2014 Players Championship Finals

Players Championship Finals
Tournament information
Dates	28–30 November
Venue	Butlins Minehead Resort
Location	Minehead
Country	England, United Kingdom
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£300,000
Winners share	£65,000
High checkout	170 Michael Smith
Champion(s)
Gary Anderson
«2013 2015»

The 2014 Players Championship Finals (also known as the 2014 Cash Converters Players Championship for sponsorship purposes) was the seventh edition of the PDC darts tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which saw the top 32 players from the 2014 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit taking part. The tournament took place from 28 to 30 November at the Butlins Minehead Resort in Minehead.

Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, having won his third PDC major title by defeating Phil Taylor 11–7 in the 2013 final, but he lost in the second round to Terry Jenkins.^[1]

Gary Anderson won his second major PDC title after beating Adrian Lewis 11–6 in the final.^[2]

Qualification

The top 32 players of the PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit qualified for this event.^[3]

1. Gary Anderson (Champion)
2. Michael van Gerwen (Second round)
3. Michael Smith (First round)
4. Peter Wright (Second round)
5. James Wade (First round)
6. Robert Thornton (Second round)
7. Brendan Dolan (Second round)
8. Mervyn King (Second round)
9. Phil Taylor (Quarter-finals)
10. Justin Pipe (First round)
11. Ian White (First round)
12. Simon Whitlock (First round)
13. Vincent van der Voort (Semi-finals)
14. Adrian Lewis (Runner-Up)
15. Kim Huybrechts (First round)
16. Stephen Bunting (Second round)
17. Terry Jenkins (Quarter-finals)
18. Steve Beaton (First round)
19. Dave Chisnall (First round)
20. Andy Hamilton (First round)
21. Dean Winstanley (Quarter-finals)
22. Jamie Caven (Quarter-finals)
23. Wes Newton (Semi-finals)
24. Ronnie Baxter (First round)
25. Andrew Gilding (First round)
26. Kevin Painter (First round)
27. Darren Webster (First round)
28. Jelle Klaasen (Second round)
29. Benito van de Pas (First round)
30. Andy Smith (Second round)
31. Raymond van Barneveld (First round)
32. Christian Kist (First round)

Prize money

^[4]

Position (no. of players)		Prize Money (Total-£300,000)
Winner	(1)	£65,000
Runner-Up	(1)	£35,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£17,000
Quarter-finalists	(4)	£11,500
Last 16  (Round 2)	(8)	£7,000
Last 32  (Round 1)	(16)	£4,000

Draw

^[3]

	First round (best of 11 legs) 28 November [5]					Second round (best of 19 legs) 29 November [6]					Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs) 30 November [7]					Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 30 November [7]					Final (best of 21 legs) 30 November [7]
	1	Gary Anderson 110.62	6
	32	Christian Kist 100.40	5
						1	Gary Anderson 102.98	10
						16	Stephen Bunting 95.97	5
	16	Stephen Bunting 91.46	6
	17	Steve Beaton 90.98	3
											1	Gary Anderson 105.14	10
											9	Phil Taylor 104.58	6
	8	Mervyn King 93.95	6
	25	Andrew Gilding 98.42	3
						8	Mervyn King 97.98	7
						9	Phil Taylor 103.06	10
	9	Phil Taylor 107.97	6
	24	Ronnie Baxter 86.83	2
																1	Gary Anderson 103.86	11
																13	Vincent van der Voort 93.35	7
	5	James Wade 102.95	4
	28	Jelle Klaasen 108.74	6
						28	Jelle Klaasen 89.48	5
						21	Dean Winstanley 93.97	10
	12	Simon Whitlock 101.38	3
	21	Dean Winstanley 103.94	6
											21	Dean Winstanley 89.40	8
											13	Vincent van der Voort 94.48	10
	4	Peter Wright 84.49	6
	29	Benito van de Pas 80.45	2
						4	Peter Wright 94.21	5
						13	Vincent van der Voort 98.31	10
	13	Vincent van der Voort 104.86	6
	20	Andy Hamilton 72.50	0
																					1	Gary Anderson 101.01	11
																					14	Adrian Lewis 95.37	6
	2	Michael van Gerwen 106.78	6
	31	Raymond van Barneveld 85.31	2
						2	Michael van Gerwen 95.88	7
						18	Terry Jenkins 97.12	10
	15	Kim Huybrechts 94.54	3
	18	Terry Jenkins 100.89	6
											18	Terry Jenkins 86.90	5
											23	Wes Newton 94.03	10
	7	Brendan Dolan 91.82	6
	26	Kevin Painter 95.61	5
						7	Brendan Dolan 92.37	5
						23	Wes Newton 91.08	10
	10	Justin Pipe 86.94	1
	23	Wes Newton 102.78	6
																23	Wes Newton 88.95	6
																14	Adrian Lewis 95.08	11
	6	Robert Thornton 95.68	6
	27	Darren Webster 93.19	5
						6	Robert Thornton 95.00	9
						22	Jamie Caven 91.03	10
	11	Ian White 94.01	4
	22	Jamie Caven 94.27	6
											22	Jamie Caven 97.89	9
											14	Adrian Lewis 100.88	10
	3	Michael Smith 94.53	4
	30	Andy Smith95.50	6
						30	Andy Smith 92.03	3
						14	Adrian Lewis 99.14	10
	14	Adrian Lewis 105.03	6
	19	Dave Chisnall 93.73	2

References

1. "Players Championship: Michael van Gerwen stuns Phil Taylor with classic comeback". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
2. "Anderson sinks Lewis to seal Players Championship". ESPN (UK). Retrieved 30 November 2014.
3. "Cash Converters PCF Draw/Schedule". PDC. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
4. "PDC Prize Fund Increases Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
5. "Cash Converters PCF Day One". PDC. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
6. "Cash Converters PCF Day Two". PDC. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
7. "Super Anderson's Minehead Glory". PDC. Retrieved 30 November 2014.