128 players will compete in the Players Championship events, starting this week in Milton Keynes
Monday 6 July 2020 13:20, UK
Michael van Gerwen is among the star-studded list of players who will be in action when the PDC Pro Tour resumes this week.
The world number one has kept a low profile since the coronavirus ground the darting calendar to a standstill, opting not to take part in the PDC Home Tour.
MVG is among the 128-strong contingent who will feature in the five-day darting gala starting on Wednesday in Milton Keynes' Marshall Arena.
All of the sport's big names will be involved, including Keegan Brown who returns to the oche after working for the NHS in recent months.
The field is made up of 117 of the PDC's 128 Tour Card holders, as well as 11 PDPA Associate Members from the PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour Order of Merit.
And the players are relishing a return to some degree of normality.
"I need the adrenalin, I need the atmosphere. It just feels a lot different being in the environment with all the players," Gerwyn Price told the PDC.
"Just playing when someone's there against you. I just need that intensity."
"I'm looking forward to seeing where my game is before the Matchplay," added world champ Peter Wright.
"It's going to be different... but at least we're playing darts and getting back to what we love."
There will be £75,000 in prize money for each of the five Players Championship events, with all winnings counting in the PDC Order of Merit.
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