DRAW Players Championship 29: Luke Littler absent as Van Gerwen and Greaves headline with race for Minehead qualification heating up
PDCTuesday, 22 September 2026 at 12:00
The draw for Players Championship 29 has immediately thrown up several intriguing ties. Play starts Tuesday at 12:00 in the Maaspoort in Den Bosch, with Michael van Gerwen, and Beau Greaves among those in action.
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Van Gerwen opens against Benjamin Pratnemer. Gian van Veen faces Tommy Morris. Wessel Nijman, who after 28 Players Championship events leads the ProTour series standings, meets Nathan Potter. Beau Greave starts against Tommy Lishman.
Elsewhere, the likes of Josh Rock and Nathan Aspinall continue their campaigns, as do other notable names such as Andrew Giding, Dave Chisnall, Dimitri van den Bergh, Mike de Decker and more.
With the Players Championship season nearing its conclusion, there is plenty at stake towards the top and bottom of the Order of Merit ahead of Minehead. Players Championship 29 is the first of two back-to-back floor events at the Maaspoort. Tuesday’s matches begin at 12:00.
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Draw Players Championship 29
| Wessel Nijman | v | Nathan Potter |
| Martin Lukeman | v | Viktor Tingstrom |
| Justin Hood | v | Ted Evetts |
| Stef Kosters | v | Keane Barry |
| Michael van Gerwen | v | Benjamin Pratnemer |
| Steve Lennon | v | Chris Landman |
| Cameron Menzies | v | Nick Kenny |
| Arno Merk | v | Jim Long |
| Danny Noppert | v | Jimmy van Schie |
| Sietse Lap | v | Lukas Wenig |
| Beau Greaves | v | Tommy Lishman |
| Levy Frauenfelder | v | Rhys Griffin |
| Andrew Gilding | v | Maximilian Czerwinski |
| Alexander Merkx | v | Peter Wright |
| Jeffrey De Graaf | v | Mervyn King |
| Connor Scutt | v | Tyler Thorpe |
| Kevin Doets | v | Jeffrey Sparidaans |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh | v | Kai Gotthardt |
| Gabriel Clemens | v | Samuel Price |
| Marvin Kraft | v | Henry Coates |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | v | Filip Bereza |
| James Hurrell | v | Adam Gawlas |
| Cristo Reyes | v | Ian White |
| Adam Warner | v | Gilbert van der Meijden |
| Jermaine Wattimena | v | James Beeton |
| Thibault Tricole | v | Jeffrey De Zwaan |
| Mickey Mansell | v | Ricardo Pietreczko |
| Lewis Pride | v | Marvin van Velzen |
| Damon Heta | v | Callan Rydz |
| Mensur Suljovic | v | Tom Sykes |
| Kim Huybrechts | v | Adam Paxton |
| Leon Weber | v | Stefan Bellmont |
| Luke Woodhouse | v | Ritchie Edhouse |
| Oskar Lukasiak | v | Charlie Manby |
| Max Hopp | v | Matthias Ehlers |
| David Sharp | v | Tom Bissell |
| Niels Zonneveld | v | Christian Kist |
| Scott Williams | v | Dominik Gruellich |
| Dave Chisnall | v | Jurjen van der Velde |
| Mario Vandenbogaerde | v | Madars Razma |
| Krzysztof Ratajski | v | Martijn Dragt |
| Stephen Rosney | v | Raymond van Barneveld |
| Richard Veenstra | v | Owen Bates |
| Niall Culleton | v | Cor Dekker |
| William O'Connor | v | Tytus Kanik |
| Florian Preis | v | Greg Ritchie |
| Karel Sedlacek | v | Carl Sneyd |
| Pero Ljubic | v | Archie Self |
| Chris Dobey | v | Cam Crabtree |
| Tavis Dudeney | v | Wesley Plaisier |
| Maik Kuivenhoven | v | Andy Boulton |
| Rob Owen | v | Adam Lipscombe |
| Josh Rock | v | Alan Soutar |
| Brendan Dolan | v | Dennie Olde Kalter |
| Sebastian Bialecki | v | Michael Smith |
| Darryl Pilgrim | v | Ricky Evans |
| Nathan Aspinall | v | Mike De Decker |
| Stefaan Henderyck | v | Bradley Brooks |
| Daryl Gurney | v | Ryan Meikle |
| Adam Leek | v | Joe Hunt |
| Gian van Veen | v | Tommy Morris |
| Stephen Burton | v | Daniel Klose |
| Martin Schindler | v | Thomas Lovely |
| Shane McGuirk | v | Darius Labanauskas |
Kieran WoodDarts Journalist
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He contributes to DartsNews.com, where he covers professional darts through news, match reports, analysis, and live coverage across the PDC calendar and major tournaments.
A key part of his work is on-site reporting from leading events. Kieran has covered the PDC World Darts Championship in person, reporting daily from the venue and providing first-hand insight from the tournament. During his coverage, he has conducted interviews with leading players including Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, and Gerwyn Price.
He is also one of the leading voices of the English-language Dartsnews Podcast, contributing regular analysis and discussion on developments across the professional darts circuit.
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- Oh dear,he lost. Well any competitive sport runs the risk of defeat. He is, currently,his own worst enemy. Wind the crowd up,and you get it back bigger. Put your dummy in kidrick6721-09-2026
- Does an exhibition count in the clean sweep though?BandB21-09-2026
- Played great in the final. Makes a mockery of the event when he qualified by losing all of his tour matchesBandB21-09-2026
- He isn't,and won't be the last player to get whistled or booed at. The problem I noticed,is that he winds them up,and give him back,and he doesn't like it. If you can't take it,don't give itrick6720-09-2026
- I hope Phil doesn't return. Watching him the seniors was embarrassing,and he should bow out,and let everyone remember what a legend he is.rick6716-09-2026
- What a nice comment by Wade. Top bloke.BandB15-09-2026
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