Players Championship Finals
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| Players Championship Finals |
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| Tournament information |
| Venue |
Doncaster Dome |
| Location |
Doncaster |
| Country |
England |
| Established |
2009 |
| Organisation(s) |
PDC |
| Format |
Legs |
| Prize Fund |
£250,000 (2011) |
| Month(s) Played |
December (2011) |
| Current champion(s) |
 Kevin Painter |
The Players Championship Finals (also known as the Cash Converters Players Championship for sponsorship purposes)[1] is a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The tournament features the top 32 players from the Players Championship Order of Merit, a separate ranking system that only takes into account the non-televised Players Championship events on the PDC Pro Tour.[2]
The tournament was first announced at the PDC Awards Dinner in January 2008 by PDC chairman Barry Hearn.[3] It is held from late January to February,[4] and originally took place at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, the venue for the first 14 PDC World Championships.[5] For the third edition, the event moved to the Doncaster Dome.[6]
[edit] Final results
| Year |
Champion |
Score (legs) |
Runner-up |
Sponsor |
Prize Fund |
Champion |
Runner-up |
| 2009 |
Phil Taylor (98.04) |
16–9 |
 Robert Thornton (88.52) |
coral.co.uk |
£200,000 |
£50,000 |
£25,000 |
| 2010 |
 Paul Nicholson (92.75) |
13–11 |
Mervyn King (89.74) |
totesport.com |
£250,000 |
£60,000 |
£24,000 |
| 2011 (1) |
Phil Taylor (97.01) |
13–12 |
Gary Anderson (96.31) |
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£250,000 |
£60,000 |
£24,000 |
| 2011 (2) |
Kevin Painter (96.28) |
13–9 |
 Mark Webster (93.31) |
Cash Converters |
£250,000 |
£60,000 |
£24,000 |
[edit] Finalists
[edit] Television coverage
In the UK and Ireland, the first two tournaments were broadcast on ITV4 with the third edition being screened through the PDC website. The fourth edition returned to ITV4.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ "Fresh Support From Cash Converters". PDC. November 17 2011. http://www.pdc.tv/page/NewsdeskDetail/0,,10180~2518569,00.html.
- ^ 2008 Order of Merit explanation from the Professional Darts Corporation, retrieved 19-11-2008
- ^ PDC website report - PDC To Introduce New Events from the Professional Darts Corporation, retrieved 19-11-2008
- ^ PDC website report - 2009 PDC Calendar from the Professional Darts Corporation, retrieved 19-11-2008
- ^ PDC website report - PDC Return To Circus Tavern from the Professional Darts Corporation, retrieved 19-11-2008
- ^ "2011 Players Championship Finals Tickets". Professional Darts Corporation (PDC & Perform Ltd.). 2 December 2010. http://www.pdc.tv/page/Tickets/0,,10180~2235225,00.html. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- ^ http://www.pdc.tv/page/PlayersChampionshipDetail/0,,10180~2445351,00.html
2012: Gary Anderson Runner Up: Adrian Lewis
[edit] External links
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Kevin Painter
Robert Thornton (88.52)
Paul Nicholson (92.75)
Mark Webster (93.31)
