2023 Players Championship Finals

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The **2023 Cazoo Players Championship Finals** was the fifteenth edition of the PDC darts tournament, which saw the top 64 players from the 2023 PDC Players Championship series taking part. The tournament took place from 24–26 November 2023 at the Butlin's Minehead, Minehead.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, after defeating Rob Cross 11–6 in the 2022 final.

He would reach the final once again, but despite hitting a nine-dart finish in the final for the second successive year, he was defeated 11–9 by Luke Humphries, who won his third major title in the space of 2 months, following on from his successes at the 2023 World Grand Prix and the 2023 Grand Slam of Darts.

Notably, the 2023 World Matchplay champion, Nathan Aspinall, and the 2023 European Championship champion, Peter Wright, both failed to qualify for the tournament, as both finished outside the top 64 qualifying places.

During the second round, van Gerwen broke the record for the highest average in the tournament's history with a 118.52 in his victory over Ross Smith, and the second highest average was broken soon after by Josh Rock with his 112.27 coming in a defeat to Gabriel Clemens, making it the highest losing average in the tournament's history.

## Prize money

The 2023 Players Championship Finals had a prize fund of £600,000, up from £500,000. The winner received £120,000, an increase of £20,000.

The following is the breakdown of the fund:

## Qualification

The top 64 players from the Players Championships Order of Merit qualified, which is solely based on prize money won in the thirty Players Championship events during the season.

On 20 November, 9th seed Danny Noppert withdrew owing to the imminent birth of his second child. He was replaced by the next player down on the Players Championship Order of Merit, which was Dylan Slevin.

The following players qualified for the tournament:

*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. The bracket was revealed on 2 November, following the conclusion of the 2023 PDC Players Championship series.

## References

1. ↑ Seventh heaven for Van Gerwen with Minehead masterclass (27 November 2022). Retrieved on November 27, 2022.
2. ↑ Humphries denies nine-dart Van Gerwen for Minehead glory (26 November 2023). Retrieved on November 26, 2023.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 2023 Cazoo Players Championship Finals field & draw confirmed. *PDC* (2 November 2023).
4. ↑ Noppert to miss 2023 Cazoo Players Championship Finals (20 November 2023). Retrieved on November 20, 2023.