2014 Players Championship Finals

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2014 Cash Converters Players Championship Finals
Tournament information
Dates28–30 November 2014
VenueButlin's Minehead
LocationMinehead
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Prize fund£300,000
Winner's share£65,000
High checkout170 England Michael Smith
Champion(s)
Scotland Gary Anderson
«2013 2015»

The 2014 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 2014 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit taking part. The tournament took place at Butlin's Minehead in Minehead, England, between 28–30 November 2014.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, having won his third PDC major title by defeating Phil Taylor 11–7 in the 2013 final, but he lost in the second round to Terry Jenkins.[1]

Gary Anderson won his second major PDC title after beating Adrian Lewis 11–6 in the final.[2]

Qualification

The top 32 players of the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit qualified for this event.[3]

  1. Scotland Gary Anderson (champion)
  2. Netherlands Michael van Gerwen (second round)
  3. England Michael Smith (first round)
  4. Scotland Peter Wright (second round)
  5. England James Wade (first round)
  6. Scotland Robert Thornton (second round)
  7. Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan (second round)
  8. England Mervyn King (second round)
  9. England Phil Taylor (quarter-finals)
  10. England Justin Pipe (first round)
  11. England Ian White (first round)
  12. Australia Simon Whitlock (first round)
  13. Netherlands Vincent van der Voort (semi-finals)
  14. England Adrian Lewis (runner-up)
  15. Belgium Kim Huybrechts (first round)
  16. England Stephen Bunting (second round)
  17. England Terry Jenkins (quarter-finals)
  18. England Steve Beaton (first round)
  19. England Dave Chisnall (first round)
  20. England Andy Hamilton (first round)
  21. England Dean Winstanley (quarter-finals)
  22. England Jamie Caven (quarter-finals)
  23. England Wes Newton (semi-finals)
  24. England Ronnie Baxter (first round)
  25. England Andrew Gilding (first round)
  26. England Kevin Painter (first round)
  27. England Darren Webster (first round)
  28. Netherlands Jelle Klaasen (second round)
  29. Netherlands Benito van de Pas (first round)
  30. England Andy Smith (second round)
  31. Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld (first round)
  32. Netherlands Christian Kist (first round)

Prize money

[4]

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

Draw

[3]

First round (best of 11 legs)
28 November
[5] 		Second round (best of 19 legs)
29 November
[6] 		Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)
30 November
[7] 		Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)
30 November
[7] 		Final (best of 21 legs)
30 November
[7]
               
1 Scotland Gary Anderson 110.62 6
32 Netherlands Christian Kist 100.40 5
1 Scotland Gary Anderson 102.98 10
16 England Stephen Bunting 95.97 5
16 England Stephen Bunting 91.46 6
17 England Steve Beaton 90.98 3
1 Scotland Gary Anderson 105.14 10
9 England Phil Taylor 104.58 6
8 England Mervyn King 93.95 6
25 England Andrew Gilding 98.42 3
8 England Mervyn King 97.98 7
9 England Phil Taylor 103.06 10
9 England Phil Taylor 107.97 6
24 England Ronnie Baxter 86.83 2
1 Scotland Gary Anderson 103.86 11
13 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 93.35 7
5 England James Wade 102.95 4
28 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 108.74 6
28 Netherlands Jelle Klaasen 89.48 5
21 England Dean Winstanley 93.97 10
12 Australia Simon Whitlock 101.38 3
21 England Dean Winstanley 103.94 6
21 England Dean Winstanley 89.40 8
13 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 94.48 10
4 Scotland Peter Wright 84.49 6
29 Netherlands Benito van de Pas 80.45 2
4 Scotland Peter Wright 94.21 5
13 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 98.31 10
13 Netherlands Vincent van der Voort 104.86 6
20 England Andy Hamilton 72.50 0
1 Scotland Gary Anderson 101.01 11
14 England Adrian Lewis 95.37 6
2 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 105.80 6
31 Netherlands Raymond van Barneveld 85.31 2
2 Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 95.88 7
18 England Terry Jenkins 97.12 10
15 Belgium Kim Huybrechts 94.54 3
18 England Terry Jenkins 100.89 6
18 England Terry Jenkins 86.90 5
23 England Wes Newton 94.03 10
7 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 91.82 6
26 England Kevin Painter 95.61 5
7 Northern Ireland Brendan Dolan 92.37 5
23 England Wes Newton 91.08 10
10 England Justin Pipe 86.94 1
23 England Wes Newton 102.78 6
23 England Wes Newton 88.95 6
14 England Adrian Lewis 95.08 11
6 Scotland Robert Thornton 95.68 6
27 England Darren Webster 93.19 5
6 Scotland Robert Thornton 95.00 9
22 England Jamie Caven 91.03 10
11 England Ian White 94.01 4
22 England Jamie Caven 94.27 6
22 England Jamie Caven 97.89 9
14 England Adrian Lewis 100.88 10
3 England Michael Smith 94.53 4
30 England Andy Smith 95.50 6
30 England Andy Smith 92.03 3
14 England Adrian Lewis 99.14 10
14 England Adrian Lewis 105.03 6
19 England Dave Chisnall 93.73 2

References

  1. ^ "Players Championship: Michael van Gerwen stuns Phil Taylor with classic comeback". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Anderson sinks Lewis to seal Players Championship". ESPN (UK). Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Cash Converters PCF Draw/Schedule". PDC. Archived from the original on 28 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  4. ^ "PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Cash Converters PCF Day One". PDC. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Cash Converters PCF Day Two". PDC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  7. ^ a b c "Super Anderson's Minehead Glory". PDC. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.