Gutsy Ratajski takes PC21 triumph

ProTour

Aug 03 2019

Krzysztof Ratajski won a fifth PDC ranking title in Players Championship 21, edging out Dimitri Van den Bergh.

2019 European Tour 11-12 Qualifiers

European Tour

Aug 02 2019

THE PDC ProTour weekend in Hildesheim began on Friday with four European Tour qualifying events.

2019 ET11 & ET12 Entries Confirmed

European Tour

Jul 25 2019

Entries have been confirmed for the European Darts Matchplay and International Darts Open.

2019 Players Championship 21-22 Entries

ProTour

Jul 25 2019

Entries have been confirmed for Players Championships 21-22.

Wright Completes Hat-Trick of PDC Titles

Jul 17 2019

PETER WRIGHT completed a hat-trick of PDC titles in less than a week at Players Championship 20 in Barnsley on Wednesday.

Wright Lands Second Title In Four Days

ProTour

Jul 16 2019

PETER WRIGHT won his second PDC title in four days at Players Championship 19 in Barnsley on Tuesday.

Nine-Darter Record Broken

News

Jul 13 2019

The record for nine-dart finishes hit in a calendar year in PDC events has been broken.

Players Championship 19-20 Entries

Jul 05 2019

ENTRIES have been confirmed for the Players Championship double-header in Barnsley on July 16-17.

World Grand Prix Qualification Latest

BoyleSports World Grand Prix

Jul 05 2019

With three months to go until the start of the 2019 World Grand Prix, we take a look at who is in line to star in Dublin.

Rankings Update After ET9

ProTour

Jul 02 2019

SIMON WHITLOCK and Michael Smith were the only two top 16 players to move up the PDC Order of Merit after ET9.

Players Championship events are held throughout the year, with prize money won counting towards the ProTour Order of Merit

All Players Championship events will be streamed live for PDCTV-HD Subscribers worldwide with coverage from two boards throughout each event.

The field of PDC Tour Card Holders is complemented by PDPA Associate Members to complete the 128 competitors in each £75,000 tournament.

The Players Championship double-header will be broadcast live through PDCTV-HD on both days (12pm start), with two streams available.

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Update (Feb 2): Mensur Suljovic has withdrawn and been replaced by Andrew Gilding.
Update (Feb 5): Gary Anderson has withdrawn.
Update (Feb 8): Max Hopp has withdrawn. Andy Hamilton and Diogo Portela have replaced Anderson and Hopp.

Players Championship 1
Saturday February 9

Toni Alcinas
Kyle Anderson
Nathan Aspinall
Jamie Bain
Scott Baker
Michael Barnard
Barrie Bates
Steve Beaton
Andy Boulton
Bradley Brooks
Keegan Brown
Christian Bunse
Stephen Bunting
Kevin Burness
Stephen Burton
Gavin Carlin
Shaun Carroll
Dave Chisnall
Matt Clark
Jonny Clayton
Gabriel Clemens
Rob Cross
Joe Cullen
Jeffrey De Zwaan
Jan Dekker
Nathan Derry
Chris Dobey
Brendan Dolan
Eddie Dootson
Mark Dudbridge
Glen Durrant
Gary Eastwood
Matthew Edgar
Ritchie Edhouse
Ricky Evans
Ted Evetts
Andrew Gilding
John Goldie
Adrian Gray
Daryl Gurney
Andy Hamilton
John Henderson
Peter Hudson
Luke Humphries
Adam Hunt
Kim Huybrechts
Ronny Huybrechts
Wayne Jones
Ryan Joyce
Jose Justicia
Vincent Kamphuis
Tytus Kanik
Marko Kantele
Mervyn King
Christian Kist
Jelle Klaasen
Boris Koltsov
Maik Kuivenhoven
Darius Labanauskas
Steve Lennon
Zoran Lerchbacher
Jamie Lewis
Mickey Mansell
Robert Marijanovic
Mark McGeeney
Yordi Meeuwisse
Ryan Meikle
Ron Meulenkamp
John Michael
Arron Monk
Joe Murnan
Dawson Murschell
Geert Nentjes
Tony Newell
Danny Noppert
Alan Norris
Richard North
William O'Connor
Jose Augusto Olivera De Sousa
Robert Owen
David Pallett
Josh Payne
Devon Petersen
Justin Pipe
Diogo Portela
Gerwyn Price
Dave Prins
Nathan Rafferty
Krzysztof Ratajski
Madars Razma
Cristo Reyes
James Richardson
Mario Robbe
Reece Robinson
Rowby-John Rodriguez
Martin Schindler
Ryan Searle
Kirk Shepherd
Ross Smith
Michael Smith
Simon Stevenson
Alan Tabern
Terry Temple
Robert Thornton
Mick Todd
Davy Van Baelen
Raymond van Barneveld
Benito van de Pas
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Vincent Van der Meer
Vincent van der Voort
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Mike van Duivenbode
Michael van Gerwen
James Wade
Harry Ward
Jermaine Wattimena
Mark Webster
Steve West
Ian White
Conan Whitehead
Simon Whitlock
Carl Wilkinson
Mark Wilson
James Wilson
Luke Woodhouse
Jonathan Worsley
Peter Wright

