# 2018 Players Championship Finals

The 2018 Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals was the eleventh edition of the PDC darts tournament, which saw the top 64 players from the 22 Players Championship events of 2018 taking part. The tournament took place from 23–25 November 2018 at Butlin's Resort in Minehead.
Daryl Gurney won his 2nd major PDC title by defeating defending champion Michael van Gerwen 11–9, bringing an end to his 22-match winning streak in the competition.

## Prize money

The 2018 Players Championship Finals had a total prize fund of £460,000, the same as 2017. The following is the breakdown of the fund:
| Position (no. of players) | Position (no. of players) | Prize Money (Total: £460,000) |
| Winner | (1) | £100,000 |
| Runner-Up | (1) | £40,000 |
| Semi-finalists | (2) | £23,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) | £12,500 |
| Last 16 (Third round) | (8) | £8,000 |
| Last 32 (Second round) | (16) | £5,000 |
| Last 64 (First round) | (32) | £2,500 |

## Qualification

The top 64 players from the Players Championships Order of Merit, which is solely based on prize money won in the twenty-two Players Championships events during the season, qualified for the tournament:
On 20 November, Mensur Suljović withdrew from the tournament citing family reasons. Under the rules of the tournament, the next highest qualifier took his place, which happened to be Benito van de Pas, with no draw adjustments being made.
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

