Eerste grote titel voor Joe Murnan
De 10de editie van het PDC Players Championship is gewonnen door Joe Murnan uit Bolton, Engeland. De eerste grote titel voor Murnan die in de finale met 6-4 Dave Chisnall wist te kloppen. Murnan die eind 2014 zijn PDC toerkaart kwijt raakte vocht zich onder andere met een goed resultaat tijdens het German Darts Championship terug in de toer en komt nu met deze overwinning een eind op weg om zich te plaatsen voor de World Matchplay. Murnan bereikte de finale door in de eerste ronde Vincent van der Voort uit te schakelen.
Bij de laatste 64 klopte hij Adam Hunt en een ronde verder werd de Belg Dimitri Van den Bergh het volgende slachtoffer. Josh Payne was dichtbij uitschakeling van Murnan maar moest de beslissende leg toch afstaan aan Murnan die daarna in de kwartfinale Stephen Bunting klopte. Daryl Gurney verloor in de halve finale van Murnan en in die ronde klopte Dave Chisnall de als eerste geplaatste Michael van Gerwen. Na Michael was Benito van de Pas de best presterende Nederlandse speler. Benito strandde bij de laatste 16 op Michael van Gerwen.
Hieronder alle uitslagen van Players Championship 10:
| Laatste 128 | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen (1) | – | Jamie Robinson | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Joe Cullen | – | Jeffrey De Zwaan | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | Ronny Huybrechts (32) | – | Jyhan Artut | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Max Hopp | – | Dennis Smith | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Jamie Caven (16) | – | Michael Barnard | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Connie Finnan | – | Rowby-John Rodriguez | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | Benito van de Pas | – | Andy Jenkins | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Matt Clark | – | Dave Ladley | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Mervyn King (8) | – | Joey Ten Berge | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | Mickey Mansell | – | Johnny Haines | 6 | 4 |
| 11 | Andrew Gilding (25) | – | Mark Walsh | 6 | 3 |
| 12 | Ricky Evans | – | Jason Lovett | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | Jim Walker | – | Ian White (9) | 6 | 4 |
| 14 | Prakash Jiwa | – | Paul Milford | 6 | 5 |
| 15 | Tony Newell | – | John Henderson (24) | 6 | 4 |
| 16 | Jermaine Wattimena | – | Shaun Griffiths | 6 | 3 |
| 17 | Simon Whitlock (5) | – | Lee Evans | 6 | 2 |
| 18 | Nathan Aspinall | – | Brian Woods | 6 | 4 |
| 19 | Keegan Brown (28) | – | Mark Barilli | 6 | 4 |
| 20 | Andy Boulton | – | Luke Woodhouse | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | Terry Jenkins (12) | – | Tomas Seyler | 6 | 2 |
| 22 | Ian Moss | – | Roxy-James Rodriguez | 6 | 1 |
| 23 | Gerwyn Price (21) | – | Colin Lloyd | 6 | 5 |
| 24 | Stuart Kellett | – | Mark Dudbridge | 6 | 2 |
| 25 | Michael Smith (4) | – | Stuart Harding | 6 | 3 |
| 26 | Jamie Bain | – | Nathan Derry | 6 | 4 |
| 27 | Andy Smith (29) | – | Alan Norris | 6 | 4 |
| 28 | Cristo Reyes | – | Terry Temple | 6 | 4 |
| 29 | Dave Chisnall (13) | – | Wayne Jones | 6 | 3 |
| 30 | Gary Stone | – | Jan Dekker | 6 | 3 |
| 31 | Phil Taylor (20) | – | Barrie Bates | 6 | 1 |
| 32 | Alan Tabern | – | Lee Palfreyman | 6 | 2 |
| 33 | Gary Anderson (2) | – | William O’Connor | 6 | 1 |
| 34 | Devon Petersen | – | Steve Hine | 6 | 4 |
| 35 | Darren Johnson | – | Kevin Painter (31) | 6 | 4 |
| 36 | James Wilson | – | Mick Todd | 6 | 5 |
| 37 | Ross Smith | – | Steve Beaton (15) | 6 | 4 |
| 38 | Kevin Bambrick | – | Pete Dyos | 6 | 2 |
| 39 | Stephen Bunting (18) | – | Robbie Green | 6 | 4 |
| 40 | Kevin Thomas | – | Jason Marriott | 6 | 5 |
| 41 | Joe Murnan | – | Vincent van der Voort (7) | 6 | 4 |
| 42 | Adam Hunt | – | Eddie Dootson | 6 | 2 |
| 43 | Christian Kist | – | Dean Winstanley (26) | 6 | 4 |
| 44 | Dimitri Van den Bergh | – | Tim Martin | 6 | 1 |
| 45 | Matthew Edgar | – | bye | b | |
| 46 | Josh Payne | – | Jay Foreman | 6 | 2 |
| 47 | Jonny Clayton | – | Andy Hamilton (23) | 6 | 5 |
| 48 | Kevin McDine | – | Ben Ward | 6 | 2 |
| 49 | Brendan Dolan (6) | – | Steve Douglas | 6 | 3 |
| 50 | Ken MacNeil | – | Conan Whitehead | 6 | 2 |
| 51 | Stephen Willard | – | Jamie Lewis (27) | 6 | 4 |
| 52 | Magnus Caris | – | Kirk Shepherd | 6 | 5 |
| 53 | John Part | – | Robert Thornton (11) | 6 | 5 |
| 54 | Steve McNally | – | John Bowles | 6 | 5 |
| 55 | Mensur Suljovic (22) | – | Mark Hylton | 6 | 1 |
| 56 | Darren Webster | – | Matt Padgett | 6 | 0 |
| 57 | Nigel Heydon | – | Peter Wright (3) | 6 | 4 |
| 58 | Aden Kirk | – | Mike Zuydwijk | 6 | 1 |
| 59 | Mark Webster (30) | – | Wes Newton | 6 | 0 |
| 60 | David Pallett | – | Dirk van Duijvenbode | 6 | 5 |
| 61 | Steve Brown | – | Kim Huybrechts (14) | 6 | 2 |
| 62 | Daryl Gurney | – | Curtis Hammond | 6 | 2 |
| 63 | Jelle Klaasen (19) | – | Mark Frost | 6 | 3 |
