2010 Players Championship Finals

totesport.com Players Championship
Tournament information
Dates	28 January – 31 January 2010
Venue	Circus Tavern
Location	Purfleet
Country	England, United Kingdom
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs Final – best of 31
Prize fund	£250,000
Winners share	£60,000
High checkout	170 Paul Nicholson
Champion(s)
Paul Nicholson
« 2009 February 2011»

The 2010 Players Championship Finals (known as the 2010 totesport.com Players Championship for sponsorship reasons^[1]) was the second edition of the PDC tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which sees the top 32 players from the 2009 PDC Players Championship Order of Merit taking part. The tournament took place between January 28 and January 31, 2010 and was held at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet (the former venue of the PDC World Darts Championship).

Phil Taylor was the reigning champion. But he was defeated in the semi final 10-9 by Paul Nicholson, who went on to win the tournament after defeating Mervyn King 13-11 in the final.

Qualification

The top 32 players from the PDC Players Championship Order of Merit after the last Players Championship of 2009 qualified for the event.

1. Phil Taylor (Semi-finals)
2. Mark Walsh (Second round)
3. Colin Osborne (Semi-finals)
4. Adrian Lewis (Quarter-finals)
5. Steve Beaton (Second round)
6. Wes Newton (Quarter-finals)
7. Gary Anderson (First round)
8. Colin Lloyd (Quarter-finals)
9. Robert Thornton (First round)
10. James Wade (First round)
11. Ronnie Baxter (Second round)
12. Dennis Priestley (First round)
13. Alan Tabern (First round)
14. Jamie Caven (First round)
15. Wayne Jones (Quarter-finals)
16. Terry Jenkins (Second round)
17. Vincent van der Voort (First round)
18. Andy Smith (First round)
19. Michael van Gerwen (Second round)
20. Andy Hamilton (Second round)
21. Paul Nicholson (Champion)
22. Mark Dudbridge (First round)
23. Mervyn King (Runner-Up)
24. Kevin Painter (Second round)
25. Denis Ovens (First round)
26. Jelle Klaasen (Second round)
27. Peter Wright (First round)
28. Tony Eccles (First round)
29. Brendan Dolan (First round)
30. Co Stompé (First round)
31. Steve Hine (First round)
32. Peter Manley (First round)

Prize fund

The prize fund was increased by £50,000 from the last Players Championship Finals. Also, the player with the highest checkout in the tournament would no longer be rewarded.^[2]

Stage	Prize Money	Increase
Winner	£60,000	£10,000
Runner Up	£24,000	£4,000
Semi Final	£15,000	£5,000
Quarter Final	£10,000	£2,500
Second Round	£6,000	£1,000
First Round	£3,000	£500

Draw

	First Round (Best of 11 legs)[3][4]					Second Round (Best of 15 legs)[5]					Quarter-Finals (Best of 17 legs)[6]					Semi-Finals (Best of 19 legs)[6]					Final (Best of 25 legs)[6]
	1	Phil Taylor 95.58	6
	32	Peter Manley 83.98	2
						1	Phil Taylor 99.90	8
						16	Terry Jenkins 93.45	7
	16	Terry Jenkins 90.66	6
	17	Vincent van der Voort 88.44	5
											1	Phil Taylor 106.44	9
											8	Colin Lloyd 100.95	7
	8	Colin Lloyd 91.81	6
	25	Denis Ovens 92.32	5
						8	Colin Lloyd 102.36	8
						24	Kevin Painter 93.41	4
	9	Robert Thornton 87.20	3
	24	Kevin Painter 97.36	6
																1	Phil Taylor 99.40	9
																21	Paul Nicholson 95.86	10
	5	Steve Beaton 90.23	6
	28	Tony Eccles 88.01	2
						5	Steve Beaton 91.37	5
						21	Paul Nicholson 93.93	8
	12	Dennis Priestley 84.30	2
	21	Paul Nicholson 96.69	6
											21	Paul Nicholson 93.18	9
											4	Adrian Lewis 97.44	7
	4	Adrian Lewis 100.49	6
	29	Brendan Dolan 88.57	5
						4	Adrian Lewis 93.28	8
						20	Andy Hamilton 92.02	7
	13	Alan Tabern 92.01	4
	20	Andy Hamilton 93.78	6
																					21	Paul Nicholson 92.75	13
																					23	Mervyn King 89.74	11
	2	Mark Walsh 87.35	6
	31	Steve Hine 83.57	4
						2	Mark Walsh 88.83	5
						15	Wayne Jones 92.67	8
	15	Wayne Jones 81.25	6
	18	Andy Smith 74.35	2
											15	Wayne Jones 95.60	2
											23	Mervyn King 96.13	9
	7	Gary Anderson 88.31	1
	26	Jelle Klaasen 97.97	6
						26	Jelle Klaasen 82.26	1
						23	Mervyn King 100.81	8
	10	James Wade 99.95	5
	23	Mervyn King 102.18	6
																23	Mervyn King 96.32	10
																3	Colin Osborne 94.22	8
	6	Wes Newton 97.59	6
	27	Peter Wright 84.23	2
						6	Wes Newton 93.88	8
						11	Ronnie Baxter 91.77	7
	11	Ronnie Baxter 92.72	6
	22	Mark Dudbridge 85.68	5
											6	Wes Newton 88.16	8
											3	Colin Osborne 88.68	9
	3	Colin Osborne 91.07	6
	30	Co Stompé 88.12	3
						3	Colin Osborne 90.98	8
						19	Michael van Gerwen 90.88	2
	14	Jamie Caven 88.43	2
	19	Michael van Gerwen 92.90	6