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

    01. Ian White (Second round)
    02. Gary Anderson (Semi-finals)
    03. Michael van Gerwen (Runner-up)
    04. Peter Wright (Third round)
    05. Adrian Lewis (Second round)
    06. Rob Cross (First round)
    07. Michael Smith (Second round)
    08. James Wade (Third round)
    09. Dave Chisnall (Second round)
    10. Jeffrey de Zwaan (Second round)
    11. James Wilson (Second round)
    12. Danny Noppert (Semi-finals)
    13. Stephen Bunting (Quarter-finals)
    14. Jermaine Wattimena (First round)
    15. Steve Beaton (Second round)
    16. Daryl Gurney (Winner)
    17. Josh Payne (First round)
    18. John Henderson (First round)
    19. Darren Webster (Second round)
    20. Mickey Mansell (First round)
    21. Mervyn King (Second round)
    22. Gabriel Clemens (Third round)
    23. Ricky Evans (Third round)
    24. Chris Dobey (Quarter-finals)
    25. Nathan Aspinall (Second round)
    26. Jonny Clayton (Quarter-finals)
    27. Ryan Joyce (First round)
    28. Krzysztof Ratajski (Third round)
    29. Max Hopp (Second round)
    30. Keegan Brown (Second round)
    31. Simon Whitlock (Second round)
    32. Brendan Dolan (Third round)
    33. Michael Barnard (First round)
    34. Kyle Anderson (First round)
    35. Mensur Suljović (Withdrew)
    36. Steve West (First round)
    37. Gerwyn Price (First round)
    38. Steve Lennon (Quarter-finals)
    39. Mark Webster (First round)
    40. Martin Schindler (First round)
    41. Ron Meulenkamp (First round)
    42. Jan Dekker (First round)
    43. Andrew Gilding (First round)
    44. Simon Stevenson (First round)
    45. Madars Razma (Second round)
    46. Jeffrey de Graaf (First round)
    47. Joe Cullen (Third round)
    48. Ryan Searle (Second round)
    49. Robert Thornton (First round)
    50. Kim Huybrechts (First round)
    51. Stephen Burton (Third round)
    52. Richard North (First round)
    53. Rowby-John Rodriguez (First round)
    54. Dimitri Van den Bergh (First round)
    55. Jelle Klaasen (First round)
    56. Jamie Lewis (First round)
    57. Ross Smith (First round)
    58. Vincent van der Voort (First round)
    59. Cristo Reyes (Second round)
    60. Adam Hunt (First round)
    61. Toni Alcinas (First round)
    62. Matthew Edgar (First round)
    63. Alan Tabern (First round)
    64. Scott Taylor (First round)
    65. Benito van de Pas (Alternate, 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) 25 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 25 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 25 November | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 25 November | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 25 November | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 25 November | Final (best of 21 legs) 25 November | Final (best of 21 legs) 25 November | Final (best of 21 legs) 25 November |
| 16 | Daryl Gurney 103.91 | 10 | | | | | | |
| 24 | Chris Dobey 94.43 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 24 | Chris Dobey 94.43 | 2 | 16 | Daryl Gurney 98.15 | 11 | | | |
| | | | 12 | Danny Noppert 94.10 | 3 | | | |
| 12 | Danny Noppert 95.06 | 10 | 12 | Danny Noppert 94.10 | 3 | | | |
| 13 | Stephen Bunting 100.18 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Stephen Bunting 100.18 | 7 | | | | 16 | Daryl Gurney 95.61 | 11 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Michael van Gerwen 100.20 | 9 |
| 2 | Gary Anderson 110.02 | 10 | | | | | | | 3 | Michael van Gerwen 100.20 | 9 |
| 26 | Jonny Clayton 95.14 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 26 | Jonny Clayton 95.14 | 4 | 2 | Gary Anderson 103.03 | 9 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Michael van Gerwen 102.62 | 11 | | | |
| 38 | Steve Lennon 94.92 | 3 | 3 | Michael van Gerwen 102.62 | 11 | | | |
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen 101.09 | 10 | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 24 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 24 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 24 November | | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 25 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 25 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 25 November |
| 1 | Ian White 111.12 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 64 | Scott Taylor 92.91 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 64 | Scott Taylor 92.91 | 2 | 1 | Ian White 85.59 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 32 | Brendan Dolan 86.51 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Brendan Dolan 92.12 | 6 | 32 | Brendan Dolan 86.51 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Michael Barnard 93.42 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Michael Barnard 93.42 | 4 | | | | 32 | Brendan Dolan 94.39 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16 | Daryl Gurney 101.79 | 10 | | | | |
| 16 | Daryl Gurney 86.63 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | Daryl Gurney 101.79 | 10 | | | | |
| 49 | Robert Thornton 82.70 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 49 | Robert Thornton 82.70 | 3 | 16 | Daryl Gurney 96.92 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 48 | Ryan Searle 93.63 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Josh Payne 89.67 | 2 | 48 | Ryan Searle 93.63 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 48 | Ryan Searle 93.23 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 48 | Ryan Searle 93.23 | 6 | | | | | | | | 16 | Daryl Gurney 103.91 | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 24 | Chris Dobey 94.43 | 2 |
| 8 | James Wade 94.52 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | Chris Dobey 94.43 | 2 |
| 57 | Ross Smith 89.74 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 57 | Ross Smith 89.74 | 4 | 8 | James Wade 98.57 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 25 | Nathan Aspinall 96.02 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Nathan Aspinall 96.93 | 6 | 25 | Nathan Aspinall 96.02 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 40 | Martin Schindler 85.31 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 40 | Martin Schindler 85.31 | 1 | | | | 8 | James Wade 89.00 | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24 | Chris Dobey 87.34 | 10 | | | | |
| 9 | Dave Chisnall 97.33 | 6 | | | | | | | 24 | Chris Dobey 87.34 | 10 | | | | |
| 56 | Jamie Lewis 93.94 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 56 | Jamie Lewis 93.94 | 4 | 9 | Dave Chisnall 92.82 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 24 | Chris Dobey 93.59 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Chris Dobey 93.98 | 6 | 24 | Chris Dobey 93.59 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 41 | Ron Meulenkamp 90.18 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 24 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 24 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 24 November | | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 25 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 25 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 25 November |
| 5 | Adrian Lewis 95.47 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 60 | Adam Hunt 83.85 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 60 | Adam Hunt 83.85 | 2 | 5 | Adrian Lewis 92.74 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 28 | Krzysztof Ratajski 93.62 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Krzysztof Ratajski 105.38 | 6 | 28 | Krzysztof Ratajski 93.62 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Gerwyn Price 105.79 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Gerwyn Price 105.79 | 5 | | | | 28 | Krzysztof Ratajski 92.80 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | Danny Noppert 92.33 | 10 | | | | |
| 12 | Danny Noppert 93.39 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | Danny Noppert 92.33 | 10 | | | | |
