The draw and first-round matches for the 2026 Players Championship Finals have been confirmed following the conclusion of the 2026 Pro Tour season. After a dramatic finale in Leicester, 64 players will compete at Butlin’s Minehead Resort from Friday 27 to Sunday 29 November for the last leg play title of 2026.
Wessel Nijman finished the season as the number one on the Players Championship Order of Merit and will take on Henry Coats in round one, with Coats qualifying as the 64th and final seed. The full first-round draw is as follows:
(1) Wessel Nijman vs Henry Coates (64)
(32) Gabriel Clemens vs Dave Chisnall (33)
(16) Charlie Manby vs Martin Schindler (49)
(17) Cameron Menzies vs Mensur Suljovic (48)
(8) Beau Greaves vs Christian Kist (57)
(25) Tom Bissell vs Rob Owen (40)
(9) Ross Smith vs Michael Smith (56)
(24) Niels Zonneveld vs Niko Springer (41)
(4) Luke Woodhouse vs Alexander Merkx (61)
(29) Stephen Bunting vs Max Hopp (36)
(13) Sebastian Bialecki vs Gerwyn Price (52)
(20) Jeffrey de Graaf vs Gian van Veen (45)
(5) Jermaine Wattimena vs Keane Barry (60)
(28) Ryan Searle vs Brendan Dolan (37)
(12) William O’Connor vs James Hurrell (53)
(21) Tommy Morris vs Callan Rydz (44)
(2) Chris Dobey vs Mike De Decker (63)
(31) Richard Veenstra vs Joe Cullen (34)
(15) Cristo Reyes vs Darius Labanauskas (50)
(18) Michael van Gerwen vs Connor Scutt (47)
(7) Luke Humphries vs Darryl Pilgrim (58)
(26) Krzysztof Ratajski vs Damon Heta (39)
(10) Danny Noppert vs Scott Williams (55)
(23) Jonny Clayton vs Tom Sykes (42)
(3) Kevin Doets vs Ritchie Edhouse (62)
(30) James Wade vs Justin Hood (35)
(14) Dirk van Duijvenbode vs Alan Soutar (51)
(19) Maik Kuivenhoven vs Daryl Gurney (46)
(6) Andrew Gilding vs Bradley Brooks (59)
(27) Kim Huybrechts vs Joe Hunt (38)
(11) Karel Sedlacek vs Gary Anderson (54)
(22) Rob Cross vs Mickey Mansell (43)
The tournament format sees Round One and Round Two played over the first to 6 legs, Round Three and the Quarter-Finals over the first to 10 legs, and both the Semi-Finals and Final over the first to 11 legs.
