THE first Players Championships of 2012 will be held on January 28 & 29 at the Media Hotel Benidorm, as newcomers Ted Hankey, Dean Winstanley, Tony West and James Hubbard make their PDC ProTour debuts.
Two £35,000 Players Championships will be played during the weekend in Benidorm, featuring 150 players on Saturday and 144 players on Sunday.
The field includes top PDC stars James Wade and Mervyn King - the winners in Benidorm last October - as well as five-time World Champion Raymond van Barneveld, World Championship finalist Andy Hamilton and Australian ace Simon Whitlock.
PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship finalist James Hubbard will make his first appearance on the PDC ProTour as he turns professional, while many new Tour Card holders also make their PDC debuts.
They include two-time Lakeside Champion Ted Hankey, former World Masters winner Tony West and 2011 Lakeside Championship finalist Dean Winstanley, as well as John Bowles, who reached the Last 16 of the UK Open as an amateur qualifier last June.
The field also includes non-PDPA members from across Europe, including a series of 16 qualifiers who won through a knockout held in Spain.
Play in each event will commence at 12pm, and all games will be the best of 11 legs. The draw will be made at 11am following the close of registration, with the leading 32 players from the One-Year ProTour Rolling Order of Merit seeded.
Play will be held across 16 dartboards, plus selected games throughout the event and the semi-finals and final will be played on stage.
Spectator tickets for the stage room are available through www.dardosmania.com. Please note that spectator tickets are admission to the stage room only.
Players Championship 1 Entries
Saturday January 28
Abel Alvarez
Adam Smith-Neale
Adrian Gray
Alan Tabern
Alex Roy
Andy Hamilton
Andy Jenkins
Andy Smith
Antonio Alcinas
Antonio Jiminez
Armando Jesus Frias
Arron Monk
Barrie Bates
Bernd Roith
Bernd Schmidt
Boris Krcmar
Brendan Dolan
Brian Woods
Carlos Jiminez
Carlos Rodriguez
Chris Aubrey
Chris Mason
Chris Thompson
Christian Kallinger
Christof Leurs
Co Stompe
Colin Lloyd
Colin Osborne
Darren Johnson
Darren Webster
Darren Whittingham
Dave Chisnall
Dave Smith
David Jiminez
David Ruiz
Dean Winstanley
Denis Ovens
Dennis Smith
Devon Petersen
Diego Rufo
Dylan Duo
Dyson Parody
Eduardo Sales Lopez
Eric Basullas
Gino Vos
Guillermo Corella
Ian White
Ignacio Basullas
Jacinto Nieto
Jairo Galcera
James Hubbard
James Richardson
James Wade
Jamie Caven
Jamie Lewis
Javier Caurel
Jelle Klaasen
Jerry Hendriks
Jesus Gonzalez
Jesus Noguera
Jesus Sanchez
Joe Cullen
Joe Murnan
John Bowles
John Henderson
John Part
Jon Archer
Jose Antonio Alvarez
Jose Antonio Justicia
Jose Garcia Ruiz
Jose Luis Rodriguez
Jose Luis Torres
Jose Maria Fernandez
Jose de Sousa
Juan Carlos Albaladejo
Julio Barbero
Justin Broton
Justin Pipe
Jyhan Artut
Keith Stephen
Kevin McDine
Kevin Munch
Kevin Painter
Kim Huybrechts
Kirk Shepherd
Kurt Van De Rijck
Magnus Caris
