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Nijman leads Players Championship Finals draw without Littler

Wessel Nijman will face Henry Coates as top seed at the Players Championship Finals in Minehead. The 64-player draw follows the completion of the season’s 34 events. Defending champion Luke Littler is absent, while Beau Greaves has qualified for her first appearance. The tournament is scheduled for November 27-29.

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Three darts rest on a ledge beside a throwing lane, with a blurred dartboard behind them at the Minehead venue for the Players Championship Finals.

Nijman tops the Minehead field

The Players Championship Finals draw has been set for November 27-29 in Minehead, England. Wessel Nijman is the top seed following six event wins during the season. Defending champion Luke Littler is absent from the 64-player field.[1], [2]

Professional Darts Corporation, the tournament organiser known as PDC, confirmed the draw after the 34-event Players Championship season ended. Nijman meets Henry Coates, who took the final qualifying place despite a first-round exit in the last event. Nathan Aspinall and Josh Rock were also missing from the qualified field.[1]

Greaves qualifies for her first Finals

Beau Greaves qualified for her first appearance as the eighth seed and drew Christian Kist. Second seed Chris Dobey meets Mike De Decker, while Luke Humphries faces Darryl Pilgrim. Michael van Gerwen was paired with Connor Scutt as he seeks an eighth title at this tournament. Gary Anderson’s opening opponent is Karel Sedlacek.[1]

Final rounds are scheduled for Sunday

PDC’s schedule places the opening round on Friday November 27, with the second and third rounds on Saturday. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final are set for Sunday November 29 at Butlin’s Minehead Resort. The Sunday evening programme also includes the World Youth Championship final, matching Cam Crabtree with Jan Schmidt.[1]

References

  1. News sourcePDCPlayers Championship Finals draw confirmed↩1↩2↩3↩4
  2. News sourceSky SportsPlayers Championship Finals draw leaves Littler out↩

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