Defending champion John Henderson has a first-round bye but faces a tough opening match when he take on the winner of the encounter between Mark Dudbridge and Chris Mason. John Henderson won the title on his debut defeating Colin McGarry 5-0 in the 2024 final.

The Players Championship circuit makes a stop this time in Rosmalen, the Netherlands, where the third and fourth Players Championship tournaments of the season will be played on Monday, Feb. 17 and

Derek Coulson v Mervyn King (15:00) Evening session from 19:00 GMT: Martin Adams v Darryl Fitton, followed by Colin McGarry v Steve Beaton (20:00), Kevin Painter v Richie Burnett (21:00), Mark Dudbridge v Chris Mason (22:00) Neil Duff receives bye after Vincent van der Voort withdraws with injury Taking place at the Circus Tavern,