Michael van Gerwen has crowned the winner of the 27th Players Championship tournament of the season. In the final, the 35-year-old Vlijmen resident defeated Gerwyn Price.
For Van Gerwen it was his second Players Championship final of the season, after he proved to be the strongest at Players Championship 21 in September. Price was in the final of a floor tournament for the first time this year.
Van Gerwen’s route to the final included victories over Dylan Slevin (6-4), Scott Williams (6-5), James Wade (6-2), Luke Woodhouse (6-5), Jonny Clayton (6-5) ) and Wessel Nijman (7-2). He survived match darts against Williams, Woodhouse and Clayton to advance one round.
Price never ran into any problems on the way to the final. He defeated Robert Owen (6-1), Thibault Tricole (6-1), James Hurrell (6-3), Madars Razma (6-4), Damon Heta (6-1) and Ryan Searle (7-4).
Price took a 2-0 and 3-2 lead in the final, but ‘The Iceman’ missed two valuable arrows on the doubles in the seventh leg. Van Gerwen then managed to throw a 72 and then took a 5-3 lead with a wonderful 142 finish.
Van Gerwen then extended the lead with a 112 checkout and a 17-darter, making the score 7-3 in the Dutchman’s favor after ten legs. Price kept himself in the match for a while with a 12-darter, but then had to bow his head to Van Gerwen after ‘Mighty Mike’ decided the match with a 15-darter.
Each Players Championship tournament will award prize money of £125,000. The winner of the event will receive a check for £15,000.
Players Championship 27 results
Finale
Michael van Gerwen (95.52) 8 | 4 (93.47) Gerwyn Price
Semi-final
Gerwyn Price (97.90) 7 | 4 (99.56) Ryan Searle
Michael van Gerwen (95.89) 7 | 2 (96.45) Wessel Nijman
Quarterfinal
Gerwyn Price (101.36) 6 | 1 (104.05) Damon Heta
Ryan Searle (106.10) 6 | 1 (90.39) Keane Barry
Michael van Gerwen (98.82) 6 | 5 (98.90) Jonny Clayton
Wessel Nijman (95.35) 6 | 5 (91.98) Stephen Bunting
Last 16
Gerwyn Price (102.53) 6 | 4 (88.25) Madars Razma
Damon Heta (100.91) 6 | 2 (92.97) Luke Humphries
Ryan Searle (91.94) 6 | 4 (94.55) Rob Cross
Keane Barry (99.92) 6 | 5 (103.73) Chris Dobey
Jonny Clayton (89.29) 6 | 0 (80.59) Lee Cocks
Michael van Gerwen (96.78) 6 | 5 (94.60) Luke Woodhouse
Stephen Bunting (104.69) 6 | 2 (107.48) Daryl Gurney
Wessel Nijman (103.65) 6 | 1 (90.96) Martin Schindler
Last 32
Madars Razma (88.99) 6 | 5 (87.45) Callan Rydz
Gerwyn Price (100.25) 6 | 3 (98.80) James Hurrell
Damon Heta (97.20) 6 | 5 (96.32) Andrew Gilding
Luke Humphries (90.50) 6 | 2 (89.78) Kim Huybrechts
Ryan Searle (104.76) 6 | 5 (101.85) Jermaine Wattimena
Rob Cross (90.70) 6 | 4 (84.51) Michael Smith
Chris Dobey (95.85) 6 | 2 (89.98) Callum Goffin
