2018 PDC Players Championship 5

The 2018 PDC Players Championship 5 was the fifth of twenty-two Players Championship events on the 2018 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place in Milton Keynes, England on 17 March 2018. It featured a field of 128 players and £75,000 in prize money, with £10,000 going to the winner. It was won by Michael van Gerwen.[1]

2018 PDC Players Championship 5
Tournament information
Dates	17 March 2018
Venue	Arena MK
Location	Milton Keynes
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£75,000
Winner's share	£10,000
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«Event 4 Event 6»

Seeds

1. Michael van Gerwen
2. Peter Wright
3. Rob Cross
4. Daryl Gurney
5. Mensur Suljović
6. Joe Cullen
7. Dave Chisnall
8. Gary Anderson
9. Kim Huybrechts
10. Ian White
11. Gerwyn Price
12. Jelle Klaasen
13. Simon Whitlock
14. Mervyn King
15. Darren Webster
16. Stephen Bunting
17. Kyle Anderson
18. John Henderson
19. Jonny Clayton
20. Steve Beaton
21. Benito van de Pas
22. Adrian Lewis
23. Alan Norris
24. Cristo Reyes
25. Richard North
26. James Wilson
27. Vincent van der Voort
28. Robert Thornton
29. James Wade
30. Justin Pipe
31. Jermaine Wattimena
32. Keegan Brown

Prize money

Stage	Prize Money
Winner	£10,000
Runner-up	£6,000
Semi-finalists	£3,000
Quarter-finalists	£2,250
Last 16	£1,500
Last 32	£1,000
Last 64	£500
Total	£75,000

Results

[2]

Finals

	Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs)					Semi-finals (best of 11 legs)					Final (best of 11 legs)
	1	Michael van Gerwen 103.48	6
	8	Gary Anderson 107.94	1
						1	Michael van Gerwen 103.69	6
						29	James Wade 102.48	2
	5	Mensur Suljović 102.84	3
	29	James Wade 104.15	6
											1	Michael van Gerwen 99.58	6
												Chris Dobey 109.62	2
		Gabriel Clemens 98.22	2
		Chris Dobey 98.62	6
							Chris Dobey 98.87	6
							Ryan Searle 94.06	5
		William O'Connor 86.08	3
		Ryan Searle 101.98	6

Top half

Section 1

	First Round (Last 128)					Second Round (Last 64)					Third Round (Last 32)					Fourth Round (Last 16)
	1	Michael van Gerwen 106.89	6
		Ricky Evans 101.02	5
						1	Michael van Gerwen 94.33	6
							Jeffrey de Zwaan 91.42	3
		Adam Hunt 88.44	5
		Jeffrey de Zwaan 96.68	6
											1	Michael van Gerwen 101.35	6
											32	Keegan Brown 93.55	3
	32	Keegan Brown 90.89	6
		Eddie Dootson 86.91	1
						32	Keegan Brown 95.89	6
							Tytus Kanik 93.37	5
		Tytus Kanik 88.26	6
		Tony Newell 85.34	4
																1	Michael van Gerwen 99.03	6
																	Jimmy Hendriks 86.82	2
	16	Stephen Bunting 82.54	6
		Gary Eastwood 86.65	1
						16	Stephen Bunting 84.21	1
							Paul Nicholson 99.79	6
		Paul Nicholson 93.94	6
		Kevin Burness 80.52	0
												Paul Nicholson 97.49	5
												Jimmy Hendriks 96.84	6
	17	Kyle Anderson 100.30	6
		Robert Owen 90.00	3
						17	Kyle Anderson 89.01	3
							Jimmy Hendriks 99.57	6
		Maik Langendorf 80.74	5
		Jimmy Hendriks 89.38	6

Section 2

	First Round (Last 128)					Second Round (Last 64)					Third Round (Last 32)					Fourth Round (Last 16)
	8	Gary Anderson 96.86	6
		Paul Rowley 81.94	1
						8	Gary Anderson 104.86	6
							Davy Van Baelen 90.43	0
		Davy Van Baelen 78.97	6
		Arron Monk 75.74	4
											8	Gary Anderson 98.50	6
												Robert Marijanović 90.55	3
	25	Richard North 95.70	2
		Michael Barnard 99.00	6
							Michael Barnard 85.83	3
							Robert Marijanović 97.77	6
		Robert Marijanović 90.71	6
		Aden Kirk 79.00	2
																8	Gary Anderson 101.81	6
																	Cameron Menzies 92.24	2
	9	Kim Huybrechts 91.41	4
		Max Hopp 97.19	6
							Max Hopp 87.37	1
							Jeffrey de Graaf 88.53	6
		Jan Dekker 74.73	1
		Jeffrey de Graaf 89.49	6
												Jeffrey de Graaf 87.56	4
												Cameron Menzies 94.99	6
	24	Cristo Reyes 91.75	2
		Cameron Menzies 91.66	6
							Cameron Menzies 81.09	6
							Peter Hudson 75.05	1
		Peter Hudson 93.02	6
		Rowby-John Rodriguez 94.70	5

