Star-Studded Line-Up Set for Players Championship Double-Header in Leicester But All Eyes On Michael Smith
Star-Studded Line-Up Set for Players Championship Double-Header in Leicester But All Eyes On Michael Smith
The PDC ProTour resumes next week with a two-day Players Championship event at Leicester’s Mattioli Arena, where 128 competitors will battle it out on July 8-9.
Players Championships 20 and 21 will bring together a mix of PDC Tour Card Holders and PDPA Associate Members, all vying for the £15,000 winner’s cheque as the 2025 season heats up. The double-header also marks the final chance for players to secure their place in the Betfred World Matchplay.
Leading the charge is Gian van Veen, who currently tops the Players Championship Order of Merit. He’ll be joined by Premier League contenders including Stephen Bunting, Gerwyn Price, Chris Dobey and Rob Cross.
Michael van Gerwen is scheduled to compete exclusively on the second day (Wednesday, July 9), while Michael Smith – the 2022/23 World Champion – is also in the spotlight as he looks to clinch a late qualification for the World Matchplay in Blackpool.
Star-Studded Line-Up Set for Players Championship Double-Header in Leicester But All Eyes On Michael Smith
Players Championships 20-21 Player Entries
Mattioli Arena, Leicester
July 8-9 2025
Players Championship 20
Gary Anderson
Andy Baetens
Keane Barry
Owen Bates
Stefan Bellmont
Darren Beveridge
Sebastian Bialecki
Tom Bissell
William Borland
Andy Boulton
Bradley Brooks
Stephen Bunting
Kevin Burness
Stephen Burton
Dave Chisnall
Brett Claydon
Jonny Clayton
Gabriel Clemens
Cam Crabtree
Rob Cross
Joe Cullen
Maximilian Czerwinski
Mike De Decker
Jeffrey de Graaf
Jose de Sousa
Matthew Dennant
Chris Dobey
Kevin Doets
Brendan Dolan
Martijn Dragt
Tavis Dudeney
Ritchie Edhouse
Ricky Evans
Ted Evetts
Patrick Geeraets
Andrew Gilding
Kai Gotthardt
Rhys Griffin
Dominik Gruellich
Robert Grundy
Daryl Gurney
Graham Hall
Florian Hempel
Stefaan Henderyck
Damon Heta
Justin Hood
Max Hopp
Adam Hunt
James Hurrell
Kim Huybrechts
Ryan Joyce
Tytus Kanik
Nick Kenny
George Killington
Mervyn King
Christian Kist
Jelle Klaasen
Maik Kuivenhoven
Darius Labanauskas
Chris Landman
Danny Lauby
Steve Lennon
Adam Lipscombe
Pero Ljubic
Jim Long
Thomas Lovely
Oskar Lukasiak
Martin Lukeman
Mickey Mansell
Ryan Meikle
Cameron Menzies
Wessel Nijman
Danny Noppert
William O’Connor
Dennie Olde Kalter
Rob Owen
Adam Paxton
Ricardo Pietreczko
Darryl Pilgrim
Wesley Plaisier
Gerwyn Price
Haupai Puha
Nathan Rafferty
Krzysztof Ratajski
Madars Razma
Benjamin Reus
Joshua Richardson
Greg Ritchie
Josh Rock
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Callan Rydz
Martin Schindler
Connor Scutt
Ryan Searle
Karel Sedlacek
Dylan Slevin
Michael Smith
Ross Smith
Carl Sneyd
Alan Soutar
Niko Springer
Radek Szaganski
Dom Taylor
Viktor Tingstrom
Thibault Tricole
Michele Turetta
Jack Tweddell
Raymond van Barneveld
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Jamai van den Herik
Jitse Van der Wal
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Berry van Peer
Gian van Veen
Marvin van Velzen
Mario Vandenbogaerde
Richard Veenstra
James Wade
Adam Warner
Jermaine Wattimena
Leon Weber
Lukas Wenig
Ian White
Jim Williams
Scott Williams
Luke Woodhouse
Peter Wright
Niels Zonneveld
Players Championship 21
Gary Anderson
Andy Baetens
Keane Barry
Owen Bates
Stefan Bellmont
Darren Beveridge
Sebastian Bialecki
Tom Bissell
William Borland
Andy Boulton
Bradley Brooks
Stephen Bunting
Stephen Burton
Dave Chisnall
Brett Claydon
Jonny Clayton
Gabriel Clemens
Cam Crabtree
Rob Cross
Joe Cullen
Maximilian Czerwinski
Mike De Decker
Jeffrey de Graaf
Jose de Sousa
Matthew Dennant
Chris Dobey
Kevin Doets
Brendan Dolan
Martijn Dragt
Tavis Dudeney
Ritchie Edhouse
Ricky Evans
Ted Evetts
Patrick Geeraets
Andrew Gilding
Kai Gotthardt
Rhys Griffin
Dominik Gruellich
Robert Grundy
Daryl Gurney
Graham Hall
Florian Hempel
Stefaan Henderyck
Damon Heta
Justin Hood
Max Hopp
Adam Hunt
James Hurrell
Kim Huybrechts
Ryan Joyce
Tytus Kanik
Nick Kenny
George Killington
Mervyn King
Christian Kist
Jelle Klaasen
Maik Kuivenhoven
Darius Labanauskas
Chris Landman
Danny Lauby
Steve Lennon
Adam Lipscombe
Pero Ljubic
Jim Long
Thomas Lovely
Oskar Lukasiak
Martin Lukeman
Mickey Mansell
Ryan Meikle
Cameron Menzies
Wessel Nijman
Danny Noppert
William O’Connor
Dennie Olde Kalter
Rob Owen
Adam Paxton
Ricardo Pietreczko
Darryl Pilgrim
Wesley Plaisier
Gerwyn Price
Haupai Puha
Nathan Rafferty
Krzysztof Ratajski
Madars Razma
Benjamin Reus
Joshua Richardson
Greg Ritchie
Josh Rock
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Callan Rydz
Martin Schindler
Connor Scutt
Ryan Searle
Karel Sedlacek
Dylan Slevin
Michael Smith
Ross Smith
Carl Sneyd
Alan Soutar
Niko Springer
Radek Szaganski
Dom Taylor
Viktor Tingstrom
Thibault Tricole
Michele Turetta
Jack Tweddell
Raymond van Barneveld
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Jamai van den Herik
Jitse Van der Wal
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Michael van Gerwen
Berry van Peer
Gian van Veen
Marvin van Velzen
Mario Vandenbogaerde
Richard Veenstra
James Wade
Adam Warner
Jermaine Wattimena
Leon Weber
Lukas Wenig
Ian White
Jim Williams
Scott Williams
Luke Woodhouse
Peter Wright
Niels Zonneveld
Tour Card Holders Absent: Nathan Aspinall, Matt Campbell, Cor Dekker, Luke Humphries, Luke Littler, Mensur Suljovic, Jules van Dongen, Tim Wolters, Michael van Gerwen (PC20 only).
Non-Tour Card Holders Competing: Darius Labanauskas, Stefan Bellmont, Ted Evetts, Mervyn King, Jack Tweddell, Carl Sneyd, Graham Hall, Jamai van den Herik, Kevin Burness (PC20 only).
