2024 Players Championship Finals
| 2024 Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 22–24 November 2024 | ||
| Venue | Butlin's Minehead | ||
| Location | Minehead, England | ||
| Organisation(s) | Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £600,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £120,000 | ||
| High checkout | |||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Luke Humphries | |||
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The 2024 Players Championship Finals (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2024 Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals) was the sixteenth staging of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) darts tournament, which saw the top 64 players from the 2024 PDC Players Championship series taking part. The tournament took place from 22 to 24 November 2024 at the Butlin's Resort, Minehead.
Luke Humphries was the defending champion after defeating Michael van Gerwen 11–9 in the 2023 final[1] and successfully defended his title to win the tournament for a second time, with an 11–7 victory over Luke Littler in the final.[2]
Prize money
[edit]The 2024 Players Championship Finals had a prize fund of £600,000.
The following was the breakdown of the fund:[3][4]
| Position (no. of players) | Prize Money (Total: £600,000) | |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | (1) | £120,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £60,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £30,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £20,000 |
| Last 16 (Third round) | (8) | £10,000 |
| Last 32 (Second round) | (16) | £6,500 |
| Last 64 (First round) | (32) | £3,000 |
Qualification
[edit]The top 64 players from the Players Championships Order of Merit qualified, which was solely based on prize money won in the 30 Players Championship events during the season.
On 22 November 2024, the opening day of the tournament, forty-seventh seed Dom Taylor received a ban from the Professional Darts Corporation following the failure of a drugs test. Nick Kenny came directly into the draw to replace him.[5]
The following players qualified:[4][6]
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Top 64 in the Players Championship Order of Merit
[edit]- 1.
Chris Dobey (first round) - 2. Stephen Bunting (first round)
- 3.
Damon Heta (third round) - 4. Ryan Searle (first round)
- 5. Dave Chisnall (second round)
- 6.
Gary Anderson (first round) - 7.
Josh Rock (second round) - 8. Luke Littler (runner-up)
- 9.
Danny Noppert (third round) - 10.
Jonny Clayton (first round) - 11. Cameron Menzies (second round)
- 12. Ross Smith (semi-finals)
- 13. Wessel Nijman (first round)
- 14. Raymond van Barneveld (second round)
- 15. Daryl Gurney (third round)
- 16.
Mike De Decker (quarter-finals) - 17. Michael van Gerwen (first round)
- 18. Michael Smith (second round)
- 19. Luke Humphries (champion)
- 20. Gian van Veen (first round)
- 21. Wesley Plaisier (second round)
- 22. Ryan Joyce (quarter-finals)
- 23. Dirk van Duijvenbode (semi-finals)
- 24. James Wade (first round)
- 25. Ritchie Edhouse (second round)
- 26. Alan Soutar (first round)
- 27. Brendan Dolan (first round)
- 28. Andrew Gilding (third round)
- 29. Gerwyn Price (first round)
- 30.
Krzysztof Ratajski (second round) - 31. Martin Lukeman (first round)
- 32.
William O'Connor (first round) - 33. Niels Zonneveld (third round)
- 34. Connor Scutt (quarter-finals)
- 35.
Madars Razma (first round) - 36.
Thibault Tricole (second round) - 37. Kevin Doets (first round)
- 38.
Martin Schindler (third round) - 39. Jermaine Wattimena (third round)
- 40. Luke Woodhouse (first round)
- 41. Stephen Burton (second round)
- 42. Callan Rydz (first round)
- 43.
Karel Sedláček (first round) - 44.
Mensur Suljović (first round) - 45. Scott Williams (quarter-finals)
- 46. Gabriel Clemens (first round)
- 47.
- 48. Ian White (second round)
- 49. Richard Veenstra (first round)
- 50. Peter Wright (first round)
- 51. Chris Landman (first round)
- 52. Kim Huybrechts (second round)
- 53. Dimitri Van den Bergh (first round)
- 54. Jim Williams (first round)
- 55. Florian Hempel (second round)
- 56. James Hurrell (first round)
- 57. Rob Cross (first round)
- 58. Ricky Evans (first round)
- 59. Ryan Meikle (second round)
- 60. Joe Cullen (first round)
- 61.
Jeffrey de Graaf (third round) - 62. Mervyn King (first round)
- 63. Mario Vandenbogaerde (second round)
- 64. Nathan Aspinall (second round)
- 65. Nick Kenny (first round)
Draw
[edit]There was no draw held, all players were put in a fixed bracket by their seeding positions.
