Players Championships

In 2003, to commemorate PDC Official Bobby Bourn, the PDC organised a tournament in Blackpool before the World Matchplay. There is good prize money on offer, and it’s organised very well and therefore a great success. In those years most PDC ranking tournaments were still very scattered across the calendar and under different organizers. This tournament proved to be the stepping-stone to a new structure where the PDC itself held control of the organization and the prize money. Phil Taylor beat John Part to win the first Bobby Bourn Memorial.

In the second year especially the Professional Darts Players Association of the PDC (PDPA) invested to build this circuit. That year five PDPA Players Championships appeared on the calendar. These tournaments proved a great success and soon the PDC expanded this circuit. In 2010 there were no fewer than 37 Players Championships.

With the introduction of the Euro Tour in 2012 Players Championships disappeared on the European continent until 2018 there are 20-22 annually held, all in Britain and Ireland. From 2019 the UK Open qualifiers disappear from the calendar, they are replaced with extra Players Championships. The number for 2019 is 30 in total. The floor tournaments also return to mainland Europe, most are played in Germany.

Almost 500 Players Championships have been held. The most successful players in the Players Championship history are Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson, Peter Wright, James Wade, Dave Chisnall and Gerwyn Price.

Date Tournament Winner
14 Nov 2020 Players Championships 2020 PC 23 Winter Series Joe Cullen
13 Nov 2020 Players Championships 2020 PC 22 Winter Series Peter Wright
12 Nov 2020 Players Championships 2020 PC 21 Winter Series Gerwyn Price
11 Nov 2020 Players Championships 2020 PC 20 Winter Series Michael Smith
10 Nov 2020 Players Championships 2020 PC 19 Winter Series Michael Smith
16 Sep 2020 Players Championships 2020 PC 18 Autumn Series Gerwyn Price
15 Sep 2020 Players Championships 2020 PC 17 Autumn Series Gerwyn Price
14 Sep 2020 Players Championships 2020 PC 16 Autumn Series Michael van Gerwen
13 Sep 2020 Players Championships 2020 PC 15 Autumn Series Damon Heta
12 Sep 2020 Players Championships 2020 PC 14 Autumn Series Peter Wright
12 Jul 2020 Players Championships 2020 PC 13 Summer Series Peter Wright
11 Jul 2020 Players Championships 2020 PC 12 Summer Series James Wade
10 Jul 2020 Players Championships 2020 PC 11 Summer Series Michael van Gerwen
09 Jul 2020 Players Championships 2020 PC 10 Summer Series Ryan Joyce
08 Jul 2020 Players Championships 2020 PC 09 Summer Series Michael van Gerwen
15 Mar 2020 Players Championships 2020 PC 08 Barnsley Ian White
14 Mar 2020 Players Championships 2020 PC 07 Barnsley Nathan Aspinall
23 Feb 2020 Players Championships 2020 PC 06 Wigan Gerwyn Price
22 Feb 2020 Players Championships 2020 PC 05 Wigan Peter Wright
16 Feb 2020 Players Championships 2020 PC 04 Wigan Krzysztof Ratajski
15 Feb 2020 Players Championships 2020 PC 03 Wigan Ryan Searle
09 Feb 2020 Players Championships 2020 PC 02 Barnsley Nathan Aspinall
08 Feb 2020 Players Championships 2020 PC 01 Barnsley Gary Anderson