Wayne Jones in Players Championship finals

'The Wanderer' finished 31st in the Pro Tour Order of Merit to seal his spot at Butlins in Minehead for the top-32 event later this month, live on ITV4.

Jones also competed in the last standard PDC Players Championship tournaments of the year at the Barnsley Metrodome over the weekend.

Joe Cullen put him out 6-3 in the first round on Saturday, but Jones rebounded to overcame Terry Temple 6-5 yesterday. He then lost 6-4 to Bernd Roith.

Brierley Hill's Mark Jones, Stourbridge's Nick Fullwell, Wednesbury's Matthew Dicken and West Bromwich-born Steve Farmer were also involved.

Jones reached the second round on Saturday, beating Mark Cox 6-3 before losing 6-2 to Ian White. He then reached the third round of yesterday's tournament.

Eventual winner Brendan Dolan halted his challenge 6-3, after Jones had dropped just a leg in a 6-1 win over Sean Ryan before beating Matt Clark 6-2.

Fullwell reached the third round on Saturday before he was defeated 6-2 by Peter Hudson, seeing off Matthew Dicken 6-4 and Joe Cullen in the last leg, 6-5.

Ryan Harrington beat him 6-4 in the first round yesterday. Fullwell finished 61st in the Pro Tour Order of Merit with winnings of £2,300. Jones was 92nd with £3,700.

Dicken went out in the first round of both tournaments, losing 6-4 to Fullwell on Saturday before winning just a leg in a 6-1 loss to Tony West.

Farmer also fell at the first hurdle on Saturday, 6-4 to Dan Russell, before bouncing back to beat Antonio Alcinas 6-2. A second round last leg defeat to Andy Smith, 6-5, put him out.

'The Train' finished 117th in the Pro Tour Order of Merit with winnings of £2,300, while Dicken was 206th with £250.