The line-up for Players Championship events 24 and 25, scheduled for August 25-26 in Milton Keynes, has been confirmed. Notably, Luke Littler, Gerwyn Price, and Michael van Gerwen are set to make their return to the ProTour.
Littler has largely skipped Players Championship events this season to balance his schedule alongside TV tournaments and the Premier League. However, he returns next week both on the ProTour and the European Tour, with the Flanders Darts Trophy following shortly after.
The two-day event will feature 128 players, including PDC Tour Card holders and PDPA Associate Members, starting at 13:00 BST each day. These events also include a qualifier for the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam on August 27, with six spots up for grabs.
Other notable entrants include Nathan Aspinall, who has also been absent from the ProTour for some time, as well as Gerwyn Price, one of the few top players to consistently compete this season. Michael van Gerwen, after a mixed year of sporadic play and early exits, is expected to adopt a fuller schedule with entries in both Milton Keynes and Antwerp events.
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A handful of Tour Card holders, including Chris Dobey, Luke Humphries, Josh Rock, Haupai Puha, Maximillian Czerwinski, Jules van Dongen, and Tim Wolters, will sit out the Milton Keynes events.
The field also features players like Darius Labanauskas, Stefan Bellmont, Ted Evetts, Jamai van den Herik, Mervyn King, Jack Tweddell, Beau Greaves, and Alexander Merkx. Greaves, who has mostly focused on the Women’s Series this year, will stay on for the ProTour double-header following the weekend’s Women’s Series event at the same venue.
Pending any late withdrawals, the event promises a strong roster of ProTour talent. After a brief hiatus due to the World Series, the busy Autumn darts season kicks off in Milton Keynes and Antwerp.
This year’s ProTour has seen a wide variety of winners, with Gerwyn Price standing out as the only player with three titles. Recent first-time winners include Sebastian Bialecki and Jermaine Wattimena, while previous champions from Leicester include Bradley Brooks, Damon Heta, James Wade, Stephen Bunting, and Chris Dobey. Other victors this season are Cameron Menzies, Martin Schindler, Josh Rock, and Gary Anderson.
Players Championships 24-25 are part of a series of events concluding with three more blocks in September and October across Hildesheim, Leicester, and Wigan. The season will culminate in the Players Championship Finals held at Butlins, Minehead, during the penultimate weekend of November, serving as the final major before the World Championship.
Players Championship Entries
| Players Championship 24 | Players Championship 25 |
|---|---|
| Nathan Aspinall | Gary Anderson |
| Andy Baetens | Nathan Aspinall |
| Keane Barry | Andy Baetens |
| Owen Bates | Keane Barry |
| Stefan Bellmont | Owen Bates |
| Darren Beveridge | Stefan Bellmont |
| Sebastian Bialecki | Darren Beveridge |
| Tom Bissell | Sebastian Bialecki |
| William Borland | Tom Bissell |
| Andy Boulton | William Borland |
| Bradley Brooks | Andy Boulton |
| Stephen Bunting | Bradley Brooks |
| Stephen Burton | Stephen Bunting |
| Matt Campbell | Stephen Burton |
| Dave Chisnall | Matt Campbell |
| Brett Claydon | Dave Chisnall |
| Jonny Clayton | Brett Claydon |
| Gabriel Clemens | Jonny Clayton |
| Cam Crabtree | Gabriel Clemens |
| Rob Cross | Cam Crabtree |
| Joe Cullen | Rob Cross |
| Mike De Decker | Joe Cullen |
| Jeffrey de Graaf | Mike De Decker |
| Jose de Sousa | Jeffrey de Graaf |
| Cor Dekker | Jose de Sousa |
| Matthew Dennant | Cor Dekker |
