Players Championship Finals
The top 64 from a year of non-televised floor events, brought to Minehead for the last major before the World Championship.
The Players Championship Finals 2026 runs 27 to 29 November 2026 at Butlin's Minehead, live in the UK on ITV4. The prize fund is £750,000, with £130,000 to the winner.
Players Championship Finals
Top 64 on the Players Championship Order of Merit. The last major before the World Championship.
The 2026 page: dates, draw and favourites
Most of the professional darts year happens away from television, at Players Championship events played on a bank of boards in a conference hall. This is where that year gets settled.
Its position in the calendar gives it extra weight. It is the final chance to find form, and money won here still moves the Order of Merit before the World Championship seedings are locked.
The format
- Straight knockout, played in legs, from a last-64 first round.
- Matches lengthen round by round through to the final.
- Sixty-four players across three days, so the schedule is dense and the early rounds are fast.
How players qualify
- The top 64 on the one-year Players Championship Order of Merit, which counts prize money from that year’s Players Championship events only.
Prize money
The 2026 prize fund is £750,000, with £130,000 to the winner. All 64 players are paid, at least £4,000 each.
Fixtures and sessions
How the week is laid out. Sessions are published well ahead and rarely move.
- Two boards through the last 64 and last 32, so the first day is dense.
- Afternoon and evening sessions across the weekend, final on Sunday evening.
The draw. The draw follows the close of the Players Championship Order of Merit in early November.
Who is favourite to win the Players Championship Finals 2026?
The draw is not out yet. Going by the world rankings, the players to beat are Luke Littler (world number 1), Luke Humphries (world number 2) and Gian van Veen (world number 3). Win chances for every player go up here once the draw is made.
The rounds
The round structure is above under the format, and the schedule has the dates.
Past winners
The last 10 champions, most recent first. Click a name for their ranking and everything else they have won.
Michael van Gerwen has won this seven times and reached sixteen finals.
How to watch
Shown live in the UK on ITV4. ITV4 is free to air, so it costs nothing to watch. The schedule page lists which broadcaster has each event.
Is there a free live stream of the Players Championship Finals?
Yes, in the UK it is free. Every session is live on ITV4, which is free to air, and you can stream it free on ITVX on a phone, laptop, games console or smart TV. You only need a free ITVX account, plus a TV licence to watch live.
- On TV: ITV4, free.
- Streaming: ITVX, free, live and on catch-up afterwards.
- Outside the UK and Ireland: PDCTV streams every session, on subscription.
Tickets
Sold by session through the PDC ticket shop, with Butlin’s accommodation packages available for the weekend. There is more on outlets, the ballot and what to avoid on the darts tickets page.
The other majors
Also here: the world rankings, the full schedule, and a free darts scorer for your own game.
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