| 64 | Nick Fullwell | – | Ronnie Baxter | 6 | 4 |
| Laatste 64 | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen (1) | – | Joe Cullen | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Ronny Huybrechts (32) | – | Max Hopp | 6 | 5 |
| 3 | Jamie Caven (16) | – | Connie Finnan | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | Benito van de Pas | – | Matt Clark | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | Mervyn King (8) | – | Mickey Mansell | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | Andrew Gilding (25) | – | Ricky Evans | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Jim Walker | – | Prakash Jiwa | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | Tony Newell | – | Jermaine Wattimena | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Simon Whitlock (5) | – | Nathan Aspinall | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | Keegan Brown (28) | – | Andy Boulton | 6 | 4 |
| 11 | Terry Jenkins (12) | – | Ian Moss | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | Gerwyn Price (21) | – | Stuart Kellett | 5 | 6 |
| 13 | Michael Smith (4) | – | Jamie Bain | 5 | 6 |
| 14 | Andy Smith (29) | – | Cristo Reyes | 6 | 5 |
| 15 | Dave Chisnall (13) | – | Gary Stone | 6 | 2 |
| 16 | Phil Taylor (20) | – | Alan Tabern | 6 | 3 |
| 17 | Gary Anderson (2) | – | Devon Petersen | 6 | 2 |
| 18 | Darren Johnson | – | James Wilson | 1 | 6 |
| 19 | Ross Smith | – | Kevin Bambrick | 6 | 3 |
| 20 | Stephen Bunting (18) | – | Kevin Thomas | 6 | 3 |
| 21 | Joe Murnan | – | Adam Hunt | 6 | 1 |
| 22 | Christian Kist | – | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 5 | 6 |
| 23 | Matthew Edgar | – | Josh Payne | 5 | 6 |
| 24 | Jonny Clayton | – | Kevin McDine | 6 | 5 |
| 25 | Brendan Dolan (6) | – | Ken MacNeil | 6 | 4 |
| 26 | Stephen Willard | – | Magnus Caris | 6 | 4 |
| 27 | John Part | – | Steve McNally | 6 | 1 |
| 28 | Mensur Suljovic (22) | – | Darren Webster | 6 | 1 |
| 29 | Nigel Heydon | – | Aden Kirk | 3 | 6 |
| 30 | Mark Webster (30) | – | David Pallett | 6 | 3 |
| 31 | Steve Brown | – | Daryl Gurney | 5 | 6 |
| 32 | Jelle Klaasen (19) | – | Nick Fullwell | 6 | 2 |
| Laatste 32 | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen (1) | – | Ronny Huybrechts (32) | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Jamie Caven (16) | – | Benito van de Pas | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Mervyn King (8) | – | Andrew Gilding (25) | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Jim Walker | – | Tony Newell | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | Simon Whitlock (5) | – | Keegan Brown (28) | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Ian Moss | – | Stuart Kellett | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | Jamie Bain | – | Andy Smith (29) | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Dave Chisnall (13) | – | Phil Taylor (20) | 6 | 5 |
| 9 | Gary Anderson (2) | – | James Wilson | 6 | 5 |
| 10 | Ross Smith | – | Stephen Bunting (18) | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Joe Murnan | – | Dimitri Van den Bergh | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | Josh Payne | – | Jonny Clayton | 6 | 4 |
| 13 | Brendan Dolan (6) | – | Stephen Willard | 6 | 2 |
| 14 | John Part | – | Mensur Suljovic (22) | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | Aden Kirk | – | Mark Webster (30) | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Daryl Gurney | – | Jelle Klaasen (19) | 6 | 1 |
| Laatste 16 | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen (1) | – | Benito van de Pas | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Andrew Gilding (25) | – | Jim Walker | 6 | 5 |
| 3 | Keegan Brown (28) | – | Ian Moss | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Andy Smith (29) | – | Dave Chisnall (13) | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Gary Anderson (2) | – | Stephen Bunting (18) | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Joe Murnan | – | Josh Payne | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Brendan Dolan (6) | – | John Part | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Mark Webster (30) | – | Daryl Gurney | 4 | 6 |
| Laatste 8 | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen (1) | – | Andrew Gilding (25) | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Keegan Brown (28) | – | Dave Chisnall (13) | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Stephen Bunting (18) | – | Joe Murnan | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Brendan Dolan (6) | – | Daryl Gurney | 5 | 6 |
| Halve finale | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen (1) | – | Dave Chisnall (13) | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Joe Murnan | – | Daryl Gurney | 6 | 3 |
| Finale | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | Dave Chisnall (13) | – | Joe Murnan | 4 | 6 |
Foto: © Lawrence Lustig – PDC 2015