The 2024 PDC Players Championship series consists of 30 darts tournaments on the 2024 PDC Pro Tour.
The Top 64 on the Players Championship Order of Merit will qualify for the 2024 Players Championship Finals.
PDC Players Championship Order of Merit as of 9 April 2024: [1]
The 2024 prize money has been significantly increased compared to the previous year. [2]
This is how the prize money is divided:
Stage (no. of players) | Prize money (Total: £125,000) | |
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Winner | (1) | £15,000 |
Runner-up | (1) | £10,000 |
Semi-finalists | (2) | £5,000 |
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £3,500 |
Fourth round | (8) | £2,500 |
Third round | (16) | £1,500 |
Second round | (32) | £1,000 |
Players Championship 1 was contested on Monday 12 February 2024. Luke Littler hit a nine-dart finish against Michele Turetta, whilst Leighton Bennett also hit one against Lukas Wenig and Mickey Mansell also did the same against Krzysztof Ratajski . The tournament was won by Luke Littler . [3] [4]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Luke Littler 100.65 | 6 | |||||||||||||
James Hurrell 91.52 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Luke Littler 89.70 | 7 | |||||||||||||
Alan Soutar 88.85 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Alan Soutar 93.95 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Nick Kenny 90.40 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Luke Littler 109.64 | 8 | |||||||||||||
Ryan Searle 111.71 | 7 | |||||||||||||
Ryan Searle 93.10 | 6 | |||||||||||||
José de Sousa 93.38 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Ryan Searle 92.00 | 7 | |||||||||||||
Gian van Veen 81.57 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Brendan Dolan 95.62 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Gian van Veen 97.20 | 6 |
Players Championship 2 was contested on Tuesday 13 February 2024. The tournament was won by Gary Anderson . [5] [6]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Peter Wright 99.77 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Robert Owen 87.92 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Peter Wright 93.42 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Gary Anderson 108.00 | 7 | |||||||||||||
Raymond van Barneveld 85.50 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Gary Anderson 97.38 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Gary Anderson 101.14 | 8 | |||||||||||||
Ryan Searle 91.33 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Martin Lukeman 93.64 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Callan Rydz 90.51 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Martin Lukeman 92.63 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Ryan Searle 99.51 | 7 | |||||||||||||
Ryan Searle 92.17 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Niels Zonneveld 90.16 | 4 |
Players Championship 3 was contested on Monday 19 February 2024. Ryan Meikle hit a nine-dart finish against Geert Nentjes . The tournament was won by Ryan Searle . [7] [8]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
16 | Peter Wright 95.83 | 2 | ||||||||||||
9 | Gary Anderson 102.59 | 6 | ||||||||||||
9 | Gary Anderson 111.71 | 7 | ||||||||||||
Callan Rydz 100.76 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Luke Littler 93.70 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Callan Rydz 103.43 | 6 | |||||||||||||
9 | Gary Anderson 108.61 | 7 | ||||||||||||
14 | Ryan Searle 107.63 | 8 | ||||||||||||
Steve Lennon 90.09 | 5 | |||||||||||||
7 | Michael van Gerwen 92.31 | 6 | ||||||||||||
7 | Michael van Gerwen 97.04 | 4 | ||||||||||||
14 | Ryan Searle 96.58 | 7 | ||||||||||||
14 | Ryan Searle 102.26 | 6 | ||||||||||||
11 | Danny Noppert 96.02 | 4 |
Players Championship 4 was contested on Tuesday 20 February 2024. The tournament was won by Damon Heta . [9]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
16 | Peter Wright 94.67 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Scott Williams 90.91 | 5 | |||||||||||||
16 | Peter Wright 91.55 | 6 | ||||||||||||
28 | Chris Dobey 98.54 | 7 | ||||||||||||
4 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 90.18 | 2 | ||||||||||||
28 | Chris Dobey 89.95 | 6 | ||||||||||||
28 | Chris Dobey 106.44 | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Damon Heta 103.37 | 8 | ||||||||||||
Christian Perez 90.92 | 6 | |||||||||||||
26 | Raymond van Barneveld 79.35 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Christian Perez 90.09 | 2 | |||||||||||||
3 | Damon Heta 97.11 | 7 | ||||||||||||
3 | Damon Heta 94.79 | 6 | ||||||||||||
27 | Brendan Dolan 94.23 | 3 |
Players Championship 5 was contested on 18 March 2024. [10] Michael Smith hit a nine-dart finish against Raymond van Barneveld . The tournament was won by Raymond van Barneveld . [11] [12]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
James Hurrell 95.15 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Raymond van Barneveld 93.95 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Raymond van Barneveld 98.49 | 7 | |||||||||||||
Gary Anderson 101.18 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Gary Anderson 97.60 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Peter Wright 99.42 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Raymond van Barneveld 95.28 | 8 | |||||||||||||
Stephen Bunting 93.89 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Stephen Bunting 97.06 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Danny Noppert 90.34 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Stephen Bunting 97.16 | 7 | |||||||||||||
