DRAW PDC Players Championship 18 | Luke Humphries absent after PC17 win as Wessel Nijman, Beau Greaves and Jonny Clayton lead field

Players Championship 18 takes place today, and this is the place to find the full first round draw as the latest PDC ProTour event gets underway.

Luke Humphries won Players Championship 17 in Leicester, beating Jermaine Wattimena 8-4 in the final, but he is not in the draw for PC18. Michael van Gerwen is also absent, meaning attention turns to the likes of Wessel Nijman, Beau Greaves, Jonny Clayton, Andrew Gilding and several other ProTour regulars.

Wessel Nijman remains the clear leader on the Players Championship Order of Merit and opens against Mario Vandenbogaerde, as he looks to add another strong run to his dominant 2026 floor campaign.

Beau Greaves, who continues to be one of the major stories of the ProTour season, has been drawn against Bradley Brooks. Dimitri Van den Bergh, fresh from his first Players Championship board win of the season at PC17, faces Wesley Plaisier. Jonny Clayton starts against Cam Crabtree after finishing runner-up to Andrew Gilding at PC16, while Gilding begins this latest event against Leon Weber.

There are also plenty of major names scattered through the first round. Michael Smith takes on Alexander Merkx, Rob Cross faces Stephen Rosney, James Wade meets Scott Williams, Stephen Bunting plays Tom Bissell, and Danny Noppert opens against Filip Bereza.

One of the most interesting first round matches sees Joe Cullen face Mike De Decker, while Dirk van Duijvenbode takes on Connor Scutt and Jermaine Wattimena meets Gabriel Clemens after reaching the PC17 final.

Josh Rock begins against Ian White, Damon Heta faces Marvin Kraft, Peter Wright meets Adam Gawlas, and Kim Huybrechts starts against Samuel Price after hitting a nine-darter at PC16.

Elsewhere, Niko Springer faces Shane McGuirk, Martin Schindler meets Cor Dekker, Dave Chisnall takes on Jurjen van der Velde, and Luke Woodhouse opens against Greg Ritchie.

See below for the full Players Championship 18 first round draw.