# 2023 Players Championship Finals

The 2023 Cazoo Players Championship Finals was the fifteenth edition of the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) darts tournament, which sees the top 64 players from the 2023 PDC Players Championship series taking part. The tournament took place from 24 to 26 November 2023 at the Butlin's Resort, Minehead.
Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion after defeating Rob Cross 11–6 in the 2022 final to win the title for the seventh time.
Luke Humphries won his first Players Championship Finals title and third Premier title, beating Van Gerwen 11–9 in the final. Van Gerwen hit a nine-dart finish in the final.

## Prize money

The 2023 Players Championship Finals had a prize fund of £600,000, up from £500,000
The following is the breakdown of the fund:
| Position (no. of players) | 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

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.
Ninth seed Danny Noppert withdrew prior to the tournament due to the imminent birth of his second child. Dylan Slevin came directly into the draw to replace him.
Another notable absentee was Peter Wright who failed to qualify to the PC Finals for the first time since the inaugural 2009 event.
The following players qualified:
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

### Top 64 in the Players Championship Order of Merit

    01.  Gerwyn Price (second round)
    02.  Gary Anderson (second round)
    03.  Damon Heta (quarter-finals)
    04.  Dave Chisnall (third round)
    05.  Josh Rock (second round)
    06.  Dirk van Duijvenbode (first round)
    07.  Luke Humphries (champion)
    08.  Ross Smith (second round)
    09.  Danny Noppert (withdrew)
    10.  Ryan Searle (third round)
    11.  Ryan Joyce (semi-finals)
    12.  Jonny Clayton (second round)
    13.  Rob Cross (second round)
    14.  Krzysztof Ratajski (first round)
    15.  James Wade (quarter-finals)
    16.  Stephen Bunting (quarter-finals)
    17.  Gian van Veen (second round)
    18.  Andrew Gilding (first round)
    19.  Brendan Dolan (third round)
    20.  Luke Woodhouse (quarter-finals)
    21.  Daryl Gurney (first round)
    22.  Joe Cullen (second round)
    23.  Ricardo Pietreczko (second round)
    24.  Mike De Decker (first round)
    25.  Callan Rydz (first round)
    26.  Radek Szagański (second round)
    27.  Michael Smith (first round)
    28.  Gabriel Clemens (semi-finals)
    29.  Chris Dobey (second round)
    30.  José de Sousa (first round)
    31.  Dimitri Van den Bergh (third round)
    32.  Kim Huybrechts (third round)
    33.  Martin Schindler (first round)
    34.  Jim Williams (first round)
    35.  Kevin Doets (second round)
    36.  Raymond van Barneveld (first round)
    37.  Connor Scutt (first round)
    38.  Richard Veenstra (second round)
    39.  Ian White (first round)
    40.  Michael van Gerwen (runner-up)
    41.  Mario Vandenbogaerde (third round)
    42.  Christian Kist (first round)
    43.  Jamie Hughes (first round)
    44.  Niels Zonneveld (third round)
    45.  Simon Whitlock (first round)
    46.  Ritchie Edhouse (first round)
    47.  Steve Lennon (second round)
    48.  Chris Landman (first round)
    49.  Mickey Mansell (first round)
    50.  William O'Connor (first round)
    51.  Maik Kuivenhoven (second round)
    52.  Cameron Menzies (first round)
    53.  Stephen Burton (first round)
    54.  Daniel Klose (first round)
    55.  Boris Krčmar (first round)
    56.  Matt Campbell (second round)
    57.  Scott Williams (first round)
    58.  Martin Lukeman (first round)
    59.  Jermaine Wattimena (third round)
    60.  Rowby-John Rodriguez (first round)
    61.  Lee Evans (first round)
    62.  Jules van Dongen (first round)
    63.  Steve Beaton (first round)
    64.  Ricky Evans (first round)
    65.  Dylan Slevin (first round)

## Draw

There was no draw held, all players were put in a fixed bracket by their seeding positions.