Keane Barry (94.88) 6 | 4 (82.55) Jitse Van der Wal
Lee Cocks (95.48) 6 | 2 (91.49) Mensur Suljovic
Jonny Clayton (95.43) 6 | 1 (93.99) Darryl Pilgrim
Luke Woodhouse (101.18) 6 | 4 (99.36) Josh Rock
Michael van Gerwen (95.02) 6 | 2 (94.48) James Wade
Stephen Bunting (96.73) 6 | 5 (103.47) Ian White
Daryl Gurney (94.60) 6 | 3 (97.17) Mike De Decker
Martin Schindler (86.08) 6 | 2 (86.31) Adam Hunt
Wessel Nijman (96.61) 6 | 3 (92.63) Danny Noppert
Last 64
Madars Razma (92.14) 6 | 4 (92.49) Nathan Aspinall
Callan Rydz (88.61) 6 | 5 (82.58) Tim Wolters
Gerwyn Price (95.05) 6 | 1 (86.29) Thibault Tricole
James Hurrell (105.60) 6 | 4 (95.23) Raymond van Barneveld
Damon Heta (103.57) 6 | 2 (92.00) Nathan Rafferty
Andrew Gilding (87.72) 6 | 3 (86.24) Alan Soutar
Luke Humphries (95.64) 6 | 1 (92.24) Richie Burnett
Kim Huybrechts (91.09) 6 | 0 (81.13) Justin Hood
Ryan Searle (98.61) 6 | 4 (96.16) Jeffrey De Graaf
Jermaine Wattimena (92.02) 6 | 0 (78.68) Jurjen van der Velde
Rob Cross (98.34) 6 | 5 (92.24) Nick Kenny
Michael Smith (91.47) 6 | 4 (93.60) Richard Veenstra
Chris Dobey (92.58) 6 | 1 (83.05) Owen Bates
Callum Goffin (92.56) 6 | 5 (87.51) George Killington
Keane Barry (95.23) 6 | 5 (94.78) William O’Connor
Jitse Van der Wal (93.39) 6 | 2 (101.02) Ryan Joyce
Lee Cocks (92.24) 6 | 2 (92.31) Luke Littler
Mensur Suljovic (97.35) 6 | 5 (92.44) Mickey Mansell
Jonny Clayton (93.80) 6 | 3 (100.11) Christian Kist
Darryl Pilgrim (89.29) 6 | 0 (80.18) Chris Landman
Josh Rock (102.48) 6 | 1 (96.12) Simon Whitlock
Luke Woodhouse (100.91) 6 | 2 (90.66) Patrick Geeraets
Michael van Gerwen (92.45) 6 | 5 (87.00) Scott Williams
James Wade (99.80) 6 | 5 (99.72) Adam Gawlas
Stephen Bunting (98.58) 6 | 1 (91.34) Dom Taylor
Ian White (103.52) 6 | 4 (100.16) Jim Williams
Daryl Gurney (93.21) 6 | 2 (83.81) Steve Beaton
Mike De Decker (89.38) 6 | 5 (93.52) Martin Lukeman
Martin Schindler (94.26) 6 | 2 (89.55) Danny Lauby
Adam Hunt (91.66) 6 | 3 (86.80) Brendan Dolan
Danny Noppert (97.40) 6 | 5 (93.02) Brett Claydon
Wessel Nijman (95.49) 6 | 4 (90.35) Mario Vandenbogaerde
Last 128
Madars Razma (104.82) 6 | 5 (93.58) Dave Chisnall
Nathan Aspinall (107.23) 6 | 1 (90.15) Niels Zonneveld
Callan Rydz (90.28) 6 | 1 (72.32) Robbie Knops
Tim Wolters (87.41) 6 | 5 (89.02) Michele Turetta
Gerwyn Price (99.93) 6 | 1 (84.09) Robert Owen
Thibault Tricole (86.85) 6 | 5 (88.97) Jose De Sousa
Raymond van Barneveld (93.97) 6 | 3 (90.70) Matthew Dennant
James Hurrell (97.40) 6| 1 (96.64) Andy Boulton
Damon Heta (103.41) 6 | 1 (83.46) Boris Krcmar
Nathan Rafferty (91.49) 6 | 2 (84.90) Josh Payne
Andrew Gilding (104.54) 6 | 5 (99.40) Jeffrey Sparidaans
