Stars Set For Final ProTour Weekend

THE race for places in the Cash Converters Players Championship Finals will conclude this weekend, when the final PDC ProTour events of 2014 are held in Coventry.

A pair of £50,000 Players Championship events will be held across the weekend at the Ricoh Arena, featuring 128 players with either a PDC Tour Cards or PDPA Associate Membership.

The weekend concludes the 34 PDC ProTour events in 2014, which include the eight European Tour events, six UK Open Qualifiers and 20 Players Championships, with the top 32 players from the year's final ProTour Order of Merit qualifying to compete in the Cash Converters Players Championship Finals.

The Players Championship Finals will be held at the Butlins Minehead Resort from November 28-30 live on ITV4, with 2010 champion Paul Nicholson currently sitting outside of the qualifying places.

With two events to go, Nicholson sits £2,250 behind Jamie Lewis and Richie Burnett, who occupy the provisional 32nd place on £17,000 - with Premier League Darts champion Raymond van Barneveld only £250 above that pair.

Christian Kist is just £250 behind Lewis and Burnett, with Mark Webster, Ronny Huybrechts and Wayne Jones needing to reach a final to break into the top 32.

Three-time World Champion John Part, World Youth Champion Keegan Brown, John Henderson, Joe Cullen, Stuart Kellett and David Pallett sit further back in the ProTour Order of Merit going into the final weekend.

At the top of the rankings, Michael van Gerwen sits ahead of Gary Anderson in the race to become the number one seed for the Players Championship Finals, where the Dutchman will defend his title.

Former champions Phil Taylor and Kevin Painter are also set to be amongst the 32-player field, alongside former finalists Robert Thornton, Mervyn King and Kim Huybrechts.

The weekend's Players Championship events are also the last chance for players to claim automatic spots in the William Hill World Darts Championship.

The leading 16 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit, outside of the top 32 in the main PDC Order of Merit, will qualify to compete at Alexandra Palace next month, alongside four European players from the ProTour Order of Merit.

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Current Provisional ProTour Order of Merit Top 64
At November 19 2014. Prize money won in PC19 and PC20 to be added. Prize money won on equivalent weekend in 2013 has been removed.
1 van Gerwen, Michael  Netherlands £104,750
2 Anderson, Gary Scotland £103,000
3 Smith, Michael England £66,750
4 Thornton, Robert Scotland £62,250
5 Wade, James England £61,250
6 Dolan, Brendan Northern Ireland £59,250
6 Wright, Peter Scotland £59,250
8 Taylor, Phil England £55,500
9 King, Mervyn England £55,250
10 Pipe, Justin England £53,500
11 Whitlock, Simon Australia £49,750
12 van der Voort, Vincent Netherlands £45,750
13 Lewis, Adrian England £45,500
14 Huybrechts, Kim Belgium £43,000
15 White, Ian  England £41,750
16 Bunting, Stephen England £40,250
17 Beaton, Steve England £38,000
18 Jenkins, Terry England £37,000
19 Hamilton, Andy England £35,000
20 Winstanley, Dean England £34,000
21 Caven, Jamie England £32,000
22 Chisnall, Dave England £31,000
23 Newton, Wes England £25,500
24 Baxter, Ronnie England £24,750
25 Gilding, Andrew England £24,250
26 Painter, Kevin England £20,750
27 Webster, Darren England £20,500
28 Klaasen, Jelle Netherlands £19,250
29 Smith, Andy England £18,750
30 van de Pas, Benito Netherlands £18,500
31 van Barneveld, Raymond  Netherlands £17,250
32 Lewis, Jamie Wales £17,000
32 Burnett, Richie Wales £17,000
34 Kist, Christian Netherlands £16,750
35 Webster, Mark Wales £15,000
36 Nicholson, Paul Australia £14,750
37 Huybrechts, Ronny Belgium £14,000
38 Jones, Wayne England £13,500
39 Part, John Canada £11,750
39 Brown, Keegan England £11,750
41 Henderson, John Scotland £11,250
41 Cullen, Joe England £11,250
41 Kellett, Stuart England £11,250
44 Pallett, David England £11,000
45 Mansell, Mickey Northern Ireland £10,250
45 Price, Gerwyn Wales £10,250
47 Artut, Jyhan Germany £10,000
48 Suljovic, Mensur Austria £9,750
49 Walsh, Mark England £9,500
49 Anderson, Kyle Australia £9,500
51 Rodriguez, Rowby-John Austria £9,250
52 Haines, Johnny England £8,750
53 Hubbard, James England £8,250
54 Ward, Ben England £8,000
55 Hopp, Max Germany £7,250
56 Smith, Ross England £7,000
56 de Vreede, Ryan Netherlands £7,000
58 Smith, Dennis England £6,750
59 Gurney, Daryl Northern Ireland £6,500
59 O'Connor, William Ireland £6,500
59 Bowles, John England £6,500
62 Murnan, Joe England £6,250
62 McDine, Kevin England £6,250
62 Hunt, Adam England £6,250
* Any ties are separated by a count-back of the last four events