Luke Humphries lost in the first round of the penultimate Players Championship event in Wigan to leave his qualification for November's finals still unconfirmed heading into Thursday's final day, as Chris Dobey claimed his third title of the year.

Three days after losing in the final of the European Championship to Gian van Veen in Dortmund, Humphries was beaten 6-5 by Adam Warner in the first round on the first of two consecutive days at the Robin Park Leisure Centre where the final two Players Championship events are being held before the Minehead finals on November 21-23 for the top 64 players on the season-long rankings.

Two-time defending champion Humphries, who was making his 13th appearance in this year's 33 Players Championship events to this point, is currently in 58th place and

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