2026 PDC Players Championship series

The 2026 PDC Players Championship series is an ongoing series of 34 non-televised darts tournaments on the 2026 PDC Pro Tour.[1][2] The Players Championship Order of Merit, a ranking list that only includes the prize money won by each player in the Players Championship events, will determine the field of 64 participants for the 2026 Players Championship Finals in November.

As of Players Championship 6, six nine-dart finishes have been hit during the series.

Prize money

The total prize money for Players Championship events in 2026 increased to £150,000 per event from a previous total of £125,000 in 2025.[3] The winner of each event receives £15,000. The prize fund breakdown is:

Stage (no. of players) Prize money
(Total: £150,000)
Winner (1) £15,000
Runner-up (1) £10,000
Semi-finalists (2) £6,500
Quarter-finalists (4) £4,000
Last 16 (fourth round) (8) £3,000
Last 32 (third round) (16) £2,000
Last 64 (second round) (32) £1,250

February

Players Championship 1

Players Championship 1 was contested on Monday 9 February 2026 at the Halle 39 in Hildesheim. Mickey Mansell hit a nine-dart finish in his victory against Carl Sneyd. The tournament was won by James Wade, who defeated Nathan Aspinall 8–6 in the final.[4][5]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs) 		Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs) 		Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
32  Michael van Gerwen 95.30 6
 Jack Tweddell 90.74 3
 32  Michael van Gerwen 96.90 6
13  James Wade 93.32 7
13  James Wade 87.76 6
21  Joe Cullen 95.31 5
13  James Wade 93.69 8
2  Nathan Aspinall 95.26 6
2  Nathan Aspinall 96.86 6
 Gabriel Clemens 88.22 1
2  Nathan Aspinall 96.15 7
 Adam Gawlas 93.13 4
3  Wessel Nijman 94.73 4
 Adam Gawlas 95.98 6

Players Championship 2

Players Championship 2 was contested on Tuesday 10 February 2026 at the Halle 39 in Hildesheim. James Hurrell and Gabriel Clemens hit nine-dart finishes in their respective victories over Maik Kuivenhoven and Madars Razma. The tournament was won by Wessel Nijman, who defeated Gerwyn Price 8–7 in the final.[6][7]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs) 		Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs) 		Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
1  Gerwyn Price 117.12 6
25  Michael van Gerwen 99.63 0
1  Gerwyn Price 104.52 7
21  Krzysztof Ratajski 97.55 4
13  Danny Noppert 96.80 2
21  Krzysztof Ratajski 101.45 6
1  Gerwyn Price 107.41 7
3  Wessel Nijman 102.78 8
15  Ryan Searle 90.88 6
23  Dave Chisnall 86.50 1
15  Ryan Searle 99.73 2
3  Wessel Nijman 100.11 7
3  Wessel Nijman 106.03 6
 Carl Sneyd 84.80 2

Players Championship 3

Players Championship 3 was contested on Monday 16 February 2026 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The tournament was won by Chris Dobey, who defeated Stephen Bunting 8–1 in the final.[8][9]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs) 		Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs) 		Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
   Tom Bissell 93.45 6
 Jim Long 89.05 4
   Tom Bissell 88.09 2
13  Chris Dobey 100.42 7
13  Chris Dobey 94.32 6
 Darryl Pilgrim 88.67 5
13  Chris Dobey 95.37 8
2  Stephen Bunting 84.92 1
2  Stephen Bunting 96.59 6
7  Jonny Clayton 92.20 3
2  Stephen Bunting 101.85 7
11  James Wade 95.39 6
30  Kevin Doets 90.85 4
11  James Wade 92.79 6

