The first round draw for Players Championship 3 in Wigan has been released, marking the 2026 ProTour debuts of several top stars. World number one Luke Humphries finally joins the Players Championship circuit for the first time this year, opening his campaign against Stefaan Henderyck. Fellow Premier League Darts stars Jonny Clayton and Stephen Bunting also begin their 2026 floor seasons after missing PC1 and PC2, with Clayton facing Maximilian Czerwinski and Bunting taking on Carl Sneyd.
Immediate form is also in focus, as James Wade – winner of Players Championship 1 – has a potentially awkward opener against Wesley Plaisier. Wessel Nijman, the PC2 champion, looks to back up his breakthrough win straight away against Stephen Burton. Other headline first-round ties see Gerwyn Price start against Adam Lipscombe, while Beau Greaves plays Pascal Rupprecht.
The full first round draw is as follows: Gerwyn Price vs Adam Lipscombe, Mario Vandenbogaerde vs Tom Bissell, Rob Cross vs Benjamin Pratnemer, Jeffrey Sparidaans vs Charlie Manby, Luke Woodhouse vs Brendan Dolan, Ritchie Edhouse vs Dennie Olde Kalter, Luke Humphries vs Stefaan Henderyck, Niall Culleton vs Thomas Lovely, Josh Rock vs Nick Kenny, Ryan Meikle vs Jim Long, Niels Zonneveld vs Rhys Griffin, Filip Bereza vs Andy Boulton, Nathan Aspinall vs Sebastian Bialecki, Tytus Kanik vs Thibault Tricole, Peter Wright vs Bradley Brooks, Jack Tweddell vs Marvin van Velzen, Chris Dobey vs Shane McGuirk, Stefan Bellmont vs Jimmy van Schie, Ryan Joyce vs Jeffrey De Graaf, Cor Dekker vs Martijn Dragt, Gian van Veen vs Adam Warner, Maik Kuivenhoven vs Darryl Pilgrim, Ricardo Pietreczko vs Adam Paxton, Chris Landman vs Oskar Lukasiak, Cameron Menzies vs Jurjen van der Velde, James Hurrell vs Callan Rydz, Krzysztof Ratajski vs Arno Merk, Mickey Mansell vs Steve Lennon, Stephen Bunting vs Carl Sneyd, Cam Crabtree vs Alexander Merkx, Andrew Gilding vs Rusty Jake Rodriguez, Yorick Hofkens vs Derek Coulson, Danny Noppert vs Marvin Kraft, Tom Sykes vs Adam Leek, William O'Connor vs Scott Waites, Samuel Price vs Martin Lukeman, Jonny Clayton vs Maximilian Czerwinski, Viktor Tingstrom vs Ricky Evans, Daryl Gurney vs Tavis Dudeney, Jeffrey De Zwaan vs Sietse Lap, Jermaine Wattimena vs Scott Williams, Pero Ljubic vs Stephen Rosney, Dave Chisnall vs Rob Owen, Pascal Rupprecht vs Beau Greaves, Wessel Nijman vs Stephen Burton, Greg Ritchie vs Ian White, Kevin Doets vs Connor Scutt, Owen Bates vs David Sharp, Ross Smith vs Lukas Wenig, Mensur Suljovic vs Tyler Thorpe, Raymond van Barneveld vs Cristo Reyes, Michael Smith vs Keane Barry, James Wade vs Wesley Plaisier, Richard Veenstra vs Gabriel Clemens, Mike De Decker vs Joe Hunt, Justin Hood vs Tommy Morris, Damon Heta vs Alan Soutar, Dirk van Duijvenbode vs Kim Huybrechts, Dimitri Van den Bergh vs Karel Sedlacek, Kai Gotthardt vs Leon Weber, Joe Cullen vs Madars Razma, Niko Springer vs Mervyn King, Darius Labanauskas vs Adam Gawlas, and Max Hopp vs Dominik Gruellich.