Section 3

	First Round (Last 128)					Second Round (Last 64)					Third Round (Last 32)					Fourth Round (Last 16)
	5	Mensur Suljović 96.97	6
		Ross Twell 90.47	0
						5	Mensur Suljović 93.76	6
							Mark Wilson 88.61	3
		Kevin Painter 87.35	5
		Mark Wilson 93.04	6
											5	Mensur Suljović 96.50	6
												Ronny Huybrechts 91.86	5
	28	Robert Thornton 83.69	1
		Ronny Huybrechts 100.01	6
							Ronny Huybrechts 90.73	6
							Christian Kist 81.31	3
		Christian Kist 89.81	6
		Dawson Murschell 88.62	3
																5	Mensur Suljović 96.13	6
																	Terry Jenkins 89.83	5
	12	Jelle Klaasen 90.28	6
		Joe Murnan 86.09	4
						12	Jelle Klaasen 92.62	6
							Kirk Shepherd 89.68	5
		Kirk Shepherd 99.64	6
		George Killington 91.62	4
											12	Jelle Klaasen 87.90	1
												Terry Jenkins 105.06	6
	21	Benito van de Pas 90.50	4
		Terry Jenkins 100.49	6
							Terry Jenkins 94.90	6
							John Part 96.17	4
		Mick McGowan 87.19	3
		John Part 89.09	6

Section 4

	First Round (Last 128)					Second Round (Last 64)					Third Round (Last 32)					Fourth Round (Last 16)
	4	Daryl Gurney 97.43	6
		Jamie Caven 81.66	1
						4	Daryl Gurney 93.14	3
							Simon Stevenson 100.22	6
		Simon Stevenson 91.24	6
		Jamie Bain 81.32	1
												Simon Stevenson 96.92	5
											29	James Wade 95.87	6
	29	James Wade 99.32	6
		Ritchie Edhouse 97.38	3
						29	James Wade 98.43	6
							John Goldie 98.92	2
		James Richardson 81.34	1
		John Goldie 97.43	6
																29	James Wade 90.22	6
																	Wayne Jones 91.31	4
	13	Simon Whitlock 87.24	6
		Madars Razma 85.64	3
						13	Simon Whitlock 99.25	4
							Steve Lennon 95.16	6
		Terry Temple 80.58	1
		Steve Lennon 91.03	6
												Steve Lennon 88.98	3
												Wayne Jones 99.61	6
	20	Steve Beaton 96.80	6
		Mark Webster 89.80	3
						20	Steve Beaton 87.51	5
							Wayne Jones 86.31	6
		Wayne Jones 89.14	6
		Luke Humphries 96.09	5

Bottom half

Section 5

	First Round (Last 128)					Second Round (Last 64)					Third Round (Last 32)					Fourth Round (Last 16)
	2	Peter Wright 95.54	6
		Josh Payne 90.25	2
						2	Peter Wright 88.57	1
							Brendan Dolan 93.70	6
		Ross Smith 92.83	4
		Brendan Dolan 97.97	6
												Brendan Dolan 95.69	6
											31	Jermaine Wattimena 83.53	1
	31	Jermaine Wattimena 81.44	6
		Jason Cullen 81.58	2
						31	Jermaine Wattimena 98.33	6
							Dimitri Van den Bergh 95.28	4
		Martin Schindler 86.78	1
		Dimitri Van den Bergh 93.40	6
																	Brendan Dolan 99.93	4
																	Gabriel Clemens 100.03	6
	15	Darren Webster 94.17	6
		Dirk van Duijvenbode 98.81	5
						15	Darren Webster 95.98	4
							Ryan Joyce 96.17	6
		Ryan Joyce 88.23	6
		Ben Burton 76.40	2
												Ryan Joyce 93.68	2
												Gabriel Clemens 97.59	6
	18	John Henderson 89.84	6
		Scott Taylor 80.73	3
						18	John Henderson 92.41	5
							Gabriel Clemens 97.67	6
		Gabriel Clemens 98.55	6
		Chris Quantock 75.95	1

