All you need to know about the 2026 Players Championship 9 in Wigan

[p]The backbone of the PDC calendar, the Players Championship circuit, heads to the north of England this week as Players Championship 9 takes place in Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan.[/p][p]The event will see the current No.1 on the 2026 Players Championship rankings, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nijman-wessel/xCX137Ee/"]Wessel Nijman[/a], compete against Premier League of Darts stars [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/price-gerwyn/8dDDoW0B/"]Gerwyn Price[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/clayton-jonny/tx0y2xRD/"]Jonny Clayton[/a] to take home the top prize.[/p][p]Below, we have all you need to know for the event so you can stay across it.[/p][embed guid="69726308-a1dc-4548-a337-7fa74e5c84fa" url="https://x.com/SkySportsNews/status/2026703496666394841" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Players Championship 9 key information[/h2][p]• [b]Date: [/b]Monday, April 13th[/p][p]• [b]Start time: [/b]14:00 CET[/p][p]• [b]Venue:[/b] Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan[/p][p][b]• TV channels: [/b]N/A[/p][p]•[b] Streaming: [/b]PDCTV (UK) | Selected bookmakers (see websites for more)[/p][p]• [b]Odds: [/b]Gerwyn Price (6/1) - [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/humphries-luke/n34VOAWo/"]Luke Humphries[/a] (13/2) - Jonny Clayton (14/1)[/p][p][i]Odds correct at time of writing, subject to change[/i][/p][h2]Who’s competing at Players Championship 9?[/h2][p]Overall, there are 128 players taking part in the tournament. Current No.1 in the 2026 Players Championship rankings, Wessel Nijman, will be competing against a field of big names. PDC World No.2 Luke Humphries will be taking part, along with his Premier League of Darts compatriots, Gerwyn Price, Jonny Clayton, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rock-josh/xKxxNY1P/"]Josh Rock[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bunting-stephen/xANKMtPG/"]Stephen Bunting[/a].[/p][p]Former World Champions are in Wigan too, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wright-peter/C4FCwGRt/"]Peter Wright[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/smith-michael/fuylyQpD/"]Michael Smith[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cross-rob/zs8lbtNH/"]Rob Cross[/a] all in attendance. Other notable names include [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/aspinall-nathan/KURJJrU5/"]Nathan Aspinall[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/williams-scott/rDYjKpwB/"]Scott Williams[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/evans-ricky/GA3fKcWh/"]Ricky Evans[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cullen-joe/A5nTHxhe/"]Joe Cullen[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/greaves-beau/SrVLyn8o/"]Beau Greaves[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dobey-chris/dWj1FjDn/"]Chris Dobey[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/heta-damon/GYfQQCI6/"]Damon Heta[/a].[/p][p]Big names who will miss the event include the PDC World No.1 [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/littler-luke/0URN6Xks/"]Luke Littler[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-gerwen-michael/SU4UkKsm/"]Michael van Gerwen[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-veen-gian/jgT1AT29/"]Gian van Veen[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anderson-gary/MyKZZS6r/"]Gary Anderson[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/searle-ryan/UFF3Eh5C/"]Ryan Searle[/a].[/p][h2]What is the format? [/h2][p]Games start as a best of 11 before gradually increasing to best of 13 for the semi-finals and best of 15 for the final.[/p][embed guid="1b568d6a-a525-4c81-9515-46d365611337" url="https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/2038676100281155787" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Ranking Impact[/h2][p]Each Players Championship event has a £15,000 top prize. Nijman heads the table with winnings of £48,000, followed by Dobey in second with £37,500 and Price in third with £32,750.[/p][p]Nijman will keep his lead as long as he makes it to the quarter-finals, where he can win £4000 - that is, if Dobey wins the whole event. [/p][h2]Where to watch [/h2][p]Players Championship 9 will be streamed live on PDCTV, the official streaming site from the PDC. To watch, you need to have a subscription to PDCTV, which can be purchased on a monthly or annual basis from the PDC website.[/p][p]The match will also be streamed on selected bookmakers’ websites. You will need to check your selected bookmaker’s websites for more information on how to stream.[/p]