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2025 PDC Players Championship Series
The 2025 PDC Players Championship series is an ongoing series of 34 non-televised darts tournaments on the 2025 PDC Pro Tour. The Players Championship Order of Merit, a ranking list that only includes the prize money won by each player in the Players Championship events, will determine the field of participants in the premier event 2025 Players Championship Finals. The top 64 players on this ranking qualify will qualify for the major tournament held in November. The number of events will increase by four compared to the four previous years, bringing the total to thirty-four Players Championship events. A total of sixteen nine-dart finishes have been hit during the series. Prize money The prize money remained the same as the previous year, with a prize fund for each event of £125,000; £15,000 is given to each event‘s winner. This is how the prize money is divided: February Players Championship 1 Players Championship 1 was contested on Monday 10 February 2025 at the Robin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darts
Darts is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small projectile point, sharp-pointed projectile, projectiles known as dart (missile), darts at a round shooting target, target known as a #Dartboard, dartboard. Points can be scored by hitting specific marked areas of the board, though unlike in sports such as archery, these areas are distributed all across the board and do not follow a principle of points increasing toward the board's Bullseye (target), bullseye. Though a number of similar games using various boards and rules exist, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules. Darts is both a professional throwing sport and a traditional pub game. Darts is commonly played in the British Isles, and recreationally enjoyed around the world. History In 1908, darts was declared to be a game of skill and was thus allowed to be played in pubs. This came about after the landlord of the Adelph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Anderson (darts Player)
Gary James Grant Anderson (born 22 December 1970) is a Scottish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number thirteen; he reached a peak ranking of world number two from 2015 to 2017. Anderson is a former British Darts Organisation (BDO) and World Darts Federation (WDF) world number one. Nicknamed "the Flying Scotsman", after the famous steam train, he is a two-time, back-to-back PDC World Champion, having won the title in 2015 and 2016, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. Before switching to the PDC following the 2009 BDO World Championship, Anderson won four BDO major titles: the International Darts League, World Trophy and Finder Masters in 2007 as well as the 2008 Finder Masters. He defeated Phil Taylor 7–6 in the 2015 PDC World Championship final and Adrian Lewis 7–5 the following year, while he was also a finalist in 2011, 2017 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Schindler
Martin Schindler (born 16 August 1996) is a German professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number eighteen. A PDC Tour Card holder since 2017, he has won four ranking titles. He won 2025 Players Championship 8 and has won three PDC European Tours; the International Darts Open and Swiss Darts Trophy in 2024, and the 2025 Austrian Darts Open. Nicknamed "the Wall", Schindler is a two-time major televised event quarter-finalist, reaching the last eight at the World Grand Prix and UK Open, both in 2023. In his youth career, Schindler finished as the runner-up at the 2018 PDC World Youth Championship and won three Development Tours. Career 2017 Schindler won a PDC Tour Card at Qualifying School (Q-School) in January 2017. He represented Germany alongside Max Hopp at the 2017 PDC World Cup of Darts, reaching the quarter-finals, before losing to the Dutch pair of Michael van Gerwen and Raymond va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dom Taylor
Dominic Taylor (born 15 April 1998) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He obtained a PDC Tour Card at 2024 Q–School. Taylor is a two-time semi-finalist in the PDC's ranked Players Championship events. He won a Development Tour title in 2021 and a Challenge Tour in 2023. Career 2019 Taylor began playing in PDC events in 2019, featuring on the PDC Development Tour. He qualified for the 2019 PDC World Youth Championship but failed to get out of his group with Ben Cheeseman and Connor Scutt. 2021 His results on the Development Tour in 2020 saw him make his PDC premier event debut at the 2021 UK Open. He won his first round game but was whitewashed 6–0 by Gary Blades in the second round. Taylor achieved early success on the 2021 UK Development Tour, reaching the final in each of the first four events, including the third event where he won his first Development Tour title, defeating Jack Male 5–4 in legs in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukas Wenig
Lukas Wenig (born 18 September 1994) is a professional German darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Career Wenig qualified for his first PDC European Tour tournament in 2019, when he qualified for the 2019 German Darts Open, but he lost in the first round to Chris Dobey. Wenig has also qualified via different routes for the UK Open, reaching the third round in 2022 before losing to compatriot Florian Hempel. He reached the third round on the European Tour for the first time at the 2022 European Darts Matchplay before being defeated by Luke Humphries. He missed out on a Tour Card in 2023. In April 2023 Wenig won Week 9 of the 3rd Edition of the Modus Super Series, picking up £5,000 in the process. He reached the final twice on the 2023 Challenge Tour. In January 2024, Wenig earned a Tour Card at Q-School In professional golf, the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William O'Connor (darts Player)
William James O'Connor (born 15 July 1986) is an Irish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He reached his first major semi-final at the 2022 UK Open. O'Connor won his first ranking title at 2019 PDC Players Championship 13. He has finished as the runner-up in two PDC European Tour events. O'Connor has represented Ireland at the PDC World Cup of Darts. He reached the final at the 2019 edition, alongside Steve Lennon. Career O'Connor first came to prominence at the 2010 UK Open when he whitewashed Stuart Monaghan in the first round 6–0 in legs. He then defeated Mark Frost and Peter Wright to reach the fourth round, where he played world number 3 James Wade on the main board and lost 9–3. He qualified for the 2010 World Grand Prix, where he lost to Barrie Bates in the first round 2–0 in sets. O'Connor along with Mick McGowan represented Ireland at the inaugural PDC World Cup of Darts in 2010. The pair defeated Slo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirk Van Duijvenbode
