Player entries have been updated ahead of this week’s Players Championship double-header, as the 2026 PDC ProTour season continues in Leicester. Players Championships 15-16 will take place at the Mattioli Arena on May 12-13, as some of the sport’s biggest names compete for the £15,000 top prize in each event. Both tournaments will see a […]
Player entries have been updated ahead of this week’s Players Championship double-header, as the 2026 PDC ProTour season continues in Leicester.
Players Championships 15-16 will take place at the Mattioli Arena on May 12-13, as some of the sport’s biggest names compete for the £15,000 top prize in each event.
Both tournaments will see a field of 128 players – comprised of PDC Tour Card Holders and PDPA Associate Members – competing across two days of action, including three-time World Champion Michael van Gerwen.
Wessel Nijman has remarkably claimed five Players Championship titles in 2026, and the Dutchman will be amongst the stars aiming to extend their title tallies in the East Midlands.
Play will commence at 1300 BST on each day, and coverage from four boards in each event will be streamed on PDCTV and across bookmakers’ websites worldwide, with German commentary provided on Streaming Board One.
Players Championships 15-16 Player Entries
Mattioli Arena, Leicester
May 12-13
Players Championship 15
Jack Aldridge
Daniel Ayres
Keane Barry
Owen Bates
Stefan Bellmont
Filip Bereza
Sebastian Bialecki
Tom Bissell
Andy Boulton
Bradley Brooks
Stephen Bunting
Stephen Burton
Dave Chisnall
Jonny Clayton
Gabriel Clemens
Derek Coulson
Cam Crabtree
Rob Cross
Joe Cullen
Niall Culleton
Jeffrey de Graaf
Jeffrey de Zwaan
Cor Dekker
Chris Dobey
Kevin Doets
Brendan Dolan
Martijn Dragt
Tavis Dudeney
Ritchie Edhouse
Ricky Evans
Ted Evetts
Levy Frauenfelder
Adam Gawlas
Andrew Gilding
Kai Gotthardt
Beau Greaves
Rhys Griffin
Dominik Gruellich
Daryl Gurney
Stefaan Henderyck
Damon Heta
Yorick Hofkens
Justin Hood
Max Hopp
Joe Hunt
Kim Huybrechts
Ryan Joyce
Tytus Kanik
Nick Kenny
Mervyn King
Christian Kist
Marvin Kraft
Maik Kuivenhoven
Darius Labanauskas
Chris Landman
Sietse Lap
Adam Leek
Steve Lennon
Adam Lipscombe
Tommy Lishman
Jim Long
Thomas Lovely
Martin Lukeman
Charlie Manby
Mickey Mansell
Shane McGuirk
Ryan Meikle
Cameron Menzies
Arno Merk
Alexander Merkx
Tommy Morris
Wessel Nijman
William O’Connor
Dennie Olde Kalter
Rob Owen
Adam Paxton
Ricardo Pietreczko
Darryl Pilgrim
Wesley Plaisier
Nathan Potter
Benjamin Pratnemer
Samuel Price
Krzysztof Ratajski
Madars Razma
Cristo Reyes
Greg Ritchie
Josh Rock
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Stephen Rosney
Pascal Rupprecht
Callan Rydz
Martin Schindler
Connor Scutt
Ryan Searle
Karel Sedlacek
David Sharp
Michael Smith
Ross Smith
Alan Soutar
Jeffrey Sparidaans
Niko Springer
Mensur Suljovic
Tom Sykes
Tyler Thorpe
Viktor Tingstrom
Thibault Tricole
Jack Tweddelll
Raymond van Barneveld
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Jurjen van der Velde
