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).
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Tournament information | |||
Dates | 28–31 January 2010 | ||
Venue | Circus Tavern | ||
Location | Purfleet | ||
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Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
Format | Legs Final – best of 25 | ||
Prize fund | £250,000 | ||
Winner's share | £60,000 | ||
High checkout | 170 ![]() | ||
Champion(s) | |||
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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.
Phil Taylor (Semi-finals) Mark Walsh (Second round) Colin Osborne (Semi-finals) Adrian Lewis (Quarter-finals) Steve Beaton (Second round) Wes Newton (Quarter-finals) Gary Anderson (First round) Colin Lloyd (Quarter-finals) Robert Thornton (First round) James Wade (First round) Ronnie Baxter (Second round) Dennis Priestley (First round) Alan Tabern (First round) Jamie Caven (First round) Wayne Jones (Quarter-finals) Terry Jenkins (Second round) Vincent van der Voort (First round) Andy Smith (First round) Michael van Gerwen (Second round) Andy Hamilton (Second round) Paul Nicholson (Champion) Mark Dudbridge (First round) Mervyn King (Runner-Up) Kevin Painter (Second round) Denis Ovens (First round) Jelle Klaasen (Second round) Peter Wright (First round) Tony Eccles (First round) Brendan Dolan (First round) Co Stompé (First round) Steve Hine (First round) 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) | |
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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] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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Winner | 5 | 46 | 34 | 18 | 133 | 61 | 12 | 170 | 94.48 |
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Final | 5 | 44 | 29 | 19 | 88 | 83 | 13 | 130 | 97.04 |
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Semi-finals | 4 | 32 | 26 | 13 | 90 | 36 | 11 | 160 | 100.33 |
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Semi-finals | 4 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 56 | 40 | 13 | 160 | 91.24 |
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Quarter-finals | 3 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 56 | 34 | 6 | 130 | 98.37 |
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Quarter-finals | 3 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 43 | 25 | 20 | 147 | 97.07 |
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Quarter-finals | 3 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 52 | 22 | 6 | 101 | 89.84 |
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Quarter-finals | 3 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 48 | 28 | 8 | †124 | 93.21 |
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Second round | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 84 | 92.90 |
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Second round | 2 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 49 | 16 | 2 | 116 | 92.25 |
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Second round | 2 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 120 | 92.06 |
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Second round | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 81 | 95.39 |
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Second round | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 58 | 91.89 |
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Second round | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 84 | 88.09 |
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Second round | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 95 | 90.80 |
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Second round | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 96 | 90.12 |
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First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 122 | 88.57 |
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First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 86 | 88.44 |
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First round | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 88.43 |
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First round | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 80 | 88.31 |
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First round | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 108 | 88.12 |
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First round | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 88.01 |
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First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 84 | 92.32 |
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First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 130 | 92.01 |
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First round | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 121 | 87.20 |
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First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 80 | 85.68 |
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First round | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 84.30 |
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First round | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 80 | 84.23 |
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First round | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 83.98 |
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First round | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 103 | 99.95 |
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First round | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | †120 | 83.57 |
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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
- "totesport.com Players Championship". Archived from the original on 15 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
- "PDPA Aid Prize Fund Boost". Planet Darts. 10 January 2010. Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- "Players Championship - Thursday". Planet Darts. 18 January 2010. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- "Players Championship - Friday". Planet Darts. 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- "Players Championship - Saturday". Planet Darts. 30 January 2010. Archived from the original on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- "Nicholson Claims Purfleet Glory". Planet Darts. 31 January 2010. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- "ITV4 To Show Purfleet Spectacle". Planet Darts. 2 October 2009. Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2012.