The 2023

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was the fifteenth edition of the

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(PDC) darts tournament, which sees the top 64 players from the 2023 PDC Players Championship series taking part. The tournament took place from 24 to 26 November 2023 at the Butlin's Resort,

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was the defending champion after defeating Rob Cross 11–6 in the 2022 final to win the title for the seventh time.

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won his first Players Championship Finals title and third Premier title, beating Van Gerwen 11–9 in the final. Van Gerwen hit a

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in the final.

Prize money

The 2023 Players Championship Finals had a prize fund of £600,000, up from £500,000 The following is the breakdown of the fund:

Qualification

The top 64 players from the Players Championships Order of Merit qualified, which was solely based on prize money won in the 30 Players Championship events during the season. Ninth seed Danny Noppert withdrew prior to the tournament due to the imminent birth of his second child. Dylan Slevin came directly into the draw to replace him. The following players qualified:

Top 64 in the Players Championship Order of Merit

Draw

There was no draw held, all players were put in a fixed bracket by their seeding positions.

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Top averages

The 118.52 average by

in his second round match against Ross Smith was the highest average in the Players Championship Finals since its inception in 2009. The table lists all players who achieved an average of at least 100 in a match. In the case one player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets.

References

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