Players Championship Finals draw: Humphries and Greaves learn opponents

Luke Humphries will face Darryl Pilgrim and Beau Greaves will meet Christian Kist in the Players Championship Finals after the draw was confirmed on Thursday night.

The 64-player tournament takes place at Butlin’s Minehead Resort from 27 to 29 November. Defending champion Luke Littler will not be in the field after missing qualification, with Nathan Aspinall and Josh Rock also absent, as Sky Sports reports.

Players Championship Finals draw: selected first-round ties

The PDC’s official draw includes the following matches:

Player	Opponent
Wessel Nijman	Henry Coates
Luke Humphries	Darryl Pilgrim
Beau Greaves	Christian Kist
Michael van Gerwen	Connor Scutt
Gary Anderson	Karel Sedlacek
Chris Dobey	Mike De Decker
Tommy Morris	Callan Rydz
Ross Smith	Michael Smith

Morris takes Leicester momentum into Minehead

Tommy Morris secured his place in the spotlight by beating Humphries 8-5 in Thursday’s Players Championship 34 final. The Challenge Tour top-up player finished with a 161 checkout and now faces Callan Rydz in Minehead.

Humphries had won Wednesday’s event before reaching another final. His meeting with Pilgrim begins his attempt to add another televised title to an already productive season.

Our Players Championship Finals qualification coverage explains how the final places were settled.

Dates, TV channel and schedule

ITV4 will show the event in the UK. The first round is on Friday, the second and third rounds on Saturday, and the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final on Sunday.

Individual match times had not been announced when the draw was released. A player’s place in the bracket should not be treated as a confirmed session or start time.

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