Draw released for Players Championship 23

The draw has been released for Players Championship 23 which begins today at 12.00 hours. This will be the first of two events in a midweek double header at the Barnsley Metrodome.

Among those in action include some of the big hitters in World Darts with the return of Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson and Peter Wright are also involved.

Of the top ties of the first round, they include Simon Whitlock against Raymond van Barneveld as well as Jamie Hughes vs Martin Schindler and Max Hopp vs Devon Petersen in the first of two stacked days of darting action.

Click here for more information about the Pro Tour, including the prize fund breakdown. Play starts at 12:00, with live-scores available through DartConnect.

Draw Players Championship:

Michael van Gerwen - | - Boris Koltsov
Steve Lennon - | - Dirk van Duijvenbode
Darren Webster - | - Joe Murnan
Ryan Joyce - | - Justin Pipe
Ricky Evans - | - Luke Humphries
Marko Kantele - | - Bradley Brooks
Nathan Aspinall - | - Mark Webster
Andrew Gilding - | - Maik Kuivenhoven
Peter Wright - | - Stephen Burton
Toni Alcinas - | - Gary Anderson
Keegan Brown - | - Adam Hunt
Madars Razma - | - Wayne Jones
Joe Cullen - | - Ross Smith
Kim Huybrechts - | - Jose Justicia
Danny Noppert - | - Peter Hudson
Jan Dekker - | - Mickey Mansell
James Wade - | - Jonathan Worsley
William O'Connor - | - Arron Monk
John Henderson - | - Terry Temple
Mark Dudbridge - | - Matthew Edgar
Jonny Clayton - | - Luke Woodhouse
Ted Evetts - | - Ryan Meikle
Steve Beaton - | - Mark Wilson
Nathan Rafferty - | - Jose De Sousa
Dave Chisnall - | - Josh Payne
Ryan Searle - | - Reece Robinson
Mervyn King - | - Mike van Duivenbode
Gavin Carlin - | - Mark McGeeney
Jermaine Wattimena - | - Nathan Derry
Niels Zonneveld - | - Richard North
Stephen Bunting - | - Zoran Lerchbacher
Yordi Meeuwisse - | - James Wilson
Ian White - | - Adrian Gray
Kevin Burness - | - Kirk Shepherd
Gabriel Clemens - | - Carl Wilkinson
Kyle Anderson - | - Callan Rydz
Michael Smith - | - Cristo Reyes
Andy Jenkins - | - Ron Meulenkamp
Jamie Hughes - | - Martin Schindler
Alan Norris - | - Harry Ward
Krzysztof Ratajski - | - Brendan Dolan
Cody Harris - | - Robert Thornton
Vincent van der Voort - | - Christian Bunse
Matt Clark - | - David Pallett
Adrian Lewis - | - George Killington
Andy Boulton - | - Jelle Klaasen
Simon Whitlock - | - Raymond van Barneveld
Benito van de Pas - | - James Richardson
Daryl Gurney - | - Steve West
Mario Robbe - | - Simon Stevenson
Max Hopp - | - Devon Petersen
Gary Eastwood - | - Scott Baker
Glen Durrant - | - Christian Kist
Robert Owen - | - Conan Whitehead
Chris Dobey - | - Ryan Harrington
Berry van Peer - | - Tony Newell
Gerwyn Price - | - Barrie Bates
Rowby-John Rodriguez - | - Davy Van Baelen
Dimitri Van den Bergh - | - Vincent Van der Meer
Jamie Lewis - | - Tytus Kanik
Rob Cross - | - Alan Tabern
Michael Barnard - | - Geert Nentjes
Jeffrey De Zwaan - | - Eddie Dootson
Ronny Huybrechts - | - Ritchie Edhouse