Andrew Gilding dumps out Michael van Gerwen as Luke Littler loses to Kevin Doets; Gary Anderson wins with 114 average at Players Championship 8

Andrew Gilding has repeated what secured his memorable UK Open final triumph from 2023 by knocking out the man he beat in the final in Minehead at Players Championship 8, with a 6-4 win over Michael van Gerwen/

Elsewhere, Gary Anderson, who with an average of 114, did not drop a leg against The Cobra, Jelle Klaasen, however, Luke Littler lost out to Kevin Doets in a tight, last leg decider. Ricky Evans (6-2) and Gerwyn Price (6-4) reached the last 16 with wins over Owen Roelofs and Jermaine Wattimena.

Danny Noppert won after a deciding leg from Stephen Burton (6-5). Gian van Veen won 6-4 against Madars Razma, and Danny van Trijp edged Martin Schindler 6-1. Luke Humphries narrowly won 6-5 over Brendan Dolan in a top match, in which both players threw well over a hundred average. Big names like Rob Cross, Josh Rock and Jonny Clayton are also still in the tournament.

Results Players Championship 8

Last 32

Luke Humphries 6 | 5 Brendan Dolan

Chris Dobey 6 | 5 Stephen Bunting

Gary Anderson 6 | 0 Jelle Klaasen

Danny van Trijp 6 | 1 Martin Schindler

Rob Cross 6 | 5 Dom Taylor

Stefan Bellmont 6 | 3 Mensur Suljovic

Josh Rock 6 | 1 Darren Beveridge

Gian van Veen 6 | 4 Madars Razma

Radek Szaganski 6 | 3 Nathan Aspinall

Ricky Evans 6 | 2 Owen Roelofs

Andrew Gilding 6 | 4 Michael van Gerwen

Jonny Clayton 6 | 5 Ritchie Edhouse

Kevin Doets 6 | 5 Luke Littler

Daryl Gurney 6 | 5 Karel Sedlacek

Gerwyn Price 6 | 4 Jermaine Wattimena

Danny Noppert 6 | 5 Stephen Burton

Last 16

Luke Humphries - | - Chris Dobey

Gary Anderson - | - Danny van Trijp

Rob Cross - | - Stefan Bellmont

Josh Rock - | - Gian van Veen

Radek Szaganski - | - Ricky Evans

Andrew Gilding - | - Jonny Clayton

Kevin Doets - | - Daryl Gurney

Gerwyn Price - | - Danny Noppert