2025 PDC Players Championship series

Darts tournament series

The 2025 PDC Players Championship series is an ongoing series of 34 non-televised darts tournaments on the 2025 PDC Pro Tour.[1][2][3][4] The Players Championship Order of Merit, a ranking list that only includes the prize money won by each player in the Players Championship events, will determine the field of participants in the premier event 2025 Players Championship Finals. The top 64 players on this ranking qualify will qualify for the major tournament held in November.

The number of events will increase by four compared to the four previous years, bringing the total to thirty-four Players Championship events.

A total of sixteen nine-dart finishes have been hit during the series.

## Prize money

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The prize money remained the same as the previous year, with a prize fund for each event of £125,000; £15,000 is given to each event‘s winner.

This is how the prize money is divided:[5]

Stage (no. of players) | Prize money
(Total: £125,000)

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Winner | (1) | £15,000
Runner-up | (1) | £10,000
Semi-finalists | (2) | £5,000
Quarter-finalists | (4) | £3,500
Last 16 (fourth round) | (8) | £2,500
Last 32 (third round) | (16) | £1,500
Last 64 (second round) | (32) | £1,000

## February

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### Players Championship 1

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Players Championship 1 was contested on Monday 10 February 2025 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The tournament was won by Rob Cross who defeated Joe Cullen 8–3 in the final.[6][7]

| Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs) | | | Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs) | | | Final
(best of 15 legs) |

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| 16 |  Rob Cross 89.51 | 6 | | |
| 25 |  Jermaine Wattimena 93.75 | 5 |
| | 16 |  Rob Cross 108.55 | 7 |
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| | | 29 |  Andrew Gilding 99.20 | 3 |
| 29 |  Andrew Gilding 98.11 | 6 |

| 28 |  Luke Woodhouse 93.62 | 3 |
| | 16 |  Rob Cross 104.60 | 8 |
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| | | 31 |  Joe Cullen 94.26 | 3 |
| 31 |  Joe Cullen 98.02 | 6 | |

|  |  Richard Veenstra 99.93 | 4 |
| | 31 |  Joe Cullen 105.05 | 7 |
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| | | 3 |  Luke Humphries 102.05 | 6 |
| 3 |  Luke Humphries 95.64 | 6 |

|  |  Darryl Pilgrim 88.78 | 1 |

### Players Championship 2

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Players Championship 2 was contested on Tuesday 11 February 2025 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The tournament was won by Gerwyn Price who defeated Chris Dobey 8–7 in the final.[8][9]

| Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs) | | | Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs) | | | Final
(best of 15 legs) |

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| 1 |  Dave Chisnall 75.74 | 2 | | |
| 9 |  Ross Smith 96.73 | 6 |
| | 9 |  Ross Smith 89.10 | 4 |
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| | | 5 |  Chris Dobey 98.59 | 7 |
|  |  Florian Hempel 93.30 | 5 |

| 5 |  Chris Dobey 94.35 | 6 |
| | 5 |  Chris Dobey 101.83 | 7 |
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| | | 22 |  Gerwyn Price 99.58 | 8 |
| 15 |  Gian van Veen 85.50 | 3 | |

| 7 |  Ryan Searle 91.72 | 6 |
| | 7 |  Ryan Searle 98.81 | 5 |
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| | | 22 |  Gerwyn Price 99.26 | 7 |
| 3 |  Luke Littler 100.88 | 5 |

| 22 |  Gerwyn Price 102.32 | 6 |

### Players Championship 3

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Players Championship 3 was contested on Monday 17 February 2025 at the Autotron in Rosmalen. The tournament was won by Chris Dobey who defeated Jelle Klaasen 8–4 in the final.[10][11][12]

| Quarter-finals
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(best of 13 legs) | | | Final
(best of 15 legs) |