### Finals

| Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 26 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 26 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 26 November | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 26 November | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 26 November | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 26 November | Final (best of 21 legs) 26 November | Final (best of 21 legs) 26 November | Final (best of 21 legs) 26 November |
| 16 | Stephen Bunting 100.08 | 9 | | | | | | |
| 40 | Michael van Gerwen 107.07 | 10 | | | | | | |
| 40 | Michael van Gerwen 107.07 | 10 | 40 | Michael van Gerwen 101.54 | 11 | | | |
| | | | 28 | Gabriel Clemens 94.36 | 6 | | | |
| 20 | Luke Woodhouse 91.41 | 7 | 28 | Gabriel Clemens 94.36 | 6 | | | |
| 28 | Gabriel Clemens 98.75 | 10 | | | | | | |
| 28 | Gabriel Clemens 98.75 | 10 | | | | 40 | Michael van Gerwen 103.19 | 9 |
| | | | | | | 7 | Luke Humphries 100.75 | 11 |
| 15 | James Wade 92.01 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | Luke Humphries 100.75 | 11 |
| 7 | Luke Humphries 97.99 | 10 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Luke Humphries 97.99 | 10 | 7 | Luke Humphries 106.26 | 11 | | | |
| | | | 11 | Ryan Joyce 83.95 | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Damon Heta 95.69 | 6 | 11 | Ryan Joyce 83.95 | 3 | | | |
| 11 | Ryan Joyce 95.74 | 10 | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 25 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 25 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 25 November | | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 26 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 26 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 26 November |
| 1 | Gerwyn Price 93.94 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 64 | Ricky Evans 90.80 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 64 | Ricky Evans 90.80 | 0 | 1 | Gerwyn Price 85.92 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 32 | Kim Huybrechts 92.04 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Kim Huybrechts 96.27 | 6 | 32 | Kim Huybrechts 92.04 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Martin Schindler 88.59 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Martin Schindler 88.59 | 5 | | | | 32 | Kim Huybrechts 88.50 | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16 | Stephen Bunting 91.19 | 10 | | | | |
| 16 | Stephen Bunting 97.98 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | Stephen Bunting 91.19 | 10 | | | | |
| 49 | Mickey Mansell 87.79 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 49 | Mickey Mansell 87.79 | 4 | 16 | Stephen Bunting 105.66 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 17 | Gian van Veen 90.94 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Gian van Veen 96.64 | 6 | 17 | Gian van Veen 90.94 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 48 | Chris Landman 87.65 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 48 | Chris Landman 87.65 | 1 | | | | | | | | 16 | Stephen Bunting 100.08 | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 40 | Michael van Gerwen 107.07 | 10 |
| 8 | Ross Smith 98.23 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 40 | Michael van Gerwen 107.07 | 10 |
| 57 | Scott Williams 82.30 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 57 | Scott Williams 82.30 | 2 | 8 | Ross Smith 104.54 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 40 | Michael van Gerwen 118.52 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Callan Rydz 76.51 | 3 | 40 | Michael van Gerwen 118.52 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 40 | Michael van Gerwen 97.29 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 40 | Michael van Gerwen 97.29 | 6 | | | | 40 | Michael van Gerwen 94.53 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 41 | Mario Vandenbogaerde 86.47 | 6 | | | | |
| Alt/65 | Dylan Slevin 82.63 | 5 | | | | | | | 41 | Mario Vandenbogaerde 86.47 | 6 | | | | |
| 56 | Matt Campbell 88.56 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 56 | Matt Campbell 88.56 | 6 | 56 | Matt Campbell 85.00 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 41 | Mario Vandenbogaerde 88.62 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Mike De Decker 86.71 | 1 | 41 | Mario Vandenbogaerde 88.62 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 41 | Mario Vandenbogaerde 93.53 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 25 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 25 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 25 November | | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 26 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 26 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 26 November |
| 4 | Dave Chisnall 99.20 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 61 | Lee Evans 91.97 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 61 | Lee Evans 91.97 | 2 | 4 | Dave Chisnall 109.88 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 29 | Chris Dobey 103.43 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Chris Dobey 90.18 | 6 | 29 | Chris Dobey 103.43 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 36 | Raymond van Barneveld 87.75 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 36 | Raymond van Barneveld 87.75 | 3 | | | | 4 | Dave Chisnall 91.22 | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20 | Luke Woodhouse 95.31 | 10 | | | | |
| 13 | Rob Cross 92.39 | 6 | | | | | | | 20 | Luke Woodhouse 95.31 | 10 | | | | |
| 52 | Cameron Menzies 85.89 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 52 | Cameron Menzies 85.89 | 3 | 13 | Rob Cross 89.87 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 20 | Luke Woodhouse 90.74 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Luke Woodhouse 92.94 | 6 | 20 | Luke Woodhouse 90.74 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 45 | Simon Whitlock 86.50 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 45 | Simon Whitlock 86.50 | 4 | | | | | | | | 20 | Luke Woodhouse 91.41 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 28 | Gabriel Clemens 98.75 | 10 |
| 5 | Josh Rock 91.28 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | Gabriel Clemens 98.75 | 10 |
| 60 | Rowby-John Rodriguez 81.51 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 60 | Rowby-John Rodriguez 81.51 | 4 | 5 | Josh Rock 112.27 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 28 | Gabriel Clemens 101.93 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Gabriel Clemens 95.52 | 6 | 28 | Gabriel Clemens 101.93 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Connor Scutt 90.24 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Connor Scutt 90.24 | 3 | | | | 28 | Gabriel Clemens 98.60 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 44 | Niels Zonneveld 82.15 | 1 | | | | |
