Players Championship Finals Darts 2025 Predictions: Three Winners & Picks from every Quarter

We have a new world number one in Luke Littler and our resident Darts expert, Sean Rafferty is here to deliver us his predictions and best bets for the Players Championship Finals, which kicks off on Friday from Butlins, Minehead. 

Check out his Players Championship Finals Darts 2025 Predictions below as he picks out three players to win the whole thing and five players to back to progress from their quarter...

History, Location and Format

The 2025 Players Championship Finals is the eighteenth running of this PDC event, having been first held in 2009 and is the culmination of the PDC Pro Tour circuit.

The tournament is once again held at Butlin's, Minehead, which has held the competition annually since 2012 and runs from Friday, November 21 to Sunday, November 23. It will be aired on ITV and ITV4 in the UK.

The defending champion is Luke Humphries, who defeated Luke Littler 11-7 in last year's final. Michael van Gerwen is the most successful player in this event's history, having won the title a massive seven times.

Prize Money

There is a prize fund of £600,000 on offer to the 64 participants, which is based on the top 64 in the PDC Pro Tour order of merit.

Noppert to win tournament @ 25/1 & Quarter 3 @ 7/1 - Noppert once again put in a good showing last week, reaching yet another semi-final, this time at the Grand Slam of Darts. That means he’s now reached the semi-finals of the most recent edition of five televised tournaments. He’s certainly living up to his label of being consistent and reliable, the performances are improving too. A ropey opening game against Lukas Wenig was followed by averages of 100, 107, 97 and 100 for Noppie.

All these semi-final runs make him a great bet to win his quarter of the draw at 7/1. The Dutchman faces Ricky Evans in the opening round, who also enjoyed a successful week in Wolverhampton. He’d then face the winner of Van Duijvenbode, who he’s got the better of more times than not, or Madars Razma. If he successfully navigates his way through the ties then he’d likely face Aspinall or Nijman in the last 16. There are many tough ties to come if he’s to go deep in Minehead this week but he’s finding a way to win, ugly or not. It’s taking big performances to beat him.

Some may see the semi-final defeats as a sign of nerves, but the last three of those have been against Humphries twice and Littler, all three occasions he put up a strong fight. If he can avoid the two Luke's then there’s no reason why he can’t have a good go at winning a much deserved title this weekend.

Wade to win tournament @ 33/1 & Quarter 4 @ 9/2 - Wadey has been a regular selection for us and I feel like sooner or later we will be rewarded for the loyalty. He’s very tricky to ignore at these tempting odds, anywhere between 25/1 and 40/1. This is one tournament he hasn’t managed to crack yet, making only one semi-final in 16 appearances previously. 

Due to many big names skipping PC events through the year, it can make the seeding list look a bit different to usual and as a result, this quarter looks to be the open section of the draw, with not too many big names in it. Wade could be one to cash in on this opportunity and has a great chance looking at the draw bracket - The Machine faces Mickey Mansell first who he should take care of, then will face the winner of Culen and Wright, both who are really struggling for any kind of form. Heta is the top seed in this quarter and as well as not showing any signs of form, he can barely buy a win in a televised event.

Wadey has a knack of finding a way to win and against the calibre of opponent he’ll be facing in this quarter, his B-game may be enough to wriggle his way through this section and into the business end of the tournament, where he always has the experience to potentially cause an upset against a bigger name.

Menzies to win tournament @ 66/1 & Quarter 1 @ 10/1 - I have to be honest, I didn’t think I’d find myself backing Menzies for a televised event any time soon, I tend to usually only back him outright on the Pro Tour, as his televised record leaves a lot to be desired. However, I’ve just seen a sign or two more recently that he’s becoming more relaxed and “at home” on the big stage and perhaps a big run in a televised event is not as far-off as it once seemed.

Cammy reached the quarter-finals of the World Grand Prix after decent wins over Rob Cross and Gary Anderson, he lost out to Luke Humphries but still managed to take a set off the then World number one. He then enjoyed another win over Anderson at the European Championship with a 97 average, following that up with a 101 average against Luke Humphries where he agonisingly lost out 10-9.

The main take from this was that he looked far more composed and was playing well, as let’s be honest, he’s thrown in some shocking performances in the past on the biggest stages. We’ve all seen how good he can be on the Pro Tour, there’s slight hints recently that he could be threatening to transfer some of that form into the bigger events which would make him a force to be reckoned with.

Menzies is in quite an inviting mini-section of the draw - the Scot faces Adam Lipscombe in the opening round, who hasn’t shown a great deal since some eye-catching runs on the Pro Tour earlier in the year.

I suspect Bradley Brooks will take care of an out-of-sorts Martin Lukeman so Brooks would be his opponent in the last 32, one I’d make Cammy favourite for. If he can find his feet with a couple convincing wins then the confidence should build and the odds we’re getting for Menzies this week may start to look a tad silly. A more rogue pick but one that represents value.

Luke Woodhouse to win Quarter 2 @ 25/1 - As a certain Mr. Littler is in this section, the odds around everyone else in this quarter look very attractive. You have to assume that Littler is the one to beat and will be very tough to get rid of, but there are a lot of games for him to come through before he’d potentially face our selection Woodhouse.

Woody is beginning to establish himself in these major tournaments - another good run in Wolverhampton saw him top his group at the Grand Slam with maximum points against Bunting, Schindler and Toylo. He’ll be disappointed about throwing a 9-7 lead against Ricky Evans in the last 16, but equally should be pleased with his week’s work and will be keen to keep the momentum going in Minehead.

Woody faces Alan Soutar in the opening round then could face Clayton who isn’t at top form just now. Again, if he can find his feet with a couple wins then he’s a tough match for anyone, here’s hoping Littler is toppled early doors which would really boost Woody’s chances of going deep.

Wattimena to win Quarter 4 @ 5/1 - I couldn’t quite make my mind up between Wattimena and Wade in this quarter, so in the end I opted to have a nibble on the pair of them to win this quarter. It’s been Jermaine’s most successful year to date, winning two Pro Tour events, having never previously won a title in PDC prior to 2025. 

Jermaine has made the last 16 here three times since 2017, but 2025 has been somewhat of a breakthrough year for the Dutchman so I’m not going to dwell on previous years too much. Machine Gun has an all-Dutch tie against Wesley Plaisier to kick off, followed by a last 32 match against Chisnall or Joyce. If he can be consistent with his doubles, he could be a force this week as his scoring is almost always up there with the best.

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