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Michael van Gerwen
Jimmy van Schie
Gian van Veen
Marvin van Velzen
Mario Vandenbogaerde
Richard Veenstra
James Wade
Scott Waites
Harry Ward
Adam Warner
Jermaine Wattimena
Leon Weber
Lukas Wenig
Ian White
Christopher Wickenden
Luke Woodhouse
Peter Wright
Niels Zonneveld
Players Championship 16
Jack Aldridge
Daniel Ayres
Keane Barry
Owen Bates
Stefan Bellmont
Filip Bereza
Sebastian Bialecki
Tom Bissell
Andy Boulton
Bradley Brooks
Stephen Bunting
Kevin Burness
Stephen Burton
Dave Chisnall
Jonny Clayton
Gabriel Clemens
Derek Coulson
Cam Crabtree
Rob Cross
Niall Culleton
Jeffrey de Graaf
Jeffrey de Zwaan
Cor Dekker
Kevin Doets
Brendan Dolan
Martijn Dragt
Tavis Dudeney
Ritchie Edhouse
Levy Frauenfelder
Adam Gawlas
Andrew Gilding
Kai Gotthardt
Beau Greaves
Rhys Griffin
Dominik Gruellich
Daryl Gurney
Stefaan Henderyck
Damon Heta
Yorick Hofkens
Justin Hood
Max Hopp
Joe Hunt
James Hurrell
Kim Huybrechts
Ryan Joyce
Tytus Kanik
Nick Kenny
Mervyn King
Christian Kist
Marvin Kraft
Maik Kuivenhoven
Darius Labanauskas
Chris Landman
Sietse Lap
Adam Leek
Steve Lennon
Adam Lipscombe
Tommy Lishman
Jim Long
Thomas Lovely
Martin Lukeman
Charlie Manby
Mickey Mansell
Shane McGuirk
Ryan Meikle
Cameron Menzies
Arno Merk
Alexander Merkx
Tommy Morris
Wessel Nijman
William O’Connor
Dennie Olde Kalter
Rob Owen
Adam Paxton
Ricardo Pietreczko
Darryl Pilgrim
Wesley Plaisier
Nathan Potter
Benjamin Pratnemer
Samuel Price
Lewis Pride
Krzysztof Ratajski
Madars Razma
Cristo Reyes
Greg Ritchie
Josh Rock
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Stephen Rosney
Pascal Rupprecht
Callan Rydz
Martin Schindler
Connor Scutt
Ryan Searle
Karel Sedlacek
David Sharp
Michael Smith
Ross Smith
Alan Soutar
Jeffrey Sparidaans
Niko Springer
Mensur Suljovic
Tom Sykes
Tyler Thorpe
Viktor Tingstrom
Thibault Tricole
Jack Tweddell
Raymond van Barneveld
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Jurjen van der Velde
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Michael van Gerwen
Jimmy van Schie
Gian van Veen
Marvin van Velzen
Richard Veenstra
James Wade
Scott Waites
Harry Ward
Adam Warner
Jermaine Wattimena
Leon Weber
Lukas Wenig
Ian White
Christopher Wickenden
Luke Woodhouse
Peter Wright
Niels Zonneveld
Tour Card Holders Absent: Gary Anderson, Mike De Decker, Matthias Ehlers, Luke Littler, Pero Ljubic, Luke Humphries, Gerwyn Price, Scott Williams, Carl Sneyd, Oskar Lukasiak, Viktor Tingstrom, Maximiliam Czerwinski, Danny Noppert, Nathan Aspinall, James Hurrell (PC15 only), Joe Cullen (PC16 only), Chris Dobey (PC16 only), Ricky Evans (PC16 only), Mario Vandenbogaerde (PC16 only).
Non-Tour Card Holders Competing: Joe Hunt, Derek Coulson, Tommy Lishman, Daniel Ayres, Tommy Morris, Christopher Wickenden, Nathan Potter, Jack Tweddell, Harry Ward, Martijn Dragt, Jack Aldridge, Levy Frauenfelder, Steve Lennon, Scott Waites, Ted Evetts, Lewis Pride (PC16 only), Kevin Burness (PC16 only).