The 2025 Players Championship Finals get underway today as the 64-player field will be looking to build some momentum at the final major tournament before the 2026 World Championship gets underway next month.
It’s back-to-back major tournaments this weekend after Luke Littler beat Luke Humphries in the 2025 Grand Slam of Darts final to retain his title and move to number one in the world rankings.
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Littler has now won five out of a possible seven ranking major titles in 2025 and the world champion will be looking to add to that collection this weekend with the PC Final being one of the few major titles he’s yet to win in professional darts.
Luke Humphries meanwhile has been the dominant force in this competition having won it for the last two years and beating Luke Littler in the final last year.
This does mean he’s defending that winning prize money from a few years prior though and has a very tricky first round match…
Below is a quick preview for everything you need to know about the 2025 Players Championship Finals including the format, draw, prize money, and where to watch it.
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Quick Preview
Qualification for the Players Championship finals is based on the top-64 players in the Players Championship Order of Merit.
The schedule for the 2025 @Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals, starting this Friday in Minehead…
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There have been 34 Players Championship events this year with these ProTour events being played without an audience or televised (though they are streamed by the PDC).
Many top players will miss a portion of these events throughout the year as they look to manage their schedule with invitational tournaments (Premier League and World Series of Darts) and Euro Tour events.
This means that most don’t enter the tournament as the top seeds like they do when seeding is based on top 16 in the rankings.
Michael van Gerwen has missed out on qualification completely this year alongside Dimitri Van den Bergh while Luke Littler is seeded 36th and Luke Humphries seeded 58th.
The exception to this group is Gerwyn Price.
The Iceman has had an all-round consistent year in all competitions and he finished as the top player in the Players Championship OoM having earned £103,000 in prize money across the campaign.
His four PC titles this year and two runner-up finishes is close to his best ever season on the ProTour and combined with his Euro Tour performances, he is also top of the ProTour OoM (not relevant to this competition).
He will go into this tournament as the top seed and will face Max Hopp in the first round.
In contrast to Price, Humphries finished 58th in seeding and has a MUCH tougher first round tie against Gian van Veen.
Last month the young Dutchman beat Humphries in the final of the 2025 European Championship to lift his first PDC major title.
This looks like the toughest draw of the first round for both players, especially considering they are the only two players outside of Luke Littler to win a ranking major title in 2025…
Former Players Championship finalists Dave Chisnall and Rob Cross are having below par seasons by their usual standard.
Both have been consistent top 10 players over the last decade or so but Chizzy is currently 18th in the rankings while Cross is 16th so both will be eyeing a deep run to help with their ranking position.
2025 Players Championship Finals Format
The 64-player field is seeded based on the Players Championship Order of Merit.
This sub-category of the overall OoM is made up of rankings money earned in Players Championship events during the calendar year only.
Format
Round One – Best of 11 legs
Round Two – Best of 11 legs
Round Three – Best of 19 legs
Quarter-Finals – Best of 19 legs
Semi-Finals – Best of 21 legs
Final – Best of 21 legs
2025 Players Championship Finals Draw
Draw Bracket:
(1) Gerwyn Price v (64) Max Hopp
(32) Rob Cross v (33) Sebastian Bialecki
(16) Martin Schindler v (49) Michael Smith
(17) Niels Zonneveld v (48) Nick Kenny
(8) Stephen Bunting v (57) Ritchie Edhouse
(25) Brendan Dolan v (40) Daryl Gurney
(9) Cameron Menzies v (56) Adam Lipscombe
(24) Bradley Brooks v (41) Martin Lukeman
(4) Ross Smith v (61) Niko Springer
(29) Jeffrey de Graaf v (36) Luke Littler
(13) William O’Connor v (52) Ricardo Pietreczko
(20) Gary Anderson v (45) Mario Vandenbogaerde
(5) Chris Dobey v (60) Keane Barry
(28) Mike De Decker v (37) Cam Crabtree
(12) Jonny Clayton v (53) James Hurrell
(21) Luke Woodhouse v (44) Alan Soutar
(2) Wessel Nijman v (63) Richard Veenstra
(31) Karel Sedlacek v (34) Nathan Aspinall
(15) Danny Noppert v (50) Ricky Evans
(18) Dirk van Duijvenbode v (47) Madars Razma
(7) Gian van Veen v (58) Luke Humphries
(26) Krzysztof Ratajski v (39) Raymond van Barneveld
(10) Josh Rock v (55) Gabriel Clemens
(23) Scott Williams v (42) Ian White
(3) Damon Heta v (62) Justin Hood
(30) Andrew Gilding v (35) Dom Taylor
(14) Joe Cullen v (51) Peter Wright
(19) James Wade v (46) Mickey Mansell
(6) Jermaine Wattimena v (59) Wesley Plaisier
(27) Dave Chisnall v (38) Ryan Joyce
(11) Ryan Searle v (54) Darren Beveridge
(22) Kevin Doets v (43) Callan Rydz
Schedule:
Friday November 21
First Round
Afternoon Session (12:45pm)
Main Stage
Rob Cross v Sebastian Bialecki
Dave Chisnall v Ryan Joyce
Mike De Decker v Cam Crabtree
Danny Noppert v Ricky Evans
James Wade v Mickey Mansell
Jonny Clayton v James Hurrell
Ross Smith v Niko Springer
Stage Two
Bradley Brooks v Martin Lukeman
Andrew Gilding v Dom Taylor
Scott Williams v Ian White
Niels Zonneveld v Nick Kenny
Kevin Doets v Callan Rydz
Cameron Menzies v Adam Lipscombe
Brendan Dolan v Daryl Gurney
Luke Woodhouse v Alan Soutar
William O’Connor v Ricardo Pietreczko
Evening Session (19:00pm)
Main Stage
Martin Schindler v Michael Smith
Josh Rock v Gabriel Clemens
Gerwyn Price v Max Hopp
Stephen Bunting v Ritchie Edhouse
Jeffrey de Graaf v Luke Littler
Gian van Veen v Luke Humphries
Karel Sedlacek v Nathan Aspinall
Stage Two
Jermaine Wattimena v Wesley Plaisier
Ryan Searle v Darren Beveridge
Wessel Nijman v Richard Veenstra
Krzysztof Ratajski v Raymond van Barneveld
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Madars Razma
Gary Anderson v Mario Vandenbogaerde
Joe Cullen v Peter Wright
Damon Heta v Justin Hood
Chris Dobey v Keane Barry
Saturday November 22
Round Two
Afternoon Session (12:45pm)
Main Stage
Schedule TBC
Stage Two
Schedule TBC
Evening Session (19:00pm)
Round Three
Main Stage
Schedule TBC
Stage Two
Schedule TBC
Sunday November 23
Afternoon Session (12:45pm)
Quarter-Finals
Evening Session (19:00pm)
Semi-Finals
Final
Source – PDC website
2025 Players Championship Finals Prize Money
Winner: £120,000
Runner-Up: £60,000
Semi-Finalists: £30,000
Quarter-Finalists: £20,000
Last 16 (third round): £10,000
Last 32 (second round): £6,500
Last 64 (first round): £3,000
Total: £600,000
How and Where to Watch
ITV4 – UK
Viaplay – Netherlands
Viaplay – Denmark, Sweden, Norway & Finland
Viaplay – Iceland
DAZN – Germany, Austria & Switzerland
Fox – Australia
Sky – New Zealand
VTM – Belgium
Nova – Czechia & Slovakia
Network 4 (Pragosport) – Hungary
FanDuel TV Extra – USA
Bein – Middle East & North Africa
For countries outside of the UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, you can find a stream for the second stage matches on PDCTV for subscribers.
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