Alan Soutar () W | F () Vincent van der Voort
Luke Humphries (93.94) 6 | 4 (94.84) Danny Jansen
Richie Burnett (89.97) 6 | 1 (84.41) Jacques Labre
Justin Hood (97.76) 6 | 4 (95.01) Ricardo Pietreczko
Kim Huybrechts (95.90) 6 | 4 (92.30) Maik Kuivenhoven
Ryan Searle (92.43) 6 | 5 (91.98) Martijn Dragt
Jeffrey De Graaf (84.63) 6 | 4 (88.16) Florian Hempel
Jermaine Wattimena (97.14) 6 | 1 (77.80) Joshua Richardson
Jurjen van der Velde (90.91) 6 | 3 (86.92) Kevin Doets
Rob Cross (96.84) 6 | 2 (88.26) Krzysztof Ratajski
Nick Kenny (92.63) 6 | 2 (87.70) Cam Crabtree
Michael Smith (102.48) 6 | 0 (99.19) Karel Sedlacek
Richard Veenstra (94.93) 6 | 0 (83.42) Andy Baetens
Chris Dobey (97.70) 6 | 5 (86.22) Rhys Griffin
Owen Bates (88.51) 6 | 5 (87.21) Jeffrey De Zwaan
Callum Goffin (89.28) 6 | 4 (78.85) Joe Cullen
George Killington (90.27) 6 | 3 (83.77) Rowby-John Rodriguez
William O’Connor (95.58) 6 | 1 (92.38) Gian van Veen
Keane Barry (88.63) 6 | 4 (85.93) Radek Szaganski
Ryan Joyce (102.63) 6 | 3 (95.52) Jimmy van Schie
Jitse Van der Wal (92.24) 6 | 4 (88.87) Paul Krohne
Luke Littler (91.68) 6 | 2 (83.80) Jules van Dongen
Lee Cocks (85.78) 6 | 2 (75.84) Danny van Trijp
Mensur Suljovic (100.27) 6 | 3 (92.77) Gabriel Clemens
Mickey Mansell (93.36) 6 | 4 (95.12) Ricky Evans
Jonny Clayton (100.34) 6 | 3 (96.97) Ryan Meikle
Christian Kist (103.77) 6 | 1 (106.57) Connor Scutt
Chris Landman (98.43) 6 | 1 (98.13) Ritchie Edhouse
Darryl Pilgrim (86.63) 6 | 2 (81.50) Daniel Klose
Josh Rock (104.98) 6 | 3 (98.78) Darren Beveridge
Simon Whitlock (85.39) 6 | 3 (77.96) Matt Campbell
Luke Woodhouse (87.91) 6 | 1 (86.50) Steve Lennon
Patrick Geeraets (93.26) 6 | 2 (83.12) Jelle Klaasen
Michael van Gerwen (96.83) 6 | 4 (92.89) Dylan Slevin
Scott Williams (89.34) 6 | 3 (85.31) William Borland
James Wade (108.34) 6 | 1 (88.32) Robert Grundy
Adam Gawlas (87.86) 6 | 3 (80.56) Dimitri Van den Bergh
Stephen Bunting (101.08) 6 | 1 (92.25) Wesley Plaisier
Dom Taylor (98.06) 6 | 3 (88.07) Stephen Burton
Jim Williams (107.40) 6 | 2 (110.64) Dirk van Duijvenbode
Ian White (90.60) 6 | 3 (87.84) Lee Evans
Daryl Gurney (96.43) 6 | 3 (94.29) Mervyn King
Steve Beaton (94.66) 6 | 1 (77.19) Arron Monk
Mike De Decker (94.44) 6 | 4 (84.59) Graham Hall
Martin Lukeman (96.61) 6 | 1 (88.28) Lukas Wenig
Martin Schindler (107.97) 6 | 2 (92.60) Jamie Hughes
Danny Lauby (88.24) 6 | 3 (88.21) Adam Warner
Brendan Dolan () W | F () Keegan Brown
Adam Hunt (90.72) 6 | 4 (89.82) David Evans
Danny Noppert (104.57) 6 | 4 (93.06) Owen Roelofs
Brett Claydon (86.58) 6 | 4 (82.11) Benjamin Reus
Wessel Nijman (113.50) 6 | 2 (82.78) Berry van Peer
Mario Vandenbogaerde (91.09) 6 | 3 (81.88) Graham Usher
