The 2024 PDC Players Championship series consisted of 30 darts tournaments on the 2024 PDC Pro Tour.
The Top 64 on the Players Championship Order of Merit qualified for the 2024 Players Championship Finals.
Prize money The 2024 prize money was significantly increased compared to the previous year.
This is how the prize money was divided:
Stage (no. of players) Prize money(Total: £125,000) Winner (1) £15,000 Runner-up (1) £10,000 Semi-finalists (2) £5,000 Quarter-finalists (4) £3,500 Fourth round (8) £2,500 Third round (16) £1,500 Second round (32) £1,000
February Players Championship 1 Players Championship 1 was contested on Monday 12 February 2024. On their Pro Tour debuts, Luke Littler and Leighton Bennett hit nine-dart finishes, against Michele Turetta and Lukas Wenig respectively. Mickey Mansell also hit a nine-darter against Krzysztof Ratajski. The tournament was won by Luke Littler, who defeated Ryan Searle 8–7 in the final.
Players Championship 2 Players Championship 2 was contested on Tuesday 13 February 2024. The tournament was won by Gary Anderson, who defeated Ryan Searle 8–5 in the final.
Players Championship 3 Players Championship 3 was contested on Monday 19 February 2024. Ryan Meikle hit a nine-dart finish against Geert Nentjes. The tournament was won by Ryan Searle, who defeated Gary Anderson 8–7 in the final.
Players Championship 4 Players Championship 4 was contested on Tuesday 20 February 2024. The tournament was won by Damon Heta, who defeated Chris Dobey 8–4 in the final.
March
Players Championship 5 Players Championship 5 was contested on 18 March 2024. Michael Smith hit a nine-dart finish against Raymond van Barneveld. The tournament was won by van Barneveld, who defeated Stephen Bunting 8–1 in the final.
Players Championship 6 Players Championship 6 was contested on 19 March 2024. The tournament was won by Dave Chisnall, who defeated Dirk van Duijvenbode 8–6 in the final.
April
Players Championship 7 Players Championship 7 was contested on 8 April 2024. Steve Beaton hit a nine-dart finish against James Hurrell, whilst Daryl Gurney also hit one against Jeffrey de Graaf and Chris Dobey did the same against Mickey Mansell. The tournament was won by Dobey, who defeated Josh Rock 8–4 in the final.
Players Championship 8 Players Championship 8 was contested on 9 April 2024. The tournament was won by Danny Noppert, who defeated Luke Humphries 8–6 in the final.
May Players Championship 9 Players Championship 9 was contested on 6 May 2024. The tournament was won by Michael Smith, who defeated Ryan Joyce 8–6 in the final.
Players Championship 10 Players Championship 10 was contested on 7 May 2024. Darryl Pilgrim hit a nine-dart finish against Jelle Klaasen. The tournament was won by Brendan Dolan, who defeated Jeffrey de Graaf 8–4 in the final.
June
Players Championship 11 Players Championship 11 was contested on 11 June 2024. Stephen Bunting and Adam Hunt both hit a nine-dart finish in their matches against and Kim Huybrechts respectively. The tournament was won by Alan Soutar, who defeated Daryl Gurney 8–7 in the final.
Players Championship 12 Players Championship 12 was contested on 12 June 2024. Boris Krčmar hit a nine–dart finish in his match against . The tournament was won by Dimitri Van den Bergh, who defeated Matt Campbell 8–3 in the final.
July
Players Championship 13 Players Championship 13 was contested on 2 July 2024. The tournament was won by Ross Smith, who defeated Wesley Plaisier 8–7 in the final.
Players Championship 14 Players Championship 14 was contested on 3 July 2024. The tournament was won by Jonny Clayton, who defeated Wesley Plaisier 8–5 in the final.
Players Championship 15 Players Championship 15 was contested on 31 July 2024. The tournament was won by Luke Littler, who defeated Wessel Nijman 8–6 in the final, for his second title of the year.
August Players Championship 16 Players Championship 16 was contested on 1 August 2024. The tournament was won by Mike De Decker, who defeated Ricky Evans 8–2 in the final.
Players Championship 17 Players Championship 17 was contested on 2 August 2024. Luke Woodhouse hit a nine-dart finish in his 6–0 win over Richie Burnett. The tournament was won by Josh Rock, who defeated 8–6 in the final.
Players Championship 18 Players Championship 18 was contested on 21 August 2024. Ross Smith hit a nine-dart finish in his match against Dom Taylor. The tournament was won by Damon Heta, who defeated Ryan Searle 8–3 in the final.
Players Championship 19 Players Championship 19 was contested on 22 August 2024. The tournament was won by Chris Dobey, who defeated Cameron Menzies 8–6 in the final.
September
Players Championship 20 Players Championship 20 was contested on 17 September 2024 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. Andrew Gilding hit a nine-dart finish in his match against Wessel Nijman, as did Vincent van der Voort in his match against Mensur Suljović. The tournament was won by Luke Littler, who defeated Stephen Bunting 8–7 in the final, for his third title of the year.
