Players Championship

2026 Players Championship 20

About the Players Championship

One-day, 128-player knockouts for Tour Card holders. There were 34 in 2026, none televised. The top 64 on Players Championship prize money qualify for the Players Championship Finals, a major, in November. The number in a name such as "Players Championship 31" is the event number within the season. Guide ›

Dates

Wed 3 Jun 2026

Venue

Milton Keynes

Field

128 players

Venue capacity

5,000

Reference (Wikidata). Darts seating is usually lower ↗

Talking points

Final

Ross Smith 8–5 William O'Connor

Best average

108.59 Ross Smith

Last 32 · v Ian White 6–1

127 matches Official page & tickets ↗ Last verified: 2 hours ago

Results

Winner

Ross Smith

Runner-up

£10,000

William O'Connor

Semi-final

£6,500

Henry Coates Richard Veenstra

Quarter-final

£4,000

Krzysztof Ratajski Dave Chisnall Joe Cullen Andy Boulton

Matches

Final1

William O'Connor 5–8 Ross Smith

Semi-final2

William O'Connor 7–2 Richard Veenstra

Ross Smith 7–6 Henry Coates

Quarter-final4

Krzysztof Ratajski 3–6 Richard Veenstra

Ross Smith 6–2 Andy Boulton

William O'Connor 6–4 Dave Chisnall

Joe Cullen 5–6 Henry Coates

Last 168

Rob Owen 5–6 Dave Chisnall

Richard Veenstra 6–5 Callan Rydz

Ross Smith 6–2 Cristo Reyes

Mickey Mansell 4–6 Andy Boulton

Chris Dobey 4–6 Joe Cullen

Danny Noppert 2–6 Henry Coates

Wessel Nijman 4–6 William O'Connor

Mervyn King 4–6 Krzysztof Ratajski

Last 3216

Tom Bissell 3–6 Wessel Nijman

William O'Connor 6–0 Martin Schindler

Joe Hunt 2–6 Rob Owen

Dave Chisnall 6–3 Tyler Thorpe

Mervyn King 6–4 Luke Woodhouse

Daryl Gurney 3–6 Krzysztof Ratajski

Richard Veenstra 6–5 Jermaine Wattimena

Rob Cross 3–6 Callan Rydz

Ian White 1–6 Ross Smith

Cristo Reyes 6–2 Kai Gotthardt

Sebastian Bialecki 4–6 Mickey Mansell

Andy Boulton 6–4 Nathan Aspinall

Joe Cullen 6–3 Oskar Lukasiak

Ricardo Pietreczko 1–6 Henry Coates

Lukas Wenig 5–6 Chris Dobey

Jeffrey De Graaf 4–6 Danny Noppert

Last 6432

Raymond van Barneveld 5–6 Ian White

Andrew Gilding 3–6 Henry Coates

Charlie Manby 1–6 Ricardo Pietreczko

Danny Noppert 6–3 Tom Sykes

Jeffrey De Graaf 6–2 Brendan Dolan

Oskar Lukasiak 6–3 Mario Vandenbogaerde

Joe Cullen 6–4 Wesley Plaisier

Chris Dobey 6–2 Daniel Ayres

Gary Anderson 3–6 Lukas Wenig

Mickey Mansell 6–4 Leon Weber

Sebastian Bialecki 6–3 Jimmy van Schie

Dirk van Duijvenbode 0–6 Kai Gotthardt

Owen Bates 2–6 Cristo Reyes

Ross Smith 6–0 Dominik Gruellich

Madars Razma 1–6 Tom Bissell

Rob Cross 6–3 Martijn Dragt

Wessel Nijman 6–2 Connor Scutt

Joe Hunt 6–3 Adam Lipscombe

Josh Rock 2–6 Rob Owen

Dave Chisnall 6–4 Harry Ward

Benjamin Pratnemer 2–6 Tyler Thorpe

Mensur Suljovic 1–6 Mervyn King

