Players Championship 2024 prize money: How much are darts stars competing for at each tournament this season?

THE start of the 2024 season of the Players Championship is almost upon us.

30 tournaments will be played throughout the calendar year, with the new campaign kicking off in Wigan.

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There will be 128 players in action at each of the 30 Players Championship tournaments.

The 128 PDC Tour Card holders usually fill up the spots, but should they withdraw or not register, the highest-ranked players on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit are invited to fill the vacant spaces.

At the end of the 30 tournaments, the top 64 stars in the Players Championship Order of Merit are invited to participate in the finals.

Teenage sensation Luke Littler will be in action this year after he became a PDC professional in January.

The 17-year-old will be in action alongside his Premier League Darts colleagues Michael van Gerwen, Michael Smith, Nathan Aspinall, Luke Humphries, Rob Cross, Peter Wright and Gerwyn Price.

What is the prize money for the 2024 Players Championship tournaments?

Here is a breakdown of the prize money up for grabs at each tournament this season:

• Winner – £15,000
• Runner-up – £10,000
• Semi-final – £5,000
• Quarter-final – £3,500
• Last-16 – £2,500
• Last-32 – £1,500
• Last-64 – £1,000
• Total – £125,000
• Total (x30) – £3,750,000

Players Championship 2024 tournament schedule

Here are 30 dates and locations for this year’s Players Championship tournaments:

Feb. 12: Players Championship 1 (Wigan)

Feb. 13: Players Championship 2 (Wigan)

Feb. 19: Players Championship 3 (Leicester)

Feb. 20: Players Championship 4 (Leicester)

March 18: Players Championship 5 (Hildesheim).

March 19: Players Championship 6 (Hildesheim).

April 8: Players Championship 7 (Leicester)

April 9: Players Championship 8 (Leicester)

May 6: Players Championship 9 (Hildesheim).

May 7: Players Championship 10 (Hildesheim)

June 11: Players Championship 11 (Hildesheim)

June 12: Players Championship 12 (Hildesheim)

July 2: Players Championship 13 (Milton Keynes)

July 3: Players Championship 14 (Milton Keynes)

July 15: Players Championship 15 (Milton Keynes)

July 16: Players Championship 16 (Milton Keynes)

July 17: Players Championship 17 (Milton Keynes)

Aug. 21: Players Championship 18 (Milton Keynes)

Aug. 22: Players Championship 19 (Milton Keynes)

Sept. 17: Players Championship 20 (Wigan)

Sept. 18: Players Championship 21 (Wigan)

Sept. 24: Players Championship 22 (Leicester)

Sept. 25: Players Championship 23 (Leicester)

Oct. 1: Players Championship 24 (Wigan)

Oct. 2: Players Championship 25 (Wigan)

Oct. 3: Players Championship 26 (Wigan)

Oct. 15: Players Championship 27 (Wigan)

Oct. 16: Players Championship 28 (Wigan)

Oct. 30: Players Championship 29 (Leicester)

Oct. 31: Players Championship 30 (Leicester)

When are the Players Championship Finals?

• The Players Championship Finals will take place from November 22 to November 24, 2024.
• Bultlin’s Minehead Resort will host.