| 53 | Rowby-John Rodriguez 83.61 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 53 | Rowby-John Rodriguez 83.61 | 3 | 12 | Danny Noppert 91.84 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 21 | Mervyn King 91.67 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Mervyn King 78.20 | 6 | 21 | Mervyn King 91.67 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 44 | Simon Stevenson 77.31 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 44 | Simon Stevenson 77.31 | 4 | | | | | | | | 12 | Danny Noppert 95.06 | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Stephen Bunting 100.18 | 7 |
| 4 | Peter Wright 89.70 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Stephen Bunting 100.18 | 7 |
| 61 | Toni Alcinas 86.72 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 61 | Toni Alcinas 86.72 | 2 | 4 | Peter Wright 93.73 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 29 | Max Hopp 90.08 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Max Hopp 98.44 | 6 | 29 | Max Hopp 90.08 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 36 | Steve West 94.21 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 36 | Steve West 94.21 | 4 | | | | 4 | Peter Wright 98.35 | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | Stephen Bunting 98.25 | 10 | | | | |
| 13 | Stephen Bunting 94.08 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | Stephen Bunting 98.25 | 10 | | | | |
| 52 | Richard North 88.03 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 52 | Richard North 88.03 | 5 | 13 | Stephen Bunting 84.00 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 45 | Madars Razma 82.59 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Mickey Mansell 88.35 | 4 | 45 | Madars Razma 82.59 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 45 | Madars Razma 89.23 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 24 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 24 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 24 November | | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 25 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 25 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 25 November |
| 2 | Gary Anderson 107.95 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 63 | Alan Tabern 82.99 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 63 | Alan Tabern 82.99 | 2 | 2 | Gary Anderson 105.53 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 31 | Simon Whitlock 97.40 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Simon Whitlock 92.55 | 6 | 31 | Simon Whitlock 97.40 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 34 | Kyle Anderson 91.37 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | Kyle Anderson 91.37 | 4 | | | | 2 | Gary Anderson 100.58 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 47 | Joe Cullen 91.78 | 2 | | | | |
| 15 | Steve Beaton 91.70 | 6 | | | | | | | 47 | Joe Cullen 91.78 | 2 | | | | |
| 50 | Kim Huybrechts 91.85 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 50 | Kim Huybrechts 91.85 | 5 | 15 | Steve Beaton 94.98 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 47 | Joe Cullen 95.70 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 18 | John Henderson 97.78 | 5 | 47 | Joe Cullen 95.70 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 47 | Joe Cullen 93.87 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 47 | Joe Cullen 93.87 | 6 | | | | | | | | 2 | Gary Anderson 110.02 | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 26 | Jonny Clayton 95.14 | 4 |
| 7 | Michael Smith 98.02 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 26 | Jonny Clayton 95.14 | 4 |
| 58 | Vincent van der Voort 84.28 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 58 | Vincent van der Voort 84.28 | 0 | 7 | Michael Smith 93.92 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 26 | Jonny Clayton 85.35 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Jonny Clayton 95.24 | 6 | 26 | Jonny Clayton 85.35 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Mark Webster 93.09 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Mark Webster 93.09 | 3 | | | | 26 | Jonny Clayton 89.62 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 23 | Ricky Evans 90.08 | 5 | | | | |
| 10 | Jeffrey de Zwaan 94.72 | 6 | | | | | | | 23 | Ricky Evans 90.08 | 5 | | | | |
| 55 | Jelle Klaasen 84.72 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 55 | Jelle Klaasen 84.72 | 4 | 10 | Jeffrey de Zwaan 96.75 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 23 | Ricky Evans 98.34 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Ricky Evans 88.00 | 6 | 23 | Ricky Evans 98.34 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 42 | Jan Dekker 81.35 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 24 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 24 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 24 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 24 November | | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 25 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 25 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 25 November |
| 6 | Rob Cross 93.72 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 59 | Cristo Reyes 96.98 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 59 | Cristo Reyes 96.98 | 6 | 59 | Cristo Reyes 81.19 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 38 | Steve Lennon 79.34 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Ryan Joyce 91.08 | 2 | 38 | Steve Lennon 79.34 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 38 | Steve Lennon 97.11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 38 | Steve Lennon 97.11 | 6 | | | | 38 | Steve Lennon 92.35 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22 | Gabriel Clemens 90.44 | 7 | | | | |
| 11 | James Wilson 94.05 | 6 | | | | | | | 22 | Gabriel Clemens 90.44 | 7 | | | | |
| 54 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.31 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 54 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.31 | 2 | 11 | James Wilson 91.61 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 22 | Gabriel Clemens 99.34 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Gabriel Clemens 90.97 | 6 | 22 | Gabriel Clemens 99.34 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 43 | Andrew Gilding 81.02 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 43 | Andrew Gilding 81.02 | 3 | | | | | | | | 38 | Steve Lennon 94.92 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Michael van Gerwen 101.09 | 10 |
| 3 | Michael van Gerwen 102.78 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Michael van Gerwen 101.09 | 10 |
| 62 | Matthew Edgar 90.44 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 62 | Matthew Edgar 90.44 | 1 | 3 | Michael van Gerwen 106.00 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 30 | Keegan Brown 89.34 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Keegan Brown 89.25 | 6 | 30 | Keegan Brown 89.34 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Alt/65 | Benito van de Pas 79.69 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt/65 | Benito van de Pas 79.69 | 3 | | | | 3 | Michael van Gerwen 104.06 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 51 | Stephen Burton 93.65 | 4 | | | | |
| 14 | Jermaine Wattimena 88.05 | 5 | | | | | | | 51 | Stephen Burton 93.65 | 4 | | | | |
| 51 | Stephen Burton 95.65 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 51 | Stephen Burton 95.65 | 6 | 51 | Stephen Burton 96.64 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 19 | Darren Webster 93.93 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Darren Webster 90.49 | 6 | 19 | Darren Webster 93.93 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 46 | Jeffrey de Graaf 85.91 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |