Players Championship Draw

THE draw for Saturday's Players Championship in Dinslaken, Germany.

The £20,000 tournament is the last before the qualifiers for the European Championship are determined, from the top eight non-qualified players in the Players Championship Order of Merit and the top four non-qualified players in the European Order of Merit.

Mark Dudbridge and Andy Smith will need good days if they are to jump back into the qualifying places, while Michael van Gerwen is also outside the qualifying spots.

Tony Eccles withdrew from the tournament on Thursday due to his elbow injury.

The tournament will begin at 12pm local time, and the format is the best of five sets, best of three legs per set throughout.

Note: On seven-man boards, the game involving the top seed will be played in the preliminary round but will be the third game in the board's order of play.

Update: Friday October 24
The following players have also withdrawn from the event: Roland Scholten, Wayne Atwood, Andreas Muller, Johannes Koch.

Selected games will be played on stage in the Stadthalle. The first five will be:
Qualifier Two v Jamie Caven
Tomas Seyler v Jacko Barry
Wayne Mardle v Ralf Schmelz/Chris Kotal
Peter Manley v Stephan Wusch
Alex Roy v Michael Rosenauer/Qualifier Five

German Players Championship (Dinslaken)
Board One
Terry Jenkins (1)
Sladan Nedic Sladan Nedic
Wayne Atwood (withdrawn)
Steve Maish (32)
Holger Kauf
Miloslav Navratil
Board Two
Chris Mason (16)
Karsten Koch
John Jenkinson
Carlos Rodriguez
Andy Jenkins (17)
Michael Wolf
Rolf Kaiser
Board Three
Peter Manley (8)
Stephan Wusch
Qualifier 1
Qualifier 6
Steve Beaton (25)
Johann Honner
Thomas Gerock
Board Four
Ronnie Baxter (9)
Mike Herold
Qualifier 2
Jamie Caven
Wes Newton (24)
Alexander Glatthorn
Qualifier 7
Board Five
Adrian Lewis (5)
Bernhard Kraus
Colin Monk
Tony Eccles (28 - withdrawn)
Thomas Seyler
Jacko Barry
Board Six
Kevin Painter (12)
Kai Hohenberger
Heiko Gallinat
Peter Aleman
Adrian Gray (21)
Thorsten Wefers
Sven Breitfeld
Board Seven
Andy Hamilton (4)
Lionel Sams
Ian Jopling
Matt Clark (29)
Andrew Davies
Erwin Extercatte
Board Eight
Denis Ovens (13)
Mario Hermann
Fabian Mergens
Hannes Schnier
Mark Walsh (20)
John Lokken
Olaf Fiss
Board Nine
Wayne Mardle (2)
Ralf Schmelz
Chris Kotal
Jelle Klaasen 31)
Robert Watson-Lang
Andree Welge
Board Ten
Vincent van der Voort (15)
Detlef Bietz
Carlo Sessini
Jan van der Rassel
Barrie Bates (18)
Robert Thornton
Stephan Schneider
Board 11
Roland Scholten (7)
Qualifier 4
Mario Masurka
Mick McGowan (26)
Rene Hogrebe
Peter Wright
Board 12
Colin Osborne (10)
Andreas Muller - withdrawn
Jorg Fassbender
Ben Burton
Alex Roy (23)
Michael Rosenauer
Qualifier 5
Board 13
Alan Tabern (6)
Mattheus Ziolkowski Mattheus Ziolkowski
Johannes Koch - withdrawn
Michael van Gerwen (27)
Steve Cusick
Karsten Kornath
Board 14
Mervyn King (11)
Manuel Muller
Andy Wilden
Olaf Tupuschis
Wayne Jones (22)
Qualifier 3
Co Stompe
Board 15
Colin Lloyd (3)
Leroy Kwadijk
Bernd Roith
Kevin McDine (30)
Jon Archer
Qualifier 8
Board 16
Mark Dudbridge (12)
Huseyin Zengin
Colin Rice
Maik Langendorf
Andy Smith (19)
Mensur Suljovic
Andy Krockel