Section 6

	First Round (Last 128)					Second Round (Last 64)					Third Round (Last 32)					Fourth Round (Last 16)
	7	Dave Chisnall 107.23	6
		Diogo Portela 92.97	1
						7	Dave Chisnall 98.03	6
							Simon Preston 86.86	3
		Simon Preston 88.09	6
		Jamie Lewis 81.71	2
											7	Dave Chisnall 98.71	2
												Chris Dobey 102.41	6
	26	James Wilson 94.54	6
		Jose Justicia 97.20	2
						26	James Wilson 91.63	4
							Chris Dobey 100.04	6
		Chris Dobey 92.02	6
		Bradley Brooks 83.06	0
																	Chris Dobey 100.40	6
																	Stephen Burton 97.99	4
	10	Ian White 97.19	6
		Mario Robbe 97.55	5
						10	Ian White 93.52	3
							Stephen Burton 93.20	6
		Ryan Harrington 76.90	0
		Stephen Burton 98.02	6
												Stephen Burton 100.92	6
												Steve West 95.54	5
	23	Alan Norris 84.85	2
		Steve West 87.31	6
							Steve West 90.67	6
							Jarred Cole 81.49	4
		Jarred Cole 83.40	6
		Sven Groen 79.76	1

Section 7

	First Round (Last 128)					Second Round (Last 64)					Third Round (Last 32)					Fourth Round (Last 16)
	6	Joe Cullen 86.38	2
		Nathan Aspinall 91.53	6
							Nathan Aspinall 101.95	3
							Matthew Edgar 99.19	6
		Matthew Edgar 85.09	6
		Prakash Jiwa 82.62	3
												Matthew Edgar 87.70	6
												Richie Burnett 84.80	4
	27	Vincent van der Voort 86.02	4
		Peter Jacques 88.52	6
							Peter Jacques 86.83	5
							Richie Burnett 87.07	6
		Richie Burnett 92.10	6
		Danny Noppert 87.08	4
																	Matthew Edgar 91.99	4
																	William O'Connor 90.85	6
	11	Gerwyn Price 84.66	3
		Mickey Mansell 94.63	6
							Mickey Mansell 84.65	3
							William O'Connor 92.54	6
		Toni Alcinas 88.23	3
		William O'Connor 95.73	6
												William O'Connor 96.37	6
											22	Adrian Lewis 98.26	3
	22	Adrian Lewis 98.50	6
		Martin Atkins 87.11	3
						22	Adrian Lewis 98.33	6
							Jim Brown 77.05	2
		Martin Lukeman 86.47	3
		Jim Brown 89.87	6

Section 8

	First Round (Last 128)					Second Round (Last 64)					Third Round (Last 32)					Fourth Round (Last 16)
	3	Rob Cross 91.95	5
		Luke Woodhouse 98.50	6
							Luke Woodhouse 84.58	4
							Alan Tabern 93.52	6
		Robbie Green 83.31	1
		Alan Tabern 90.57	6
												Alan Tabern 90.87	6
												Vincent Kamphuis 82.72	2
	30	Justin Pipe 83.19	6
		Andrew Gilding 81.34	3
						30	Justin Pipe 88.53	4
							Vincent Kamphuis 88.80	6
		Ryan Meikle 84.11	3
		Vincent Kamphuis 92.76	6
																	Alan Tabern 93.73	1
																	Ryan Searle 105.28	6
	14	Mervyn King 98.29	2
		Ryan Searle 101.65	6
							Ryan Searle 87.73	6
							Mark Dudbridge 81.05	5
		Mark Dudbridge 84.08	6
		Darren Johnson 86.25	5
												Ryan Searle 99.17	6
												Ron Meulenkamp 97.02	5
	19	Jonny Clayton 95.69	6
		Steve Hine 87.50	1
						19	Jonny Clayton 85.12	3
							Ron Meulenkamp 85.41	6
		Zoran Lerchbacher 97.99	4
		Ron Meulenkamp 94.91	6

References

1. "Van Gerwen Seals PC5 Title". PDC. 17 March 2018.
2. "2018 Players Championship 5 Match Statistics". Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.