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2015 Players Championship Finals

The 2015 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals was the seventh edition of the PDC darts tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which saw the top 32 players from the 2015 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit took part. The tournament took place at Butlin's Minehead in Minehead, England, between 27–29 November 2015.

2015 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals
Tournament information
Dates27–29 November 2015
VenueButlin's Minehead
LocationMinehead
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£300,000
Winner's share£65,000
High checkout170 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
(semi-finals)
Champion(s)
Netherlands Michael van Gerwen
«2014 2016»

The defending champion Gary Anderson lost 4–10 against Daryl Gurney in the 2nd round.[1]

Michael van Gerwen won his 13th PDC major title by beating Adrian Lewis 11–6 in the final.[2]

Prize money edit

Position (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £300,000)
Winner (1) £65,000
Runner-Up (1) £35,000
Semi-finalists (2) £17,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £11,500
Last 16  (second round) (8) £7,000
Last 32  (first round) (16) £4,000

Qualification edit

The top 32 players of the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit qualified for this event.

  1.   Michael van Gerwen (champion)
  2.   Michael Smith (second round)
  3.   Peter Wright (second round)
  4.   James Wade (second round)
  5.   Kim Huybrechts (first round)
  6.   Adrian Lewis (runner-up)
  7.   Ian White (quarter-finals)
  8.   Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals)
  9.   Robert Thornton (first round)
  10.   Jelle Klaasen (first round)
  11.   Terry Jenkins (first round)
  12.   Gary Anderson (second round)
  13.   Benito van de Pas (quarter-finals)
  14.   Brendan Dolan (first round)
  15.   Mensur Suljović (semi-finals)
  16.   Justin Pipe (first round)
  17.   Vincent van der Voort (second round)
  18.   Mervyn King (first round)
  19.   Simon Whitlock (quarter-finals)
  20.   Stephen Bunting (first round)
  21.   Phil Taylor (first round)
  22.   Alan Norris (second round)
  23.   Gerwyn Price (second round)
  24.   Jamie Lewis (second round)
  25.   Joe Murnan (first round)
  26.   Raymond van Barneveld (first round)
  27.   John Henderson (first round)
  28.   Daryl Gurney (semi-finals)
  29.   Mark Webster (first round)
  30.   Steve Beaton (first round)
  31.   Jamie Caven (first round)
  32.   Keegan Brown (first round)

Draw edit

There was no draw held, but all players were put in a fixed bracket by their seeding positions.[3]

First round (best of 11 legs)
27 November
[4] 		Second round (best of 19 legs)
28 November
[5] 		Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
29 November
[6] 		Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)
29 November
[6] 		Final (best of 21 legs)
29 November
[6]
               
1   Michael van Gerwen 98.24 6
32   Keegan Brown 96.89 4
1   Michael van Gerwen 103.23 10
17   Vincent van der Voort 86.80 6
16   Justin Pipe 90.31 1
17   Vincent van der Voort 92.26 6
1   Michael van Gerwen 107.02 10
8   Dave Chisnall 105.51 7
8   Dave Chisnall 96.97 6
25   Joe Murnan 82.90 0
8   Dave Chisnall 96.57 10
24   Jamie Lewis 97.27 8
9   Robert Thornton 92.91 5
24   Jamie Lewis 95.63 6
1   Michael van Gerwen 102.92 11
28   Daryl Gurney 89.43 2
5   Kim Huybrechts 96.76 2
28   Daryl Gurney 101.38 6
28   Daryl Gurney 94.35 10
12   Gary Anderson 86.70 4
12   Gary Anderson 96.60 6
21   Phil Taylor 94.22 5
28   Daryl Gurney 94.22 10
13   Benito van de Pas 89.67 5
4   James Wade 95.16 6
29   Mark Webster 85.86 3
4   James Wade 100.18 3
13   Benito van de Pas 105.39 10
13   Benito van de Pas 88.64 6
20   Stephen Bunting 89.56 4
1   Michael van Gerwen 100.32 11
6   Adrian Lewis 89.17 6
2   Michael Smith 91.04 6
31   Jamie Caven 90.82 3
2   Michael Smith 88.42 3
15   Mensur Suljović 92.77 10
15   Mensur Suljović 95.97 6
18   Mervyn King 84.59 1
15   Mensur Suljović 97.55 10
7   Ian White 95.08 6
7   Ian White 89.17 6
26   Raymond van Barneveld 90.09 5
7   Ian White 97.05 10
23   Gerwyn Price 91.69 9
10   Jelle Klaasen 91.76 4
23   Gerwyn Price 97.95 6
15   Mensur Suljović 93.21 1
6   Adrian Lewis 103.31 11
6   Adrian Lewis 93.33 6
27   John Henderson 92.61 3
6   Adrian Lewis 99.84 10
22   Alan Norris 96.25 3
11   Terry Jenkins 81.54 3
22   Alan Norris 88.46 6
6   Adrian Lewis 94.50 10
19   Simon Whitlock 87.94 7
3   Peter Wright 92.74 6
30   Steve Beaton 92.95 2
3   Peter Wright 102.38 9
19   Simon Whitlock 96.59 10
14   Brendan Dolan 82.99 2
19   Simon Whitlock 86.80 6