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|  |  Nick Kenny 88.70 | 6 | | |
| 24 |  Jermaine Wattimena 96.02 | 5 |
| |  |  Nick Kenny 93.16 | 5 |
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| | |  |  Jelle Klaasen 94.54 | 7 |
|  |  Jelle Klaasen 84.55 | 6 |

| 12 |  Rob Cross 92.24 | 4 |
| |  |  Jelle Klaasen 87.34 | 4 |
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| | | 3 |  Chris Dobey 100.87 | 8 |
| 23 |  Gerwyn Price 99.53 | 5 | |

|  |  Callan Rydz 103.81 | 6 |
| |  |  Callan Rydz 101.69 | 6 |
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| | | 3 |  Chris Dobey 100.34 | 7 |
| 3 |  Chris Dobey 113.54 | 6 |

|  |  Krzysztof Ratajski 91.55 | 1 |

### Players Championship 4

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Players Championship 4 was contested on Tuesday 18 February 2025 at the Autotron in Rosmalen. The tournament was won by Ryan Searle who defeated Cameron Menzies 8–3 in the final.[13][14]

| Quarter-finals
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|  |  William O'Connor 94.01 | 4 | | |
| 9 |  Ryan Searle 101.70 | 6 |
| | 9 |  Ryan Searle 99.89 | 7 |
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| | |  |  Stefan Bellmont 98.71 | 6 |
|  |  Stefan Bellmont 93.62 | 6 |

| 5 |  Josh Rock 90.27 | 2 |
| | 9 |  Ryan Searle 100.76 | 8 |
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| | | 19 |  Cameron Menzies 96.99 | 3 |
| 31 |  Gabriel Clemens 100.51 | 3 | |

|  |  Dom Taylor 106.64 | 6 |
| |  |  Dom Taylor 100.00 | 4 |
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| | | 19 |  Cameron Menzies 99.00 | 7 |
| 19 |  Cameron Menzies 96.24 | 6 |

| 22 |  James Wade 90.15 | 3 |

## March

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### Players Championship 5

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Players Championship 5 was contested on Tuesday 11 March 2025 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester. Gary Anderson and Luke Littler both hit a nine-dart finish in their victories against Ryan Joyce and Adam Hunt respectively. The tournament was won by Joe Cullen who defeated Gian van Veen 8–7 in the final.[15]

| Quarter-finals
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(best of 13 legs) | | | Final
(best of 15 legs) |

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| 16 |  Gian van Veen 108.16 | 6 | | |
| 9 |  Michael van Gerwen 101.49 | 4 |
| | 16 |  Gian van Veen 96.56 | 7 |
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| | | 4 |  Luke Littler 100.17 | 6 |
| 4 |  Luke Littler 122.96 | 6 |

| 12 |  Damon Heta 99.57 | 1 |
| | 16 |  Gian van Veen 100.33 | 7 |
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| | | 30 |  Joe Cullen 104.18 | 8 |
| 18 |  Mike De Decker 92.16 | 6 | |

|  |  Robert Owen 89.43 | 2 |
| | 18 |  Mike De Decker 93.50 | 5 |
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| | | 30 |  Joe Cullen 100.60 | 7 |
| 30 |  Joe Cullen 90.60 | 6 |

|  |  Kevin Doets 87.02 | 3 |

### Players Championship 6

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Players Championship 6 was contested on Wednesday 12 March 2025 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester. Luke Humphries and Alan Soutar both hit a nine-dart finish in their respective victory and defeat against Andy Boulton and Luke Littler.[16] The tournament was won by Gian van Veen who defeated Luke Humphries 8–3 in the final.[17]

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(best of 13 legs) | | | Final
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|  |  Kevin Doets 91.43 | 3 | | |
| 8 |  Ross Smith 90.72 | 6 |
| | 8 |  Ross Smith 96.75 | 4 |
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| | | 4 |  Luke Humphries 107.39 | 7 |
| 4 |  Luke Humphries 97.68 | 6 |

| 12 |  Damon Heta 98.85 | 5 |
| | 4 |  Luke Humphries 97.95 | 3 |
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| | | 14 |  Gian van Veen 97.41 | 8 |
| 2 |  Stephen Bunting 95.30 | 4 | |

|  |  Madars Razma 99.10 | 6 |
| |  |  Madars Razma 90.44 | 1 |
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| | | 14 |  Gian van Veen 103.34 | 7 |
| 14 |  Gian van Veen 99.87 | 6 |

| 22 |  James Wade 96.74 | 2 |

### Players Championship 7

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Players Championship 7 was contested on Monday 17 March 2025 at the Halle 39 in Hildesheim. Ryan Searle, Dirk van Duijvenbode and William O'Connor hit a nine-dart finish. The tournament was won by Gary Anderson who defeated Adam Lipscombe 8–3 in the final.[18]