Players Championship 4

Players Championship 4 was contested on Tuesday 17 February 2026 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan. The tournament was won by Luke Humphries, who defeated Wessel Nijman 8–6 in the final.[10][11]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs) 		Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs) 		Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
17  Luke Humphries 108.53 6
25  Niels Zonneveld 92.71 2
 17  Luke Humphries 101.32 7
4  Gerwyn Price 100.52 4
4  Gerwyn Price 100.61 6
 Sebastian Białecki 92.21 4
17  Luke Humphries 101.32 8
2  Wessel Nijman 92.87 6
2  Wessel Nijman 91.13 6
26  Daryl Gurney 87.45 5
2  Wessel Nijman 88.35 7
 Callan Rydz 91.02 3
 Callan Rydz 88.22 6
22  Mike De Decker 80.32 2

Players Championship 5

Players Championship 5 was contested on Tuesday 24 February 2026 at the Leicester Arena. Chris Dobey hit a nine-dart finish in his victory against Ricky Evans. The tournament was won by Ross Smith, who defeated Dobey 8–2 in the final.[12][13]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs) 		Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs) 		Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
8  Chris Dobey 92.97 6
 Christian Kist 85.90 0
 8  Chris Dobey 99.09 7
20  Joe Cullen 95.60 4
20  Joe Cullen 89.77 6
21  Niels Zonneveld 83.83 2
8  Chris Dobey 97.86 2
2  Ross Smith 104.24 8
2  Ross Smith 97.42 6
23  Dave Chisnall 91.09 3
2  Ross Smith 96.54 7
30  Karel Sedláček 94.05 4
30  Karel Sedláček 95.21 6
 Alan Soutar 95.41 4

Players Championship 6

Players Championship 6 was contested on Wednesday 25 February 2026 at the Leicester Arena. Beau Greaves and Max Hopp both hit a nine-dart finish in their respective victory and defeat against Mensur Suljović and Thibault Tricole. The tournament was won by Gerwyn Price, who beat Andrew Gilding 8–1 in the final.[14]

Quarter-finals
(best of 11 legs) 		Semi-finals
(best of 13 legs) 		Final
(best of 15 legs)
         
1  Gerwyn Price 108.59 6
24  Kevin Doets 101.76 4
 1  Gerwyn Price 104.47 7
4  Jonny Clayton 101.29 4
4  Jonny Clayton 102.27 6
 Christian Kist 96.58 3
1  Gerwyn Price 95.59 8
23  Andrew Gilding 94.67 1
2  Ross Smith 99.29 5
23  Andrew Gilding 92.31 6
23  Andrew Gilding 93.48 7
 Thibault Tricole 87.18 6
   Thibault Tricole 91.99 6
 David Sharp 90.31 3

March

Players Championship 7

Players Championship 7 will be contested on Monday 30 March 2026 at the Leicester Arena.

Players Championship 8

Players Championship 8 will be contested on Tuesday 31 March 2026 at the Leicester Arena.

April

Players Championship 9

Players Championship 9 will be contested on Monday 13 April 2026 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan.

Players Championship 10

Players Championship 10 will be contested on Tuesday 14 April 2026 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan.

Players Championship 11

Players Championship 11 will be contested on Monday 27 April 2026 at Arena MK in Milton Keynes.

Players Championship 12

Players Championship 12 will be contested on Tuesday 28 April 2026 at Arena MK in Milton Keynes.

Players Championship Order of Merit

The top 64 on the Players Championship Order of Merit will qualify for the 2026 Players Championship Finals:[15]

Prize money in the table is in units of £1,000.

