2025 PDC Players Championship series

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The 2025 PDC Players Championship series is an ongoing series of 34 non-televised darts tournaments on the 2025 PDC Pro Tour. [1] [2] [3] [4] The Players Championship Order of Merit, a ranking list that only includes the prize money won by each player in the Players Championship events, will determine the field of participants in the premier event 2025 Players Championship Finals. The top 64 players on this ranking qualify will qualify for the major tournament held in November.

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The number of events will increase by four compared to the four previous years, bringing the total to thirty-four Players Championship events.

A total of ten nine-dart finishes have been hit during the series.

Prize money

The prize money remained the same as the previous year, with a prize fund for each event of £125,000; £15,000 is given to each event‘s winner.

This is how the prize money is divided: [5]

Stage (no. of players)Prize money
(Total: £125,000)
Winner(1)£15,000
Runner-up(1)£10,000
Semi-finalists(2)£5,000
Quarter-finalists(4)£3,500
Last 16 (fourth round)(8)£2,500
Last 32 (third round)(16)£1,500
Last 64 (second round)(32)£1,000

February

Players Championship 1

Players Championship 1 was contested on Monday 10 February 2025 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The tournament was won by Rob Cross who defeated Joe Cullen 8–3 in the final. [6] [7]

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16 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 89.516
25 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jermaine Wattimena 93.755
16 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 108.557
29 Flag of England.svg   Andrew Gilding 99.203
29 Flag of England.svg   Andrew Gilding 98.116
28 Flag of England.svg   Luke Woodhouse 93.623
16 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 104.608
31 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 94.263
31 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 98.026
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Richard Veenstra 99.934
31 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 105.057
3 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 102.056
3 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 95.646
Flag of England.svg  Darryl Pilgrim 88.781

Players Championship 2

Players Championship 2 was contested on Tuesday 11 February 2025 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The tournament was won by Gerwyn Price who defeated Chris Dobey 8–7 in the final. [8] [9]

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1 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 75.742
9 Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith 96.736
9 Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith 89.104
5 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 98.597
Flag of Germany.svg   Florian Hempel 93.305
5 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 94.356
5 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 101.837
22 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 99.588
15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Gian van Veen 85.503
7 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 91.726
7 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 98.815
22 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 99.267
3 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 100.885
22 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 102.326

Players Championship 3

Players Championship 3 was contested on Monday 17 February 2025 at the Autotron in Rosmalen. The tournament was won by Chris Dobey who defeated Jelle Klaasen 8–4 in the final. [10] [11] [12]

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(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
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Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Nick Kenny 88.706
24 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jermaine Wattimena 96.025
   Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Nick Kenny 93.165
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jelle Klaasen 94.547
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jelle Klaasen 84.556
12 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 92.244
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jelle Klaasen 87.344
3 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 100.878
23 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 99.535
Flag of England.svg   Callan Rydz 103.816
Flag of England.svg   Callan Rydz 101.696
3 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 100.347
3 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 113.546
Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 91.551

Players Championship 4

Players Championship 4 was contested on Tuesday 18 February 2025 at the Autotron in Rosmalen. The tournament was won by Ryan Searle who defeated Cameron Menzies 8–3 in the final. [13] [14]

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Flag of Ireland.svg   William O'Connor 94.014
9 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 101.706
9 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 99.897
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Stefan Bellmont 98.716
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Stefan Bellmont 93.626
5 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 90.272
9 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 100.768
19 Flag of Scotland.svg   Cameron Menzies 96.993
31 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 100.513
Flag of England.svg   Dom Taylor 106.646
Flag of England.svg   Dom Taylor 100.004
19 Flag of Scotland.svg   Cameron Menzies 99.007
19 Flag of Scotland.svg   Cameron Menzies 96.246
22 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 90.153

March

Players Championship 5

Players Championship 5 was contested on Tuesday 11 March 2025 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester. Gary Anderson and Luke Littler both hit a nine-dart finish in their matches against Ryan Joyce and Adam Hunt respectively. The tournament was won by Joe Cullen who defeated Gian van Veen 8–7 in the final. [15]

Quarter-finals
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(best of 13 legs)
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16 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Gian van Veen 108.166
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 101.494
16 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Gian van Veen 96.567
4 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 100.176
4 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 122.966
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 99.571
16 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Gian van Veen 100.337
30 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 104.188
18 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mike De Decker 92.166
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Robert Owen 89.432
18 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mike De Decker 93.505
30 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 100.607
30 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 90.606
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Kevin Doets 87.023

Players Championship 6

Players Championship 6 was contested on Wednesday 12 March 2025 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester. Luke Humphries and Alan Soutar both hit a nine-dart finish in their matches against Andy Boulton and Luke Littler respectively. [16] The tournament was won by Gian van Veen who defeated Luke Humphries 8–3 in the final. [17]

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(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Kevin Doets 91.433
8 Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith 90.726
8 Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith 96.754
4 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 107.397
4 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 97.686
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 98.855
4 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 97.953
14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Gian van Veen 97.418
2 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting 95.304
Flag of Latvia.svg   Madars Razma 99.106
Flag of Latvia.svg   Madars Razma 90.441
14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Gian van Veen 103.347
14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Gian van Veen 99.876
22 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 96.742

Players Championship 7

Players Championship 7 was contested on Monday 17 March 2025 at the Halle 39 in Hildesheim. Ryan Searle, Dirk van Duijvenbode and William O'Connor hit a nine-dart finish. The tournament was won by Gary Anderson who defeated Adam Lipscombe 8–3 in the final. [18]

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Final
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Flag of Ireland.svg   William O'Connor 90.284
  Flag of England.svg  Adam Lipscombe 94.116
  Flag of England.svg  Adam Lipscombe 91.037
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 95.214
29 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Kevin Doets 92.843
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 93.496
Flag of England.svg  Adam Lipscombe 89.583
15 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 93.648
15 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 104.726
26 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 98.155
15 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 99.987
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mike De Decker 89.483
19 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 92.363
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mike De Decker 97.916

Players Championship 8

Players Championship 8 was contested on Tuesday 18 March 2025 at the Halle 39 in Hildesheim. Lukas Wenig hit a nine-dart finish in his match against Dom Taylor. The tournament was won by Martin Schindler who defeated Jeffrey de Graaf 8–1 in the final. [19]

Quarter-finals
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Final
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Flag of Ireland.svg   Dylan Slevin 85.705
  Flag of Sweden.svg   Jeffrey de Graaf 88.516
Flag of Sweden.svg   Jeffrey de Graaf 88.047
29 Flag of England.svg   Dom Taylor 94.744
29 Flag of England.svg   Dom Taylor 99.786
5 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 106.275
Flag of Sweden.svg   Jeffrey de Graaf 78.311
2 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 86.578
2 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 92.766
26 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Kevin Doets 90.025
2 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 85.867
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Patrick Geeraets 87.566
30 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Niels Zonneveld 94.224
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Patrick Geeraets 92.116

Players Championship 9

Players Championship 9 was contested on Monday 31 March 2025 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester. Gary Anderson hit a nine-dart finish in his match against Krzysztof Ratajski. The tournament was won by Gerwyn Price who defeated Ian White 8–4 in the final. [20]

Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
16 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 90.696
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Niels Zonneveld 86.373
16 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 114.367
Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 93.610
29 Flag of England.svg   Andrew Gilding 93.582
Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 94.836
16 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 94.678
Flag of England.svg   Ian White 96.994
18 Flag of Scotland.svg   Cameron Menzies 96.436
7 Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith 93.234
18 Flag of Scotland.svg   Cameron Menzies 87.313
Flag of England.svg   Ian White 98.607
Flag of England.svg   Ian White 86.756
6 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 87.965

April

Players Championship 10

Players Championship 10 was contested on Tuesday 1 April 2025 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester. The tournament was won by Josh Rock who defeated Cameron Menzies 8–4 in the final. [21]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
16 Flag of Scotland.svg   Cameron Menzies 93.146
24 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 89.864
16 Flag of Scotland.svg   Cameron Menzies 92.137
21 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 91.715
4 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting 97.281
21 Flag of England.svg   Michael Smith 100.766
16 Flag of Scotland.svg   Cameron Menzies 92.904
6 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 95.568
2 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 92.984
Flag of England.svg   Scott Williams 86.906
Flag of England.svg   Scott Williams 94.545
6 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 98.167
3 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 91.821
6 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 110.346

Players Championship 11

Players Championship 11 was contested on Tuesday 8 April 2025 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester. The tournament was won by Cameron Menzies who defeated Peter Wright 8–3 in the final.

