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Players Championship Finals 2024: Dates, schedule, FREE live stream, prize money and how to follow as Luke Littler eyes more glory

OpenPlayers Championship Finals 2024: Dates, schedule, FREE live stream, prize money and how to follow as Luke Littler eyes more glory

The 2024 Players Championship Finals conclude this evening as Luke Littler aims to add another title to his collection. 

‘The Nuke’ won his first major title on Sunday after beating Martin Lukeman in the final of the Grand Slam of Darts, moving up to fifth in the world in the process.

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 23: Luke Littler of England reacts after getting a 9 dart finish in the Final against Luke Humphries of England at the 2024 BetMGM Premier League Darts Play-Offs at The O2 Arena on May 23, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Littler comes into this event after his first PDC-ranked win
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He will now be eyeing glory in this event which marks the end of the Players Championship season and includes the 64 highest-ranked players in the PDC Order of Merit.

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Luke Humphries won the title last year and he could end up facing his namesake in the final if the pair are both victorious.

Players Championship Finals: Dates and how to follow

The 2024 Players Championship Finals began on Friday, November 22.

It has run over three days, with the action coming to a close on Sunday, November 24.

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The event is being held at Butlins’ Minehead Resort.

Play will be split over afternoon and evening sessions with start times for each of them split between 12:45pm and 7pm. 

All of the action will be broadcast live and FREE to watch on ITV4. 

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talkSPORT and talkSPORT.com will also keep you up to date with the latest. 

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream

You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

Humphries will defend his title in the Players Championship Finals
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Players Championship Finals: Fixtures and format

The Players Championship Finals include the top 64 players in the PDC Order of Merit. 

As mentioned, that means World No.1 and reigning champion Humphries featured as well as Littler.

You can find the full draw and schedule HERE.

The format is a simple knockout system, with a win for a player moving them onto the next round while a defeat sends them out of the competition. 

Players Championship Finals: Prize money

There will be a total prize purse of £600,000 for this event.

The winner is set to pick up a whopping £120,000 while the runner-up gets half of that as they take home £60,000 as their reward. 

Semi-finalists will get £30,000 and quarter-finalists will claim £20,000. 

If a player is knocked out in the third round they only get £10,000 and if it’s a second round exit, the prize is £6,500. 

Losing the first round means a player only picks up £3,000. 

Players Championship Finals: Schedule

Sunday, November 24 

  • Quarter-finals – 12:45pm to 5pm 
  • Semi-finals – 7pm to 9pm
  • Final – 9pm
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