Numbers in brackets following the player names, indicate the player’s Players Championship Order of Merit ranking.[4]
Finals
[edit]| Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 24 November | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 24 November | Final (best of 21 legs) 24 November | ||||||||||||
| 16 |  Mike De Decker 97.40
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Luke Littler 103.73
| 10 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Luke Littler 104.38
| 11 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Ross Smith 94.39
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Scott Williams 96.99
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Ross Smith 105.26
| 10 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Luke Littler 100.08
| 7 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Luke Humphries 103.69
| 11 | ||||||||||||
| 34 | Connor Scutt 98.75
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| 23 |  Dirk van Duijvenbode 96.69
| 10 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 92.76
| 8 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Luke Humphries 92.92
| 11 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Luke Humphries 95.50
| 10 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Ryan Joyce 91.10
| 5 | ||||||||||||
Top half
[edit]Section 1
[edit]| First round (best of 11 legs) 22 November[7][8][9][10][11] | Second round (best of 11 legs) 23 November[7][12][13] | Third round (best of 19 legs) 23 November[7][12][13] | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 24 November[7] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Chris Dobey 86.08
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 64 | Nathan Aspinall 91.63
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 64 | Nathan Aspinall 95.79
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Niels Zonneveld 97.27
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 32 |  William O'Connor 88.83
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Niels Zonneveld 97.57
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Niels Zonneveld 91.93
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Mike De Decker 95.29
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Mike De Decker 93.00
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 49 | Richard Veenstra 90.42
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Mike De Decker 101.33
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 48 | Ian White 76.13
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Michael van Gerwen 91.41
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 48 | Ian White 102.68
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Mike De Decker 97.40
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Luke Littler 103.73
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Luke Littler 112.73
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 57 | Rob Cross 100.54
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Luke Littler 105.33
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Ritchie Edhouse 105.35
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Ritchie Edhouse 95.79
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Luke Woodhouse 94.89
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Luke Littler 104.70
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Danny Noppert 88.92
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Danny Noppert 95.90
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 56 | James Hurrell 97.84
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Danny Noppert 93.35
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Stephen Burton 80.79
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 24 | James Wade 87.68
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Stephen Burton 87.52
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Section 2
[edit]| First round (best of 11 legs) 22 November[7][11] | Second round (best of 11 legs) 23 November[7][13] | Third round (best of 19 legs) 23 November[7][13] | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 24 November[7] | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ryan Searle 93.52
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 61 |  Jeffrey de Graaf 95.07
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 61 | Jeffrey de Graaf 87.92
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 36 |  Thibault Tricole 89.02
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 29 |  Gerwyn Price 94.64
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Thibault Tricole 95.20
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 61 | Jeffrey de Graaf 96.40
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Scott Williams 101.08
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Wessel Nijman 90.14
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 52 | Kim Huybrechts 96.87
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 52 | Kim Huybrechts 88.86
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Scott Williams 87.11
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Gian van Veen 104.21
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Scott Williams 97.64
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Scott Williams 96.99
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Ross Smith 105.26
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Dave Chisnall 96.26
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 60 | Joe Cullen 86.17
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Dave Chisnall 90.95
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Andrew Gilding 100.07
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Andrew Gilding 97.14
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 37 | Kevin Doets 94.16
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Andrew Gilding 81.43
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Ross Smith 92.42
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Ross Smith 104.73
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 53 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 87.10
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Ross Smith 89.90
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Wesley Plaisier 80.08
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Wesley Plaisier 95.00
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 44 |  Mensur Suljović 93.89
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
[edit]Section 3
[edit]| First round (best of 11 legs) 22 November[7][11] | Second round (best of 11 legs) 23 November[7][13] | Third round (best of 19 legs) 23 November[7][13] | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 24 November[7] | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Stephen Bunting 94.72
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 63 | Mario Vandenbogaerde 95.62
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 63 | Mario Vandenbogaerde 88.76
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Connor Scutt 91.60
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Martin Lukeman 92.51
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Connor Scutt 98.98
