Draw Players Championship 20: Key day for Michael Smith's hopes of making the World Matchplay
PDCTuesday, 08 July 2025 at 12:45
Time is running out for players to secure their spot at the 2025 World Matchplay, and this afternoon's Players Championship 20 could be a key day for some big names.
The cutoff for the World Matchplay is after Tuesday and Wednesday's Players Championship tournaments. Raymond van Barneveld currently occupies the penultimate qualifying spot, whilst Ryan Joyce is in the final spot. Therefore, both must pull out all the stops to stay in the virtual field of participants.
Among those looking to close the gap will be the likes of Michael Smith, Krzysztof Ratajski, Ritchie Edhouse and Martin Lukeman among others, all knowing a big day today could see them heading to Blackpool.
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Follow Players Championship 20 via our live scores!
A total of 125,000 pounds in prize money is distributed at each Players Championship tournament. The winner of the event receives the top prize of 15,000 pounds.
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Draw Players Championship 20
| Player 1 | VS | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
| T128 | ||
| Martin Lukeman | VS | Dom Taylor |
| Darryl Pilgrim | VS | Steve Lennon |
| Martin Schindler | VS | Adam Lipscombe |
| Andy Boulton | VS | Oskar Lukasiak |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | VS | Max Hopp |
| Carl Sneyd | VS | Jeffrey De Graaf |
| Gerwyn Price | VS | Dominik Gruellich |
| Nick Kenny | VS | Chris Landman |
| Raymond van Barneveld | VS | William Borland |
| Gabriel Clemens | VS | Karel Sedlacek |
| Jonny Clayton | VS | Robert Grundy |
| George Killington | VS | Adam Paxton |
| Luke Woodhouse | VS | William O'Connor |
| Sam Spivey | VS | Jamai van den Herik |
| Gian van Veen | VS | Pero Ljubic |
| Niko Springer | VS | Stephen Burton |
| Ritchie Edhouse | VS | James Hurrell |
| Bradley Brooks | VS | Callan Rydz |
| Damon Heta | VS | Patrick Geeraets |
| Henry Coates | VS | Ted Evetts |
| Andrew Gilding | VS | Jelle Klaasen |
| Ryan Meikle | VS | Viktor Tingstrom |
| Mike De Decker | VS | Dylan Slevin |
| Jim Long | VS | Madars Razma |
| Krzysztof Ratajski | VS | Mario Vandenbogaerde |
| Berry van Peer | VS | Matthew Dennant |
| Chris Dobey | VS | Rob Owen |
| Martijn Dragt | VS | Ian White |
| Daryl Gurney | VS | Tom Bissell |
| Brett Claydon | VS | Kevin Doets |
| Ryan Searle | VS | Stefan Bellmont |
| Connor Scutt | VS | Mickey Mansell |
| Niels Zonneveld | VS | Haupai Puha |
| Darius Labanauskas | VS | Ricky Evans |
| Stephen Bunting | VS | Richard Veenstra |
| Wesley Plaisier | VS | Cam Crabtree |
| Danny Noppert | VS | Jim Williams |
| Stefaan Henderyck | VS | Rhys Griffin |
| James Wade | VS | Adam Warner |
| Joshua Richardson | VS | Radek Szaganski |
| Ryan Joyce | VS | Graham Hall |
| Maik Kuivenhoven | VS | Danny Lauby |
| Ross Smith | VS | Kai Gotthardt |
| Darren Beveridge | VS | Kevin Burness |
| Joe Cullen | VS | Benjamin Reus |
| Owen Bates | VS | Dennie Olde Kalter |
| Cameron Menzies | VS | Jack Tweddell |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh | VS | Michele Turetta |
| Rob Cross | VS | Thibault Tricole |
| Thomas Lovely | VS | Christian Kist |
| Dave Chisnall | VS | Justin Hood |
| Brendan Dolan | VS | Lukas Wenig |
| Jermaine Wattimena | VS | Scott Williams |
| Tavis Dudeney | VS | Maximilian Czerwinski |
| Gary Anderson | VS | Rusty-Jake Rodriguez |
| Leon Weber | VS | Tytus Kanik |
| Michael Smith | VS | Kim Huybrechts |
| Andy Baetens | VS | Jose De Sousa |
| Josh Rock | VS | Sebastian Bialecki |
| Jitse Van der Wal | VS | Nathan Rafferty |
| Ricardo Pietreczko | VS | Marvin van Velzen |
| Alan Soutar | VS | Adam Hunt |
| Wessel Nijman | VS | Greg Ritchie |
| Mervyn King | VS | Keane Barry |
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