The PDC has announced all participants for Players Championship 9 and 10. These two Pro Tour tournaments will be played May 6 and 7 at the German venue in Hildesheim.
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Each Players Championship tournament involves 128 players. Initially, the 128 PDC Tour Card holders will have the opportunity to register. If spots are still available, the highest ranked players on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit will be invited.
Top players such as Gary Anderson, Michael van Gerwen, Jonny Clayton, Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, James Wade and Peter Wright are on the list of participants. On the other hand, world top players such as Nathan Aspinall, Rob Cross, Luke Humphries, Luke Littler and Ryan Searle have not signed up.
This has also meant that there is a debut for Noa-Lynn van Leuven who makes up the numbers and makes history as the first transgender player on the ProTour. She has endured great success on the Challenge Tour and Women’s Series and now gets a ProTour chance.
Tour Card Holders Absent: Nathan Aspinall, Rob Cross, Luke Humphries, Boris Krcmar, Jacques Labre, Adrian Lewis, Luke Littler, Robert Owen, Ryan Searle, Adam Smith-Neale.
Non-Tour Card Holders Competing: Danny Jansen, Andy Boulton, Stefan Bellmont, Oskar Lukasiak, Lee Cocks, Darryl Pilgrim, Noa-Lynn van Leuven, Richie Burnett, Rene Eidams, Kai Gotthardt.
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Player entries have been confirmed for next week's Players Championship double-header in Hildesheim, as the 2024 PDC ProTour season continues in Germany! 🇩🇪