Michael van Gerwen will definitely make his return to the PDC circuit next week. 'Mighty Mike' has registered for
Players Championship 18 and 19 and will travel to Milton Keynes to make his comeback.
Van Gerwen went under the knife in July, a day after he lost out in the 2024 World Matchplay final against Luke Humphries to undergo dental surgery for the second consecutive year. As a result, he missed a trio of Players Championship tournaments and the two World Series tournaments in Australia and New Zealand.
Van Gerwen is one of many big names to have registered for the latest block of
Pro Tour action. Also involved will be the likes of
Stephen Bunting,
Dave Chisnall, Jonny Clayton, Joe Cullen, Chris Dobey, Damon Heta, Danny Noppert,
Gerwyn Price, Josh Rock, Ryan Searle, Ross Smith,
Raymond van Barneveld,
Dimitri van den Bergh,
James Wade and
Peter Wright among others.
A total of 125,000 pounds in prize money is distributed at each Players Championship tournament. The winner of the event will receive a check for 15,000 pounds.
Participants Players Championship 18
Andy Baetens
Keane Barry
Owen Bates
Steve Beaton
Darren Beveridge
William Borland
Keegan Brown
Stephen Bunting
Stephen Burton
Matt Campbell
Dave Chisnall
Brett Claydon
Jonny Clayton
Gabriel Clemens
Joe Cullen
Mike De Decker
Jeffrey de Graaf
Jose de Sousa
Jeffrey De Zwaan
Matthew Dennant
Chris Dobey
Kevin Doets
Brendan Dolan
Martijn Dragt
Ritchie Edhouse
Lee Evans
Ricky Evans
Adam Gawlas
Patrick Geeraets
Andrew Gilding
Callum Goffin
Rhys Griffin
Robert Grundy
Daryl Gurney
Graham Hall
Florian Hempel
Damon Heta
Jamie Hughes
Adam Hunt
James Hurrell
Kim Huybrechts
Ryan Joyce
Nick Kenny
George Killington
Mervyn King
Jelle Klaasen
Daniel Klose
Robbie Knops
Boris Krcmar
Paul Krohne
Maik Kuivenhoven
Chris Landman
Danny Lauby
Steve Lennon
Martin Lukeman
Mickey Mansell
Ryan Meikle
Cameron Menzies
Arron Monk
Geert Nentjes
Wessel Nijman
Danny Noppert
William O'Connor
Robert Owen
Josh Payne
Christian Perez
Ricardo Pietreczko
Gerwyn Price
Nathan Rafferty
Krzysztof Ratajski
Madars Razma
Benjamin Reus
Joshua Richardson
Josh Rock
Rowby-John Rodriguez
Owen Roelofs
Pascal Rupprecht
Martin Schindler
Ryan Searle
Karel Sedlacek
Dylan Slevin
Ross Smith
Alan Soutar
Jeffrey Sparidaans
Mensur Suljovic
Radek Szaganski
Dom Taylor
Thibault Tricole
Michele Turetta
Graham Usher
Raymond van Barneveld
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Jurjen van der Velde
Vincent van der Voort
Jitse Van der Wal
Jules van Dongen
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Michael van Gerwen
Berry van Peer
Danny van Trijp
Gian van Veen
Mario Vandenbogaerde
Richard Veenstra
James Wade
Adam Warner
Jermaine Wattimena
Lukas Wenig
Ian White
Simon Whitlock
Jim Williams
Scott Williams
Tim Wolters
Luke Woodhouse
Peter Wright
Niels Zonneveld
Jamie Atkins
Stefan Bellmont
Andy Boulton
Richie Burnett
Lee Cocks
Cam Crabtree
Kai Gotthardt
John Henderson
Justin Hood
Danny Jansen
Christian Kist
Wesley Plaisier
Connor Scutt
Participants Players Championship 19
Andy Baetens
Keane Barry
Owen Bates
Steve Beaton
Darren Beveridge
William Borland
Keegan Brown
Stephen Bunting
Stephen Burton
Matt Campbell
Dave Chisnall
Brett Claydon
Jonny Clayton
Gabriel Clemens
Joe Cullen
Mike De Decker
Jeffrey de Graaf
Jose de Sousa
Jeffrey De Zwaan
Matthew Dennant
Chris Dobey
Kevin Doets
Brendan Dolan
Martijn Dragt
Ritchie Edhouse
Lee Evans
Ricky Evans
Adam Gawlas
Patrick Geeraets
Andrew Gilding
Callum Goffin
Rhys Griffin
Robert Grundy
Daryl Gurney
Graham Hall
Florian Hempel
Damon Heta
Jamie Hughes
Adam Hunt
James Hurrell
Kim Huybrechts
Ryan Joyce
Nick Kenny
George Killington
Mervyn King
Jelle Klaasen
Daniel Klose
Robbie Knops
Boris Krcmar
Paul Krohne
Maik Kuivenhoven
Chris Landman
Danny Lauby
Steve Lennon
Martin Lukeman
Mickey Mansell
Ryan Meikle
Cameron Menzies
Arron Monk
Geert Nentjes
Wessel Nijman
Danny Noppert
William O'Connor
Robert Owen
Josh Payne
Christian Perez
Ricardo Pietreczko
Gerwyn Price
Nathan Rafferty
Krzysztof Ratajski
Madars Razma
Benjamin Reus
Joshua Richardson
Josh Rock
Rowby-John Rodriguez
Owen Roelofs
Pascal Rupprecht
Callan Rydz
Martin Schindler
Ryan Searle
Karel Sedlacek
Dylan Slevin
Ross Smith
Alan Soutar
Jeffrey Sparidaans
Mensur Suljovic
Radek Szaganski
Dom Taylor
Thibault Tricole
Michele Turetta
Graham Usher
Raymond van Barneveld
Dimitri Van den Bergh
Jurjen van der Velde
Vincent van der Voort
Jitse Van der Wal
Jules van Dongen
Dirk van Duijvenbode
Michael van Gerwen
Berry van Peer
Danny van Trijp
Gian van Veen
Mario Vandenbogaerde
Richard Veenstra
James Wade
Adam Warner
Jermaine Wattimena
Lukas Wenig
Ian White
Simon Whitlock
Jim Williams
Scott Williams
Tim Wolters
Luke Woodhouse
Peter Wright
Niels Zonneveld
Jamie Atkins
Stefan Bellmont
Andy Boulton
Richie Burnett
Lee Cocks
Kai Gotthardt
John Henderson
Justin Hood
Danny Jansen
Christian Kist
Wesley Plaisier
Connor Scutt