Luke Woodhouse 6–5 Jack Tweddell

Daryl Gurney 6–5 Nathan Potter

Krzysztof Ratajski 6–4 Stephen Burton

Richard Veenstra 6–4 Marvin van Velzen

Jermaine Wattimena 6–5 Jack Aldridge

Scott Williams 3–6 Callan Rydz

Karel Sedlacek 3–6 Andy Boulton

Nathan Aspinall 6–2 Beau Greaves

Martin Schindler 6–3 Mike De Decker

William O'Connor 6–1 Shane McGuirk

Last 12864

Chris Dobey 6–1 Nick Kenny

Ryan Joyce 0–6 Owen Bates

Cristo Reyes 6–3 Ritchie Edhouse

Dirk van Duijvenbode 6–3 Filip Bereza

Christian Kist 1–6 Kai Gotthardt

Sebastian Bialecki 6–1 Stephen Rosney

Jimmy van Schie 6–5 Yorick Hofkens

Kevin Doets 4–6 Mickey Mansell

Leon Weber 6–1 Thomas Lovely

Karel Sedlacek 6–2 Niall Culleton

Andy Boulton 6–1 Ricky Evans

Nathan Aspinall 6–5 Darryl Pilgrim

Alexander Merkx 2–6 Beau Greaves

Gary Anderson 6–4 Ryan Meikle

Lukas Wenig 6–4 Jim Long

Stefaan Henderyck 4–6 Tom Bissell

Carl Sneyd 5–6 Daniel Ayres

Joe Cullen 6–4 Maik Kuivenhoven

Dimitri Van den Bergh 4–6 Wesley Plaisier

Damon Heta 5–6 Oskar Lukasiak

Aden Kirk 2–6 Mario Vandenbogaerde

Jeffrey De Graaf 6–4 Tytus Kanik

James Hurrell 5–6 Brendan Dolan

Danny Noppert 6–2 Cam Crabtree

Derek Coulson 5–6 Tom Sykes

Cameron Menzies 5–6 Charlie Manby

Ricardo Pietreczko 6–2 Keane Barry

Andrew Gilding 6–3 Adam Warner

Darius Labanauskas 5–6 Henry Coates

Adam Lipscombe 6–4 Dennie Olde Kalter

Mervyn King 6–1 Rhys Griffin

Mensur Suljovic 6–2 Levy Frauenfelder

Tyler Thorpe 6–2 Tommy Morris

Jonny Clayton 4–6 Benjamin Pratnemer

Jurjen van der Velde 5–6 Harry Ward

Dave Chisnall 6–2 Greg Ritchie

Tommy Lishman 3–6 Rob Owen

Josh Rock 6–2 Christopher Wickenden

Luke Woodhouse 6–3 Max Hopp

Kim Huybrechts 5–6 Joe Hunt

Mike De Decker 6–1 David Sharp

Martin Schindler 6–3 Arno Merk

Marvin Kraft 4–6 Shane McGuirk

William O'Connor 6–3 Viktor Tingstrom

Connor Scutt 6–4 Adam Gawlas

Wessel Nijman 6–3 Jeffrey Sparidaans

Bradley Brooks 5–6 Madars Razma

Thibault Tricole 3–6 Jack Tweddell

Jack Aldridge 6–4 Samuel Price

Jermaine Wattimena 6–4 Stefan Bellmont

Tavis Dudeney 1–6 Marvin van Velzen

Richard Veenstra 6–1 Martin Lukeman

Adam Leek 3–6 Stephen Burton

Krzysztof Ratajski 6–2 Chris Landman

Justin Hood 3–6 Nathan Potter

Daryl Gurney 6–4 Gabriel Clemens

Martijn Dragt 6–3 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez

Rob Cross 6–1 Sietse Lap

Dominik Gruellich 6–5 Adam Paxton

Ross Smith 6–3 Cor Dekker

Ian White 6–4 Peter Wright

Alan Soutar 5–6 Raymond van Barneveld

Callan Rydz 6–4 Jeffrey De Zwaan

Gian van Veen 4–6 Scott Williams

Venue location

Arena MK, Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes, City of Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

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