Standings after PC6

Rank Player Prize money Rank Player Prize money
1  Gerwyn Price (WAL) 32.75 33  Ritchie Edhouse (ENG) 9.25
2  Wessel Nijman (NED) 31 34  Luke Woodhouse (ENG) 8.75
3  Chris Dobey (ENG) 29.5 35  Darryl Pilgrim (ENG) 8.5
4  James Wade (ENG) 23.5 36  Gary Anderson (SCO) 8.25
5  Ross Smith (ENG) 23.25 37  Christian Kist (NED) 8
6  Luke Humphries (ENG) 17 38  Jermaine Wattimena (NED) 8
7  Andrew Gilding (ENG) 16.75 39  David Sharp (SCO) 7.75
8  Callan Rydz (ENG) 15.5 40  Cor Dekker (NOR) 7.75
9  Kevin Doets (NED) 14.25 41  Jim Long (CAN) 7.75
10  Danny Noppert (NED) 14.25 42  Scott Waites (ENG) 7.5
11  Joe Cullen (ENG) 13.5 43  Kim Huybrechts (BEL) 7.25
12  Alan Soutar (SCO) 13.25 44  Niko Springer (GER) 7.25
13  Nathan Aspinall (ENG) 13.25 45  Mike De Decker (BEL) 7.25
14  Dave Chisnall (ENG) 13 46  Jeffrey de Graaf (SWE) 7
15  Stephen Bunting (ENG) 13 47  Ricardo Pietreczko (GER) 7
16  Karel Sedláček (CZE) 12.75 48  Tom Sykes (ENG) 7
17  Thibault Tricole (FRA) 12.25 49  Mensur Suljović (AUT) 6.75
18  Daryl Gurney (NIR) 12.25 49  Wesley Plaisier (NED) 6.75
19  Tom Bissell (ENG) 11.5 51  Shane McGuirk (IRL) 6.75
20  Max Hopp (GER) 10.75 52  Cam Crabtree (ENG) 6.5
21  Ryan Searle (ENG) 10.75 53  Jack Tweddell (ENG) 6.5
22  Jonny Clayton (WAL) 10.5 54  Jurjen van der Velde (NED) 6.25
23  Adam Gawlas (CZE) 10.5 55  Martijn Dragt (NED) 6.25
24  Michael van Gerwen (NED) 10.5 56  Joe Hunt (ENG) 6
25  Niels Zonneveld (NED) 10 57  Charlie Manby (ENG) 5.75
26  Lukas Wenig (GER) 9.75 58  Owen Bates (ENG) 5.75
27  Sebastian Białecki (POL) 9.5 59  Madars Razma (LVA) 5.75
28  Gabriel Clemens (GER) 9.5 60  Adam Lipscombe (ENG) 5.5
29  Krzysztof Ratajski (POL) 9.5 61  Jimmy van Schie (NED) 5.5
30  Beau Greaves (ENG) 9.25 62  Tommy Morris (ENG) 5.5
31  Dirk van Duijvenbode (NED) 9.25 63  Richard Veenstra (NED) 5.25
32  Rob Cross (ENG) 9.25 64  Ryan Joyce (ENG) 5.25

Top averages

The table lists all players who achieved a three-dart average of at least 110 in a match.[16] In the case one player has multiple records, this is indicated by the number in brackets.

Number Player Round Average Event Result Ref
1  Gerwyn Price (WAL) Quarter-final 117.12 2 Won
2  Kevin Doets (NED) 2 113.05 3 Won
3  Chris Dobey (ENG) 2 111.33 6 Won
4  Gerwyn Price (WAL) (2) 4 111.14 2 Won

Nine-darters

The table below lists all nine-dart finishes hit during the 2026 Players Championship season. In the case one player has multiple nine-darters, this is indicated by the number in brackets.

Number Event Round Player Result Opponent Ref
1. 1 1  Mickey Mansell (NIR) 6 – 1  Carl Sneyd (ENG) [17]
2. 2  James Hurrell (ENG) 6 – 5  Maik Kuivenhoven (NED)
3. 2  Gabriel Clemens (GER) 6 – 3  Madars Razma (LAT)
4. 5  Chris Dobey (ENG) 6 – 3  Ricky Evans (ENG)
5. 6  Beau Greaves (ENG) 6 – 5  Mensur Suljović (AUT)
6. 3  Max Hopp (GER) 4 – 6  Thibault Tricole (FRA)

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