Schedule Sunday night at Players Championship Finals: One of Van Gerwen, Clemens, Humphries and Joyce will take final major before World Championships
PDCSunday, 26 November 2023 at 18:30
Will there be a new name on the Players Championship Finals honour roll or will Michael van Gerwen win for the eighth time at the last major tournament prior to the World Darts Championship. We will see Sunday night during the conclusion of the Players Championship Finals in Minehead.
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After Van Gerwen impressed on Saturday with an average of over 118, 'Mighty Mike' showed his class again on Sunday afternoon. The 34-year-old Dutchman was trailing 6-9 against Stephen Bunting and had to break 'The Bullet' twice to get through the match. Van Gerwen completed four legs in 13, 12, 11 and 12 arrows respectively to win 10-9 over Bunting.
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The seven-time winner of the Players Championship Finals will square off in the semifinals against someone who will be playing only his second semifinal at a major. Gabriel Clemens qualified for the last four by winning 10-7 over Luke Woodhouse, after earlier wins over Josh Rock and Niels Zonneveld, among others.
In the second semifinal, top favorite Luke Humphries will be in action. 'Cool Hand Luke' had to work hard for it Sunday afternoon against James Wade, but got 'The Machine' to his knees 10-7.
A similar opponent awaits at the last four. Ryan Joyce is also a player known for his good finishes. Damon Heta also experienced this, being defeated 10-6 in the quarter-finals, allowing Joyce to advance to the semifinals of a televised tournament for the first time in his career.
After the semifinals, there will be a short break for both finalists. During this break, the final of the PDC World Youth Championship between Gian van Veen and Luke Littler will be played. After that match, it is time for the grand final of the Players Championship Finals.
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Schedule Players Championship Finals 2023
Sunday, Nov. 26
Afternoon session
Quarterfinals
Stephen Bunting (100.08) 9-10 (107.07) Michael van Gerwen
Luke Woodhouse (91.41) 7-10 (98.75) Gabriel Clemens
James Wade (92.01) 7-10 (97.99) Luke Humphries
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Damon Heta (95.69) 6-10 (95.74) Ryan Joyce
Evening session (from 7 p.m.)
Semi-final
Michael van Gerwen v Gabriel Clemens
Luke Humphries v Ryan Joyce
Final
Van Gerwen/Clemens v Humphries/Joyce
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Kieran WoodDarts Journalist
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He contributes to DartsNews.com, where he covers professional darts through news, match reports, analysis, and live coverage across the PDC calendar and major tournaments.
A key part of his work is on-site reporting from leading events. Kieran has covered the PDC World Darts Championship in person, reporting daily from the venue and providing first-hand insight from the tournament. During his coverage, he has conducted interviews with leading players including Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, and Gerwyn Price.
He is also one of the leading voices of the English-language Dartsnews Podcast, contributing regular analysis and discussion on developments across the professional darts circuit.
In his reporting, Kieran places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles when new, verified information becomes available.
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- I appreciate that littler is a fantastic player,but the top 3 articles are about him. Before he'd thrown a dart in the tournament. Level it out a bit, Taylor and van gerwen soon got disliked as the media could only see them,and nobody else seemed to matterrick6725-08-2026
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