Players Championship 21 Players Championship 21 was contested on 18 September 2024. It was won by Michael van Gerwen, who defeated Dave Chisnall 8–4 in the final, for his first ranking title of the year.
Players Championship 22 Players Championship 22 was contested on 24 September 2024 at the Leicester Arena. The tournament was won by Gary Anderson, who defeated Connor Scutt 8–4 in the final.
Players Championship 23 Players Championship 23 was contested on 25 September 2024 at the Leicester Arena. The tournament was won by Dave Chisnall, who defeated Chris Dobey 8–4 in the final. Dobey hit a nine-dart finish in his match against Martin Schindler as did in his match against Jurjen van der Velde.
October
Players Championship 24 Players Championship 24 was contested on 1 October 2024. hit a nine-dart finish in his match against . The tournament was won by Wessel Nijman, who defeated Stephen Bunting 8–5 in the final.
Players Championship 25 Players Championship 25 was contested on 2 October 2024. The tournament was won by Chris Dobey, who defeated Stephen Bunting 8–3 in the final, for his third title of the year.
Players Championship 26 Players Championship 26 was contested on 3 October 2024. The tournament was won by Luke Humphries, who defeated Stephen Bunting 8–7 in the final.
Players Championship 27 Players Championship 27 was contested on 15 October 2024. hit a nine-dart finish in his win against Jermaine Wattimena. The tournament was won by Michael van Gerwen, who defeated Gerwyn Price 8–4 in the final.
Players Championship 28 Players Championship 28 was contested on 16 October 2024. and hit a nine-dart finish in their losses to Niels Zonneveld and Jelle Klaasen respectively. Josh Rock also hit a nine dart finish in his win over George Killington. The tournament was won by Wesley Plaisier, who defeated Josh Rock 8–7 in the final.
Players Championship 29 Players Championship 29 was contested on 30 October 2024. Callan Rydz, Ricardo Pietreczko, and Chris Landman hit nine-dart finishes in their victories over Keane Barry, Radek Szagański and respectively. The tournament was won by Cameron Menzies, who defeated Stephen Bunting 8–4 in the final.
Players Championship 30 Players Championship 30 was contested on 31 October 2024. Dave Chisnall hit a nine-dart finish in his loss to William O'Connor. The tournament was won by Josh Rock, who defeated Jonny Clayton 8–7 in the final.
Players Championship Order of Merit The top 64 players from the Players Championships Order of Merit, which was solely based on prize money won in the thirty Players Championship events during the season, qualified for the 2024 Players Championship Finals, held in November. [Note - Forty-seventh ranked player Dom Taylor received a ban from the Professional Darts Corporation following the failure of a drugs test. Sixty-fifth ranked player Nick Kenny came directly into the Players Championship Finals draw to replace him.]
Prize money in the table is in units of £1,000.
Rank Player Prize money Rank Player Prize money 1 98 33 34 2 97 34 34 3 85.5 35 33 4 79.5 36 33 5 76 37 33 6 73.5 38 32.5 7 71.5 39 32.5 8 71.5 40 32 9 71 41 32 10 70 42 32 11 66.5 43 31.5 12 61 44 30.5 13 60.5 45 30 14 59 46 28.5 15 58.5 47 28.5 16 55.5 48 28 17 54 49 27 18 54 50 27 19 51 51 26.5 20 47.5 52 26.5 21 46.5 53 26 22 44 54 26 23 43.5 55 25.5 24 42 56 25.5 25 41 57 25 26 40.5 58 25 27 39 59 24.5 28 37.5 60 24 29 36.5 61 23.5 30 36 62 23 31 35.5 63 23 32 34.5 64 22
Top averages The table lists all players who achieved a three-dart average of at least 110 in a match. In the case one player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets. # Player Round Average Event Result Ref1 3 123.83 15 Won 2 1 120.24 26 Won 3 (2) 4 117.12 2 Won 4 3 115.85 14 Won 5 2 115.35 5 Won 6 1 115.12 30 Won 7 (3) 4 114.41 24 Won 8 (4) 3 114.15 8 Won 9 1 114.03 10 Won 10 (2) 2 114.00 20 Won 11 (5) 4 113.97 5 Won 12 1 113.50 27 Won 13 1 113.39 29 Won 14 1 113.23 15 Won 15 1 113.05 8 Won 16 3 112.73 30 Won 17 1 112.71 21 Lost 18 (6) 3 112.66 25 Won 19 (2) Quarter-Final 112.04 15 Won 20 (7) 1 112.02 3 Won 21 (2) 4 112.02 6 Won 22 Final 111.71 1 Lost 23 (8) Semi-Final 111.71 3 Won 24 3 111.57 19 Lost 25 Quarter-Final 111.48 14 Won 26 (9) 1 111.17 10 Won 27 (10) 3 111.03 24 Won 28 (2) 4 110.89 28 Won 29 1 110.83 4 Won 30 (2) 2 110.77 1 Won 31 2 110.65 26 Won 32 1 110.64 27 Lost 33 2 110.55 22 Won 34 (3) 1 110.37 30 Won
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