The 2018

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was the eleventh edition of the PDC darts tournament, which saw the top 64 players from the 22 Players Championship events of 2018 taking part. The tournament took place from 23–25 November 2018 at Butlin's Resort in

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won his 2nd major PDC title by defeating defending champion

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11–9, bringing an end to his 22-match winning streak in the competition.

Prize money

The 2018 Players Championship Finals had a total prize fund of £460,000, the same as 2017. The following is the breakdown of the fund:

Qualification

The top 64 players from the Players Championships Order of Merit, which is solely based on prize money won in the twenty-two Players Championships events during the season, qualified for the tournament: On 20 November,

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withdrew from the tournament citing family reasons. Under the rules of the tournament, the next highest qualifier took his place, which happened to be

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, with no draw adjustments being made.https://www.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/11560417/michael-van-gerwen-aims-to-regain-winning-habit-at-players-championship-finals

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

References

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