The Players Championship is a professional ranking snooker tournament. Held as the Players Tour Championship Finals from 2011 to 2016, it was rebranded as the standalone Players Championship in 2017. One of three events in the Players Series, it features the top 16 players on the one-year ranking list. Zhao Xintong is the reigning champion, having won the 2026 event.
History After the establishment of the Players Tour Championship, the Players Tour Championship Finals was first held in 2011 at The Helix in Dublin, between the top 24 players of the Order of Merit, who played at least six events; three in Sheffield and three in mainland Europe. The event was sponsored by PartyCasino. In 2012 the event moved to the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, and was sponsored by Betfair. In 2013 the event was sponsored by Dafabet, and the competition was expanded to 32 players. The field consisted of the top 25 players from the UK/European Order of Merit, the top four players from the Asian Order of Merit and the three APTC event winners. The seedings of the final was based on the combined list of both Order of Merits.
In 2014 the event moved to the Guild Hall in Preston, England. It was originally planned that the event would take place in Bangkok, Thailand, but due to the political unrest in the country the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association decided to relocate the event. The qualifying criteria were also changed for the 2014 event. The event still accommodated 32 players, but the number of qualified players from the Order of Merits was changed with 24 coming through the European Tour Order of Merit and eight through the Asian Tour Order of Merit.
In the 2016/17 season, the Players Tour Championship was cancelled and the main event was renamed to Players Championship and moved to Llandudno, Wales.2016/17 calendar It is now played between the top 16 players on a one-year ranking list.
Winners Year Winner Runner-up Final score Venue City Season Players Tour Championship Finals (ranking, 2011–2016) 2011 4–0 The Helix Dublin, Ireland 2010/11 2012 4–0 Bailey Allen Hall Galway, Ireland 2011/12 2013 4–3 2012/13 2014 4–0 Preston Guild Hall Preston, England 2013/14 2015 4–3 Montien Riverside Hotel Bangkok, Thailand 2014/15 2016 10–6 EventCity Manchester, England 2015/16 Players Championship (ranking, 2017–present) 2017 10–8 Venue Cymru Llandudno, Wales 2016/17 2018 10–4 2017/18 2019 10–4 Preston Guild Hall Preston, England 2018/19 2020 10–4 Southport Theatre Southport, England 2019/20 2021 10–3 Marshall Arena Milton Keynes, England 2020/21 2022 10–5 Aldersley Leisure Village Wolverhampton, England 2021/22 2023 10–4 2022/23 2024 10–8 Telford International Centre Telford, England 2023/24 2025 10–9 2024/25 2026 10–7 2025/26 2027 2026/27
Finalists Name Nationality Winner Finals 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 0 2 1 3 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1
Legend The names of active players are marked in bold.
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