2017 Players Championship Finals

Players Championship Finals
Tournament information
Dates 24–26 November
Venue Butlin's Minehead Resort
Location Minehead
Country England, United Kingdom
Organisation(s) PDC
Format Legs
Prize fund £400,000
Winners share £75,000
«2016 2018»

The 2017 Players Championship Finals (also known as the 2017 Cash Converters Players Championship for sponsorship purposes) will be the tenth edition of the PDC darts tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which will see for the second time the top 64 players from the 22 Players Championship events of 2017 taking part. The tournament will take place from 24 to 26 November at the Butlin's Minehead Resort in Minehead. Sixteen time world champion Phil Taylor and veteran Terry Jenkins will be notable absences at the tournament after not playing the Pro Tour Circuit.

Michael van Gerwen is the two-times defending champion by beating Adrian Lewis and Dave Chisnall in the last years' finals.[1]

Prize money

The 2017 Players Championship Finals will have a total prize fund of £400,000, same amount than the 2016 staging of the tournament.[2] The following is the breakdown of the fund:

Position (no. of players) Prize Money
(Total: £400,000)
Winner (1) £75,000
Runner-Up (1) £35,000
Semi-finalists (2) £20,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £11,500
Last 16  (Third round) (8) £7,500
Last 32  (Second round) (16) £5,000
Last 64  (First round) (32) £2,000
Nine-dart finish (?) £?,000

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, will qualify for the tournament.

These are the qualifiers (standings after 18 of 22 events):[3]

Top 64 in the Players Championship Order of Merit

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

There will be no draw held, but all players are going to put in a fixed bracket by their seeding positions.

Finals

Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
26 November 		Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)
26 November 		Final (best of 21 legs)
26 November
         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Top half

Section 1

First round (best of 11 legs)
24 November 		Second round (best of 11 legs)
25 November 		Third round (best of 19 legs)
25 November 		Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
26 November
            
1
64
 
 
32
33
 
 
16
49
 
 
17
48
 
 
8
57
 
 
25
40
 
 
9
56
 
 
24
41

Section 2

First round (best of 11 legs)
24 November 		Second round (best of 11 legs)
25 November 		Third round (best of 19 legs)
25 November 		Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
26 November
            
4
61
 
 
29
36
 
 
13
52
 
 
20
45
 
 
5
60
 
 
28
37
 
 
12
53
 
 
21
44

Bottom half

Section 3

First round (best of 11 legs)
24 November 		Second round (best of 11 legs)
25 November 		Third round (best of 19 legs)
25 November 		Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
26 November
            
2
63
 
 
31
34
 
 
15
50
 
 
18
47
 
 
7
58
 
 
26
39
 
 
10
55
 
 
23
42

Section 4

First round (best of 11 legs)
24 November 		Second round (best of 11 legs)
25 November 		Third round (best of 19 legs)
25 November 		Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
26 November
            
3
62
 
 
30
35
 
 
14
51
 
 
19
46
 
 
6
59
 
 
27
38
 
 
11
54
 
 
22
43

References

  1. ↑ "Brilliant van Gerwen Wins Again". PDC. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Prize Fund Boosts Announced". Professional Darts Corporation. 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
  3. ↑ "Players Championship Order of Merit". Professional Darts Corporation. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
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