Dirk van Duijvenbode (born 30 June 1992) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is known for his energetic walk-on, combined with hardstyle music. More recently, he has become known for his job on an aubergine farm, which has led to him having the nickname 'Aubergenius'. Van Duijvenbode has won six ranking PDC titles and was the runner-up at the 2020 World Grand Prix (darts), 2020 World Grand Prix and 2022 World Series of Darts Finals, losing to Gerwyn Price in the final on both occasions. Career Early career: 2011–2017 In 2011, van Duijvenbode reached the final of a German 2011 PDC Pro Tour#PDC Youth Tour, PDC Youth Tour event, losing 2–4 against Paul Barham. In 2013, he won through to the final of two 2013 PDC Pro Tour#Challenge Tour, Challenge Tour events but was beaten 1–4 by Rowby-John Rodriguez and 3–4 by Jan Dekker. Van Duijvenbode began playing in main PDC events in 2014 and qualified for the 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hildesheim
Hildesheim (; or ; ) is a city in Lower Saxony, in north-central Germany with 101,693 inhabitants. It is in the district of Hildesheim (district), Hildesheim, about southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste River, a small tributary of the Leine River. The Holy Roman Emperor Louis the Pious founded the Bishopric of Hildesheim in 815 and created the first settlement with a chapel on the so-called ''Domhügel''. Hildesheim is situated on the north–south Bundesautobahn 7, Autobahn 7, and hence is connected with Hamburg in the north and Austria in the south. With the Hildesheim Cathedral and the St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim, St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. In 2015 the city and the diocese celebrated their 1200th anniversary. History Early years According to tradition, the city was named after its founder ''Hildwin''. The city is one of the oldest cities in Northern Germany, became the seat of the Bishopric of Hildes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Boulton
Andrew Boulton (born 25 February 1973) is a Scottish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "X-Factor", he has won four titles on the PDC Challenge Tour. Career BDO, UK Open appearances Boulton made his Professional Darts Corporation, PDC major debut at the 2005 UK Open, starting in the preliminary round and reaching the third round. He was eliminated after a 5–1 loss to Colin Osborne. He made his BDO World Darts Championship, BDO World Championship debut at the 2009 BDO World Darts Championship, 2008 edition, eliminating 10th Seeding (sport), seed Martin Atkins (darts player), Martin Atkins in the first round. He lost to Ted Hankey in the second round. In March 2008, he won the North Lanarkshire Open by beating Robert Thornton (darts player), Robert Thornton 4–1 in the final. Boulton qualified for the 2009 UK Open as a pub qualifier. He beat Darren Latham 6–5 in the first round but lost 6–4 to Wes Newton in the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Soutar
Alan Soutar (born 10 January 1978) is a Scottish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. A PDC Tour Card holder since 2021, Soutar won his first PDC title at 2024 Players Championship 11. He reached his first major quarter-final at the 2022 Grand Slam. His best World Championship performance is reaching the last 16 in consecutive years: 2022 and 2023. Soutar previously participated in British Darts Organisation (BDO) tournaments, twice reaching the last 16 at the Winmau World Masters: in 2016 and 2017. Career BDO In November 2011 Soutar won the Bellrock Open. He qualified for the 2011 BDO World Darts Championship, he played Willy van de Wiel in the first round and lost 3–1 in sets. In 2013 he won the 2013 WDF World Cup as part of Team Scotland. He qualified for the 2016 BDO World Darts Championship through the Hull qualifiers before losing to Craig Caldwell in the preliminary round. PDC In February 2021, Soutar secured a two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Humphries
Luke Humphries (born 11 February 1995) is an English professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked PDC Order of Merit, world number one. He is a former PDC World Darts Championship, PDC World Champion, having won the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship, 2024 World Championship, defeating Luke Littler in the final. He is the reigning World Matchplay (darts), World Matchplay, Premier League Darts, Premier League, Players Championship Finals and PDC World Masters, World Masters champion. Nicknamed "Cool Hand Luke" in reference to Cool Hand Luke, the 1967 film, Humphries has won eight PDC major singles titles since his first at the 2023 World Grand Prix (darts), 2023 World Grand Prix. He also won the 2024 PDC World Cup of Darts, 2024 World Cup of Darts for List of PDC World Cup of Darts teams#England, England, partnering Michael Smith (darts player), Michael Smith. He won his first World Series of Darts title at the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gian Van Veen
Gian van Veen (born 23 April 2002) is a Dutch professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number twenty-three. Nicknamed "the Giant", Van Veen made his first major semi-final at the 2023 European Championship. He won his first ranking PDC title at 2025 Players Championship 6. He also won on the PDC's secondary tour, at 2022 Challenge Tour 12. In his youth career, Van Veen won the 2024 PDC World Youth Championship and nine PDC Development Tours, making him one of the most successful players in the history of the PDC's youth system. Career 2022 Van Veen attended 2022 PDC Pro Tour Qualifying School. He reached the final stage but lost his opening games on the first two days, losing 6–3 to Mario Vandenbogaerde in the last 16 in event three and to Ricardo Pietreczko 6–4 in the last 32 in event four. This meant he failed to gain a PDC Tour Card but gained access to the secondary tour, the 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
