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2009 Players Championship Finals
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tournament_name | 2009 coral.co.uk Players Championship Finals |
| dates | 30 January–1 February 2009 |
| venue | Circus Tavern |
| location | Purfleet |
| country | |
| organisation | PDC |
| format | Legs |
| Final – best of 31 | |
| prize_fund | £200,000 |
| winners_share | £50,000 |
| high_checkout | 167 ENG James Wade |
| ENG Ronnie Baxter | |
| winner | ENG Phil Taylor |
| next | 2010 |
Final – best of 31 ENG Ronnie Baxter The 2009 coral.co.uk Players Championship Finals was the inaugural edition of the PDC tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which saw the top 32 players from the 2008 PDC Players Championship Order of Merit taking part. The tournament took place between 30 January–1 February 2009 and was held at the Circus Tavern, Purfleet, England – the former venue of the PDC World Darts Championship.{{cite web |url-status=dead
Prize money
The 2009 Players Championship Finals featured a prize fund of £200,000.
| Position (no. of players) | Prize money |
|---|---|
| (Total: £200,000) | |
| Winner | (1) |
| Runner-Up | (1) |
| Semi-finalists | (2) |
| Quarter-finalists | (4) |
| Last 16 (second round) | (8) |
| Last 32 (first round) | (16) |
| Highest Checkout | (2) |
Qualification
The top 32 players from the PDC Players Championship Order of Merit after the last Players Championship of 2008 qualified for the event.
- ENG Phil Taylor (champion)
- ENG James Wade (semi-finals)
- ENG Alan Tabern (second round)
- ENG Mervyn King (quarter-finals)
- ENG Ronnie Baxter (semi-finals)
- ENG Dennis Priestley (quarter-finals)
- ENG Colin Osborne (first round)
- ENG Colin Lloyd (quarter-finals)
- ENG Andy Hamilton (second round)
- NED Raymond van Barneveld (quarter-finals)
- ENG Denis Ovens (first round)
- ENG Terry Jenkins (first round)
- ENG Mark Walsh (first round)
- SCO Robert Thornton (runner-up)
- ENG Kevin Painter (second round)
- NED Vincent van der Voort (second round)
- ENG Chris Mason (first round)
- ENG Alex Roy (first round)
- ENG Mark Dudbridge (first round)
- ENG Wayne Mardle (second round)
- ENG Wayne Jones (second round)
- CAN John Part (second round)
- ENG Andy Jenkins (first round)
- ENG Peter Manley (first round)
- ENG Jamie Caven (first round)
- ENG Andy Smith (second round)
- ENG Steve Maish (first round)
- ENG Tony Eccles (first round)
- NIR Felix McBrearty (first round)
- ENG Adrian Lewis (first round)
- ENG Steve Beaton (first round)
- NED Michael van Gerwen (first round)
Draw
30 January 31 January 31 January 1 February 1 February | team-width=200 | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 108.49 | RD1-score01=6 | RD1-seed02=32 | RD1-team02=NED Michael van Gerwen 92.10 | RD1-score02=3 | RD1-seed03=16 | RD1-team03=NED Vincent van der Voort 80.29 | RD1-score03=6 | RD1-seed04=17 | RD1-team04=ENG Chris Mason 76.51 | RD1-score04=2 | RD1-seed05=8 | RD1-team05=ENG Colin Lloyd 95.21 | RD1-score05=6 | RD1-seed06=25 | RD1-team06=ENG Jamie Caven 81.23 | RD1-score06=1 | RD1-seed07=9 | RD1-team07=ENG Andy Hamilton 90.00 | RD1-score07=6 | RD1-seed08=24 | RD1-team08=ENG Peter Manley 88.25 | RD1-score08=2 | RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=ENG Ronnie Baxter 90.82 | RD1-score09=6 | RD1-seed10=28 | RD1-team10=ENG Tony Eccles 93.16 | RD1-score10=4 | RD1-seed11=12 | RD1-team11=ENG Terry Jenkins 101.84 | RD1-score11=2 | RD1-seed12=21 | RD1-team12=ENG Wayne Jones 99.08 | RD1-score12=6 | RD1-seed13=4 | RD1-team13=ENG Mervyn King 93.79 | RD1-score13=6 | RD1-seed14=29 | RD1-team14=NIR Felix McBrearty 81.69 | RD1-score14=2 | RD1-seed15=13 | RD1-team15=ENG Mark Walsh 94.06 | RD1-score15=4 | RD1-seed16=20 | RD1-team16=ENG Wayne Mardle 97.36 | RD1-score16=6 | RD1-seed17=2 | RD1-team17=ENG James Wade 97.05 | RD1-score17=6 | RD1-seed18=31 | RD1-team18=ENG Steve Beaton 83.34 | RD1-score18=2 | RD1-seed19=15 | RD1-team19=ENG Kevin Painter 91.98 | RD1-score19=6 | RD1-seed20=18 | RD1-team20=ENG Alex Roy 87.51 | RD1-score20=5 | RD1-seed21=7 | RD1-team21=ENG Colin Osborne 79.74 | RD1-score21=1 | RD1-seed22=26 | RD1-team22=ENG Andy Smith 99.03 | RD1-score22=6 | RD1-seed23=10 | RD1-team23= | RD1-score23=6 | RD1-seed24=23 | RD1-team24=ENG Andy Jenkins 90.75 | RD1-score24=4 | RD1-seed25=6 | RD1-team25=ENG Dennis Priestley 87.46 | RD1-score25=6 | RD1-seed26=27 | RD1-team26=ENG Steve Maish 81.98 | RD1-score26=3 | RD1-seed27=11 | RD1-team27=ENG Denis Ovens 84.80 | RD1-score27=3 | RD1-seed28=22 | RD1-team28=CAN John Part 90.19 | RD1-score28=6 | RD1-seed29=3 | RD1-team29=ENG Alan Tabern 97.02 | RD1-score29=6 | RD1-seed30=30 | RD1-team30=ENG Adrian Lewis 86.13 | RD1-score30=3 | RD1-seed31=14 | RD1-team31=SCO Robert Thornton 84.61 | RD1-score31=6 | RD1-seed32=19 | RD1-team32=ENG Mark Dudbridge 83.97 | RD1-score32=5 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 108.63 | RD2-score01=6 | RD2-seed02=16 | RD2-team02=NED Vincent van der Voort 98.11 | RD2-score02=3 | RD2-seed03=8 | RD2-team03=ENG Colin Lloyd 100.51 | RD2-score03=6 | RD2-seed04=9 | RD2-team04=ENG Andy Hamilton 91.65 | RD2-score04=2 | RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team05=ENG Ronnie Baxter 92.30 | RD2-score05=6 | RD2-seed06=21 | RD2-team06=ENG Wayne Jones 93.75 | RD2-score06=4 | RD2-seed07=4 | RD2-team07=ENG Mervyn King 96.25 | RD2-score07=6 | RD2-seed08=20 | RD2-team08=ENG Wayne Mardle 95.92 | RD2-score08=4 | RD2-seed09=2 | RD2-team09=ENG James Wade 93.43 | RD2-score09=6 | RD2-seed10=15 | RD2-team10=ENG Kevin Painter 86.00 | RD2-score10=5 | RD2-seed11=26 | RD2-team11=ENG Andy Smith 89.07 | RD2-score11=0 | RD2-seed12=10 | RD2-team12= | RD2-score12=6 | RD2-seed13=6 | RD2-team13=ENG Dennis Priestley 91.42 | RD2-score13=6 | RD2-seed14=22 | RD2-team14=CAN John Part 93.02 | RD2-score14=5 | RD2-seed15=3 | RD2-team15=ENG Alan Tabern 97.30 | RD2-score15=2 | RD2-seed16=14 | RD2-team16=SCO Robert Thornton 96.05 | RD2-score16=6 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 92.65 | RD3-score01=9 | RD3-seed02=8 | RD3-team02=ENG Colin Lloyd 83.83 | RD3-score02=0 | RD3-seed03=5 | RD3-team03=ENG Ronnie Baxter 94.87 | RD3-score03=9 | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-team04=ENG Mervyn King 95.59 | RD3-score04=5 | RD3-seed05=2 | RD3-team05=ENG James Wade 97.58 | RD3-score05=9 | RD3-seed06=10 | RD3-team06= | RD3-score06=8 | RD3-seed07=6 | RD3-team07=ENG Dennis Priestley 90.69 | RD3-score07=5 | RD3-seed08=14 | RD3-team08=SCO Robert Thornton 94.33 | RD3-score08=9 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 101.58 | RD4-score01=13 | RD4-seed02=5 | RD4-team02=ENG Ronnie Baxter 92.68 | RD4-score02=2 | RD4-seed03=2 | RD4-team03=ENG James Wade 93.86 | RD4-score03=10 | RD4-seed04=14 | RD4-team04= | RD4-score04=13 | RD5-seed01=1 | RD5-team01=ENG Phil Taylor 98.04 | RD5-score01=16 | RD5-seed02=14 | RD5-team02= | RD5-score02=9
