Players Championship 2023 Event 26 | Draw and Latest Results
The draw for Players Championship 26 has been confirmed, with 128 players returning to action in Barnsley on Thursday.
Players Championship events 25-28 will be held on consecutive days from October 18-21 at the Barnsley Metrodome.
Prize money will stand at £100,000 per event, with all winnings counting towards the PDC Order of Merit, ProTour Order of Merit and Players Championship Order of Merit.
The field is headed by world number one and World Champion Michael Smith, who is joined by former World Champions including Gerwyn Price, Peter Wright, Gary Anderson, Raymond van Barneveld and Rob Cross.
World Grand Prix champion Luke Humphries, World Matchplay champion Nathan Aspinall, Dave Chisnall, Joe Cullen, Chris Dobey and James Wade are among the other notable names vying for glory.
Play commences at 1pm BST, with all 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.
Matches from four streaming boards available to watch exclusively live on desktop and mobile in the UK and various other regions.
WATCH PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP 26 STREAMED LIVE HERE
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Players Championship 26 Draw
Thursday October 19
First Round
Ryan Joyce 6-3 Callan Rydz
Alan Soutar 6-5 Callum Goffin
Daniel Klose 6-2 Dave Chisnall
Nick Kenny 6-5 Madars Razma
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-5 Martin Schindler
William O’Connor 6-2 Shaun Wilkinson
Ryan Searle 6-1 Niels Zonneveld
Mervyn King 6-3 Danny van Trijp
Maik Kuivenhoven 6-5 Brendan Dolan
Keane Barry 6-4 Scott Waites
Arron Monk 6-4 Danny Noppert
Andy Boulton 6-1 Martin Lukeman
Jose De Sousa 6-4 Jose Justicia
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 6-2 James Wilson
Vincent van der Voort 6-3 Michael Smith
Jim Williams 6-4 Geert Nentjes
Cameron Menzies 6-3 Raymond van Barneveld
Jules van Dongen 6-3 Berry van Peer
Damon Heta 6-2 Richard Veenstra
Ritchie Edhouse 6-5 Adam Gawlas
Andrew Gilding 6-3 Owen Bates
Ricky Evans 6-5 Mickey Mansell
Stephen Bunting 6-1 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Radek Szaganski 6-5 Danny Jansen
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-2 Ted Evetts
Nathan Rafferty 6-2 Simon Whitlock
Josh Rock 6-4 Martijn Kleermaker
Vladimir Andersen 6-3 Jamie Clark
Daryl Gurney 6-5 Jimmy Hendriks
Jamie Hughes 6-0 Keegan Brown
Peter Wright 6-4 Ryan Meikle
Jermaine Wattimena 6-0 Robbie Knops
Gian van Veen 6-1 Brian Raman
Mensur Suljovic 6-5 Boris Krcmar
Luke Humphries 6-2 Tony Martinez
Ronny Huybrechts 6-1 Graham Hall
Ross Smith 6-0 Joe Murnan
Stephen Burton 6-3 Dylan Slevin
Matt Campbell 6-4 Ricardo Pietreczko
Florian Hempel 6-3 Richie Burnett
Scott Williams 6-2 Gabriel Clemens
Ian White 6-3 Adam Smith-Neale
Jonny Clayton 6-3 Steve Beaton
Lee Evans 6-3 Devon Petersen
Darius Labanauskas 6-1 Mike De Decker
Josh Payne 6-3 Bradley Brooks
Gary Anderson 6-3 Jeffrey Sparidaans
John O’Shea 6-4 Jacques Labre
Luke Woodhouse 6-2 Connor Scutt
Mario Vandenbogaerde 6-4 Jurjen van der Velde
Gerwyn Price 6-4 Graham Usher
Ross Montgomery 6-5 Darren Webster
James Wade 6-4 Owen Roelofs
Nick Fullwell 6-5 Christian Kist
Jeff Smith 6-3 Joe Cullen
Chris Landman 6-3 Cam Crabtree
Chris Dobey 6-1 Adam Warner
Wesley Plaisier 6-5 George Killington
Rob Cross 6-3 Karel Sedlacek
Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Steve Lennon
Kevin Doets 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
Robert Owen 6-5 Pascal Rupprecht
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-1 Damian Mol
Robert Grundy 6-3 Kevin Burness
Second Round
Ryan Joyce 6-5 Alan Soutar
Daniel Klose 6-3 Nick Kenny
William O’Connor 6-0 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Mervyn King 6-3 Ryan Searle
Keane Barry 6-4 Maik Kuivenhoven
Andy Boulton 6-4 Arron Monk
Jose De Sousa 6-5 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Jim Williams 6-3 Vincent van der Voort
Cameron Menzies 6-5 Jules van Dongen
Ritchie Edhouse 6-5 Damon Heta
Andrew Gilding 6-5 Ricky Evans
Stephen Bunting 6-4 Radek Szaganski
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-4 Nathan Rafferty
Josh Rock 6-2 Vladimir Andersen
Daryl Gurney 6-2 Jamie Hughes
Peter Wright 6-3 Jermaine Wattimena
Mensur Suljovic 6-3 Gian van Veen
Luke Humphries 6-2 Ronny Huybrechts
Stephen Burton 6-3 Ross Smith
Matt Campbell 6-3 Florian Hempel
Ian White 6-3 Scott Williams
Lee Evans 6-3 Jonny Clayton
Darius Labanauskas 6-1 Josh Payne
Gary Anderson 6-4 John O’Shea
Mario Vandenbogaerde 6-5 Luke Woodhouse
Gerwyn Price 6-0 Ross Montgomery
James Wade 6-1 Nick Fullwell
Chris Landman 6-1 Jeff Smith
Chris Dobey 6-1 Wesley Plaisier
Rob Cross 6-0 Kim Huybrechts
Kevin Doets 6-3 Robert Owen
Robert Grundy 6-2 Krzysztof Ratajski
Last 32
Ryan Joyce 6-4 Daniel Klose
Mervyn King 6-5 William O’Connor
Keane Barry 6-5 Andy Boulton
Jose De Sousa 6-4 Jim Williams
Ritchie Edhouse 6-1 Cameron Menzies
Andrew Gilding 6-1 Stephen Bunting
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-3 Josh Rock
Peter Wright 6-4 Daryl Gurney
Luke Humphries 6-1 Mensur Suljovic
Matt Campbell 6-4 Stephen Burton
Lee Evans 6-5 Ian White
Gary Anderson 6-5 Darius Labanauskas
Gerwyn Price 6-1 Mario Vandenbogaerde
Chris Landman 6-4 James Wade
Chris Dobey 6-4 Rob Cross
Robert Grundy 6-4 Kevin Doets
Last 16
Ryan Joyce 6-3 Mervyn King
Jose De Sousa 6-3 Keane Barry
Ritchie Edhouse 6-3 Andrew Gilding
Peter Wright 6-3 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Luke Humphries 6-3 Matt Campbell
Gary Anderson 6-3 Lee Evans
Gerwyn Price 6-1 Chris Landman
Chris Dobey 6-2 Robert Grundy
Quarter-Finals
Ryan Joyce 6-5 Jose De Sousa
Ritchie Edhouse 6-4 Peter Wright
Luke Humphries 6-2 Gary Anderson
Gerwyn Price 6-3 Chris Dobey
Semi-Finals
Ryan Joyce 7-4 Ritchie Edhouse
Gerwyn Price 7-6 Luke Humphries
Final
Ryan Joyce 8-7 Gerwyn Price
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