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2024 PDC Players Championship series

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The 2024 PDC Players Championship series consists of 30 darts tournaments on the 2024 PDC Pro Tour.

The Top 64 on the Players Championship Order of Merit will qualify for the 2024 Players Championship Finals.

PDC Players Championship Order of Merit as of 11 June 2024:[1]
Prize money in the tables is in units of £1,000.

Rank Player Earnings Rank Player Earnings
1  Ryan Searle 43 33  Martin Lukeman 13
2  Gary Anderson 39.5 34  James Hurrell 13
3  Chris Dobey 39 35  Luke Humphries 12.5
4  Raymond van Barneveld 36 36  Thibault Tricole 12
5  Daryl Gurney 34 37  Ricardo Pietreczko 11.5
6  Damon Heta 30 38  Cameron Menzies 11.5
7  Michael Smith 29.5 39  James Wade 11
8  Danny Noppert 29 40  Stephen Burton 11
9  Brendan Dolan 26.5 41  Mike De Decker 11
10  Gian van Veen 25.5 42  Jermaine Wattimena 11
11  Alan Soutar 25 43  Graham Hall 11
12  Dave Chisnall 24.5 44  Berry van Peer 11
13  Dirk van Duijvenbode 24 45  William O'Connor 10.5
14  Luke Littler 23.5 46  Leighton Bennett 10.5
15  Stephen Bunting 23 47  Gerwyn Price 10
16  Ross Smith 22 48  Mensur Suljović 10
17  Peter Wright 19.5 49  Dom Taylor 10
18  Kevin Doets 19 50  Richard Veenstra 10
19  Ritchie Edhouse 18 51  Ryan Meikle 9.5
20  Ryan Joyce 18 52  Nathan Aspinall 9.5
21  Josh Rock 17.5 53  Jeffrey Sparidaans 9
22  Callan Rydz 17 54  Lee Evans 9
23  Niels Zonneveld 16.5 55  Nick Kenny 9
24  Krzysztof Ratajski 16 56  Andy Baetens 9
25  Jonny Clayton 16 57  Martin Schindler 9
26  Scott Williams 15.5 58  Ricky Evans 9
27  Luke Woodhouse 14.5 59  Danny Jansen 9
28  Andrew Gilding 14 60  Madars Razma 8.5
29  Michael van Gerwen 14 61  Wessel Nijman 8.5
30  Ian White 13.5 62  Mario Vandenbogaerde 8.5
31  Karel Sedláček 13.5 63  Chris Landman 8.5
32  Jeffrey de Graaf 13.5 64  José de Sousa 8.5

Prize money[edit]

The 2024 prize money has been significantly increased compared to the previous year.[2]

This is how the prize money is divided:

Stage (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £125,000)
Winner (1) £15,000
Runner-up (1) £10,000
Semi-finalists (2) £5,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £3,500
Fourth round (8) £2,500
Third round (16) £1,500
Second round (32) £1,000

February[edit]

Players Championship 1[edit]

Players Championship 1 was contested on Monday 12 February 2024. Luke Littler hit a nine-dart finish against Michele Turetta, whilst Leighton Bennett also hit one against Lukas Wenig and Mickey Mansell also did the same against Krzysztof Ratajski. The tournament was won by Luke Littler.[3][4]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
 Luke Littler 100.65 6
 James Hurrell 91.52 3
 Luke Littler 89.70 7
 Alan Soutar 88.85 6
 Alan Soutar 93.95 6
 Nick Kenny 90.40 5
 Luke Littler 109.64 8
 Ryan Searle 111.71 7
 Ryan Searle 93.10 6
 José de Sousa 93.38 2
 Ryan Searle 92.00 7
 Gian van Veen 81.57 3
 Brendan Dolan 95.62 5
 Gian van Veen 97.20 6

Players Championship 2[edit]

Players Championship 2 was contested on Tuesday 13 February 2024. The tournament was won by Gary Anderson.[5][6]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
 Peter Wright 99.77 6
 Robert Owen 87.92 2
 Peter Wright 93.42 5
 Gary Anderson 108.00 7
 Raymond van Barneveld 85.50 3
 Gary Anderson 97.38 6
 Gary Anderson 101.14 8
 Ryan Searle 91.33 5
 Martin Lukeman 93.64 6
 Callan Rydz 90.51 2
 Martin Lukeman 92.63 6
 Ryan Searle 99.51 7
 Ryan Searle 92.17 6
 Niels Zonneveld 90.16 4

