Draw released for Players Championship 1: Price vs McGeeney and Durrant vs Tabern among opening ties
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The draw has been released for the first Players Championship event of the year including the first appearances for Glen Durrant and Mark McGeeney.
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Durrant will begin PDC career against experienced St Helens ace Alan Tabern; while McGeeney will face Gerwyn Price. Among the other players involved include Michael van Gerwen, who is number one seed at Players Championship. He meets Luke Woodhouse first.
Raymond van Barneveld makes his first appearance for a while on the Pro Tour as he plays against Toni Alcinas. Nummer two seed Ian White starts against Zoran Lerchbacher.
Play begins at 12pm with two events this weekend playing down to a winner.
Click here for more information on the ProTour.
Raymond van Barneveld makes his first appearance for a while on the Pro Tour as he plays against Toni Alcinas. Nummer two seed Ian White starts against Zoran Lerchbacher.
Play begins at 12pm with two events this weekend playing down to a winner.
Click here for more information on the ProTour.
Draw Players Championship 1
(1) Michael van Gerwen v Luke Woodhouse
Christian Kist v Gary Eastwood
(32) Mickey Mansell v Vincent van der Meer
Ryan Meikle v Jose De Sousa
(16) James Wilson v Mark Wilson
Robert Owen v Mark Dudbridge
(17) Steve West v Ryan Searle
Antonio Alcinas v Raymond van Barneveld
(8) Daryl Gurney v Terry Temple
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Jamie Bain
(25) Jeffrey de Zwaan v Jamie Lewis
Mario Robbe v Cristo Reyes
(9) Jonny Clayton v Bradley Brooks
Matthew Edgar v James Richardson
(24) John Henderson v Madars Razma
Arron Monk v William O'Connor
(5) James Wade v Kim Huybrechts
Tony Newell v Jonathan Worsley
(28) Kyle Anderson v Rowby-John Rodriguez
Luke Humphries v Adrian Gray
(12) Dave Chisnall v Nathan Derry
John Michael v Keegan Brown
(21) Steve Beaton v Andrew Gilding
Wayne Jones v Ted Evetts
(4) Rob Cross v Davy Van Baelen
John Goldie v Scott Baker
(29) Ryan Joyce v Christian Bunse
Dimitri van den Bergh v Darius Labanauskus
(13) Danny Noppert v Stephen Burton
Maik Kuivenhoven v Conan Whitehead
(20) Ricky Evans v Nathan Rafferty
Shaun Carroll v Reece Robinson
(2) Ian White v Zoran Lerchbacher
Yordi Meeuwisse v Matt Clark
(31) Jelle Klaasen v Dave Prins
Tytus Kanik v Joe Murnan
(15) Mervyn King v Brendan Dolan
Ritchie Edhouse v Kevin Burness
(18) Jermaine Wattimena v Ross Smith
Jose Antonio Justicia v Barrie Bates
(7) Gerwyn Price v Mark McGeeney
Ronny Huybrechts v Diogo Portela
(26) Josh Payne v Adam Hunt
Peter Hudson v Marko Kantele
(10) Simon Whitlock v Harry Ward
Geert Nentjes v Robert Marijanovic
(23) Chris Dobey v Jan Dekker
Vincent van der Voort v Benito van de Pas
(6) Michael Smith v Robert Thornton
David Pallett v Boris Koltsov
(27) Martin Schindler v Vincent Kamphuis
Andy Hamilton v Eddie Dootson
(11) Joe Cullen v Richard North
Glen Durrant v Alan Tabern
(22) Steve Lennon v Devon Petersen
Dawson Murschell v Nathan Aspinall
(3) Peter Wright v Ron Meulenkamp
Mark Webster v Kirk Shepherd
(30) Gabriel Clemens v Mike van Duivenbode
Justin Pipe v Gavin Carlin
(14) Stephen Bunting v Andy Boulton
Carl Wilkinson v Alan Norris
(19) Krzysztof Ratajski v Simon Stevenson
Michael Barnard v Mick Todd
Christian Kist v Gary Eastwood
(32) Mickey Mansell v Vincent van der Meer
Ryan Meikle v Jose De Sousa
(16) James Wilson v Mark Wilson
Robert Owen v Mark Dudbridge
(17) Steve West v Ryan Searle
Antonio Alcinas v Raymond van Barneveld
(8) Daryl Gurney v Terry Temple
Dirk van Duijvenbode v Jamie Bain
(25) Jeffrey de Zwaan v Jamie Lewis
Mario Robbe v Cristo Reyes
(9) Jonny Clayton v Bradley Brooks
Matthew Edgar v James Richardson
(24) John Henderson v Madars Razma
Arron Monk v William O'Connor
(5) James Wade v Kim Huybrechts
Tony Newell v Jonathan Worsley
(28) Kyle Anderson v Rowby-John Rodriguez
Luke Humphries v Adrian Gray
(12) Dave Chisnall v Nathan Derry
John Michael v Keegan Brown
(21) Steve Beaton v Andrew Gilding
Wayne Jones v Ted Evetts
(4) Rob Cross v Davy Van Baelen
John Goldie v Scott Baker
(29) Ryan Joyce v Christian Bunse
Dimitri van den Bergh v Darius Labanauskus
(13) Danny Noppert v Stephen Burton
Maik Kuivenhoven v Conan Whitehead
(20) Ricky Evans v Nathan Rafferty
Shaun Carroll v Reece Robinson
(2) Ian White v Zoran Lerchbacher
Yordi Meeuwisse v Matt Clark
(31) Jelle Klaasen v Dave Prins
Tytus Kanik v Joe Murnan
(15) Mervyn King v Brendan Dolan
Ritchie Edhouse v Kevin Burness
(18) Jermaine Wattimena v Ross Smith
Jose Antonio Justicia v Barrie Bates
(7) Gerwyn Price v Mark McGeeney
Ronny Huybrechts v Diogo Portela
(26) Josh Payne v Adam Hunt
Peter Hudson v Marko Kantele
(10) Simon Whitlock v Harry Ward
Geert Nentjes v Robert Marijanovic
(23) Chris Dobey v Jan Dekker
Vincent van der Voort v Benito van de Pas
(6) Michael Smith v Robert Thornton
David Pallett v Boris Koltsov
(27) Martin Schindler v Vincent Kamphuis
Andy Hamilton v Eddie Dootson
(11) Joe Cullen v Richard North
Glen Durrant v Alan Tabern
(22) Steve Lennon v Devon Petersen
Dawson Murschell v Nathan Aspinall
(3) Peter Wright v Ron Meulenkamp
Mark Webster v Kirk Shepherd
(30) Gabriel Clemens v Mike van Duivenbode
Justin Pipe v Gavin Carlin
(14) Stephen Bunting v Andy Boulton
Carl Wilkinson v Alan Norris
(19) Krzysztof Ratajski v Simon Stevenson
Michael Barnard v Mick Todd
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