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Players Championship Darts 2023 Event Nine | Draw and Latest Results

Jamie Shaw in Players Championship 15 Apr 2023
ProTour action resumes in Wigan (Photo by Kieran Cleeves/PDC)

The draw for Players Championship Nine has been confirmed, with 128 players in action in Wigan on Saturday.

The fifth Players Championship double-header of the year will be held on consecutive days from April 15-16 at the Robin Park Sports Centre.

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 includes Premier League stars Jonny Clayton, Nathan Aspinall, Dimitri van den Bergh and Chris Dobey, while Gerwyn Price, Michael van Gerwen, Michael Smith and Peter Wright have opted out.

Gary Anderson, Dirk van Duijvenbode, Ross Smith, Danny Noppert, Ryan Searle and Kim Huybrechts are all looking to add to their ProTour titles earlier in the season.

The likes of Luke Humphries, Rob Cross, Josh Rock, Joe Cullen, Dave Chisnall and Raymond van Barneveld also feature.

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 two streaming boards available to watch exclusively live on desktop and mobile in the UK and various other regions.

WATCH PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP DARTS STREAMED LIVE HERE

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Players Championship Nine Draw

Saturday April 15

First Round
Luke Humphries 6-4 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Ritchie Edhouse 6-5 Tony Martinez
Mickey Mansell 6-5 Jim Williams
Chris Landman 6-2 Ron Meulenkamp
Stephen Bunting 6-2 Jules van Dongen
Mike De Decker 6-4 Bradley Brooks
Jose De Sousa 6-5 Kevin Doets
Scott Williams 6-4 Graham Usher
Joe Cullen 6-4 Jacques Labre
Cameron Menzies 6-2 Nick Fullwell
Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Karel Sedlacek
Jeffrey Sparidaans 6-5 William O’Connor
Martin Schindler 6-4 Cam Crabtree
Dom Taylor 6-4 Jermaine Wattimena
Martin Lukeman 6-0 Robert Owen
Keegan Brown 6-3 Devon Petersen
Damon Heta 6-3 Ronny Huybrechts
Connor Scutt 6-4 Jimmy Hendriks
Andy Boulton 6-5 Simon Whitlock
Pascal Rupprecht 6-4 Maik Kuivenhoven
Darryl Pilgrim 6-3 Andrew Gilding
Thibault Tricole 6-1 Jamie Clark
Brendan Dolan 6-2 Kevin Burness
Luke Woodhouse 6-5 Ryan Joyce
Mario Vandenbogaerde w/o Rob Cross
Krzysztof Kciuk 6-5 Geert Nentjes
Daryl Gurney 6-1 George Killington
Ian White 6-1 John Henderson
Ross Smith 6-2 Arron Monk
Mensur Suljovic 6-2 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
James Wade 6-3 Owen Bates
Mervyn King 6-2 Joe Murnan
Dave Chisnall 6-5 Richie Burnett
Alan Soutar 6-3 Robbie Knops
Raymond van Barneveld 6-5 James Wilson
Graham Hall 6-2 Lewis Williams
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-3 Matt Campbell
Darius Labanauskas 6-0 Adam Gawlas
Gabriel Clemens 6-3 Vincent van der Voort
Boris Krcmar 6-3 Jose Justicia
Josh Rock 6-2 Danny van Trijp
Scott Waites 6-4 Owen Roelofs
Steve Lennon 6-5 Madars Razma
Lee Evans 6-3 Darren Webster
Ryan Searle 6-5 Radek Szaganski
Richard Veenstra 6-3 Nathan Rafferty
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-3 Jeff Smith
Dylan Slevin 6-5 Nick Kenny
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-4 Ross Montgomery
Daniel Klose 6-3 Christian Kist
Ted Evetts 6-1 Ryan Meikle
Josh Payne 6-1 Ricky Evans
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-5 Stephen Burton
Gary Anderson 6-3 Niels Zonneveld
Chris Dobey 6-2 Shaun Wilkinson
Adam Smith-Neale 6-4 Damian Mol
Danny Noppert 6-1 Brian Raman
John O’Shea 6-5 Jurjen van der Velde
Keane Barry 6-5 Steve Beaton
Martijn Kleermaker 6-4 Callum Goffin
Jonny Clayton 6-5 Gian van Veen
Berry van Peer 6-2 Luc Peters
Ricardo Pietreczko 6-5 Callan Rydz
Adam Warner 6-5 Danny Jansen

Second Round
Luke Humphries 6-4 Ritchie Edhouse
Chris Landman 6-4 Mickey Mansell
Mike De Decker 6-3 Stephen Bunting
Jose De Sousa 6-2 Scott Williams
Joe Cullen 6-5 Cameron Menzies
Kim Huybrechts 6-0 Jeffrey Sparidaans
Martin Schindler 6-5 Dom Taylor
Keegan Brown 6-4 Martin Lukeman
Connor Scutt 6-3 Damon Heta
Andy Boulton 6-5 Pascal Rupprecht
Darryl Pilgrim 6-5 Thibault Tricole
Brendan Dolan 6-4 Luke Woodhouse
Krzysztof Kciuk 6-4 Mario Vandenbogaerde
Daryl Gurney 6-1 Ian White
Mensur Suljovic 6-3 Ross Smith
James Wade 6-3 Mervyn King
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Alan Soutar
Graham Hall 6-1 Raymond van Barneveld
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-5 Darius Labanauskas
Boris Krcmar 6-2 Gabriel Clemens
Josh Rock 6-2 Scott Waites
Steve Lennon 6-5 Lee Evans
Ryan Searle 6-4 Richard Veenstra
Dylan Slevin 6-2 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-0 Daniel Klose
Josh Payne 6-3 Ted Evetts
Gary Anderson 6-0 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Chris Dobey 6-4 Adam Smith-Neale
Danny Noppert 6-1 John O’Shea
Keane Barry 6-3 Martijn Kleermaker
Jonny Clayton 6-5 Berry van Peer
Ricardo Pietreczko 6-5 Adam Warner

Last 32
Chris Landman 6-4 Luke Humphries
Mike De Decker 6-3 Jose De Sousa
Joe Cullen 6-2 Kim Huybrechts
Martin Schindler 6-4 Keegan Brown
Connor Scutt 6-5 Andy Boulton
Brendan Dolan 6-3 Darryl Pilgrim
Daryl Gurney 6-3 Krzysztof Kciuk
James Wade 6-3 Mensur Suljovic
Dave Chisnall 6-4 Graham Hall
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-2 Boris Krcmar
Josh Rock 6-4 Steve Lennon
Ryan Searle 6-5 Dylan Slevin
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-0 Josh Payne
Gary Anderson 6-1 Chris Dobey
Keane Barry 6-3 Danny Noppert
Jonny Clayton 6-2 Ricardo Pietreczko

Last 16
Chris Landman 6-1 Mike De Decker
Martin Schindler 6-3 Joe Cullen
Brendan Dolan 6-1 Connor Scutt
James Wade 6-1 Daryl Gurney
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-2 Dave Chisnall
Josh Rock 6-0 Ryan Searle
Gary Anderson 6-5 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Jonny Clayton 6-4 Keane Barry

Quarter-Finals
Chris Landman 6-5 Martin Schindler
Brendan Dolan 6-5 James Wade
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-4 Josh Rock
Jonny Clayton 6-1 Gary Anderson

Semi-Finals
Chris Landman 7-5 Brendan Dolan
Krzysztof Ratajski 7-6 Jonny Clayton

Final
Krzysztof Ratajski 8-1 Chris Landman