 111.336
  Flag of Croatia.svg   Boris Krčmar 89.360
1 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 104.327
  Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 97.068
18 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting 102.005
  Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 105.646
  Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 107.337
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Maik Kuivenhoven 99.606
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Maik Kuivenhoven 95.396
  Flag of England.svg   Scott Mitchell 93.815

Players Championship 19

Players Championship 19 was contested on Wednesday 7 July 2021 at the Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry. Dimitri Van den Bergh hit a nine-dart finish against Jonny Clayton. The tournament was won by Ross Smith , who defeated Brendan Dolan 8–4 in the final. [48]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
32 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Joyce 99.366
  Flag of England.svg   Keegan Brown 93.453
32 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Joyce 97.302
28 Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith 100.197
  Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 94.451
28 Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith 101.976
28 Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith 91.488
14 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 90.484
15 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 88.392
23 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.146
23 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 94.792
14 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 99.147
14 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 109.196
6 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 107.012

Players Championship 20

Players Championship 20 was contested on Thursday 8 July 2021 at the Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry. Gabriel Clemens and Kim Huybrechts hit nine-dart finishes against Jelle Klaasen and Dirk van Duijvenbode respectively. The tournament was won by Peter Wright , who defeated Michael van Gerwen 8–2 in the final. [49] [50] [51]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
1 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 106.726
Flag of England.svg  Chas Barstow 96.273
1 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 96.222
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 99.077
4 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 95.515
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 102.416
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 106.272
3 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 108.848
2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 94.163
7 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 90.316
7 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 85.712
3 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 102.177
3 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 98.196
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Noppert 86.623

August (Super Series 6)

Players Championship 21

Players Championship 21 was contested on Monday 2 August 2021 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The tournament was won by Gerwyn Price, who defeated Damon Heta 8–7 in the final. [52]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Lewy Williams 97.045
25 Flag of England.svg   Ian White 98.896
25 Flag of England.svg   Ian White 100.613
4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 112.517
4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 99.616
28 Flag of England.svg   Callan Rydz 96.695
4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 107.828
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 95.657
Flag of England.svg   Ritchie Edhouse 90.023
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 91.886
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 101.167
14 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 93.432
14 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 96.376
22 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 98.323

Players Championship 22

Players Championship 22 was contested on Tuesday 3 August 2021 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The tournament was won by Ryan Searle , who defeated Peter Wright 8–7 in the final. [53]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
17 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.746
24 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Vincent van der Voort 88.963
17 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 100.734
5 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 99.237
Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 103.804
5 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 109.636
5 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 102.597
27 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 94.968
  Flag of Ireland.svg   Keane Barry 86.845
Flag of England.svg   Martin Lukeman 87.126
Flag of England.svg   Martin Lukeman 84.930
27 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 116.907
Flag of England.svg   Luke Woodhouse 85.981
27 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 100.446

Players Championship 23

Players Championship 23 was contested on Wednesday 4 August 2021 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The tournament was won by Peter Wright , who defeated Jonny Clayton 8–7 in the final. [54] [55] [56]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
32 Flag of England.svg   Jamie Hughes 86.826
25 Ulster Banner.svg   Daryl Gurney 85.245
32 Flag of England.svg   Jamie Hughes 88.405
4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 95.447
4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 100.556
Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 95.853
4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 97.588
6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 96.267
18 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 81.383
10 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 86.136
10 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 90.412
6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 103.637
14 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 95.602
6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 102.866

October (Super Series 7)

Players Championship 24

Players Championship 24 was contested on Tuesday 19 October 2021 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. Nathan Aspinall and Callan Rydz hit nine-dart finishes against Keegan Brown and Adrian Lewis respectively. The tournament was won by Dimitri Van den Bergh, who defeated Adrian Lewis 8–5 in the final. [57] [58]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Kim Huybrechts 91.866
Ulster Banner.svg   Mickey Mansell 93.453
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Kim Huybrechts 102.784
13 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 104.377
13 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 109.816
21 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 103.042
13 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 100.608
30 Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis 95.855
15 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 99.215
26 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 99.306
26 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 93.992
30 Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis 100.307
30 Flag of England.svg   Adrian Lewis 93.986
11 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 86.532

