2019 Champions League of Darts

2019 Cazoo Champions League of Darts
Tournament information
Dates	19–21 October 2019
Venue	Leicester Arena
Location	Leicester
Country	England
Organisation(s)	PDC
Format	Legs
Prize fund	£250,000
Winner's share	£60,000
High checkout	170 Michael Smith (group stage, third match)
Champion(s)
Michael van Gerwen
«2018

The 2019 Cazoo Champions League of Darts was the 4th annual staging of the Champions League of Darts, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It took place from 19–20 October 2019 at the Leicester Arena, Leicester.^[1]

The defending champion was Gary Anderson who beat Peter Wright 11–4 in the 2018 final,^[2] but he was eliminated in the group stage.

Michael van Gerwen won the Champions League for the first time, beating Peter Wright 11–10 in the final, surviving three match darts at 7–10, and by winning that title, van Gerwen became the only player to win every PDC premier event title at least once.

Format

The eight qualifiers are split into two groups, playing each other once in a best of 19 legs match. The top two of each group then proceed to the semi-finals. Both semi-finals and the final are a best of 21 legs match.

Prize money

Stage (number of players)		Prize money (Total: £235,000)
Winner	(1)	£60,000
Runner-up	(1)	£25,000
Semi-finalists	(2)	£17,500
Third in group stage	(2)	£10,000
Fourth in group stage	(2)	£5,000

Qualifiers

The top 7 players on the PDC Order of Merit following the 2019 World Matchplay qualified. Reigning champion Gary Anderson was given a guaranteed place in the tournament, as he was the defending champion. As Anderson was in the top seven, the eighth ranked player also qualified.^[1]

Gerwyn Price made his Champions League debut.^[1]

1. Michael van Gerwen (champion)
2. Rob Cross (group stage)
3. Daryl Gurney (group stage)
4. Michael Smith (semi-finals)
5. Gary Anderson (group stage)
6. Peter Wright (runner-up)
7. Gerwyn Price (semi-finals)
8. James Wade (group stage)

Results

Group stage

All matches first-to-10 (best of 19 legs)

NB: P = Played; W = Won; L = Lost; LF = Legs for; LA = Legs against; +/− = Plus/minus record, in relation to legs; Avg = Three-dart average in group matches; Pts = Group points

Group A Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/– Avg Pts 1 Michael van Gerwen (1) 3 3 0 30 18 +12 101.63 6 2 Michael Smith (4) 3 2 1 26 25 +1 96.77 4 3 James Wade (8) 3 1 2 26 29 –3 95.57 2 4 Gary Anderson (5) 3 0 3 20 30 –10 96.75 0

19 October 103.40 (1) Michael van Gerwen 10 – 8 James Wade (8) 98.84 100.64 (4) Michael Smith 10 – 7 Gary Anderson (5) 97.76 19 October 100.19 (1) Michael van Gerwen 10 – 6 Michael Smith (4) 98.24 99.56 (5) Gary Anderson 9 – 10 James Wade (8) 95.14 20 October 101.16 (1) Michael van Gerwen 10 – 4 Gary Anderson (5) 91.72 92.07 (4) Michael Smith 10 – 8 James Wade (8) 93.03

Group B Pos. Player P W L LF LA +/– Avg Pts 1 Peter Wright (6) 3 3 0 30 23 +7 97.04 6 2 Gerwyn Price (7) 3 2 1 28 21 +7 100.25 4 3 Daryl Gurney (3) 3 1 2 23 26 –3 92.01 2 4 Rob Cross (2) 3 0 3 19 30 –11 95.68 0

19 October 94.38 (2) Rob Cross 5 – 10 Gerwyn Price (7) 99.34 85.80 (3) Daryl Gurney 7 – 10 Peter Wright (6) 89.76 19 October 94.60 (2) Rob Cross 6 – 10 Daryl Gurney (3) 97.60 102.82 (6) Peter Wright 10 – 8 Gerwyn Price (7) 100.34 20 October 97.75 (2) Rob Cross 8 – 10 Peter Wright (6) 99.44 93.73 (3) Daryl Gurney 6 – 10 Gerwyn Price (7) 101.04

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals (best of 21 legs) 20 October					Final (best of 21 legs) 20 October
	A1	Michael van Gerwen (1) 105.54	11
	B2	Gerwyn Price (7) 102.49	10
						A1	Michael van Gerwen (1) 100.87	11
						B1	Peter Wright (6) 97.42	10
	B1	Peter Wright (6) 103.52	11
	A2	Michael Smith (4) 97.88	5

References

1. Phillips, Josh. "Champions League Players Confirmed". PDC. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
2. Phillips, Josh. "Anderson Lifts First Champions League Title". PDC. Retrieved 25 July 2019.