| Quarter-finals
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(best of 13 legs) | | | Final
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|  |  William O'Connor 90.28 | 4 | | |
|  |  Adam Lipscombe 94.11 | 6 |
| |  |  Adam Lipscombe 91.03 | 7 |
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| | | 21 |  Dirk van Duijvenbode 95.21 | 4 |
| 29 |  Kevin Doets 92.84 | 3 |

| 21 |  Dirk van Duijvenbode 93.49 | 6 |
| |  |  Adam Lipscombe 89.58 | 3 |
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| | | 15 |  Gary Anderson 93.64 | 8 |
| 15 |  Gary Anderson 104.72 | 6 | |

| 26 |  Krzysztof Ratajski 98.15 | 5 |
| | 15 |  Gary Anderson 99.98 | 7 |
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| | | 11 |  Mike De Decker 89.48 | 3 |
| 19 |  Peter Wright 92.36 | 3 |

| 11 |  Mike De Decker 97.91 | 6 |

### Players Championship 8

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Players Championship 8 was contested on Tuesday 18 March 2025 at the Halle 39 in Hildesheim. Lukas Wenig hit a nine-dart finish in his defeat against Dom Taylor. The tournament was won by Martin Schindler who defeated Jeffrey de Graaf 8–1 in the final.[19]

| Quarter-finals
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(best of 13 legs) | | | Final
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|  |  Dylan Slevin 85.70 | 5 | | |
|  |  Jeffrey de Graaf 88.51 | 6 |
| |  |  Jeffrey de Graaf 88.04 | 7 |
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| | | 29 |  Dom Taylor 94.74 | 4 |
| 29 |  Dom Taylor 99.78 | 6 |

| 5 |  Ryan Searle 106.27 | 5 |
| |  |  Jeffrey de Graaf 78.31 | 1 |
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| | | 2 |  Martin Schindler 86.57 | 8 |
| 2 |  Martin Schindler 92.76 | 6 | |

| 26 |  Kevin Doets 90.02 | 5 |
| | 2 |  Martin Schindler 85.86 | 7 |
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| 30 |  Niels Zonneveld 94.22 | 4 |

|  |  Patrick Geeraets 92.11 | 6 |

### Players Championship 9

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Players Championship 9 was contested on Monday 31 March 2025 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester. Gary Anderson hit a nine-dart finish in his victory against Krzysztof Ratajski. The tournament was won by Gerwyn Price who defeated Ian White 8–4 in the final.[20]

| Quarter-finals
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(best of 13 legs) | | | Final
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| 16 |  Gerwyn Price 90.69 | 6 | | |
|  |  Niels Zonneveld 86.37 | 3 |
| | 16 |  Gerwyn Price 114.36 | 7 |
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| 29 |  Andrew Gilding 93.58 | 2 |

|  |  Brendan Dolan 94.83 | 6 |
| | 16 |  Gerwyn Price 94.67 | 8 |
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| | |  |  Ian White 96.99 | 4 |
| 18 |  Cameron Menzies 96.43 | 6 | |

| 7 |  Ross Smith 93.23 | 4 |
| | 18 |  Cameron Menzies 87.31 | 3 |
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| | |  |  Ian White 98.60 | 7 |
|  |  Ian White 86.75 | 6 |

| 6 |  Josh Rock 87.96 | 5 |

## April

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### Players Championship 10

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Players Championship 10 was contested on Tuesday 1 April 2025 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester. The tournament was won by Josh Rock who defeated Cameron Menzies 8–4 in the final.[21]

| Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs) | | | Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs) | | | Final
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| 16 |  Cameron Menzies 93.14 | 6 | | |
| 24 |  Raymond van Barneveld 89.86 | 4 |
| | 16 |  Cameron Menzies 92.13 | 7 |
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| | | 21 |  Michael Smith 91.71 | 5 |
| 4 |  Stephen Bunting 97.28 | 1 |

| 21 |  Michael Smith 100.76 | 6 |
| | 16 |  Cameron Menzies 92.90 | 4 |
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| | | 6 |  Josh Rock 95.56 | 8 |
| 2 |  Luke Littler 92.98 | 4 | |

|  |  Scott Williams 86.90 | 6 |
| |  |  Scott Williams 94.54 | 5 |
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| 3 |  Martin Schindler 91.82 | 1 |

| 6 |  Josh Rock 110.34 | 6 |

### Players Championship 11

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Players Championship 11 was contested on Tuesday 8 April 2025 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester. The tournament was won by Cameron Menzies who defeated Peter Wright 8–3 in the final.

| Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs) | | | Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs) | | | Final
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|  |  Adam Lipscombe 85.31 | 1 | | |
|  |  Niels Zonneveld 95.86 | 6 |
| |  |  Niels Zonneveld 82.65 | 2 |
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| | | 12 |  Cameron Menzies 87.15 | 7 |
|  |  Matthew Dennant 88.30 | 2 |

| 12 |  Cameron Menzies 92.01 | 6 |
| | 12 |  Cameron Menzies 107.25 | 8 |
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| | | 22 |  Peter Wright 103.45 | 3 |
| 15 |  Gary Anderson 109.93 | 6 | |

| 10 |  Damon Heta 105.12 | 2 |
| | 15 |  Gary Anderson 103.92 | 5 |
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| | | 22 |  Peter Wright 105.88 | 7 |
| 3 |  Josh Rock 99.04 | 5 |

| 22 |  Peter Wright 98.81 | 6 |

### Players Championship 12

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Players Championship 12 was contested on Wednesday 9 April 2025 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester. Josh Rock hit a nine-dart finish in his victory against Matt Campbell. The tournament was won by Gerwyn Price who defeated Josh Rock 8–7 in the final.

| Quarter-finals
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(best of 13 legs) | | | Final
(best of 15 legs) |

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|  |  Ian White 97.72 | 6 | | |
| 24 |  Luke Woodhouse 94.22 | 3 |
| |  |  Ian White 98.84 | 2 |
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| | | 12 |  Gerwyn Price 110.80 | 7 |
| 13 |  Jonny Clayton 98.61 | 1 |

| 12 |  Gerwyn Price 112.25 | 6 |
| | 12 |  Gerwyn Price 101.39 | 8 |
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| | | 3 |  Josh Rock 110.70 | 7 |
| 18 |  Ritchie Edhouse 97.84 | 4 | |

| 10 |  Gian van Veen 97.84 | 6 |
| | 10 |  Gian van Veen 99.77 | 4 |
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| | | 3 |  Josh Rock 100.45 | 7 |
| 3 |  Josh Rock 108.05 | 6 |

| 11 |  Gary Anderson 101.46 | 3 |

### Players Championship 13

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Players Championship 13 was contested on Monday 14 April 2025 at the Autotron in Rosmalen. Wessel Nijman hit a nine-dart finish in his victory against Robert Owen. The tournament was won by Damon Heta who defeated Nathan Aspinall 8–6 in the final.[22]

| Quarter-finals
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(best of 13 legs) | | | Final
(best of 15 legs) |

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| 32 |  Martin Lukeman 74.05 | 2 | | |
| 24 |  Nathan Aspinall 84.17 | 6 |
| | 24 |  Nathan Aspinall 88.31 | 7 |
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| | | 12 |  Jonny Clayton 84.71 | 4 |
| 4 |  Martin Schindler | 5 |

| 12 |  Jonny Clayton | 6 |
| | 24 |  Nathan Aspinall 88.45 | 6 |
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| | | 10 |  Damon Heta 94.91 | 8 |
|  |  Karel Sedláček | 2 | |

| 10 |  Damon Heta 94.85 | 6 |
| | 10 |  Damon Heta 101.20 | 7 |
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| | | 22 |  Andrew Gilding 97.62 | 2 |
| 14 |  Wessel Nijman 91.16 | 4 |

| 22 |  Andrew Gilding 95.41 | 6 |

### Players Championship 14

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Players Championship 14 was contested on Tuesday 15 April 2025 at the Autotron in Rosmalen. Ross Smith hit a nine-dart finish in his victory against Thibault Tricole. The tournament was won by Jonny Clayton who defeated Dominik Grüllich 8–2 in the final.[23]

| Quarter-finals
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(best of 13 legs) | | | Final
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|  |  Dominik Grüllich 88.98 | 6 | | |
| 24 |  Dirk van Duijvenbode 95.30 | 5 |
| |  |  Dominik Grüllich 95.12 | 7 |
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| | | 20 |  Michael Smith 90.53 | 4 |
| 20 |  Michael Smith 97.15 | 6 |

