Players Championship 20 takes place today in Milton Keynes, with Beau Greaves, Gary Anderson and Peter Wright among the headline names in action. The draw also features Wessel Nijman, who continues his push at the top of the Players Championship Order of Merit, alongside Rob Cross, Josh Rock, Chris Dobey, Damon Heta, Jonny Clayton, Luke Woodhouse and newly crowned PC19 winner Jeffrey De Graaf.
Greaves has been drawn against Alexander Merkx, while Anderson opens against Ryan Meikle. Wright faces Ian White in one of the more eye-catching early ties, bringing together two experienced names with major-stage pedigree. Nijman starts against Jeffrey Sparidaans as he looks to continue one of the strongest floor campaigns of 2026, while Cross begins against Sietse Lap and Rock faces Christopher Wickenden. There are further notable openers for Dobey, who meets Nick Kenny, and Heta, who has been drawn against Oskar Lukasiak.
Dimitri Van den Bergh, still trying to build momentum after a difficult spell, faces Wesley Plaisier in another interesting first round matchup. Luke Woodhouse, winner of Players Championship 18, begins against Max Hopp, while Andrew Gilding takes on Adam Warner. Jeffrey De Graaf, who claimed the PC19 title, starts against Tytus Kanik, while PC19 runner-up Jonny Clayton opens against Benjamin Pratnemer. Dirk van Duijvenbode starts against Filip Bereza, Danny Noppert meets Cam Crabtree, and Kevin Doets faces Mickey Mansell.
Elsewhere, Daryl Gurney takes on Gabriel Clemens, Joe Cullen meets Maik Kuivenhoven, Alan Soutar faces Raymond van Barneveld, Gian van Veen plays Scott Williams, and Kim Huybrechts begins against Joe Hunt. The full first round draw includes 64 matches, with other notable ties such as Nathan Aspinall vs Darryl Pilgrim, Ryan Joyce vs Owen Bates, and Cameron Menzies vs Charlie Manby.