Players Championship 25

Players Championship 25 was contested on Wednesday 20 October 2021 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The tournament was won by Callan Rydz, who defeated Gabriel Clemens 8–6 in the final. [59] [60] [61]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
17 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 93.586
Flag of England.svg   Steve Brown 88.014
17 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 104.137
29 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 106.206
29 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 99.496
Flag of England.svg   Ryan Meikle 89.791
17 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 90.936
18 Flag of England.svg   Callan Rydz 90.998
18 Flag of England.svg   Callan Rydz 97.506
26 Flag of England.svg   Mervyn King 92.663
18 Flag of England.svg   Callan Rydz 97.837
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 93.701
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Maik Kuivenhoven 83.582
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 85.346

Players Championship 26

Players Championship 26 was contested on Thursday 21 October 2021 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. Madars Razma hit a nine-dart finish against Rob Cross. The tournament was won by Rob Cross, who defeated Ryan Searle 8–6 in the final. [62] [63]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
  Flag of Latvia.svg   Madars Razma 84.116
Flag of England.svg   Luke Woodhouse 83.964
Flag of Latvia.svg   Madars Razma 90.054
20 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 93.857
20 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 101.876
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Vincent van der Voort 93.822
20 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 97.248
11 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 95.746
18 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 108.556
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 102.144
18 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 91.095
11 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 95.977
3 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 93.984
11 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 100.706

Players Championship 27

Players Championship 27 was contested on Friday 22 October 2021 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The tournament was won by Michael Smith , who defeated Ross Smith 8–6 in the final. [64] [65]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
17 Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith 110.686
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 96.395
17 Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith 103.757
13 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 100.726
13 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 101.356
5 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 94.494
17 Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith 97.076
3 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 97.068
18 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 97.635
Flag of Germany.svg   Florian Hempel 98.376
Flag of Germany.svg   Florian Hempel 86.813
3 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 94.017
3 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 94.356
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Kim Huybrechts 95.493

November (Super Series 8)

Players Championship 28

Players Championship 28 was contested on Tuesday 2 November 2021 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. [66] Gabriel Clemens and Scott Waites hit nine-dart finishes against Ross Smith and Daryl Gurney respectively. The tournament was won by Chris Dobey, who defeated Ryan Searle 8–6 in the final. [67]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
17 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 97.735
8 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 98.156
8 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 98.047
28 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 89.904
13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 87.732
28 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 102.476
8 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 98.536
26 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 97.858
2 Flag of Portugal.svg   José de Sousa 99.932
26 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 105.036
26 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 111.737
11 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 112.954
Flag of Scotland.svg   Alan Soutar 93.611
11 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 100.596

Players Championship 29

Players Championship 29 was contested on Wednesday 3 November 2021 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. Steve West and Mickey Mansell hit nine-dart finishes against José de Sousa and Krzysztof Kciuk respectively. The tournament was won by Michael van Gerwen. [68] [69]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jelle Klaasen 95.290
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 101.336
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 89.903
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 96.897
20 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 101.202
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 107.216
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 102.308
18 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 102.575
18 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 109.236
7 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 100.594
18 Flag of England.svg   Nathan Aspinall 100.647
Flag of Ireland.svg   William O'Connor 94.294
30 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Kim Huybrechts 89.463
Flag of Ireland.svg   William O'Connor 93.436

Players Championship 30

Players Championship 30 was contested on Thursday 4 November 2021 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. The tournament was won by Krzysztof Ratajski, who defeated Joe Cullen 8–7 in the final. [70] [71] [72]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
Flag of England.svg   Matthew Edgar 88.153
8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 98.546
8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 104.224
4 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 111.287
4 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 104.876
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Noppert 108.473
4 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 88.017
19 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 96.048
18 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 90.844
Flag of Lithuania.svg   Darius Labanauskas 95.686
Flag of Lithuania.svg   Darius Labanauskas 92.753
19 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 100.477
19 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 98.966
6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 101.565

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