2010 Players Championship Finals

The 2010 totesport.com Players Championship Finals[1] was the second edition of the PDC tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which sees the top 32 players from the 2009 PDC Players Championship Order of Merit taking part. The tournament took place between 28–31 January 2010 and was held at the Circus Tavern, Purfleet, England (the former venue of the PDC World Darts Championship).

2010 totesport.com Players Championship Finals
Tournament information
Dates28–31 January 2010
VenueCircus Tavern
LocationPurfleet
Country England
Organisation(s)PDC
FormatLegs
Final – best of 25
Prize fund£250,000
Winner's share£60,000
High checkout170 Paul Nicholson
Champion(s)
Paul Nicholson
«2009 February 2011»

Phil Taylor was the reigning champion. But he was defeated in the semi final 10-9 by Paul Nicholson, who went on to win the tournament after defeating Mervyn King 13–11 in the final.

Qualification

The top 32 players from the PDC Players Championship Order of Merit after the last Players Championship of 2009 qualified for the event.

  1. Phil Taylor (Semi-finals)
  2. Mark Walsh (Second round)
  3. Colin Osborne (Semi-finals)
  4. Adrian Lewis (Quarter-finals)
  5. Steve Beaton (Second round)
  6. Wes Newton (Quarter-finals)
  7. Gary Anderson (First round)
  8. Colin Lloyd (Quarter-finals)
  9. Robert Thornton (First round)
  10. James Wade (First round)
  11. Ronnie Baxter (Second round)
  12. Dennis Priestley (First round)
  13. Alan Tabern (First round)
  14. Jamie Caven (First round)
  15. Wayne Jones (Quarter-finals)
  16. Terry Jenkins (Second round)
  17. Vincent van der Voort (First round)
  18. Andy Smith (First round)
  19. Michael van Gerwen (Second round)
  20. Andy Hamilton (Second round)
  21. Paul Nicholson (Champion)
  22. Mark Dudbridge (First round)
  23. Mervyn King (Runner-Up)
  24. Kevin Painter (Second round)
  25. Denis Ovens (First round)
  26. Jelle Klaasen (Second round)
  27. Peter Wright (First round)
  28. Tony Eccles (First round)
  29. Brendan Dolan (First round)
  30. Co Stompé (First round)
  31. Steve Hine (First round)
  32. Peter Manley (First round)

Prize fund

The prize fund was increased by £50,000 from the last Players Championship Finals. Also, the player with the highest checkout in the tournament would no longer be rewarded.[2]

Position (no. of players) Prize Money
(Total: £250,000)
Winner (1) £60,000
Runner-Up (1) £24,000
Semi-finalists (2) £15,000
Quarter-finalists (4) £10,000
Last 16  (Second round) (8) £6,000
Last 32  (First round) (16) £3,000

Draw
First round (best of 11 legs)
28–29 January
[3][4] 		Second round (best of 15 legs)
30 January
[5] 		Quarter-finals (best of 17 legs)
31 January
[6] 		Semi-finals (best of 19 legs)
31 January
[6] 		Final (best of 25 legs)
31 January
[6]
               
1 Phil Taylor 95.58 6
32 Peter Manley 83.98 2
1 Phil Taylor 99.90 8
16 Terry Jenkins 93.45 7
16 Terry Jenkins 90.66 6
17 Vincent van der Voort 88.44 5
1 Phil Taylor 106.44 9
8 Colin Lloyd 100.95 7
8 Colin Lloyd 91.81 6
25 Denis Ovens 92.32 5
8 Colin Lloyd 102.36 8
24 Kevin Painter 93.41 4
9 Robert Thornton 87.20 3
24 Kevin Painter 97.36 6
1 Phil Taylor 99.40 9
21 Paul Nicholson 95.86 10
5 Steve Beaton 90.23 6
28 Tony Eccles 88.01 2
5 Steve Beaton 91.37 5
21 Paul Nicholson 93.93 8
12 Dennis Priestley 84.30 2
21 Paul Nicholson 96.69 6
21 Paul Nicholson 93.18 9
4 Adrian Lewis 97.44 7
4 Adrian Lewis 100.49 6
29 Brendan Dolan 88.57 5
4 Adrian Lewis 93.28 8
20 Andy Hamilton 92.02 7
13 Alan Tabern 92.01 4
20 Andy Hamilton 93.78 6
21 Paul Nicholson 92.75 13
23 Mervyn King 89.74 11
2 Mark Walsh 87.35 6
31 Steve Hine 83.57 4
2 Mark Walsh 88.83 5
15 Wayne Jones 92.67 8
15 Wayne Jones 81.25 6
18 Andy Smith 74.35 2
15 Wayne Jones 95.60 2
23 Mervyn King 96.13 9
7 Gary Anderson 88.31 1
26 Jelle Klaasen 97.97 6
26 Jelle Klaasen 82.26 1
23 Mervyn King 100.81 8
10 James Wade 99.95 5
23 Mervyn King 102.18 6
23 Mervyn King 96.32 10
3 Colin Osborne 94.22 8
6 Wes Newton 97.59 6
27 Peter Wright 84.23 2
6 Wes Newton 93.88 8
11 Ronnie Baxter 91.77 7
11 Ronnie Baxter 92.72 6
22 Mark Dudbridge 85.68 5
6 Wes Newton 88.16 8
3 Colin Osborne 88.68 9
3 Colin Osborne 91.07 6
30 Co Stompé 88.12 3
3 Colin Osborne 90.98 8
19 Michael van Gerwen 90.88 2
14 Jamie Caven 88.43 2
19 Michael van Gerwen 92.90 6

