Repeat Luke Humphries will open his defence of the Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals against Gian van Veen, with the field and draw for next month’s showpiece now confirmed.The £600,000 tournament – featuring the top 64 players on the Players Championship rankings following the conclusion of the 34-event 2025 Players Championship season – will take place at Butlin’s Minehead Resort from November 21-23.
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Stephen Bunting and Ritchie Edhouse go head-to-head in a battle of the televised title winners, with Cameron Menzies and Josh Rock also among the top ten seeds.Menzies will face newcomer Adam Lipscombe for a place in round two while Northern Ireland’s World Cup champion Rock meets former World Championship semi-finalist Gabriel Clemens.Following a brace of Players Championship successes across the season, Joe Cullen will begin his campaign against two-time world champion Peter Wright, who lifted this title back in 2021.Germany’s No 1 Martin Schindler goes up against 2023 world champion Michael Smith, as 2014 Players Championship Finals winner Gary Anderson tackles Belgium’s Mario Vandenbogaerde.Elsewhere, Poland’s No 1 Krzysztof Ratajski will play Dutch icon Raymond van Barneveld, while 2017 champion Daryl Gurney takes on his former World Cup partner Brendan Dolan.
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2025-10-31 10:45:00


