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
04 Nov 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 30 Barnsley Krzysztof Ratajski
03 Nov 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 29 Barnsley Michael van Gerwen
02 Nov 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 28 Barnsley Chris Dobey
22 Oct 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 27 Barnsley Michael Smith
21 Oct 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 26 Barnsley Rob Cross
20 Oct 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 25 Barnsley Callan Rydz
19 Oct 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 24 Barnsley Dimitri Van den Bergh
04 Aug 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 23 Barnsley Peter Wright
03 Aug 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 22 Barnsley Ryan Searle
02 Aug 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 21 Barnsley Gerwyn Price
08 Jul 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 20 Coventry Peter Wright
07 Jul 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 19 Coventry Ross Smith
06 Jul 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 18 Coventry Chris Dobey
05 Jul 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 17 Coventry Stephen Bunting
17 Jun 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 16 Milton Keynes Peter Wright
16 Jun 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 15 Milton Keynes Jose de Sousa
15 Jun 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 14 Milton Keynes Jose de Sousa
14 Jun 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 13 Milton Keynes Joe Cullen
27 Apr 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 12 Niedernhausen Dimitri Van den Bergh
26 Apr 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 11 Niedernhausen Dirk van Duijvenbode
25 Apr 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 10 Niedernhausen Michael Smith
24 Apr 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 09 Niedernhausen Jose de Sousa
19 Mar 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 08 Milton Keynes Peter Wright
18 Mar 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 07 Milton Keynes Jonny Clayton
17 Mar 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 06 Milton Keynes Gerwyn Price
16 Mar 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 05 Milton Keynes Brendan Dolan
28 Feb 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 04 Bolton Jonny Clayton
27 Feb 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 03 Bolton Raymond van Barneveld
26 Feb 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 02 Bolton Callan Rydz
25 Feb 2021 Players Championships 2021 PC 01 Bolton Joe Cullen