The Players Championship is the last chance for players to fine tune their game ahead of the World Championships, which take place at the Alexandra Palace next month. Darts betting sites will be all over both tournaments providing the best markets, betting offers and boosts throughout each tournament. 

It's our job to provide you with all the essentials ahead of this week's Players Championship from free bets to tips throughout the tournament. 

Players Championship Free Bets 2023

As the PDC gears up towards next month's World Championships, UK betting sites have all the markets available that you would expect for a major darts tournament. 

If you are looking to open new accounts, we recommend checking out what welcome offers each betting site has to offer. There will be plenty of choice, so it's worth taking the time to look at them.

Players Championship Betting Offers 2023

As you would expect, darts betting sites have the Players Championship covered. The World Championships are fast approaching and form from this tournament can be an indicator for the biggest tournament on the PDC calendar, which starts at Alexandra Palace on Friday 15 December. 

We like the '4 Legs Ahead' offer currently being promoted by BoyleSports for this week's tournament. If you back a player to win a match, BoyleSports will settle the bet if that player goes four legs up at any stage.

Luke Humphries will hope to go four legs up on his opening opponent Martin Lukeman. After winning the Grand Slam of Darts last weekend, Humphries has seen his odds of winning this week's Players Championship shorten. 

bet365 has odds of 7/2 for Humphries to win the Players Championship.  

Players Championship Tips

This week's tournament will feature the top 64 players in the world rankings, and with a cheque for £120,000 up for grabs, it promises to be a great three days of action. 

The format is simple. The first two rounds are the best of 11 legs, the third round and quarter-finals are played over 19 legs. The semi-finals and final will be the best of 21 legs. 

Michael van Gerwen is aiming to win back-to-back Players Championship titles and his eighth overall. MVG beat Rob Cross 11-6 in last year's final, which included a 170 checkout by the Dutchman. Coral has odds of 5/1 for Van Gerwen to win back-to-back Players Championship titles.

The top seeds should all make it past the opening couple of rounds given the draw for the tournament. World number one Gerwyn Price takes on world number 64 Ricky Evans, while world number two Gary Anderson plays world number 63 Steve Beaton for a place in the next round and so on. BetMGM has odds of 11/2 for Price to lift the trophy on Sunday, while Anderson is great value at 14/1.

The defending champion Van Gerwen has dropped to 40 in the world rankings, but don't let that fool you. The Dutchman starts his defence against Callan Rydz, who is ranked 25th in the world. bet365 has boosted odds of 9/2 from 4/1 for Van Gerwen to beat Callan Rydz 6-2.