Players Championship 3[edit]

Players Championship 3 was contested on Monday 19 February 2024. Ryan Meikle hit a nine-dart finish against Geert Nentjes. The tournament was won by Ryan Searle.[7][8]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
16  Peter Wright 95.83 2
9  Gary Anderson 102.59 6
9  Gary Anderson 111.71 7
 Callan Rydz 100.76 4
   Luke Littler 93.70 4
 Callan Rydz 103.43 6
9  Gary Anderson 108.61 7
14  Ryan Searle 107.63 8
 Steve Lennon 90.09 5
7  Michael van Gerwen 92.31 6
7  Michael van Gerwen 97.04 4
14  Ryan Searle 96.58 7
14  Ryan Searle 102.26 6
11  Danny Noppert 96.02 4

Players Championship 4[edit]

Players Championship 4 was contested on Tuesday 20 February 2024. The tournament was won by Damon Heta.[9]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
16  Peter Wright 94.67 6
 Scott Williams 90.91 5
16  Peter Wright 91.55 6
28  Chris Dobey 98.54 7
4  Dirk van Duijvenbode 90.18 2
28  Chris Dobey 89.95 6
28  Chris Dobey 106.44 4
3  Damon Heta 103.37 8
 Christian Perez 90.92 6
26  Raymond van Barneveld 79.35 2
 Christian Perez 90.09 2
3  Damon Heta 97.11 7
3  Damon Heta 94.79 6
27  Brendan Dolan 94.23 3

March[edit]

Players Championship 5[edit]

Players Championship 5 was contested on 18 March 2024.[10] Michael Smith hit a nine-dart finish against Raymond van Barneveld. The tournament was won by Raymond van Barneveld.[11][12]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
 James Hurrell 95.15 3
 Raymond van Barneveld 93.95 6
 Raymond van Barneveld 98.49 7
 Gary Anderson 101.18 6
 Gary Anderson 97.60 6
 Peter Wright 99.42 4
 Raymond van Barneveld 95.28 8
 Stephen Bunting 93.89 1
 Stephen Bunting 97.06 6
 Danny Noppert 90.34 2
 Stephen Bunting 97.16 7
 Ross Smith 94.11 5
 Ross Smith 96.31 6
 Cameron Menzies 91.67 3

Players Championship 6[edit]

Players Championship 6 was contested on 19 March 2024.[10] The tournament was won by Dave Chisnall.[13]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
 Danny Jansen 92.27 5
8  Dirk van Duijvenbode 94.63 6
8  Dirk van Duijvenbode 97.10 7
20  Daryl Gurney 93.14 6
20  Daryl Gurney 100.20 6
 Connor Scutt 83.36 0
8  Dirk van Duijvenbode 91.47 6
2  Dave Chisnall 90.07 8
2  Dave Chisnall 102.10 6
23  Martin Schindler 82.93 2
2  Dave Chisnall 95.29 7
14  Ross Smith 94.99 4
14  Ross Smith 94.15 6
 Karel Sedláček 97.93 3

April[edit]

Players Championship 7[edit]

Players Championship 7 was contested on 8 April 2024. Steve Beaton hit a nine-dart finish against James Hurrell, whilst Daryl Gurney also hit one against Jeffrey de Graaf and Chris Dobey did the same against Mickey Mansell. The tournament was won by Chris Dobey.[14][15]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
17  Ross Smith 101.54 6
 Ryan Meikle 93.76 4
17  Ross Smith 97.86 3
21  Chris Dobey 109.63 7
20  Daryl Gurney 94.12 4
21  Chris Dobey 95.65 6
21  Chris Dobey 99.52 8
6  Josh Rock 97.18 4
31  Luke Woodhouse 97.54 6
 Ian White 91.40 3
31  Luke Woodhouse 92.54 3
6  Josh Rock 98.41 7
 Thibault Tricole 92.98 4
6  Josh Rock 90.04 6

Players Championship 8[edit]

Players Championship 8 was contested on 9 April 2024. The tournament was won by Danny Noppert.[16][17]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
1  Luke Humphries 97.13 6
8  Gary Anderson 94.40 4
1  Luke Humphries 92.07 7
21  Gian van Veen 99.98 6
 Stefan Bellmont 87.87 5
21  Gian van Veen 90.02 6
1  Luke Humphries 95.70 6
11  Danny Noppert 95.59 8
 Radek Szagański 94.82 6
26  Andrew Gilding 91.85 5
 Radek Szagański 88.80 2
11  Danny Noppert 91.85 7
 Kevin Doets 90.80 3
11  Danny Noppert 100.95 6