Manolo Vilero
Manuel Fernandez Josende
Mareno Michels
Mark Dudbridge
Mark Hylton
Mark Stephenson
Mark Walsh
Mark Webster
Martin Marti
Matt Clark
Matthew Edgar
Mensur Suljovic
Mervyn King
Michael Barnard
Michael Kraemer
Michael Mansell
Michael Smith
Michael van Gerwen
Mick Todd
Nick Fullwell
Nigel Heydon
Oleg Schuwalow
Paul Barham
Paul Nicholson
Paul Rowley
Peter Hudson
Peter Manley
Peter Wright
Prakash Jiwa
Rafael Leon
Raymond van Barneveld
Reece Robinson
Richie Burnett
Robert Thornton
Roland Scholten
Ronnie Baxter
Ross Smith
Rudy Van der Zande
Sam Hill
Scott Rand
Sergio Garcia
Shaun Griffiths
Simon Barker-Davies
Simon Craven
Simon Whitlock
Stefan Schaffer
Stefanie Luck
Steve Beaton
Steve Brown
Steve Evans
Steve Grubb
Steve Hine
Steve Maish
Ted Hankey
Terry Jenkins
Terry Temple
Tomas Cristobal
Toni Munoz
Tony West
Toon Greebe
Vincent van der Voort
Wayne Jones
Wes Newton
William O'Connor
Players Championship 2 Entries
Sunday January 29
Adam Smith-Neale
Adrian Gray
Alan Tabern
Alex Roy
Andy Hamilton
Andy Jenkins
Andy Smith
Antonio Alcinas
Antonio Jiminez
Armando Jesus Frias
Arron Monk
Barrie Bates
Bernd Roith
Bernd Schmidt
Boris Krcmar
Brendan Dolan
Brian Woods
Carlos Jiminez
Carlos Rodriguez
Chris Aubrey
Chris Mason
Chris Thompson
Christian Kallinger
Co Stompe
Colin Lloyd
Colin Osborne
Darren Johnson
Darren Webster
Darren Whittingham
Dave Chisnall
Dave Smith
David Jiminez
David Ruiz
Dean Winstanley
Denis Ovens
Dennis Smith
Devon Petersen
Diego Rufo
Dylan Duo
Dyson Parody
Eduardo Sales Lopez
Eric Basullas
Gino Vos
Guillermo Corella
Ian White
Ignacio Basullas
Jacinto Nieto
James Hubbard
James Richardson
James Wade
Jamie Caven
Jamie Lewis
Jelle Klaasen
Jerry Hendriks
Jesus Gonzalez
Jesus Noguera
Jesus Sanchez
Joe Cullen
Joe Murnan
John Bowles
John Henderson
John Part
Jon Archer
Jose Antonio Alvarez
Jose Antonio Justicia
Jose Garcia Ruiz
Jose Luis Rodriguez
Jose Luis Torres
Jose Maria Fernandez
Jose de Sousa
Juan Carlos Albaladejo
Julio Barbero
Justin Broton
Justin Pipe
Jyhan Artut
Keith Stephen
Kevin McDine
Kevin Munch
Kevin Painter
Kim Huybrechts
Kirk Shepherd
Kurt Van De Rijck
Magnus Caris
Manolo Vilerio
Manuel Fernandez Josende
Mareno Michels
Mark Dudbridge
Mark Hylton
Mark Stephenson
Mark Walsh
Mark Webster
Martin Marti
Matt Clark
Matthew Edgar
Mensur Suljovic
Mervyn King
Michael Barnard
Michael Mansell
Michael Smith
Michael van Gerwen
Mick Todd
Nick Fullwell
Nigel Heydon
Paul Barham
Paul Nicholson
Paul Rowley
Peter Hudson
Peter Manley
Peter Wright
Prakash Jiwa
Raymond van Barneveld
Reece Robinson
Richie Burnett
Robert Thornton
Roland Scholten
Ronnie Baxter
Ross Smith
Rudy Van der Zande
Sam Hill
Scott Rand
Sergio Garcia
Shaun Griffiths
Simon Barker-Davies
Simon Craven
Simon Whitlock
Stefanie Luck
Steve Beaton
Steve Brown
Steve Evans
Steve Grubb
Steve Hine
Steve Maish
Ted Hankey
Terry Jenkins
Terry Temple
Tomas Cristobal
Toni Munoz
Tony West
Toon Greebe
Vincent van der Voort
Wayne Jones
Wes Newton
William O'Connor
Wolfgang Manzl