Scores after player's names are three-dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)

Statistics

Player	Eliminated	Played	Legs Won	Legs Lost	LWAT	100+	140+	180s	High Checkout	3-dart Average
Paul Nicholson	Winner	5	46	34	18	133	61	12	170	94.48
Mervyn King	Final	5	44	29	19	88	83	13	130	97.04
Phil Taylor	Semi-finals	4	32	26	13	90	36	11	160	100.33
Colin Osborne	Semi-finals	4	31	23	12	56	40	13	160	91.24
Colin Lloyd	Quarter-finals	3	21	18	8	56	34	6	130	98.37
Adrian Lewis	Quarter-finals	3	21	21	10	43	25	20	147	97.07
Wayne Jones	Quarter-finals	3	16	16	7	52	22	6	101	89.84
Wes Newton	Quarter-finals	3	22	18	8	48	28	8	†124	93.21
Andy Hamilton	Second round	2	13	12	6	29	13	6	84	92.90
Ronnie Baxter	Second round	2	13	13	7	49	16	2	116	92.25
Terry Jenkins	Second round	2	13	13	3	31	19	9	120	92.06
Kevin Painter	Second round	2	10	11	3	20	17	4	81	95.39
Michael van Gerwen	Second round	2	8	10	4	18	16	2	58	91.89
Mark Walsh	Second round	2	11	12	5	29	12	4	84	88.09
Steve Beaton	Second round	2	11	10	5	27	14	4	95	90.80
Jelle Klaasen	Second round	2	7	9	3	15	6	3	96	90.12
Brendan Dolan	First round	1	5	6	2	12	4	2	122	88.57
Vincent van der Voort	First round	1	5	6	1	15	6	0	86	88.44
Jamie Caven	First round	1	2	6	1	9	3	1	36	88.43
Gary Anderson	First round	1	1	6	0	6	7	1	80	88.31
Co Stompé	First round	1	3	6	2	10	6	3	108	88.12
Tony Eccles	First round	1	2	6	1	12	5	1	50	88.01
Denis Ovens	First round	1	5	6	1	23	5	1	84	92.32
Alan Tabern	First round	1	4	6	1	16	8	2	130	92.01
Robert Thornton	First round	1	3	6	1	8	9	0	121	87.20
Mark Dudbridge	First round	1	5	6	3	9	7	1	80	85.68
Dennis Priestley	First round	1	2	6	0	9	4	1	65	84.30
Peter Wright	First round	1	2	6	0	8	7	0	80	84.23
Peter Manley	First round	1	2	6	1	9	6	2	45	83.98
James Wade	First round	1	5	6	2	11	9	4	103	99.95
Steve Hine	First round	1	4	6	2	15	3	0	†120	83.57
Andy Smith	First round	1	2	6	0	9	2	2	25	74.35

† = Hit in Round 2 match against Ronnie Baxter and Quarter Final match against Colin Osborne.
† = Hit twice in Round 1 match against Mark Walsh.

Television coverage

The tournament was again broadcast live on ITV4.^[7]

References

1. "totesport.com Players Championship". Retrieved 2009-01-16.
2. "PDPA Aid Prize Fund Boost". Planet Darts. January 10, 2010.
3. "Players Championship - Thursday". Planet Darts. January 18, 2010.
4. "Players Championship - Friday". Planet Darts. January 29, 2010.
5. "Players Championship - Saturday". Planet Darts. January 30, 2010.
6. "Nicholson Claims Purfleet Glory". Planet Darts. January 31, 2010.
7. "ITV4 To Show Purfleet Spectacle". Planet Darts. October 2, 2009.