| 28 |  Ricardo Pietreczko 89.30 | 2 |
| |  |  Dominik Grüllich 92.24 | 2 |
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| | | 11 |  Jonny Clayton 109.68 | 8 |
| 15 |  Danny Noppert 95.10 | 6 | |

|  |  Mickey Mansell 87.45 | 1 |
| | 15 |  Danny Noppert 91.88 | 3 |
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| | | 11 |  Jonny Clayton 103.56 | 7 |
| 19 |  James Wade 87.75 | 0 |

| 11 |  Jonny Clayton 101.33 | 6 |

## May

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### Players Championship 15

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Players Championship 15 was contested on Monday 12 May 2025 at the Halle 39 in Hildesheim. Luke Woodhouse hit a nine-dart finish in his defeat against Martijn Dragt. Dave Chisnall hit a nine-dart finish in his victory against Darius Labanauskas. The tournament was won by Krzysztof Ratajski who defeated Dave Chisnall 8–4 in the final.[24]

| Quarter-finals
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(best of 13 legs) | | | Final
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| 32 |  Dom Taylor 94.18 | 3 | | |
|  |  Scott Williams 101.65 | 6 |
| |  |  Scott Williams 91.28 | 4 |
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| | | 28 |  Krzysztof Ratajski 96.70 | 7 |
| 4 |  Ross Smith 102.56 | 5 |

| 28 |  Krzysztof Ratajski 96.52 | 6 |
| | 28 |  Krzysztof Ratajski 101.73 | 8 |
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| 2 |  Dave Chisnall 104.28 | 6 | |

| 10 |  Mike De Decker 88.79 | 2 |
| | 2 |  Dave Chisnall 97.82 | 7 |
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| | | 14 |  Danny Noppert 97.58 | 6 |
| 14 |  Danny Noppert 103.57 | 6 |

| 6 |  Gian van Veen 99.44 | 1 |

### Players Championship 16

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Players Championship 16 was contested on Tuesday 13 May 2025 at the Halle 39 in Hildesheim. Ross Smith won his last twenty-four consecutive legs of the tournament; he whitewashed Brendan Dolan 8–0 in the final. Smith also hit two nine-dart finishes during the tournanent; in his victories against both Dylan Slevin and Chris Landman.[25]

| Quarter-finals
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(best of 13 legs) | | | Final
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| 32 |  Gabriel Clemens 97.86 | 6 | | |
| 25 |  Kevin Doets 94.25 | 4 |
| | 32 |  Gabriel Clemens 99.81 | 5 |
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| | |  |  Brendan Dolan 93.80 | 7 |
|  |  Brendan Dolan 94.32 | 6 |

| 12 |  Dirk van Duijvenbode | 3 |
| |  |  Brendan Dolan 93.86 | 0 |
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| | | 3 |  Ross Smith 104.56 | 8 |
| 15 |  Luke Woodhouse 92.94 | 6 | |

|  |  Ricky Evans 87.18 | 4 |
| | 15 |  Luke Woodhouse 89.24 | 0 |
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| | | 3 |  Ross Smith 105.21 | 7 |
| 3 |  Ross Smith 98.02 | 6 |

| 11 |  Danny Noppert 87.14 | 0 |

## June

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### Players Championship 17

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Players Championship 17 will be contested on Tuesday 17 June 2025 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester.

| Quarter-finals
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### Players Championship 18

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Players Championship 18 will be contested on Wednesday 18 June 2025 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester.

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### Players Championship 19

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Players Championship 19 will be contested on Thursday 19 June 2025 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester.

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## July

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### Players Championship 20

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Players Championship 20 will be contested on Tuesday 29 July 2025 at the Halle 39 in Hildesheim.

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### Players Championship 21

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Players Championship 21 will be contested on Wednesday 30 July 2025 at the Halle 39 in Hildesheim.