Scores after player's names are three-dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)
Statistics
| Player | Played | Legs Won | Legs Lost | 100+ | 140+ | 180s | High Checkout | 3-dart Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Terry Jenkins | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 101.84 |
| ENG Phil Taylor | 5 | 50 | 17 | 84 | 65 | 11 | 161 | 100.65 |
| NED Raymond van Barneveld | 3 | 20 | 13 | 41 | 43 | 4 | 96 | 99.79 |
| ENG Alan Tabern | 2 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 121 | 97.15 |
| ENG Wayne Mardle | 2 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 119 | 96.65 |
| ENG Wayne Jones | 2 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 127 | 96.09 |
| ENG Mervyn King | 3 | 17 | 15 | 37 | 32 | 7 | 118 | 95.31 |
| ENG James Wade | 4 | 31 | 28 | 76 | 49 | 16 | 167 | 95.24 |
| ENG Andy Smith | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 161 | 94.54 |
| ENG Mark Walsh | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 94.06 |
| ENG Tony Eccles | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 56 | 93.16 |
| ENG Ronnie Baxter | 4 | 23 | 26 | 54 | 31 | 6 | 167 | 92.82 |
| ENG Colin Lloyd | 3 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 72 | 92.49 |
| NED Michael van Gerwen | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 60 | 92.10 |
| CAN John Part | 2 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 101 | 91.73 |
| SCO Robert Thornton | 5 | 43 | 38 | 99 | 58 | 20 | 150 | 91.62 |
| ENG Andy Hamilton | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 44 | 90.78 |
| ENG Andy Jenkins | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 84 | 90.75 |
| ENG Dennis Priestley | 3 | 17 | 17 | 48 | 24 | 6 | 156 | 90.03 |
| ENG Kevin Painter | 2 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 105 | 89.02 |
| ENG Peter Manley | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 101 | 88.25 |
| NED Vincent van der Voort | 2 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 161 | 88.22 |
| ENG Alex Roy | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 114 | 87.51 |
| ENG Adrian Lewis | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 121 | 86.13 |
| ENG Denis Ovens | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 78 | 84.80 |
| ENG Mark Dudbridge | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 52 | 83.97 |
| ENG Steve Beaton | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 106 | 83.34 |
| ENG Steve Maish | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 76 | 81.98 |
| NIR Felix McBrearty | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 81.69 |
| ENG Jamie Caven | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 81.23 |
| ENG Colin Osborne | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 92 | 79.74 |
| ENG Chris Mason | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 76.51 |
Television Coverage
ITV4 screened live coverage of the tournament, becoming ITV's third televised tournament after the Grand Slam of Darts and the European Championship.{{cite web |url-status=dead
References
References
- (16 January 2009). "coral.co.uk Players Championship Schedule". planetdarts.tv.
- (19 January 2009}}{{Dead link). "Coral Back Players Championship". Planet Darts.
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