PDC Players Championships #17 & 18 - Dublin

[Justin Credible]

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held on the Friday and Saturday as the Grand Prix starts Sunday...a day earlier than usual, as expected all the top players entering
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The PDC ProTour double-header will see 128 PDC Tour Card Holders and PDPA Associate Members competing for £60,000 in prize money on each day at the Citywest Hotel.
The events will be the penultimate Players Championship double-header of the year, and come ahead of the partypoker.com World Grand Prix, which begins at the Citywest Hotel on Sunday October 4.

Each Players Championship will start at 12pm, with the draw being made at 11am following the close of registration. All games are the best of 11 legs.



Players Championship 17
Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Friday October 2
Gary Anderson
Jyhan Artut
Nathan Aspinall
Jamie Bain
Kevin Bambrick
Mark Barilli
Michael Barnard
Barrie Bates
Ronnie Baxter
Michael Beal
Steve Beaton
Andy Boulton
John Bowles
Keegan Brown
Steve Brown
Stephen Bunting
Magnus Caris
Jamie Caven
Dave Chisnall
Matt Clark
Jonny Clayton
Joe Cullen
Mike De Decker
Jeffrey de Zwaan
Jan Dekker
Nathan Derry
Chris Dobey
Brendan Dolan
Eddie Dootson
Mark Dudbridge
Matthew Edgar
Ricky Evans
Connie Finnan
Jay Foreman
Andrew Gilding
Robbie Green
Daryl Gurney
Johnny Haines
Andy Hamilton
Curtis Hammond
John Henderson
Nigel Heydon
Steve Hine
Max Hopp
Adam Hunt
Kim Huybrechts
Ronny Huybrechts
Mark Hylton
Andy Jenkins
Terry Jenkins
Darren Johnson
Wayne Jones
Stuart Kellett
Mervyn King
Christian Kist
Jelle Klaasen
David Ladley
Adrian Lewis
Jamie Lewis
Colin Lloyd
Jason Lovett
Ken MacNeil
Mickey Mansell
Jason Marriott
Kevin McDine
Stephen McNally
Ron Meulenkamp
Paul Milford
Arron Monk
Ian Moss
Joe Murnan
Tony Newell
Wes Newton
Alan Norris
William O'Connor
Colin Osborne
Robert Owen
Kevin Painter
Lee Palfreyman
David Pallett
Andy Parsons
John Part
Josh Payne
Devon Petersen
Justin Pipe
Gerwyn Price
Cristo Reyes
Jamie Robinson
Rowby-John Rodriguez
Roxy-James Rodriguez
Tomas Seyler
Andy Smith
Dennis Smith
Michael Smith
Ross Smith
Gary Stone
Mensur Suljovic
Alan Tabern
Phil Taylor
Terry Temple
Joey Ten Berge
Robert Thornton
Mick Todd
Ross Twell
Raymond van Barneveld
Benito van de Pas
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Vincent van der Voort
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Michael van Gerwen
James Wade
Jim Walker
Mark Walsh
Ben Ward
Jermaine Wattimena
Darren Webster
Mark Webster
Steve West
Ian White
Simon Whitlock
Stephen Willard
James Wilson
Jason Wilson
Dean Winstanley
Luke Woodhouse
Brian Woods
Peter Wright
Mike Zuydwijk

