Players Championship 2020 Event One Draw: The First Round line-up for Saturday’s ProTour event in Barnsley
The draw for the opening Players Championship event of the season has been confirmed, with 128 players battling it out in Barnsley.
The first of 30 Players Championship events to be held across the season will feature a star-studded field competing at the Barnsley Metrodome on Saturday February 8.
The event carries a total prize fund of £75,000, with money acquired counting towards both the ProTour Order of Merit and main Order of Merit.
All but one of the 128 Tour Card holders are in action, with Kyle Anderson’s withdrawal meaning Scott Mitchell steps in as the leader of the Challenge Tour Order of Merit.
A number of new faces will make their debut in PDC competition after securing a Tour Card at the recent Qualifying School, including former BDO stars Scott Waites, Martijn Kleermaker, Nick Kenny and Lisa Ashton.
World number one Michael van Gerwen will be out to clinch the first ranking title of the season, while World Champion Peter Wright, World Matchplay champion Rob Cross and Grand Slam champion Gerwyn Price also feature.
The likes of Gary Anderson, Michael Smith, Dave Chisnall, Glen Durrant, Daryl Gurney and Ian White will also have their sights set on the £10,000 top prize on both days.
Play commences at 12pm GMT, with matches up to and including the Quarter-Finals to be contested over the best of 11 legs, while Semi-Finals are best of 13 and the final is best of 15.
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Players Championship 1 Draw
First Round
Board 1
van Gerwen, Michael v Mitchell, Scott
Nentjes, Geert v Heta, Damon
Dolan, Brendan v Ashton, Lisa
Michael, John v Meeuwisse, Yordi
Board 2
Wattimena, Jermaine v Rodriguez, Rowby-John
Smith, Ross v Petersen, Devon
Hughes, Jamie v O’Connor, William
Meulenkamp, Ron v Klaasen, Jelle
Board 3
Suljovic, Mensur v Stevenson, Simon
Worsley, Jonathan v Kuivenhoven, Maik
Dobey, Chris v Van Duivenbode, Mike
West, Steve v Penhall, Darren
Board 4
Wade, James v Brown, Steve
Wilson, James v Tabern, Alan
Bunting, Stephen v Humphries, Luke
Teehan, Ciaran v Pipe, Justin
Board 5
Wright, Peter v Zonneveld, Niels
Blades, Gary v Jacques, Peter
Henderson, John v Noguera, Jesus
Woodhouse, Luke v Barnard, Michael
Board 6
Clayton, Jonny v Larsson, Daniel
Whitehead, Conan v Alcinas, Toni
De Sousa, Jose v Kleermaker, Martijn
Edgar, Matthew v Atkins, Martin
Board 7
Chisnall, Dave v Smith, Jeff
Robinson, Reece v Hopp, Max
van der Voort, Vincent v Van Duijvenbode, Dirk
Evetts, Ted v Brooks, Bradley
Board 8
Aspinall, Nathan v Kciuk, Krzysztof
Leitinger, Harald v North, Richard
Brown, Keegan v Lennon, Steve
Jones, Wayne v Murnan, Joe
Board 9
White, Ian v Webster, Darren
Waites, Scott v Dekker, Jan
King, Mervyn v Reyes, Cristo
Sedlacek, Karel v Huybrechts, Kim
Board 10
Lewis, Adrian v Leung, Kai Fan
Clemens, Gabriel v Krcmar, Boris
De Zwaan, Jeffrey v Wilkinson, Carl
Schindler, Martin v Telnekes, Derk
Board 11
Gurney, Daryl v Baker, Scott
Derry, Nathan v Mansell, Mickey
Noppert, Danny v Murray, Ryan
Hunt, Adam v Boulton, Andy
Board 12
Durrant, Glen v Pallett, David
Harms, Wesley v Lewis, Jamie
Beaton, Steve v Van der Meer, Vincent
Searle, Ryan v Carlin, Gavin
Board 13
Price, Gerwyn v Lowe, Jason
McGeeney, Mark v Gray, Adrian
Whitlock, Simon v Hamilton, Andy
Anderson, Gary v Bunse, Christian
Board 14
Cross, Rob v De Decker, Mike
Siepmann, Steffen v Bates, Barrie
Smith, Michael v Joyce, Ryan
Ward, Harry v Thornton, Robert
Board 15
Ratajski, Krzysztof v Payne, Josh
Kenny, Nick v Shepherd, Kirk
Van den Bergh, Dimitri v Meikle, Ryan
Borland, William v Kantele, Marko
Board 16
Cullen, Joe v Beeney, Aaron
Rydz, Callan v Clark, Matt
Evans, Ricky v Van de Pas, Benito
Labanauskas, Darius v Razma, Madars
