| 2010 totesport.com Players Championship Finals | |||
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| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 28–31 January 2010 | ||
| Venue | Circus Tavern | ||
| Location | Purfleet | ||
| Country |  England | ||
| Organisation(s) | PDC | ||
| Format | Legs | ||
| Prize fund | £250,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £60,000 | ||
| High checkout | 170  Paul Nicholson | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
| Paul Nicholson | |||
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The 2010 Players Championship Finals (officially the 2010 totesport.com Players Championship Finals) was a professional darts tournament held at the Circus Tavern in Purfleet, England, from 28 to 31 January 2010. It was the first of the five Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) premier events in the 2010 calendar and the second edition of the tournament. The event was sponsored by the betting company totesport.com and featured an increased prize fund of £250,000 with £60,000 going to the winner.
Phil Taylor, the world number one, was the tournament's defending champion, having won the first edition in 2009. Taylor was eliminated in the semi-finals by Paul Nicholson, who won the match 10 legs to 9 and proceeded to qualify for the final, defeating Dennis Priestley, Steve Beaton and Adrian Lewis in the three intervening rounds. Nicholson's opponent in the final was Mervyn King, whom he beat 13–11 for his first major PDC tournament win. He also achieved a tournament-high checkout of 170 in the ninth leg of his semi-final match against Taylor.