| 12 | Jonny Clayton 96.04 | 6 | | | | | | | 44 | Niels Zonneveld 82.15 | 1 | | | | |
| 53 | Stephen Burton 87.21 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 53 | Stephen Burton 87.21 | 4 | 12 | Jonny Clayton 91.63 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 44 | Niels Zonneveld 98.08 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Daryl Gurney 90.19 | 3 | 44 | Niels Zonneveld 98.08 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 44 | Niels Zonneveld 100.85 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 25 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 25 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 25 November | | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 26 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 26 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 26 November |
| 2 | Gary Anderson 92.72 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 63 | Steve Beaton 87.63 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 63 | Steve Beaton 87.63 | 5 | 2 | Gary Anderson 88.25 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 31 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.68 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.00 | 6 | 31 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.68 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 34 | Jim Williams 96.18 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | Jim Williams 96.18 | 4 | | | | 31 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 87.62 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15 | James Wade 91.03 | 10 | | | | |
| 15 | James Wade 101.49 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | James Wade 91.03 | 10 | | | | |
| 50 | William O'Connor 88.95 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 50 | William O'Connor 88.95 | 2 | 15 | James Wade 92.05 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 47 | Steve Lennon 82.71 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Andrew Gilding 85.38 | 3 | 47 | Steve Lennon 82.71 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 47 | Steve Lennon 91.49 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 47 | Steve Lennon 91.49 | 6 | | | | | | | | 15 | James Wade 92.01 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Luke Humphries 97.99 | 10 |
| 7 | Luke Humphries 99.67 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Luke Humphries 97.99 | 10 |
| 58 | Martin Lukeman 92.17 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 58 | Martin Lukeman 92.17 | 4 | 7 | Luke Humphries 107.36 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 26 | Radek Szagański 98.43 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Radek Szagański 82.82 | 6 | 26 | Radek Szagański 98.43 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Ian White 82.62 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Ian White 82.62 | 2 | | | | 7 | Luke Humphries 103.70 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10 | Ryan Searle 99.08 | 7 | | | | |
| 10 | Ryan Searle 98.32 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | Ryan Searle 99.08 | 7 | | | | |
| 55 | Boris Krčmar 93.82 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 55 | Boris Krčmar 93.82 | 4 | 10 | Ryan Searle 106.62 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 23 | Ricardo Pietreczko 103.36 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Ricardo Pietreczko 87.33 | 6 | 23 | Ricardo Pietreczko 103.36 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 42 | Christian Kist 68.08 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 25 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 25 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 25 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 25 November | | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 26 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 26 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 26 November |
| 3 | Damon Heta 90.73 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 62 | Jules van Dongen 81.03 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 62 | Jules van Dongen 81.03 | 1 | 3 | Damon Heta 88.94 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 35 | Kevin Doets 89.89 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 30 | José de Sousa 87.95 | 5 | 35 | Kevin Doets 89.89 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 35 | Kevin Doets 84.55 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 35 | Kevin Doets 84.55 | 6 | | | | 3 | Damon Heta 99.50 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19 | Brendan Dolan 92.38 | 8 | | | | |
| 14 | Krzysztof Ratajski 89.96 | 4 | | | | | | | 19 | Brendan Dolan 92.38 | 8 | | | | |
| 51 | Maik Kuivenhoven 93.32 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 51 | Maik Kuivenhoven 93.32 | 6 | 51 | Maik Kuivenhoven 88.87 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 19 | Brendan Dolan 86.31 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Brendan Dolan 91.47 | 6 | 19 | Brendan Dolan 86.31 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 46 | Ritchie Edhouse 92.43 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 46 | Ritchie Edhouse 92.43 | 4 | | | | | | | | 3 | Damon Heta 95.69 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Ryan Joyce 95.74 | 10 |
| 6 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 80.05 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Ryan Joyce 95.74 | 10 |
| 59 | Jermaine Wattimena 91.91 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 59 | Jermaine Wattimena 91.91 | 6 | 59 | Jermaine Wattimena 103.39 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 38 | Richard Veenstra 97.11 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Michael Smith 85.35 | 3 | 38 | Richard Veenstra 97.11 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 38 | Richard Veenstra 97.36 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 38 | Richard Veenstra 97.36 | 6 | | | | 59 | Jermaine Wattimena 89.09 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Ryan Joyce 89.80 | 10 | | | | |
| 11 | Ryan Joyce 97.43 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | Ryan Joyce 89.80 | 10 | | | | |
| 54 | Daniel Klose 87.24 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 54 | Daniel Klose 87.24 | 3 | 11 | Ryan Joyce 96.22 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 22 | Joe Cullen 92.67 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Joe Cullen 84.38 | 6 | 22 | Joe Cullen 92.67 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 43 | Jamie Hughes 74.61 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Top averages