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN continued his winning start to 2019 by claiming the Players Championship 1 title with an 8-4 triumph over Jermaine Wattimena in the final at Wigan's Robin Park Tennis Centre.

The first day of the 2019 ProTour season saw Van Gerwen post four 105-plus averages throughout the day to make extend his unbeaten run to 18 consecutive matches dating back to November 2018.

The Dutchman, who lifted his fifth consecutive Masters crown last weekend, began the day with victories over Luke Woodhouse, Gary Eastwood, Mickey Mansell and Mark Dudbridge for the loss of just eight legs as he reached the quarter-finals.

There, the world number one averaged 110.1 to blow Jonny Clayton away 6-1, before seeing off Scott Baker 7-5 in what turned out to be his toughest test of the day to make the final which saw him average 109.5 in the all-Dutch clash with Wattimena.

"I am proud of how I played today, especially in the final," said three-time World Champion Van Gerwen.

"It's always a big achievement to win a ProTour because there are 127 players who all want to beat me, there is a huge target on my back.

"I had to work really hard to win this today, you have to be at your best against these players and I'm already looking forward to tomorrow."

A high-quality start to the final set the tone for the match, as Wattimena's 105 finish in leg one was answered with a 106 from Van Gerwen in the next, both on throw.

With the players level at 2-2, Van Gerwen landed the first break of the match win an 11-dart leg, before Wattimena fired straight back with an 11-darter of his own to make it 3-3.

A third consecutive 11-dart break of throw followed for Van Gerwen to make it 4-3, and it proved decisive as Van Gerwen reeled off four of the next five legs to claim the £10,000 top prize.

Despite defeat at the final hurdle, Wattimena enjoyed a successful start to 2019 as he made his first ProTour final, claiming the scalps of Ian White in the last 16 and Peter Wright in the semi-finals.

A number of players were competing in their first PDC events, with Baker the pick of the bunch as he took out Rob Cross and Kyle Anderson on his way to the final four.

Harry Ward also enjoyed a successful debut as he made the quarter-finals, defeating Simon Whitlock in the opening round, while Challenge Tour players Andrew Gilding, Stephen Burton, Diogo Portela and Mick Todd all reached the last 16.

It was a disappointing start to PDC life for Glen Durrant who was edged out 6-5 by Alan Tabern in round one, while Mark McGeeney suffered the same fate at the hands of Gerwyn Price.

Michael Smith lost with a 112 average against Wright in the quarter-finals, while Premier League stars Cross, Daryl Gurney, James Wade, Price and Raymond van Barneveld all exited before the last 16 stage.