Scores after player's names are three-dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)

Statistics
Player Eliminated Played Legs Won Legs Lost LWAT 100+ 140+ 180s High Checkout 3-dart Average
Paul Nicholson Winner 5 46 34 18 133 61 12 170 94.48
Mervyn King Final 5 44 29 19 88 83 13 130 97.04
Phil Taylor Semi-finals 4 32 26 13 90 36 11 160 100.33
Colin Osborne Semi-finals 4 31 23 12 56 40 13 160 91.24
Colin Lloyd Quarter-finals 3 21 18 8 56 34 6 130 98.37
Adrian Lewis Quarter-finals 3 21 21 10 43 25 20 147 97.07
Wayne Jones Quarter-finals 3 16 16 7 52 22 6 101 89.84
Wes Newton Quarter-finals 3 22 18 8 48 28 8 †124 93.21
Andy Hamilton Second round 2 13 12 6 29 13 6 84 92.90
Ronnie Baxter Second round 2 13 13 7 49 16 2 116 92.25
Terry Jenkins Second round 2 13 13 3 31 19 9 120 92.06
Kevin Painter Second round 2 10 11 3 20 17 4 81 95.39
Michael van Gerwen Second round 2 8 10 4 18 16 2 58 91.89
Mark Walsh Second round 2 11 12 5 29 12 4 84 88.09
Steve Beaton Second round 2 11 10 5 27 14 4 95 90.80
Jelle Klaasen Second round 2 7 9 3 15 6 3 96 90.12
Brendan Dolan First round 1 5 6 2 12 4 2 122 88.57
Vincent van der Voort First round 1 5 6 1 15 6 0 86 88.44
Jamie Caven First round 1 2 6 1 9 3 1 36 88.43
Gary Anderson First round 1 1 6 0 6 7 1 80 88.31
Co Stompé First round 1 3 6 2 10 6 3 108 88.12
Tony Eccles First round 1 2 6 1 12 5 1 50 88.01
Denis Ovens First round 1 5 6 1 23 5 1 84 92.32
Alan Tabern First round 1 4 6 1 16 8 2 130 92.01
Robert Thornton First round 1 3 6 1 8 9 0 121 87.20
Mark Dudbridge First round 1 5 6 3 9 7 1 80 85.68
Dennis Priestley First round 1 2 6 0 9 4 1 65 84.30
Peter Wright First round 1 2 6 0 8 7 0 80 84.23
Peter Manley First round 1 2 6 1 9 6 2 45 83.98
James Wade First round 1 5 6 2 11 9 4 103 99.95
Steve Hine First round 1 4 6 2 15 3 0 †120 83.57
Andy Smith First round 1 2 6 0 9 2 2 25 74.35

† = Hit in Round 2 match against Ronnie Baxter and Quarter Final match against Colin Osborne.
 † = Hit twice in Round 1 match against Mark Walsh.

Television coverage

The tournament was again broadcast live on ITV4.[7]

References
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  4. "Players Championship - Friday". Planet Darts. 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
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  6. "Nicholson Claims Purfleet Glory". Planet Darts. 31 January 2010. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  7. "ITV4 To Show Purfleet Spectacle". Planet Darts. 2 October 2009. Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
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