Ross Smith 94.11 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Ross Smith 96.31 | 6 | |||||||||||||
Cameron Menzies 91.67 | 3 |
Players Championship 6 was contested on 19 March 2024. [10] The tournament was won by Dave Chisnall . [13]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Danny Jansen 92.27 | 5 | |||||||||||||
8 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 94.63 | 6 | ||||||||||||
8 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 97.10 | 7 | ||||||||||||
20 | Daryl Gurney 93.14 | 6 | ||||||||||||
20 | Daryl Gurney 100.20 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Connor Scutt 83.36 | 0 | |||||||||||||
8 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 91.47 | 6 | ||||||||||||
2 | Dave Chisnall 90.07 | 8 | ||||||||||||
2 | Dave Chisnall 102.10 | 6 | ||||||||||||
23 | Martin Schindler 82.93 | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Dave Chisnall 95.29 | 7 | ||||||||||||
14 | Ross Smith 94.99 | 4 | ||||||||||||
14 | Ross Smith 94.15 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Karel Sedláček 97.93 | 3 |
Players Championship 7 was contested on 8 April 2024. Steve Beaton hit a nine-dart finish against James Hurrell , whilst Daryl Gurney also hit one against Jeffrey de Graaf and Chris Dobey did the same against Mickey Mansell . The tournament was won by Chris Dobey . [14] [15]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
17 | Ross Smith 101.54 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Ryan Meikle 93.76 | 4 | |||||||||||||
17 | Ross Smith 97.86 | 3 | ||||||||||||
21 | Chris Dobey 109.63 | 7 | ||||||||||||
20 | Daryl Gurney 94.12 | 4 | ||||||||||||
21 | Chris Dobey 95.65 | 6 | ||||||||||||
21 | Chris Dobey 99.52 | 8 | ||||||||||||
6 | Josh Rock 97.18 | 4 | ||||||||||||
31 | Luke Woodhouse 97.54 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Ian White 91.40 | 3 | |||||||||||||
31 | Luke Woodhouse 92.54 | 3 | ||||||||||||
6 | Josh Rock 98.41 | 7 | ||||||||||||
Thibault Tricole 92.98 | 4 | |||||||||||||
6 | Josh Rock 90.04 | 6 |
Players Championship 8 was contested on 9 April 2024. The tournament was won by Danny Noppert . [16] [17]
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
1 | Luke Humphries 97.13 | 6 | ||||||||||||
8 | Gary Anderson 94.40 | 4 | ||||||||||||
1 | Luke Humphries 92.07 | 7 | ||||||||||||
21 | Gian van Veen 99.98 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Stefan Bellmont 87.87 | 5 | |||||||||||||
21 | Gian van Veen 90.02 | 6 | ||||||||||||
1 | Luke Humphries 95.70 | 6 | ||||||||||||
11 | Danny Noppert 95.59 | 8 | ||||||||||||
Radek Szagański 94.82 | 6 | |||||||||||||
26 | Andrew Gilding 91.85 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Radek Szagański 88.80 | 2 | |||||||||||||
11 | Danny Noppert 91.85 | 7 | ||||||||||||
Kevin Doets 90.80 | 3 | |||||||||||||
11 | Danny Noppert 100.95 | 6 |
Players Championship 9 will take place on 6 May 2024.
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Players Championship 10 will take place on 7 May 2024.
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Players Championship 11 will take place on 11 June 2024.
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Players Championship 12 will take place on 12 June 2024.
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Players Championship 13 will take place on 2 July 2024.
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Players Championship 14 will take place on 3 July 2024.
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Players Championship 15 will take place on 31 July 2024.
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Players Championship 16 will take place on 1 August 2024.
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Players Championship 17 will take place on 2 August 2024.
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Players Championship 18 will take place on 21 August 2024.
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Players Championship 19 will take place on 22 August 2024.
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Players Championship 20 will take place on 17 September 2024.
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Players Championship 21 will take place on 18 September 2024.
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Players Championship 22 will take place on 24 September 2024.
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Players Championship 23 will take place on 25 September 2024.
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Players Championship 24 will take place on 1 October 2024.
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Players Championship 25 will take place on 2 October 2024.
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Players Championship 26 will take place on 3 October 2024.
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Players Championship 27 will take place on 15 October 2024.
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Players Championship 28 will take place on 16 October 2024.
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Players Championship 29 will take place on 30 October 2024.
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
Players Championship 30 will take place on 31 October 2024.
Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) | Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) | Final (best of 15 legs) | ||||||||||||
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