The 118.52 average by Michael van Gerwen in his second round match against Ross Smith was the highest average in the Players Championship Finals since its inception in 2009.
The table lists all players who achieved an average of at least 100 in a match. In the case one player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets.
| # | Player | Round | Average | Result |
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen | 2R | 118.52 | Won |
| 2 | Josh Rock | 2R | 112.27 | Lost |
| 3 | Dave Chisnall | 2R | 109.88 | Won |
| 4 | Luke Humphries | 2R | 107.36 | Won |
| 5 | Michael van Gerwen (2) | QF | 107.07 | Won |
| 6 | Ryan Searle | 2R | 106.62 | Won |
| 7 | Luke Humphries (2) | SF | 106.26 | Won |
| 8 | Stephen Bunting | 2R | 105.66 | Won |
| 9 | Ross Smith | 2R | 104.54 | Lost |
| 10 | Luke Humphries (3) | 3R | 103.70 | Won |
| 11 | Chris Dobey | 2R | 103.43 | Lost |
| 12 | Jermaine Wattimena | 2R | 103.39 | Won |
| 13 | Ricardo Pietreczko | 2R | 103.36 | Lost |
| 14 | Gabriel Clemens | 2R | 101.93 | Won |
| 15 | Michael van Gerwen (3) | SF | 101.54 | Won |
| 16 | James Wade | 1R | 101.49 | Won |
| 17 | Niels Zonneveld | 1R | 100.85 | Won |
| 18 | Stephen Bunting (2) | QF | 100.08 | Lost |