# 2024 Players Championship Finals

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 and successfully defended his title to win the tournament for a second time, with an 11–7 victory over Luke Littler in the final.

## Prize money

The 2024 Players Championship Finals had a prize fund of £600,000.
The following was 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.
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.
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.  Chris Dobey (first round)
    02.  Stephen Bunting (first round)
    03.  Damon Heta (third round)
    04.  Ryan Searle (first round)
    05.  Dave Chisnall (second round)
    06.  Gary Anderson (first round)
    07.  Josh Rock (second round)
    08.  Luke Littler (runner-up)
    09.  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.  Dom Taylor
    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)

## Results

There was no draw held, all players were put in a fixed bracket by their seeding positions.
Numbers to the left of player names indicate the player’s ranking on the Players Championship Order of Merit.

### Finals

| Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 24 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 24 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 24 November | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 24 November | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 24 November | Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 24 November | Final (best of 21 legs) 24 November | Final (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 103.73 | 10 | 8 | Luke Littler 104.38 | 11 | | | |
| | | | 12 | Ross Smith 94.39 | 9 | | | |
| 45 | Scott Williams 96.99 | 3 | 12 | Ross Smith 94.39 | 9 | | | |
| 12 | Ross Smith 105.26 | 10 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Ross Smith 105.26 | 10 | | | | 8 | Luke Littler 100.08 | 7 |
| | | | | | | 19 | Luke Humphries 103.69 | 11 |
| 34 | Connor Scutt 98.75 | 9 | | | | | | | 19 | Luke Humphries 103.69 | 11 |
| 23 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 96.69 | 10 | | | | | | |
| 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 | 19 | Luke Humphries 92.92 | 11 | | | |
| 22 | Ryan Joyce 91.10 | 5 | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round (best of 11 legs) 22 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 22 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 22 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 23 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 23 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 23 November | | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 24 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 24 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 24 November |
| 1 | Chris Dobey 86.08 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 64 | Nathan Aspinall 91.63 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 97.27 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Niels Zonneveld 97.57 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | 16 | Mike De Decker 95.29 | 10 | | | | |
| 49 | Richard Veenstra 90.42 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 76.13 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 48 | Ian White 102.68 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Luke Littler 103.73 | 10 |
| 57 | Rob Cross 100.54 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 57 | Rob Cross 100.54 | 0 | 8 | Luke Littler 105.33 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 25 | Ritchie Edhouse 105.35 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Ritchie Edhouse 95.79 | 6 | 25 | Ritchie Edhouse 105.35 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 40 | Luke Woodhouse 94.89 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 40 | Luke Woodhouse 94.89 | 5 | | | | 8 | Luke Littler 104.70 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Danny Noppert 88.92 | 3 | | | | |
| 9 | Danny Noppert 95.90 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | Danny Noppert 88.92 | 3 | | | | |
| 56 | James Hurrell 97.84 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 80.79 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 41 | Stephen Burton 87.52 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round (best of 11 legs) 22 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 22 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 22 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 23 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 23 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 23 November | | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 24 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 24 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 24 November |
| 4 | Ryan Searle 93.52 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 61 | Jeffrey de Graaf 95.07 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 89.02 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 36 | Thibault Tricole 95.20 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | 45 | Scott Williams 101.08 | 10 | | | | |
| 52 | Kim Huybrechts 96.87 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 87.11 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 45 | Scott Williams 97.64 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 45 | Scott Williams 97.64 | 6 | | | | | | | | 45 | Scott Williams 96.99 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Ross Smith 105.26 | 10 |
| 5 | Dave Chisnall 96.26 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Ross Smith 105.26 | 10 |
| 60 | Joe Cullen 86.17 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 60 | Joe Cullen 86.17 | 1 | 5 | Dave Chisnall 90.95 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 28 | Andrew Gilding 100.07 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Andrew Gilding 97.14 | 6 | 28 | Andrew Gilding 100.07 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Kevin Doets 94.16 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Kevin Doets 94.16 | 3 | | | | 28 | Andrew Gilding 81.43 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | Ross Smith 92.42 | 10 | | | | |
| 12 | Ross Smith 104.73 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | Ross Smith 92.42 | 10 | | | | |
| 53 | Dimitri Van den Bergh 87.10 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 21 | Wesley Plaisier 80.08 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 44 | Mensur Suljović 93.89 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round (best of 11 legs) 22 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 22 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 22 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 23 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 23 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 23 November | | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 24 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 24 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 24 November |
| 2 | Stephen Bunting 94.72 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 63 | Mario Vandenbogaerde 95.62 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 91.60 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 34 | Connor Scutt 98.98 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | Connor Scutt 98.98 | 6 | | | | 34 | Connor Scutt 95.19 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15 | Daryl Gurney 86.16 | 3 | | | | |
| 15 | Daryl Gurney 108.81 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | Daryl Gurney 86.16 | 3 | | | | |
| 50 | Peter Wright 88.66 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 50 | Peter Wright 88.66 | 1 | 15 | Daryl Gurney 86.10 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 18 | Michael Smith 92.76 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Michael Smith 94.26 | 6 | 18 | Michael Smith 92.76 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Alt/65 | Nick Kenny 96.06 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 96.69 | 10 |
| 58 | Ricky Evans 88.88 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 102.48 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 39 | Jermaine Wattimena 91.29 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | 23 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 99.51 | 10 | | | | |
| 55 | Florian Hempel 92.91 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 23 | Dirk van Duijvenbode 89.64 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 42 | Callan Rydz 93.33 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round (best of 11 legs) 22 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 22 November | First round (best of 11 legs) 22 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | Second round (best of 11 legs) 23 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 23 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 23 November | Third round (best of 19 legs) 23 November | | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 24 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 24 November | Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 24 November |
| 3 | Damon Heta 92.87 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 62 | Mervyn King 80.56 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 62 | Mervyn King 80.56 | 1 | 3 | Damon Heta 97.36 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 30 | Krzysztof Ratajski 97.86 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Krzysztof Ratajski 96.16 | 6 | 30 | Krzysztof Ratajski 97.86 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 35 | Madars Razma 93.77 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | 19 | Luke Humphries 96.98 | 10 | | | | |
| 51 | Chris Landman 91.20 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 19 | Luke Humphries 102.35 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 46 | Gabriel Clemens 93.77 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 46 | Gabriel Clemens 93.77 | 2 | | | | | | | | 19 | Luke Humphries 95.50 | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 22 | Ryan Joyce 91.10 | 5 |
| 6 | Gary Anderson 103.88 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | Ryan Joyce 91.10 | 5 |
| 59 | Ryan Meikle 94.43 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 98.96 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 38 | Martin Schindler 83.91 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 38 | Martin Schindler 83.91 | 6 | | | | 38 | Martin Schindler 87.59 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22 | Ryan Joyce 97.12 | 10 | | | | |
| 11 | Cameron Menzies 94.77 | 6 | | | | | | | 22 | Ryan Joyce 97.12 | 10 | | | | |
| 54 | Jim Williams 83.03 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 54 | Jim Williams 83.03 | 2 | 11 | Cameron Menzies 87.98 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 22 | Ryan Joyce 91.92 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Ryan Joyce 91.39 | 6 | 22 | Ryan Joyce 91.92 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 43 | Karel Sedláček 87.06 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Top averages

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 | First Round | 108.81 | Won |
| 3 | Ritchie Edhouse | Second Round | 105.35 | Lost |
| 4 | Luke Littler (2) | Second Round | 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 | First Round | 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) | Second Round | 102.35 | Won |
| 16 | Mike De Decker | Second Round | 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 |