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
Flag of England.svg  Adam Lipscombe 85.311
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Niels Zonneveld 95.866
Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Niels Zonneveld 82.652
12 Flag of Scotland.svg   Cameron Menzies 87.157
Flag of England.svg  Matthew Dennant 88.302
12 Flag of Scotland.svg   Cameron Menzies 92.016
12 Flag of Scotland.svg   Cameron Menzies 107.258
22 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 103.453
15 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 109.936
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 105.122
15 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 103.925
22 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 105.887
3 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 99.045
22 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 98.816

Players Championship 12

Players Championship 12 is being contested on Wednesday 9 April 2025 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester. Josh Rock hit a nine-dart finish in his match against Matt Campbell.The tournament was won by Gerwyn Price who defeated Josh Rock 8–7 in the final.

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
Flag of England.svg   Ian White 97.726
24 Flag of England.svg   Luke Woodhouse 94.223
Flag of England.svg   Ian White 98.842
12 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 110.807
13 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 98.611
12 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 112.256
12 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 101.398
3 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 110.707
18 Flag of England.svg   Ritchie Edhouse 97.844
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Gian van Veen 97.846
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Gian van Veen 99.774
3 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 100.457
3 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 108.056
11 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 101.463

Players Championship 13

Players Championship 13 will be contested on Monday 14 April 2025 at the Autotron in Rosmalen.

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Players Championship 14

Players Championship 14 will be contested on Tuesday 15 April 2025 at the Autotron in Rosmalen.

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May

Players Championship 15

Players Championship 15 will be contested on Monday 12 May 2025 at the Halle 39 in Hildesheim.

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Players Championship 16

Players Championship 16 will be contested on Tuesday 13 May 2025 at the Halle 39 in Hildesheim.

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June

Players Championship 17

Players Championship 17 will be contested on Tuesday 17 June 2025 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester.

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Players Championship 18

Players Championship 18 will be contested on Wednesday 18 June 2025 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester.

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Players Championship 19

Players Championship 19 will be contested on Thursday 19 June 2025 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester.

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July

Players Championship 20

Players Championship 20 will be contested on Tuesday 29 July 2025 at the Halle 39 in Hildesheim.

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Players Championship 21

Players Championship 21 will be contested on Wednesday 30 July 2025 at the Halle 39 in Hildesheim.

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August

Players Championship 22

Players Championship 22 will be contested on Monday 25 August 2025 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes.

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Players Championship 23

Players Championship 23 will be contested on Tuesday 26 August 2025 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes.

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Players Championship 24

Players Championship 24 will be contested on Wednesday 27 August 2025 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes.

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September

Players Championship 25

Players Championship 25 will be contested on Tuesday 9 September 2025 at the Halle 39 in Hildesheim.

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Players Championship 26

Players Championship 26 will be contested on Wednesday 10 September 2025 at the Halle 39 in Hildesheim.

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Players Championship 27

Players Championship 27 will be contested on Tuesday 30 September 2025 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester.

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October

Players Championship 28

Players Championship 28 will be contested on Wednesday 1 October 2025 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester.

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Players Championship 29

Players Championship 29 will be contested on Thursday 2 October 2025 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester.

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Players Championship 30

Players Championship 30 will be contested on Tuesday 14 October 2025 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan.

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Players Championship 31

Players Championship 31 will be contested on Wednesday 15 October 2025 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan.

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Players Championship 32

Players Championship 32 will be contested on Tuesday 28 October 2025 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan.

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Players Championship 33

Players Championship 33 will be contested on Wednesday 29 October 2025 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan.

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Players Championship 34

Players Championship 34 will be contested on Thursday 30 October 2025 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan.

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Players Championship Order of Merit

The top 64 on the Players Championship Order of Merit will qualify for the 2025 Players Championship Finals: [22]

Prize money in the tables is in units of £1,000.

