OVER 150 players will compete in the two Players Championships in Halle this weekend.
The 2011 PDC ProTour will begin with a pair of £35,000 Players Championship tournaments at the Gerry Weber Centre in Halle, Germany.
World number one Phil Taylor heads the field of 94 PDPA members travelling to Germany, with Raymond van Barneveld also making his return on the PDC ProTour for the first time since last March.
Premier League Darts stars Simon Whitlock, Terry Jenkins and Mark Webster will also be in action as they prepare for that event's opening night on February ten.
Each event on the PDC ProTour this year has improved prize money of £35,000, with additional prize money awarded to players at the last 32, last 16 and semi-final stages.
Saturday's event will feature 153 direct entries plus 16 qualifiers, with Sunday's field featuring 145 direct entries and 16 qualifiers.
Play in each event will be the best of 11 legs throughout, and the tournament will begin at 12pm. The draw will be made at 11am following the close of registration.
Players Championship 1 Entries (Saturday)
Adam Smith-Neale
Adrian Gray
Alan Tabern
Albin Kulasic
Andree Welge
Andy Hamilton
Andy Jenkins
Andy Smith
Antonio Alcinas
Antonio Justicia
Aodhagan O'Neill
Armend Avdija
Arno Merk
Arron Monk
Barrie Bates
Bernd Roith
Boris Krcmar
Brendan Dolan
Brian Woods
Carlos Rodriguez
Chris Thompson
Christian Bachmeier
Christian Kallinger
Co Stompe
Colin Lloyd
Colin Osborne
Darren Johnson
Dave Chisnall
Dave Smith
David Ladley
David Venken
Denis Ovens
Dennis Smith
Devon Petersen
Dieter Proksch
Dietmar Burger
Dylan Duo
Erwin Renkema
Frank Eisentrager
Frank Liebeton
Gary Welding
Gregor Gorjup
Hans Christian Paffrath
Hans-Dieter Goetzke
Huseyin Zengin
Ian White
Ingo Vogt
Jamie Caven
Jan Guldsten Hansen
Jann Hoffmann
Jelle Klaasen
Joe Cullen
Johann Honner
John Henderson
John Michael
John Part
Johnny Okken
Jon Archer
Justin Pipe
Jyhan Artut
Karsten Koch
Karsten Kornath
Kevin McDine
Kevin Munch
Kevin Painter
Kim Huybrechts
Kirk Shepherd
Lars Erkelenz
Lothar Freiberger
Magnus Caris
Maik Langendorf
Marcel Ruiters
Mareno Michels
Mario Hermann
Mark Dudbridge
Mark Hylton
Mark Walsh
Mark Webster
Marko Balzer
Marko Kantele
Markus Hoffmann
Martin Santamaria
Martyn Turner
Matt Padgett
Mattheus Ziolkowski
Matthias Jacobi
Mensur Suljovic
Mervyn King
Michael Peters
Michael Rasztovits
Michael Rosenauer
Michael Smith
Michael van Gerwen
Mick Todd
Mirko Wunder
Nandor Bezzeg
Nick Fullwell
Nigel Heydon
Olaf Fiss
Par Riihonen
Patrick Bulen
Patrick Langbecker
Paul Nicholson
Per Laursen
Peter Manley
Peter Martin
Peter Wright
Phil Taylor
Prakash Jiwa
Raymond van Barneveld
Reinhard Timmermann
Remco van Eijden
Rene Hellmich
Richard van Zijtveld
Richie Burnett
Robert Marijanovic
Rocco Maes
Roland Scholten
Ronnie Baxter
Ronny Volkenant
Rudiger Lohse
Sabrina Sporle
Scott Rand
Sebastian Lemmer
Sebastijan Pecjak
Shane O'Connor
Shaun Griffiths
Simon Craven
Simon Whitlock
Sladan Nedic
Stefan Schaffer
Stefanie Luck
Steve Beaton
Steve Brown
Steve Evans
Steve Grubb
Steve Hine
Steve Maish
Terry Jenkins
Tomas Seyler
Tonci Restovic
Tony Eccles
Vedran Dukic
Vincent van der Voort
Vladimir Andersen
Wayne Atwood
Wayne Jones
Wayne Mardle
Wes Newton
William O'Connor
Wolfgang Honert
Wolfgang Pelzer
Zeki Tatli
Plus 16 Qualifiers
Players Championship 2 Entries (Sunday)
Adam Smith-Neale
Adrian Gray
Alan Tabern
Andree Welge
Andy Hamilton
Andy Jenkins
Andy Smith
Antonio Alcinas
Antonio Justicia
Aodhagan O'Neill
Armend Avdija
Arno Merk
Arron Monk
Barrie Bates
Bernd Roith
Boris Krcmar
Brendan Dolan
Brian Woods
Carlos Rodriguez
Chris Thompson
Christian Kallinger
Co Stompe
Colin Lloyd
Colin Osborne
Darren Johnson
Dave Chisnall
Dave Smith
David Ladley
David Venken
Denis Ovens
Dennis Smith
Devon Petersen
Dieter Proksch
Dietmar Burger
Dylan Duo
Erwin Renkema
Frank Liebeton
Gary Welding
Gregor Gorjup
Hans Christian Paffrath
Hans-Dieter Goetzke
Huseyin Zengin
Ian White
Ingo Vogt
Jamie Caven
Jan Guldsten Hansen
Jann Hoffmann
Jelle Klaasen
Joe Cullen
Johann Honner
John Henderson
John Michael
John Part
Johnny Okken
Jon Archer
Justin Pipe
Jyhan Artut
Karsten Koch
Karsten Kornath
Kevin McDine
Kevin Munch
Kevin Painter
Kim Huybrechts
Kirk Shepherd
Lars Erkelenz
Magnus Caris
Maik Langendorf
Marcel Ruiters
Mareno Michels
Mario Geissler
Mario Hermann
Mark Dudbridge
Mark Hylton
Mark Walsh
Mark Webster
Marko Balzer
Marko Kantele
Markus Hoffmann
Martin Santamaria
Martyn Turner
Matt Padgett
Mattheus Ziolkowski
Mensur Suljovic
Mervyn King
Michael Peters
Michael Rasztovits
Michael Rosenauer
Michael Smith
Michael van Gerwen
Mick Todd
Mirko Wunder
Nandor Bezzeg
Nick Fullwell
Nigel Heydon
Par Riihonen
Patrick Bulen
Patrick Langbecker
Paul Nicholson
Per Laursen
Peter Manley
Peter Martin
Peter Wright
Phil Taylor
Prakash Jiwa
Raymond van Barneveld
Remco van Eijden
Rene Groteloh
Rene Hellmich
Richard van Zijtveld
Richie Burnett
Robert Marijanovic
Rocco Maes
Roland Scholten
Ronnie Baxter
Ronny Volkenant
Rudiger Lohse
Sabrina Sporle
Scott Rand
Sebastijan Pecjak
Shane O'Connor
Shaun Griffiths
Simon Craven
Simon Whitlock
Sladan Nedic
Stefan Schaffer
Stefanie Luck
Steve Beaton
Steve Brown
Steve Evans
Steve Grubb
Steve Hine
Steve Maish
Terry Jenkins
Tomas Seyler
Tonci Restovic
Tony Eccles
Vedran Dukic
Vincent van der Voort
Vladimir Andersen
Wayne Atwood
Wayne Jones
Wayne Mardle
Wes Newton
William O'Connor
Zeki Tatli