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Connor Scutt 95.19
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 |  Daryl Gurney 86.16
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Daryl Gurney 108.81
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 50 |  Peter Wright 88.66
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Daryl Gurney 86.10
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Michael Smith 92.76
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Michael Smith 94.26
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alt/65 | Nick Kenny 96.06
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Connor Scutt 98.75
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 96.69
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Josh Rock 96.31
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 58 | Ricky Evans 88.88
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Josh Rock 97.15
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Jermaine Wattimena 102.48
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Alan Soutar 89.33
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Jermaine Wattimena 91.29
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Jermaine Wattimena 90.85
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 99.51
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Jonny Clayton 89.96
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 55 |  Florian Hempel 92.91
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 55 | Florian Hempel 87.74
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 89.64
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 99.40
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Callan Rydz 93.33
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Section 4
[edit]| First round (best of 11 legs) 22 November[7][11] | Second round (best of 11 legs) 23 November[7][12][13] | Third round (best of 19 legs) 23 November[7][13][12] | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 24 November[7] | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Damon Heta 92.87
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 62 | Mervyn King 80.56
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Damon Heta 97.36
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 30 |  Krzysztof Ratajski 97.86
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Krzysztof Ratajski 96.16
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 35 |  Madars Razma 93.77
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Damon Heta 92.38
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Luke Humphries 96.98
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Raymond van Barneveld 98.06
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Chris Landman 91.20
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Raymond van Barneveld 89.69
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Luke Humphries 102.35
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Luke Humphries 95.34
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Gabriel Clemens 93.77
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Luke Humphries 95.50
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Ryan Joyce 91.10
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Gary Anderson 103.88
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 59 | Ryan Meikle 94.43
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 59 | Ryan Meikle 95.67
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Martin Schindler 98.96
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Brendan Dolan 78.46
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Martin Schindler 83.91
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Martin Schindler 87.59
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Ryan Joyce 97.12
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Cameron Menzies 94.77
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 54 | Jim Williams 83.03
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Cameron Menzies 87.98
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Ryan Joyce 91.92
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Ryan Joyce 91.39
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 43 |  Karel Sedláček 87.06
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Top averages
[edit]The table lists all players who achieved an average of at least 100 in a match. If one player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets.
| # | Player | Round | Average | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Littler
|
First Round | 112.73 | Won |
| 2 | Daryl Gurney
|
108.81 | Won | |
| 3 | Ritchie Edhouse
|
Second Round | 105.35 | Lost |
| 4 | Luke Littler (2)
|
105.33 | Won | |
| 5 | Ross Smith
|
Quarter Finals | 105.26 | Won |
| 6 | Ross Smith (2)
|
First Round | 104.73 | Won |
| 7 | Luke Littler (3)
|
Third Round | 104.70 | Won |
| 8 | Luke Littler (4)
|
Semi Finals | 104.38 | Won |
| 9 | Gian van Veen
|
First Round | 104.21 | Lost |
| 10 | Gary Anderson
|
103.88 | Lost | |
| 11 | Luke Littler (5)
|
Quarter Finals | 103.73 | Won |
| 12 | Luke Humphries
|
Final | 103.69 | Won |
| 13 | Ian White
|
First Round | 102.69 | Won |
| 14 | Jermaine Wattimena
|
Second Round | 102.48 | Won |
| 15 | Luke Humphries (2)
|
102.35 | Won | |
| 16 | Mike De Decker
|
101.33 | Won | |
| 17 | Scott Williams
|
Third Round | 101.08 | Won |
| 18 | Rob Cross
|
First Round | 100.54 | Lost |
| 19 | Luke Littler (6)
|
Final | 100.08 | Lost |
| 20 | Andrew Gilding
|
Second Round | 100.07 | Won |
References
[edit]- ^ "Michael van Gerwen nine-darter not enough as Luke Humphries wins Players Championship Finals". BBC Sport. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Players Championship Finals: Luke Humphries beats Luke Littler in thrilling final to retain title". Sky Sports. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Players Championship Finals 2024 - Mastercaller". mastercaller.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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- ^ a b "Statement: Dom Taylor". www.pdc.tv. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Players Championship Order of Merit". www.dartsrankings.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Results of Players Championship Finals 2024 - Mastercaller". mastercaller.com. 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Littler cruises into Players Championship second round". BBC Sport. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Luke Littler knocks Rob Cross for six in a stunning Players Championship Finals debut". Sky Sports. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Luke Littler continues scintillating form by thrashing Rob Cross". The Independent. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d Gorton, Josh (22 November 2024). "Players Championship Finals 2024: Littler whitewashes Cross as five world champions crash out". Professional Darts Corporation. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Littler and Humphries progress at Players Championship". BBC Sport. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
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