The fifth Players Championship tournament of 2026 gets underway this Tuesday afternoon at 1:00 PM in Leicester, with 128 players competing for the day's title and a share of the £125,000 prize fund. The winner will take home a £15,000 cheque.
Among the notable names in the field, Gerwyn Price faces Adam Lipscombe in his opening match, while Beau Greaves meets Darius Labanauskas right away. Two-time former world champion Gary Anderson returns to ProTour action, starting off against Arno Merk. The draw also features star-power like Rob Cross, Chris Dobey, Danny Noppert, Jonny Clayton, Josh Rock, Peter Wright, and Raymond van Barneveld.
The full first-round draw includes matchups such as Mervyn King vs Christian Kist, Rob Cross vs Max Hopp, Derek Coulson vs Ian White, Ryan Joyce vs Callan Rydz, Mensur Suljovic vs Kim Huybrechts, William O'Connor vs Jim Long, Sebastian Bialecki vs Greg Ritchie, Chris Dobey vs Cristo Reyes, Mario Vandenbogaerde vs Ricky Evans, Kevin Doets vs Viktor Tingstrom, Tyler Thorpe vs Scott Williams, Danny Noppert vs Henry Coates, Jeffrey de Zwaan vs Dominik Gruellich, Andrew Gilding vs Rob Owen, Kai Gotthardt vs Tommy Lishman, Jonny Clayton vs Connor Scutt, Stephen Burton vs Owen Bates, Ritchie Edhouse vs Brendan Dolan, Lukas Wenig vs Chris Landman, Luke Woodhouse vs Sietse Lap, Adam Gawlas vs Samuel Price, Joe Cullen vs Yorick Hofkens, Gabriel Clemens vs Jose Justicia, Josh Rock vs James Hurrell, Bradley Brooks vs Tom Bissell, Peter Wright vs Oskar Lukasiak, Dimitri Van den Bergh vs Martijn Dragt, Cameron Menzies vs Marvin Kraft, Dennie Olde Kalter vs Steve Lennon, Niels Zonneveld vs Pero Ljubic, Maximilian Czerwinski vs Tom Sykes, Ross Smith vs Justin Hood, Darryl Pilgrim vs Cor Dekker, Michael Smith vs Tavis Dudeney, Adam Warner vs Andy Boulton, Niko Springer vs Ryan Meikle, Wesley Plaisier vs Marvin van Velzen, Krzysztof Ratajski vs Cam Crabtree, Leon Weber vs Keane Barry, Damon Heta vs Benjamin Pratnemer, Ricardo Pietreczko vs Thomas Lovely, Scott Waites vs Jack Tweddell, Dirk van Duijvenbode vs Jimmy van Schie, Thibault Tricole vs Tytus Kanik, Dave Chisnall vs Madars Razma, Stefaan Henderyck vs Nick Kenny, Martin Schindler vs Filip Bereza, Adam Paxton vs Jurjen van der Velde, Karel Sedlacek vs Matthias Ehlers, Maik Kuivenhoven vs Mickey Mansell, Mike De Decker vs Rhys Griffin, Jeffrey Sparidaans vs Martin Lukeman, Ryan Searle vs Arron Monk, Adam Leek vs Joe Hunt, Jermaine Wattimena vs Alan Soutar, Jeffrey de Graaf vs Stephen Rosney, Raymond van Barneveld vs Richard Veenstra, Charlie Manby vs Shane McGuirk, Tommy Morris vs Niall Culleton, Daryl Gurney vs Carl Sneyd, and David Sharp vs Stefan Bellmont.