Statistics edit

Player Eliminated Played Legs Won Legs Lost Throw Breaks 100+ 140+ 170+ 180s High checkout Checkout Av.% Average
  Michael van Gerwen Winner 5 48 25 3 86 63 2 24 170 37.5 102.57
  Gary Anderson 2nd Round 2 10 15 1 26 18 0 6 96 28.57 90.84
  Phil Taylor 1st Round 1 5 6 1 16 7 0 3 148 28 94.22
  Peter Wright 2nd Round 2 15 12 3 35 25 0 10 112 40.54 99.33
  Adrian Lewis Final 5 43 25 7 90 51 0 18 147 43.88 95.56
  Robert Thornton 1st Round 1 5 6 2 8 10 0 3 138 42 92.91
  James Wade 2nd Round 2 9 13 4 32 16 0 8 102 31.75 97.67
  Michael Smith 2nd Round 2 9 13 3 29 5 0 5 92 31.83 89.73
  Ian White Quarter-finals 3 22 24 1 61 34 0 13 81 29.63 93.77
  Terry Jenkins 1st Round 1 3 6 2 8 8 0 2 20 19 81.54
  Kim Huybrechts 1st Round 1 2 6 0 8 6 0 2 81 29 96.76
  Dave Chisnall Quarter-finals 3 23 18 7 43 34 1 14 164 41.82 100.13
  Simon Whitlock Quarter-finals 3 23 21 2 51 18 0 13 112 41.07 91.28
  Mervyn King 1st Round 1 1 6 0 8 5 0 0 25 33 84.59
  Raymond van Barneveld 1st Round 1 5 6 1 16 9 0 2 141 28 90.09
  Vincent van der Voort 2nd Round 2 10 11 4 25 12 1 5 157 42.86 92.16
  Stephen Bunting 1st Round 1 4 6 2 14 4 0 4 84 31 89.56
  Brendan Dolan 1st Round 1 2 6 0 18 4 0 0 16 10 82.99
  Justin Pipe 1st Round 1 1 6 1 13 3 0 2 44 11 90.31
  Jelle Klaasen 1st Round 1 4 6 2 15 3 0 1 112 31 91.76
  Mensur Suljović Semi-finals 4 27 21 6 77 30 2 12 139 38.57 94.91
  Jamie Caven 1st Round 1 3 6 1 14 3 0 1 20 30 90.82
  Steve Beaton 1st Round 1 2 6 1 7 8 0 1 132 18 92.95
  Mark Webster 1st Round 1 3 6 1 5 6 0 1 93 23 85.86
  Benito van de Pas Quarter-finals 3 21 17 9 43 17 3 8 100 52.50 94.31
  Jamie Lewis 2nd Round 2 14 15 6 37 17 1 13 142 36.5 96.45
  John Henderson 1st Round 1 3 6 2 15 3 0 2 137 100 92.61
  Gerwyn Price 2nd Round 2 15 14 3 41 15 0 4 116 38.46 93.84
  Keegan Brown 1st Round 1 4 6 2 11 4 0 3 40 36 96.89
  Daryl Gurney Semi-finals 4 28 22 2 60 32 0 15 120 32.56 94.17
  Alan Norris 2nd Round 2 9 13 3 25 17 0 6 86 23.04 92.36
  Joe Murnan 1st Round 1 0 6 0 12 2 0 0 - 0 82.90

References edit

  1. ^ "Gary Anderson knocked out by Daryl Gurney at Players Championship". Sky SPORTS. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Michael van Gerwen wins Unibet Masters after dominant final display". Sky SPORTS. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. ^ Players Championship Finals Darts 2015 Draw
  4. ^ "Cash Converters PCF - Day One". PDC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Cash Converters PCF - Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  6. ^ a b c "Foursome Van Gerwen's Minehead Glory". PDC. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

External links edit

  • PDC; schedule of play
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