The 2021

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was the fourteenth edition of the PDC darts tournament, which saw the top 64 players from the Players Championship events of 2021 taking part. The tournament took place from 26–28 November 2021 at the Butlin's Resort,

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, returning to its usual venue after being held behind closed doors at the

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was the two-time defending champion after defeating Mervyn King 11–10 in the 2020 final, but lost to Peter Wright at the quarter-final stage. This was the first time since 2014 that van Gerwen failed to reach the final. Wright went on to win the tournament for the first time, defeating

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11–10 in the final.

Prize money

The 2021 Players Championship Finals had a total prize fund of £500,000, the same amount that was available in 2019 and 2020. The following is the breakdown of the fund:

Qualification

The top 64 players from the Players Championships Order of Merit qualified, which is solely based on prize money won in the 30 Players Championships events during the season. On 23 November, it was announced that Jamie Hughes was forced to withdraw after testing positive for

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. His place in the draw was taken by

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Prize money

Qualification

Top 64 in the Players Championship Order of Merit

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

References