Players Championship 15

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Date & Time
Tue 12th May 2026 Local
Tue 12th May 2026 12:00am UTC

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League
PDC Darts

Season
2026

Round
Round 39

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Mattioli Arena

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2026 Players Championship Fifteen
Tuesday May 12
Mattioli Arena, Leicester

Michael van Gerwen claimed his first PDC ranking title for over 12 months with a sensational Players Championship Fifteen triumph in Leicester.
Van Gerwen was at his vintage best during the latter stages of Tuesday’s event, defeating his fellow countryman Dirk van Duijvenbode 8-5 to return to winning ways at the Mattioli Arena.
The 37-year-old averaged 106.57 to topple Van Duijvenbode in a high-quality final, defying a valiant fightback from his compatriot in claiming his first ranking title since April 2025.

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Result List

01			Michael van Gerwen	PDC Mens	WIN
01			Dirk van Duijvenbode	PDC Mens	LOSS

Result Description

Last 16
Martin Schindler 6-5 Wessel Nijman
Ritchie Edhouse 6-2 Keane Barry
Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Gian van Veen
Beau Greaves 6-3 Dave Chisnall
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-4 Chris Dobey
Josh Rock 6-5 Derek Coulson
Stephen Bunting 6-3 Andy Boulton
Joe Cullen 6-2 Kim Huybrechts

Quarter-Finals
Martin Schindler 6-2 Ritchie Edhouse
Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Beau Greaves
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-3 Josh Rock
Stephen Bunting 6-3 Joe Cullen

Semi-Finals
Michael van Gerwen 7-0 Martin Schindler
Dirk van Duijvenbode 7-5 Stephen Bunting

Final
1 Michael van Gerwen 8-5 Dirk van Duijvenbode