89 PDC players head to Germany this weekend for a Players Championship double header at the Van Der Valk hotel in Gladbeck.
A number of top stars have opted not to make the journey including Premier League hopefuls Phil Taylor, Raymond van Barneveld, Terry Jenkins & Simon Whitlock who join elder statesmen Dennis Priestley & Denis Ovens in taking a well-earned rest from the tribulations of full-time darts.
Last week's winner, and number one seed Mark Walsh is amonst the field and is on offer at 20/1 with Sportingbet to repeat last Sunday's success. Mervyn King (8/1) Adrian Lewis (10/1) & James Wade (12/1) head the market for Saturday's event. In-form Ronnie Baxter can be backed at 25/1 to add to last year's Las Vegas Players Championship title with Skybet and Sportingbet offering each way terms of a half the odds on the first two places. Russian female Anastasia Dobromyslova is the 1000/1 outsider.
Event seedings for Sunday's tournament will be defined at the conclusion of Saturday's play.
Seedings for Saturday's tournament (Best available outright price):
1. Mark Walsh (20/1)
2. Colin Osborne (14/1)
3. Colin Lloyd (28/1)
4. Gary Anderson (10/1)
5. James Wade (12/1)
6. Wes Newton (25/1)
7. Steve Beaton (50/1)
8. Ronnie Baxter (25/1)
9. Adrian Lewis (10/1)
10. Jamie Caven (25/1)
11. Wayne Jones (25/1)
12. Mervyn King (8/1)
13. Robert Thornton (80/1)
14. Andy Hamilton (25/1)
15. Michael van Gerwen (40/1)
16. Andy Smith (80/1)
17. Vincent van der Voort (33/1)
18. Paul Nicholson (25/1)
19. Alan Tabern (50/1)
20. Co Stompe (40/1)
21. Kevin Painter (33/1)
22. Brendan Dolan (80/1)
23. Peter Wright (150/1)
24. Mark Dudbridge (80/1)
25. Tony Eccles (150/1)
26. Jelle Klaasen (40/1)
27. Steve Hine (150/1)
28. Steve Brown (150/1)
29. Peter Manley (150/1)
30. Mark Webster (33/1)
31. Kevin McDine (100/1)
32. Colin Monk (250/1)