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### Players Championship 28

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The top 64 on the Players Championship Order of Merit will qualify for the 2025 Players Championship Finals:[26]

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1 |  Gerwyn Price | 57 | 33 |  Adam Lipscombe | 20.5
2 |  Gian van Veen | 51.5 | 34 |  Callan Rydz | 19.5
3 |  Cameron Menzies | 48 | 35 |  Nick Kenny | 19.5
4 |  Ross Smith | 45.5 | 36 |  Luke Humphries | 19
5 |  Josh Rock | 43.5 | 37 |  Raymond van Barneveld | 18.5
6 |  Damon Heta | 41.5 | 38 |  Ricardo Pietreczko | 18.5
7 |  Gary Anderson | 39.5 | 39 |  Sebastian Białecki | 18.5
8 |  Chris Dobey | 37.5 | 40 |  Luke Littler | 18.5
9 |  Ryan Searle | 37 | 41 |  Dominik Grüllich | 18
10 |  Martin Schindler | 36.5 | 42 |  Michael Smith | 18
11 |  Joe Cullen | 34 | 43 |  Jeffrey de Graaf | 16.5
12 |  Jonny Clayton | 33 | 44 |  Karel Sedláček | 16
13 |  Dirk van Duijvenbode | 30.5 | 45 |  Ritchie Edhouse | 16
14 |  Danny Noppert | 28.5 | 46 |  Stephen Bunting | 16
15 |  Krzysztof Ratajski | 28.5 | 47 |  Gabriel Clemens | 15.5
16 |  Kevin Doets | 28 | 48 |  Jelle Klaasen | 15.5
17 |  Brendan Dolan | 26.5 | 49 |  Nathan Aspinall | 15.5
18 |  Luke Woodhouse | 26 | 50 |  Ricky Evans | 14.5
19 |  Dave Chisnall | 26 | 51 |  Madars Razma | 14.5
20 |  Jermaine Wattimena | 25.5 | 52 |  Mickey Mansell | 14.5
21 |  Mike De Decker | 25.5 | 53 |  Justin Hood | 14
22 |  Niels Zonneveld | 24.5 | 54 |  Alan Soutar | 13.5
23 |  James Wade | 24.5 | 55 |  Mario Vandenbogaerde | 13.5
24 |  Rob Cross | 24 | 56 |  Niko Springer | 13.5
25 |  Wessel Nijman | 23.5 | 57 |  Max Hopp | 13
26 |  Ian White | 23 | 58 |  Patrick Geeraets | 13
27 |  William O'Connor | 22.5 | 59 |  Matthew Dennant | 13
28 |  Andrew Gilding | 22.5 | 60 |  Stephen Burton | 12.5
29 |  Dom Taylor | 22 | 61 |  Daryl Gurney | 12
30 |  Scott Williams | 21.5 | 62 |  Cam Crabtree | 11.5
31 |  Peter Wright | 21 | 63 |  Ryan Joyce | 11.5
32 |  Martin Lukeman | 20.5 | 64 |  Dylan Slevin | 11.5

## Top averages

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The table lists all players who achieved a three-dart average of at least 110 in a match.[27] In the case one player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets.

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1 |  Luke Littler | Quarter Final | 122.96 | 5 | Won | [28]
2 |  Josh Rock | 4 | 119.04 | 11 | Won | [29]
3 |  James Wade | 2 | 115.92 | 5 | Won | [28]
4 |  Gary Anderson | 1 | 115.66 | 9 | Won
5 |  Bradley Brooks | 1 | 114.38 | 11 | Won | [29]
6 |  Gerwyn Price (2) | Semi Final | 114.36 | 9 | Won |
7 |  Dimitri Van den Bergh | 2 | 113.97 | 1 | Won |
8 |  Chris Dobey | Quarter Final | 113.54 | 2 | Won |
9 |  Nick Kenny | 2 | 112.32 | 4 | Won |
10 |  Gerwyn Price (2) | Quarter Final | 112.25 | 12 | Won |
11 |  Gerwyn Price (3) | 3 | 112.15 | 2 | Won |
13 |  Gary Anderson (2) | 3 | 111.84 | 10 | Won |
14 |  Stephen Bunting | 3 | 111.72 | 10 | Won |
15 |  Wessel Nijman | 1 | 111.33 | 13 | Won |
16 |  Jonny Clayton | 1 | 111.16 | 14 | Won | [30]
17 |  Michael van Gerwen | 3 | 111.13 | 5 | Won | [28]
18 |  Luke Woodhouse | 1 | 110.87 | 2 | Won |
19 |  Gerwyn Price (4) | Semi Final | 110.80 | 12 | Won |
20 |  Josh Rock (2) | Final | 110.70 | 12 | Lost |
21 |  Josh Rock (3) | 10 | 110.34 | 4 | Won |

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