| Kevin Doets | Matthew Dennant |
| Brendan Dolan | Kevin Doets |
| Martijn Dragt | Brendan Dolan |
| Tavis Dudeney | Martijn Dragt |
| Ritchie Edhouse | Tavis Dudeney |
| Ricky Evans | Ritchie Edhouse |
| Ted Evetts | Ricky Evans |
| Patrick Geeraets | Ted Evetts |
| Andrew Gilding | Patrick Geeraets |
| Kai Gotthardt | Andrew Gilding |
| Beau Greaves | Kai Gotthardt |
| Rhys Griffin | Beau Greaves |
| Dominik Gruellich | Rhys Griffin |
| Robert Grundy | Dominik Gruellich |
| Daryl Gurney | Robert Grundy |
| Florian Hempel | Daryl Gurney |
| Stefaan Henderyck | Florian Hempel |
| Damon Heta | Stefaan Henderyck |
| Justin Hood | Damon Heta |
| Max Hopp | Justin Hood |
| Adam Hunt | Max Hopp |
| James Hurrell | Adam Hunt |
| Kim Huybrechts | James Hurrell |
| Ryan Joyce | Kim Huybrechts |
| Tytus Kanik | Ryan Joyce |
| Nick Kenny | Tytus Kanik |
| George Killington | Nick Kenny |
| Mervyn King | George Killington |
| Christian Kist | Mervyn King |
| Jelle Klaasen | Christian Kist |
| Maik Kuivenhoven | Jelle Klaasen |
| Darius Labanauskas | Maik Kuivenhoven |
| Chris Landman | Darius Labanauskas |
| Danny Lauby | Chris Landman |
| Steve Lennon | Danny Lauby |
| Adam Lipscombe | Steve Lennon |
| Luke Littler | Adam Lipscombe |
| Pero Ljubic | Luke Littler |
| Jim Long | Pero Ljubic |
| Thomas Lovely | Jim Long |
| Oskar Lukasiak | Thomas Lovely |
| Martin Lukeman | Oskar Lukasiak |
| Mickey Mansell | Martin Lukeman |
| Ryan Meikle | Mickey Mansell |
| Cameron Menzies | Ryan Meikle |
| Alexander Merkx | Cameron Menzies |
| Wessel Nijman | Alexander Merkx |
| Danny Noppert | Wessel Nijman |
| William O’Connor | Danny Noppert |
| Dennie Olde Kalter | William O’Connor |
| Rob Owen | Dennie Olde Kalter |
| Adam Paxton | Rob Owen |
| Ricardo Pietreczko | Adam Paxton |
| Darryl Pilgrim | Ricardo Pietreczko |
| Wesley Plaisier | Darryl Pilgrim |
| Gerwyn Price | Wesley Plaisier |
| Krzysztof Ratajski | Gerwyn Price |
| Madars Razma | Krzysztof Ratajski |
| Benjamin Reus | Madars Razma |
| Joshua Richardson | Benjamin Reus |
| Greg Ritchie | Joshua Richardson |
| Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | Greg Ritchie |
| Callan Rydz | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez |
| Martin Schindler | Callan Rydz |
| Connor Scutt | Martin Schindler |
| Ryan Searle | Connor Scutt |
| Karel Sedlacek | Ryan Searle |
| Dylan Slevin | Karel Sedlacek |
| Michael Smith | Dylan Slevin |
| Ross Smith | Michael Smith |
| Alan Soutar | Ross Smith |
| Niko Springer | Alan Soutar |
| Mensur Suljovic | Niko Springer |
| Radek Szaganski | Mensur Suljovic |
| Dom Taylor | Radek Szaganski |
| Viktor Tingstrom | Dom Taylor |
| Thibault Tricole | Viktor Tingstrom |
| Michele Turetta | Thibault Tricole |
| Jack Tweddell | Michele Turetta |
| Raymond van Barneveld | Jack Tweddell |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh | Raymond van Barneveld |
| Jamai van den Herik | Dimitri Van den Bergh |
| Jitse van der Wal | Jamai van den Herik |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | Jitse van der Wal |
| Michael van Gerwen | Dirk van Duijvenbode |
| Berry van Peer | Michael van Gerwen |
| Gian van Veen | Berry van Peer |
| Marvin van Velzen | Gian van Veen |
| Mario Vandenbogaerde | Marvin van Velzen |
| Richard Veenstra | Mario Vandenbogaerde |
| James Wade | Richard Veenstra |
| Adam Warner | James Wade |
| Jermaine Wattimena | Adam Warner |
| Leon Weber | Jermaine Wattimena |
| Lukas Wenig | Leon Weber |
| Ian White | Lukas Wenig |
| Jim Williams | Ian White |
| Scott Williams | Jim Williams |
| Luke Woodhouse | Scott Williams |
| Peter Wright | Luke Woodhouse |
| Niels Zonneveld | Peter Wright |