May[edit]

Players Championship 9[edit]

Players Championship 9 was contested on 6 May 2024. The tournament was won by Michael Smith.[18][19]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
16  Ryan Joyce 100.68 6
8  Chris Dobey 102.04 4
16  Ryan Joyce 96.78 7
28  Ritchie Edhouse 90.30 4
29  Callan Rydz 93.19 5
28  Ritchie Edhouse 97.40 6
16  Ryan Joyce 92.09 6
18  Michael Smith 88.39 8
18  Michael Smith 109.91 6
23  Luke Woodhouse 99.61 3
18  Michael Smith 95.73 7
19  Krzysztof Ratajski 91.54 4
19  Krzysztof Ratajski 104.58 6
6  Stephen Bunting 104.27 4

Players Championship 10[edit]

Players Championship 10 was contested on 7 May 2024. The tournament was won by Brendan Dolan. Darryl Pilgrim hit a nine-dart finish against Jelle Klaasen.[20]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
16  Daryl Gurney 95.85 5
24  Brendan Dolan 98.56 6
24  Brendan Dolan 93.29 7
 Graham Hall 89.18 5
 Graham Hall 92.64 6
5  Danny Noppert 97.15 5
24  Brendan Dolan 98.14 8
 Jeffrey de Graaf 88.50 4
   Scott Williams 95.19 5
   Jeffrey de Graaf 93.80 6
 Jeffrey de Graaf 92.85 7
19  Krzysztof Ratajski 95.86 5
19  Krzysztof Ratajski 99.76 6
6  Stephen Bunting 99.03 2

June[edit]

Players Championship 11[edit]

Players Championship 11 was contested on 11 June 2024. The tournament was won by Alan Soutar. Stephen Bunting and Adam Hunt both hit a nine-dart finish in their matches against Robbie Knops and Kim Huybrechts respectively.[21][22][23]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
17  Raymond van Barneveld 95.05 6
24  Kevin Doets 95.96 4
17  Raymond van Barneveld 83.82 4
12  Daryl Gurney 91.43 7
20  James Wade 89.01 4
12  Daryl Gurney 94.99 6
12  Daryl Gurney 85.38 7
 Alan Soutar 93.63 8
   Alan Soutar 93.02 6
 Niels Zonneveld 91.94 3
 Alan Soutar 102.15 7
22  Dirk van Duijvenbode 93.85 0
 Madars Razma 81.25 1
22  Dirk van Duijvenbode 95.10 6

Players Championship 12[edit]

Players Championship 12 will take place on 12 June 2024.

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

July[edit]

Players Championship 13[edit]

Players Championship 13 will take place on 2 July 2024.

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Players Championship 14[edit]

Players Championship 14 will take place on 3 July 2024.

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Players Championship 15[edit]

Players Championship 15 will take place on 31 July 2024.

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

August[edit]

Players Championship 16[edit]

Players Championship 16 will take place on 1 August 2024.

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Players Championship 17[edit]

Players Championship 17 will take place on 2 August 2024.

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Players Championship 18[edit]

Players Championship 18 will take place on 21 August 2024.

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Players Championship 19[edit]

Players Championship 19 will take place on 22 August 2024.

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

September[edit]

Players Championship 20[edit]

Players Championship 20 will take place on 17 September 2024.

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Players Championship 21[edit]

Players Championship 21 will take place on 18 September 2024.

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Players Championship 22[edit]

Players Championship 22 will take place on 24 September 2024.

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Players Championship 23[edit]

Players Championship 23 will take place on 25 September 2024.

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

October[edit]

Players Championship 24[edit]

Players Championship 24 will take place on 1 October 2024.

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Players Championship 25[edit]

Players Championship 25 will take place on 2 October 2024.

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Players Championship 26[edit]

Players Championship 26 will take place on 3 October 2024.

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Players Championship 27[edit]

Players Championship 27 will take place on 15 October 2024.

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Players Championship 28[edit]

Players Championship 28 will take place on 16 October 2024.

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Players Championship 29[edit]

Players Championship 29 will take place on 30 October 2024.

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Players Championship 30[edit]

Players Championship 30 will take place on 31 October 2024.

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs)
Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs)
Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

References[edit]

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