RankPlayerPrize moneyRankPlayerPrize money
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Gian van Veen 34.533 Flag of England.svg   Martin Lukeman 9.5
2 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey 2934 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Raymond van Barneveld 9
3 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Searle 28.535 Ulster Banner.svg   Mickey Mansell 9
4 Flag of England.svg   Joe Cullen 2836 Flag of England.svg   Scott Williams 8.5
5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price 23.537 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 8
6 Flag of Germany.svg   Martin Schindler 2238 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg   Karel Sedláček 8
7 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 2239 Flag of England.svg   Dave Chisnall 7
8 Flag of England.svg   Rob Cross 2240 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Jonny Clayton 8
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg   Damon Heta 17.541 Flag of Ireland.svg   Dylan Slevin 7.5
10 Flag of England.svg   Ross Smith 17.542 Flag of Germany.svg   Niko Springer 7.5
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Kevin Doets 1743 Flag of England.svg  Darryl Pilgrim7.5
12 Flag of England.svg   Dom Taylor 16.544 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Danny Noppert 7.5
13 Flag of England.svg   Luke Humphries 16.545 Flag of Scotland.svg   Peter Wright 7.5
14 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Nick Kenny 1546 Flag of England.svg   Owen Bates 8
15 Flag of Ireland.svg   William O'Connor 1547 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Martijn Dragt7
16 Flag of Scotland.svg   Cameron Menzies 1548 Ulster Banner.svg   Daryl Gurney 7
17 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Mike De Decker 1549 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Richard Veenstra 7
18 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 14.550 Flag of England.svg  Justin Hood7
19 Flag of England.svg  Adam Lipscombe13.551 Flag of England.svg   Cam Crabtree 7
20 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Dirk van Duijvenbode 1352 Flag of Latvia.svg   Madars Razma 7
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jermaine Wattimena 1353 Flag of England.svg  Thomas Lovely6.5
22 Flag of Sweden.svg   Jeffrey de Graaf 12.554 Flag of Germany.svg   Florian Hempel 6.5
23 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Ratajski 12.555 Flag of England.svg   James Hurrell 6.5
24 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Wessel Nijman 1256 Flag of England.svg   Owen Bates 6.5
25 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Jelle Klaasen 11.557 Flag of Austria.svg   Mensur Suljović 6
26 Flag of England.svg   Luke Woodhouse 11.558 Flag of Germany.svg   Gabriel Clemens 6
27 Flag of England.svg   Callan Rydz 11.559 Flag of England.svg   Ritchie Edhouse 6
28 Flag of Poland.svg   Sebastian Białecki 1160 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Joyce 6
29 Flag of England.svg   Andrew Gilding 1161 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Burton 6
30 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting 1162 Flag of England.svg   Ryan Meikle 6
31 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler 1163 Ulster Banner.svg   Brendan Dolan 6
32 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Niels Zonneveld 1064 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Stefan Bellmont 6

Top averages

The table lists all players who achieved a three-dart average of at least 110 in a match. In the case one player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets.

#PlayerRoundAverageEventResultRef
1 Flag of England.svg   Luke Littler Quarter Final122.965Won [23]
2 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock 4119.0411Won [24]
3 Flag of England.svg   James Wade 2115.925Won [23]
4 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson 1115.669Won
5 Flag of England.svg   Bradley Brooks 1114.3811Won [24]
6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (2)Semi Final114.369Won
7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg   Dimitri Van den Bergh 2113.971Won
8 Flag of England.svg   Chris Dobey Quarter Final113.542Won
9 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Nick Kenny 2112.324Won
10 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (2)Quarter Final112.2512Won
11 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (3)3112.152Won
13 Flag of Scotland.svg   Gary Anderson (2)3111.8410Won
14 Flag of England.svg   Stephen Bunting 3111.7210Won
15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Michael van Gerwen 3111.135Won [23]
16 Flag of England.svg   Luke Woodhouse 1110.872Won
17 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg   Gerwyn Price (4)Semi Final110.8012Won
18 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock (2)Final110.7012Lost
19 Ulster Banner.svg   Josh Rock (3)10110.344Won

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