Players Championship 27

Leicester, United Kingdom

Legs Draw of 32 Sign-ups Open

Tournament details

Players Championship

Sign-ups Open

Dates

25–31 Aug 2026

Format

Legs

Field

1/32

Prize

£125,000

Sign-ups close 24 Aug 2026 23:50

Entry rule Open field

Overview

The core story of the week.

Players Championship darts lands in Leicester, United Kingdom in the Legs format, with £125,000 in prize money and a draw of 32 field shaping the week.

Entries are still in play, so the field, rules, and prize breakdown are all visible before the first dart is thrown.

Top seed

zadz46

Heads the entry list

Entry list

1 / 32 entered

1 zadz46 Unranked

Format & rules

Match format

All matches are best of 3 sets
Each set is best of 5 legs
The final is best of 5 sets
Draw of 32

Setup & scoring

Start straight 501
Finish on a double or bull

Format notes

All tournaments use the default controls
Score reports record the set result for the match
Report the result on the match page

Order of Merit & prize money

Round-by-round earnings for this event.

Round	Ranking money	Prize
Winner	£15,000	£15,000
Final	£7,500	£7,500
Semi-final	£3,750	£3,750
Quarter-final	£1,875	£1,875
R16	£1,000	£1,000
R32	£500	£500

Order of Merit totals are now seeded from ranking money earned, so this payout table drives both standings and seed order.

Field: 0/32 players — prize pool scaled to 0% of full value.

How it works

Top-ranked sign-ups receive seeds and standard bracket placements.
Players submit results, then the opponent confirms before the draw advances.
Any disputed score is resolved by an admin.
Seeds and the Order of Merit are both driven by ranking money earned across the last two years.