Players Championship 17 Draw: The First Round line-up for Saturday’s ProTour event in Wigan
Ian White in action (credit:Chris Dean/PDC)
The draw for the seventeenth PDC Players Championship event of the season has been confirmed, with 128 players in action in Wigan.
The pair of £75,000 live-streamed floor tournaments will feature a star-studded field of 128 players battling it out at the Robin Park Tennis Centre from June 22-23.
Prize money acquired will count towards both the ProTour Order of Merit and the Main Order of Merit, with a £10,000 top prize up for grabs on both days.
For many players, it will be the final opportunity to earn prize money towards the qualification race for next month’s World Matchplay ahead of the cut off next weekend.
Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson, Rob Cross and Raymond van Barneveld are among the big names to sit out Saturday’s event, leaving the door open for a number of in-form players to mount a title challenge.
Ian White, a two-time European Tour event winner this season, Grand Slam champion Gerwyn Price, Peter Wright, Michael Smith and James Wade are among the key contenders, as well as the likes of Dave Chisnall, Mensur Suljovic, Daryl Gurney and Glen Durrant.
Play commences from 12pm BST, with all matches from Round One to the Quarter-Finals contested over the best of 11 legs, Semi-Finals best of 13 and the final best of 15.
Selected matches from two boards are streamed exclusively live online with commentary throughout the day.
Players Championship 17 Draw
Saturday June 22
First Round
Board One
White, Ian v Carroll, Shaun
Gilding, Andrew v Kantele, Marko
Anderson, Kyle v Robbe, Mario
Eastwood, Gary v Bain, Jamie
Board Two
Ratajski, Krzysztof v Alcinas, Toni
Bates, Barrie v Lerchbacher, Zoran
Durrant, Glen v Lewis, Jamie
Hudson, Peter v Huybrechts, Ronny
Board Three
Suljovic, Mensur v Van de Pas, Benito
Shepherd, Kirk v Rodriguez, Rowby-John
Noppert, Danny v Wilson, Mark
Van Duijvenbode, Dirk v Kist, Christian
Board Four
Evans, Ricky v Thornton, Robert
Dudbridge, Mark v Pipe, Justin
Hopp, Max v Edhouse, Ritchie
Ward, Harry v Hughes, Jamie
Board Five
Wade, James v Humphries, Luke
Woodhouse, Luke v Van der Meer, Vincent
Van der Voort, Vincent v Meeuwisse, Yordi
Edgar, Matthew v Huybrechts, Kim
Board Six
Clayton, Jonny v Zonneveld, Niels
Schindler, Martin v Reyes, Cristo
Bunting, Stephen v Kanik, Tytus
Meikle, Ryan v Owen, Robert
Board Seven
Gurney, Daryl v Dootson, Eddie
Bunse, Christian v Killington, George
Wilson, James v Whitehead, Conan
Worsley, Jonathan v Monk, Arron
Board Eight
Whitlock, Simon v De Sousa, Jose
Michael, John v Harrington, Ryan
King, Mervyn v Wilkinson, Carl
Smith, Ross v Robinson, Reece
Board Nine
Price, Gerwyn v Burness, Kevin
Burton, Stephen v Petersen, Devon
West, Steve v Clemens , Gabriel
Stevenson, Simon v North, Richard
Board Ten
Aspinall, Nathan v Carlin, Gavin
Mansell, Mickey v Prins, Dave
Webster, Darren v Boulton, Andy
Payne, Josh v Cadby, Corey
Board 11
Wright, Peter v Lennon, Steve
Evetts, Ted v Searle, Ryan
Henderson, John v Baker, Scott
Razma, Madars v Van den Bergh, Dimitri
Board 12
Cullen, Joe v Dekker, Jan
Joyce, Ryan v Clark, Matt
De Zwaan, Jeffrey v Kamphuis, Vincent
McGeeney, Mark v Justicia, Jose
Board 13
Lewis, Adrian v Webster, Mark
Menzies, Cameron v Gray, Adrian
O’Connor, William v Kuivenhoven, Maik
Labanauskas, Darius v Van Duivenbode, Mike
Board 14
Beaton, Steve v Jones, Wayne
Hunt, Adam v Richardson, James
Dobey, Chris v Temple, Terry
Nentjes, Geert v Meulenkamp, Ron
Board 15
Chisnall, Dave v Murschell, Dawson
Newell, Tony v Norris, Alan
Brown, Keegan v Klaasen, Jelle
Dolan, Brendan v Murnan, Joe
Board 16
Smith, Michael v Van Baelen, Davy
Tabern, Alan v Brooks, Bradley
Wattimena, Jermaine v Pallett, David
Koltsov, Boris v Barnard, Michael
