The final tournament before the PDC World Championship next month began on Friday.
The Players Championship Finals is taking place in Minehead, as the best darts players in the world are going head-to-head to make a run before the world championship.
2025 Players Championship Finals schedule & scores
Here are the scores and schedule of play for the first round on Day 1.
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First round (afternoon session) - main stage
| Match | Date | Time (local) | Score |
| (32) Rob Cross vs. (33) Sebastian Bialecki | Fri., Nov. 21 | N/A | 2-6 |
| (27) Dave Chisnall vs. (38) Ryan Joyce | Fri., Nov. 21 | N/A | 4-6 |
| (28) Mike De Decker vs. (37) Cam Crabtree | Fri., Nov. 21 | N/A | 5-6 |
| (15) Danny Noppert vs. (50) Ricky Evans | Fri., Nov. 21 | N/A | 6-2 |
| (19) James Wade vs. (46) Mickey Mansell | Fri., Nov. 21 | N/A | 6-3 |
| (12) Jonny Clayton vs. (53) James Hurrell | Fri., Nov. 21 | N/A | 3-6 |
| (4) Ross Smith vs. (Replacement for N. Springer) Ryan Meikle | Fri., Nov. 21 | N/A | 6-1 |
First round (afternoon session) - second stage
| Match | Date | Time (local) | Score |
| (24) Bradley Brooks vs. (41) Martin Lukeman | Fri., Nov. 21 | N/A | 6-1 |
| (30) Andrew Gilding vs. (35) Dom Taylor | Fri., Nov. 21 | N/A | 6-5 |
| (23) Scott Williams vs. (42) Ian White | Fri., Nov. 21 | N/A | 6-2 |
| (17) Niels Zonneveld vs. (48) Nick Kenny | Fri., Nov. 21 | N/A | 4-6 |
| (22) Kevin Doets vs. (43) Callan Rydz | Fri., Nov. 21 | N/A | 4-6 |
| (9) Cameron Menzies vs. (56) Adam Lipscombe | Fri., Nov. 21 | N/A | 1-6 |
| (25) Brendan Dolan vs. (40) Daryl Gurney | Fri., Nov. 21 | N/A | 3-6 |
| (21) Luke Woodhouse vs. (44) Alan Soutar | Fri., Nov. 21 | N/A | 6-2 |
| (13) William O'Connor vs. (52) Ricardo Pietreczko | Fri., Nov. 21 | N/A | 3-6 |
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First round (evening session) - main stage
| Match | Date | Time (local) | Score |
| (16) Martin Schindler vs. (49) Michael Smith | Fri., Nov. 21 | 7:10 p.m. | 6-4 |
| (10) Josh Rock vs. (55) Gabriel Clemens | Fri., Nov. 21 | 7:45 p.m. | 6-3 |
| (1) Gerwyn Price vs. (64) Max Hopp | Fri., Nov. 21 | 8:15 p.m. | 6-2 |
| (8) Stephen Bunting vs. (57) Ritchie Edhouse | Fri., Nov. 21 | 8:45 p.m. | 6-2 |
| (29) Jeffrey de Graaf vs. (36) Luke Littler | Fri., Nov. 21 | 9:15 p.m. | 1-6 |
| (7) Gian van Veen vs. (58) Luke Humphries | Fri., Nov. 21 | 9:45 p.m. | 6-5 |
| (31) Karel Sedlacek vs. (34) Nathan Aspinall | Fri., Nov. 21 | 10:15 p.m. | 3-6 |
| (5) Chris Dobey vs. (60) Keane Barry | Fri., Nov. 21 | 10:45 p.m. | 6-1 |
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First round (evening session) - second stage
| Match | Date | Time (local) | Score |
| (6) Jermaine Wattimena vs. (59) Wesley Plaisier | Fri., Nov. 21 | 7:00 p.m. | 6-3 |
| (11) Ryan Searle vs. (54) Darren Beveridge | Fri., Nov. 21 | 7:30 p.m. | 6-1 |
| (2) Wessel Nijman vs. (63) Richard Veenstra | Fri., Nov. 21 | 8:00 p.m. | 5-6 |
| (26) Krzysztof Ratajski vs. (39) Raymond van Barneveld | Fri., Nov. 21 | 8:30 p.m. | 6-3 |
| (18) Dirk van Duijvenbode vs. (47) Madars Razma | Fri., Nov. 21 | 9:00 p.m. | 3-6 |
| (20) Gary Anderson vs. (45) Mario Vandenbogaerde | Fri., Nov. 21 | 9:30 p.m. | 6-2 |
| (14) Joe Cullen vs. (51) Peter Wright | Fri., Nov. 21 | 10:00 p.m. | 3-6 |
| (3) Damon Heta vs. (62) Justin Hood | Fri., Nov. 21 | 10:30 p.m. | 4-6 |
Bracket
Here is the bracket following the first round.
| Match | Date |
| Price vs. Bialecki | Sat., Nov. 22 |
| Schindler vs. Kenny | Sat., Nov. 22 |
| Bunting vs. Gurney | Sat., Nov. 22 |
| Lipscombe vs. Brooks | Sat., Nov. 22 |
| R. Smith vs. Littler | Sat., Nov. 22 |
| Pietreczko vs. Anderson | Sat., Nov. 22 |
| Dobey vs. Crabtree | Sat., Nov. 22 |
| Hurrell vs. Woodhouse | Sat., Nov. 22 |
| Veenstra vs. Aspinall | Sat., Nov. 22 |
| Noppert vs. Razma | Sat., Nov. 22 |
| van Veen vs. Ratajski | Sat., Nov. 22 |
| Rock vs. Williams | Sat., Nov. 22 |
| Hood vs. Gilding | Sat., Nov. 22 |
| Wright vs. Wade | Sat., Nov. 22 |
| Wattimena vs. Joyce | Sat., Nov. 22 |
| Searle vs. Rydz | Sat., Nov. 22 |