Players Championship 18
Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Saturday October 3
Gary Anderson
Jyhan Artut
Nathan Aspinall
Jamie Bain
Kevin Bambrick
Mark Barilli
Michael Barnard
Barrie Bates
Ronnie Baxter
Michael Beal
Steve Beaton
Andy Boulton
John Bowles
Keegan Brown
Steve Brown
Stephen Bunting
Magnus Caris
Jamie Caven
Dave Chisnall
Matt Clark
Jonny Clayton
Joe Cullen
Mike De Decker
Jeffrey de Zwaan
Jan Dekker
Nathan Derry
Chris Dobey
Brendan Dolan
Eddie Dootson
Mark Dudbridge
Matthew Edgar
Ricky Evans
Connie Finnan
Jay Foreman
Andrew Gilding
Robbie Green
Daryl Gurney
Johnny Haines
Andy Hamilton
Curtis Hammond
John Henderson
Nigel Heydon
Steve Hine
Max Hopp
Adam Hunt
Kim Huybrechts
Ronny Huybrechts
Mark Hylton
Andy Jenkins
Terry Jenkins
Darren Johnson
Wayne Jones
Stuart Kellett
Mervyn King
Christian Kist
Jelle Klaasen
David Ladley
Adrian Lewis
Jamie Lewis
Colin Lloyd
Jason Lovett
Ken MacNeil
Mickey Mansell
Jason Marriott
Kevin McDine
Stephen McNally
Ron Meulenkamp
Paul Milford
Arron Monk
Ian Moss
Joe Murnan
Tony Newell
Wes Newton
Alan Norris
William O'Connor
Colin Osborne
Robert Owen
Kevin Painter
Lee Palfreyman
David Pallett
Andy Parsons
John Part
Josh Payne
Devon Petersen
Justin Pipe
Gerwyn Price
Cristo Reyes
Jamie Robinson
Rowby-John Rodriguez
Roxy-James Rodriguez
Tomas Seyler
Andy Smith
Dennis Smith
Michael Smith
Ross Smith
Gary Stone
Mensur Suljovic
Alan Tabern
Phil Taylor
Terry Temple
Joey Ten Berge
Robert Thornton
Mick Todd
Ross Twell
Raymond van Barneveld
Benito van de Pas
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Vincent van der Voort
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Michael van Gerwen
James Wade
Jim Walker
Mark Walsh
Ben Ward
Jermaine Wattimena
Darren Webster
Mark Webster
Steve West
Ian White
Simon Whitlock
Stephen Willard
James Wilson
Jason Wilson
Dean Winstanley
Luke Woodhouse
Brian Woods
Peter Wright
Mike Zuydwijk

[Justin Credible]

thanks to ACF
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PC17 Seeds

1 228500 Michael van Gerwen
2 95250 Michael Smith
3 90250 James Wade
4 77250 Adrian Lewis
5 73750 Peter Wright
6 67500 Robert Thornton
7 67000 Ian White (+1)
8 66500 Dave Chisnall (-1)
9 60750 Kim Huybrechts
10 60250 Jelle Klaasen (+4)
11 56750 Gary Anderson (-1)
12 56250 Brendan Dolan (-1)
13 54750 Terry Jenkins (-1)
14 52250 Justin Pipe (-1)
15 43500 Vincent van der Voort
16 42750 Benito van de Pas
17 39500 Simon Whitlock
18 37000 Mervyn King
19 34000 Mensur Suljovic
20 31000 Stephen Bunting (+1)
21 30500 Phil Taylor (-1)
22 27750 Gerwyn Price
23 24750 Steve Beaton (+2)
24 24750 John Henderson (-1)
25 23500 Andrew Gilding (-1)
26 23250 Mark Webster (+1)
27 23250 Keegan Brown (+2)
28 23000 Jamie Caven (+2)
29 23000 Jamie Lewis (-3)
30 22750 Joe Murnan (-2)
31 20500 Daryl Gurney
32 19250 Raymond van Barneveld (+9)
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33 18750 Christian Kist (+3)
18750 Kyle Anderson (-2)
34 18500 Rowby-John Rodriguez (-2)


In Draw Order

Top Half
1 Michael van Gerwen v 32 Raymond van Barneveld
16 Benito van de Pas v 17 Simon Whitlock

8 Dave Chisnall v 25 Andrew Gilding
9 Kim Huybrechts v 24 John Henderson

5 Peter Wright v 28 Jamie Caven
12 Brendan Dolan v 21 Phil Taylor

4 Adrian Lewis v 29 Jamie Lewis
13 Terry Jenkins v 20 Stephen Bunting

Bottom Half
2 Michael Smith v 31 Daryl Gurney
15 Vincent van der Voort v 18 Mervyn King

7 Ian White v 26 Mark Webster
10 Jelle Klaasen v 23 Steve Beaton

6 Robert Thornton v 27 Keegan Brown
11 Gary Anderson v 22 Gerwyn Price

3 James Wade v 30 Joe Murnan
14 Justin Pipe v 19 Mensur Suljovic

[Noisycrowds]

taylors making the effort then

[The Ginge Reaper]

Only because he is in the event that follows straight after, he wouldnt bother otherwise.

