Four
Players Championship tournaments are scheduled from Wednesday, Oct. 18, through Saturday, Oct. 21. With a total of six more floor tournaments ahead toward the World Darts Championship, the conclusion of the
Pro Tour season is approaching.
Most PDC Tour Card holders are therefore also in attendance. Only Corey Cadby, Adrian Lewis, Christian Perez and Lewy Williams have not signed up, while Pascal Rupprecht is only skipping
Players Championship 28. The replacements are Owen Bates, Cameron Crabtree, Christian Kist and Berry van Peer. John Henderson will take Rupprecht's spot at the final tournament of this four-part series.
Many of the sport's biggest names will be present. The likes of
Michael van Gerwen,
Gerwyn Price, Peter Wright,
Michael Smith,
Nathan Aspinall,
Dave Chisnall,
Luke Humphries,
Gary Anderson,
James Wade,
Raymond van Barneveld,
Stephen Bunting,
Jonny Clayton,
Rob Cross,
Andrew Gilding,
Chris Dobey,
Joe Cullen, recent German Darts Championship winner
Ricardo Pietreczko and many more.
A total of 100,000 pounds in prize money is distributed at each
Players Championship tournament. The winner of the event will receive a check for 12,000 pounds.