Organisation(s) PDC | ||
Dates 28 January – 31 January 2010 Format LegsFinal – best of 31 | ||
The 2010 Players Championship Finals (known as the 2010 totesport.com Players Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the second edition of the PDC tournament, the Players Championship Finals, which sees the top 32 players from the 2009 PDC Players Championship Order of Merit taking part. The tournament took place between January 28 and January 31, 2010 and was held at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet (the former venue of the PDC World Darts Championship).
Contents
Phil Taylor was the reigning champion. But he was defeated in the semi final 10-9 by Paul Nicholson, who went on to win the tournament after defeating Mervyn King 13-11 in the final.
Qualification
The top 32 players from the PDC Players Championship Order of Merit after the last Players Championship of 2009 qualified for the event.
Prize fund
The prize fund was increased by £50,000 from the last Players Championship Finals. Also, the player with the highest checkout in the tournament would no longer be rewarded.
Draw
Scores after player's names are three-dart averages (total points scored divided by darts thrown and multiplied by 3)
Statistics
† = Hit in Round 2 match against Ronnie Baxter and Quarter Final match against Colin Osborne.
† = Hit twice in Round 1 match against Mark Walsh.
Television coverage
The tournament was again broadcast live on ITV4.