[Noisycrowds]

yes hes a lazy sod these days

[M H]

Only because he is in the event that follows straight after, he wouldnt bother otherwise.

What's the minimum number of events he's compelled to enter?

[The Ginge Reaper]

Only because he is in the event that follows straight after, he wouldnt bother otherwise.

What's the minimum number of events he's compelled to enter?

Don't think there is one.

[M H]

Only because he is in the event that follows straight after, he wouldnt bother otherwise.

What's the minimum number of events he's compelled to enter?

Don't think there is one.

Thought there was as part of the Tour Card rules and PC finals qualification?

[Justin Credible]

from what I know there is no set amount ...you can miss them all but need an excuse, as in lewis constantly claiming illness, like ando as well

ando also missed a euro event to see his buddy in a boxing match but had to get permission to miss the event as he was not "sick"

The PDC know half of the absentees are not sick but proving it is another thing.
I also suspect taylor would get some sort of preferential treatment due to his name, stature, age and the fact he is a shareholder

[skweezit]

Only because he is in the event that follows straight after, he wouldnt bother otherwise.

What's the minimum number of events he's compelled to enter?

the correct answer is 5 over a rolling 1 year period to retain his tour card
and 10 over a rolling 2 year period to qualify for premiere events through the OoM.

The players championship is an exception to this rule. Only 1 pro tour event needed to qualify through the OoM.

bonus information -
only 1 of the 6 qualifiers need to be played to get into the UK Open finals.

[M H]

Only because he is in the event that follows straight after, he wouldnt bother otherwise.

What's the minimum number of events he's compelled to enter?

the correct answer is 5 over a rolling 1 year period to retain his tour card
and 10 over a rolling 2 year period to qualify for premiere events through the OoM.

The players championship is an exception to this rule. Only 1 pro tour event needed to qualify through the OoM.

bonus information -
only 1 of the 6 qualifiers need to be played to get into the UK Open finals.

Thanks mate, I knew I didn't dream seeing there was minimum requirements. How sad would that have been?

[skweezit]

Not that sad. really. fugetaboutit.

The minimum requirements have been eased over time, which is nice.
An added benefit for the PDC is it that helps to keep the casual viewer/fan involved with their favorites.
It comes in handy when they (the PDC) are negotiating contracts and sponsors.
I read somewhere that they used to lose 40% interest when taylor wasn't on.
Now it's down to 20%.
I also read/heard somewhere that Taylor is getting older? (someone might want to fact check that)
So it may help him to stay in the spotlight longer as he keeps cutting back on regular pro tour events.
Same with RVB who has cut back for some time now.

[Justin Credible]

this on tomorrow and saturday, nice way for the players to warm up for the GP on sunday

[Jobber]

Klaasen seeded 10th?! Say whaatttttttttttttttttttt!

[M H]

Klaasen seeded 10th?! Say whaatttttttttttttttttttt!

Winning £10k last Sunday helped

[Mothy]

This year, Klaasen has won two floor events, and reached the finals of two more. Add to that a handful of quarterfinals here and there, and it adds up fast.

Hopefully he can take that floor form onto the stage sometime and get some results there. He's been a little lacking in major tournament results, even when playing really well (like at the World's).

[Jobber]

Yep, he's finally consistent! I read in that pro tour thread that he threw a lot of high averages. Good work.

[Justin Credible]

kept an eye all day saturday and sunday on the live scores on live darts data and with klaasen he played brilliant against those players with a decent tempo, but the slow cunts fuck with his game

[Mark]

Klaasen plays Hamilton first round today, could be interesting then.

[andy a]

Winstanley v Lloyd - a match up 2 players at the peak of their form.