# Players Championship Finals 2018

De Players Championship Finals 2018 (ook bekend als de Mr Green Sport Players Championship 2018 voor sponsordoeleinden) was de 11e editie van de Players Championship Finals, een darttoernooi waaraan de top 64 uit de 22 Players Championship-toernooien deelneemt. Het toernooi werd gehouden van 23 tot 25 november in het Butlins Minehead Resort in Minehead.
De verdedigend kampioen was Michael van Gerwen. In de vorige editie versloeg hij in de finale Jonny Clayton. In de finale werd Van Gerwen met 11–9 verslagen door Daryl Gurney.

## Opzet en gekwalificeerde spelers

Het toernooi kende 64 deelnemers. De deelnemers kwamen niet uit de PDC Pro Tour, maar alleen uit de 22 Players Championships. Er vond geen loting plaats. De deelnemers werden aan de hand van hun ranking in het schema geplaatst.
| Ian White Gary Anderson Michael van Gerwen Peter Wright Adrian Lewis Rob Cross Michael Smith James Wade Dave Chisnall Jeffrey de Zwaan James Wilson Danny Noppert Stephen Bunting Jermaine Wattimena Steve Beaton Daryl Gurney Josh Payne John Henderson Darren Webster Mickey Mansell Mervyn King Gabriel Clemens Ricky Evans Chris Dobey Nathan Aspinall Jonny Clayton Ryan Joyce Krzysztof Ratajski Max Hopp Keegan Brown Simon Whitlock Brendan Dolan | Michael Barnard Kyle Anderson Mensur Suljović Steve West Gerwyn Price Steve Lennon Mark Webster Martin Schindler Ron Meulenkamp Jan Dekker Andrew Gilding Simon Stevenson Madars Razma Jeffrey de Graaf Joe Cullen Ryan Searle Robert Thornton Kim Huybrechts Stephen Burton Richard North Rowby-John Rodriguez Dimitri Van den Bergh Jelle Klaasen Jamie Lewis Ross Smith Vincent van der Voort Cristo Reyes Adam Hunt Toni Alcinas Matthew Edgar Alan Tabern Scott Taylor Benito van de Pas |

## Prijzengeld

Het totale prijzengeld bedroeg £460.000, dat was evenveel als de vorige editie.
| Plaats (aantal spelers) | Plaats (aantal spelers) | Prijzengeld (Totaal: £460.000) |
| Winnaar | (1) | £100.000 |
| Runner-up | (1) | £40.000 |
| Halvefinalisten | (2) | £23.000 |
| Kwartfinalisten | (4) | £12.500 |
| Laatste 16 | (8) | £8.000 |
| Laatste 32 | (16) | £5.000 |
| Laatste 64 | (32) | £2.500 |
| 9-darter | (?) | £15.000 |

## Wedstrijdschema
### Laatste 64

| Eerste ronde (best of 11 legs) 23 november | Eerste ronde (best of 11 legs) 23 november | Eerste ronde (best of 11 legs) 23 november | Tweede ronde (best of 11 legs) 24 november | Tweede ronde (best of 11 legs) 24 november | Tweede ronde (best of 11 legs) 24 november | Derde ronde (best of 19 legs) 24 november | Derde ronde (best of 19 legs) 24 november | Derde ronde (best of 19 legs) 24 november | Kwartfinales (best of 19 legs) 25 november | Kwartfinales (best of 19 legs) 25 november | Kwartfinales (best of 19 legs) 25 november | Halve finales (best of 21 legs) 25 november | Halve finales (best of 21 legs) 25 november | Halve finales (best of 21 legs) 25 november | Finale (best of 21 legs) 25 november | Finale (best of 21 legs) 25 november | Finale (best of 21 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 (85.82) | 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 | | | | | | | | | |
| 41 | Ron Meulenkamp (90.18) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Daryl Gurney (98.15) | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Danny Noppert (94.10) | 3 |
| 5 | Adrian Lewis (95.47) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Danny Noppert (94.10) | 3 |
| 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 (105.27) | 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 (93.20) | 6 | | | | 12 | Danny Noppert (92.33) | 10 | | | | | | |
| 53 | Rowby-John Rodriguez (83.82) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 53 | Rowby-John Rodriguez (83.82) | 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 (88.95) | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | Stephen Bunting (100.18) | 7 | | | |
| 61 | Toni Alcinas (86.72) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 61 | Toni Alcinas (86.72) | 2 | 4 | Peter Wright (93.17) | 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 (88.30) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 52 | Richard North (88.30) | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Daryl Gurney (95.61) | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Michael van Gerwen (100.20) | 9 |
| 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 (94.92) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 47 | Joe Cullen (95.13) | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | John Henderson (97.78) | 5 | 47 | Joe Cullen (95.13) | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 47 | Joe Cullen (93.56) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 47 | Joe Cullen (93.56) | 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 (99.69) | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Ricky Evans (88.00) | 6 | 23 | Ricky Evans (99.69) | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | Jan Dekker (81.35) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | Jan Dekker (81.35) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Gary Anderson (103.03) | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Michael van Gerwen (102.62) | 11 |
| 6 | Rob Cross (93.72) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Michael van Gerwen (102.62) | 11 |
| 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 (91.62) | 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 | | | |
| ext | Benito van de Pas (79.69) | 3 | | | | | | |
| ext | 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 (94.94) | 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 |
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