Dawson Murschell picked up the biggest scalp of his burgeoning career at PC2 in Barnsley.
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Canadian ace Murschell sent world number two Peter Wright crashing out with a 6-5 victory. He meets European Q-School graduate Mario Robbe in the last 64. Antonio Alcinas put in a fine performance to send Premier League frontrunner Michael Smith packing, winning 6-3. Raymond van Barneveld departed as well, as Jan Dekker struck double four to secure a 6-5 win. Dekker was unusually lax on his doubles, and missed a clutch of match darts before finally finishing Barney off. A fourth Premier League participant, Gerwyn Price, also fell at the first hurdle. Dimitri van den Bergh punished some poor finishing from the Iceman to prevail 6-2.
However, there was no stopping Michael van Gerwen, who crushed Steve Lennon 6-1. Daryl Gurney also went through, but needed all 11 legs to see off Alan Tabern. Bradley Brooks continued his fine start to life on the Pro Tour; the 17-year-old saw off Dave Chisnall. Mark Webster's atrocious form continued with a 6-4 loss at the hands of Nathan Aspinall. Across 64 matches, there was just one whitewash winner; the impressive Robert Owen thrashed Sven Groen.
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However, there was no stopping Michael van Gerwen, who crushed Steve Lennon 6-1. Daryl Gurney also went through, but needed all 11 legs to see off Alan Tabern. Bradley Brooks continued his fine start to life on the Pro Tour; the 17-year-old saw off Dave Chisnall. Mark Webster's atrocious form continued with a 6-4 loss at the hands of Nathan Aspinall. Across 64 matches, there was just one whitewash winner; the impressive Robert Owen thrashed Sven Groen.
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Last 128 results
Michael van Gerwen 6 | 1 Steve Lennon
Jamie Lewis 6 | 4 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Paul Rowley 6 | 4 Zoran Lerchbacher
Ryan Searle 6 | 2 Peter Jacques
Alan Norris 6 | 1 Ronnie Baxter
Luke Woodhouse 6 | 2 Terry Jenkins
Benito van de Pas 6 | 3 Madars Razma
Jan Dekker 6 | 5 Raymond van Barneveld
Bradley Brooks 6 | 3 Dave Chisnall
Nathan Aspinall 6 | 4 Mark Webster
Adrian Lewis 6 | 4 Tony Newell
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6 | 3 George Killington
Simon Whitlock 6 | 3 Josh Payne
John Goldie 6 | 5 Prakash Jiwa
Michael Barnard 6 | 4 James Wade
Richie Burnett 6 | 1 Ronny Huybrechts
Daryl Gurney 6 | 5 Alan Tabern
Mick McGowan 6 | 5 Wayne Jones
Simon Stevenson 6 | 4 Richard North
Robert Owen 6 | 0 Sven Groen
Mervyn King 6 | 5 Ritchie Edhouse
Jimmy Hendriks 6 | 4 Ron Meulenkamp
John Henderson 6 | 4 Peter Hudson
Kirk Shepherd 6 | 2 Steve Hine
Toni Alcinas 6 | 3 Michael Smith
Luke Humphries 6 | 4 Arron Monk
James Richardson 6 | 3 Justin Pipe
Ricky Evans 6 | 1 Ross Twell
Jelle Klaasen 6 | 5 Kevin Painter
Ryan Joyce 6 | 1 Jamie Caven
Martin Schindler 6 | 3 Stephen Bunting
Jermaine Wattimena 6 | 2 Joe Murnan
Dawson Murschell 6 | 5 Peter Wright
Mario Robbe 6 | 1 Scott Taylor
Steve West 6 | 2 Diogo Portela
Gabriel Clemens 6 | 1 Jamie Bain
Kyle Anderson 6 | 5 Darren Johnson
Tytus Kanik 6 | 2 Maik Langendorf
Steve Beaton 6 | 1 Devon Petersen
Ryan Meikle 6 | 3 Brendan Dolan
Kim Huybrechts 6 | 3 Jose Justicia
Terry Temple 6 | 3 Mark Wilson
James Wilson 6 | 4 Paul Nicholson
Jason Cullen 6 | 4 Jeffrey de Zwaan
Ian White 6 | 4 Vincent Kamphuis
Jeffrey de Graaf 6 | 3 Martin Atkins (Wigan)
Cristo Reyes 6 | 4 Christian Kist
Chris Quantock 6 | 5 Chris Dobey
Jarred Cole 6 | 5 Joe Cullen
Robert Marijanovic 6 | 5 Rhys Griffin
Mark Dudbridge 6 | 4 Vincent van der Voort
Danny Noppert 6 | 3 Stephen Burton
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6 | 2 Gerwyn Price
Davy Van Baelen 6 | 1 Eddie Dootson
Jonny Clayton 6 | 2 Jim Brown
Corey Cadby 6 | 1 Lee Bryant
Rob Cross 6 | 2 Scott Darbyshire
Keegan Brown 6 | 2 John Part
Robert Thornton 6 | 3 Adam Hunt
Mickey Mansell 6 | 4 Gary Eastwood
Gary Anderson 6 | 2 Max Hopp
Ross Smith 6 | 4 Ryan Harrington
Darren Webster 6 | 2 Matthew Edgar
Robbie Green 6 | 4 William O'Connor
Jamie Lewis 6 | 4 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Paul Rowley 6 | 4 Zoran Lerchbacher
Ryan Searle 6 | 2 Peter Jacques
Alan Norris 6 | 1 Ronnie Baxter
Luke Woodhouse 6 | 2 Terry Jenkins
Benito van de Pas 6 | 3 Madars Razma
Jan Dekker 6 | 5 Raymond van Barneveld
Bradley Brooks 6 | 3 Dave Chisnall
Nathan Aspinall 6 | 4 Mark Webster
Adrian Lewis 6 | 4 Tony Newell
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6 | 3 George Killington
Simon Whitlock 6 | 3 Josh Payne
John Goldie 6 | 5 Prakash Jiwa
Michael Barnard 6 | 4 James Wade
Richie Burnett 6 | 1 Ronny Huybrechts
Daryl Gurney 6 | 5 Alan Tabern
Mick McGowan 6 | 5 Wayne Jones
Simon Stevenson 6 | 4 Richard North
Robert Owen 6 | 0 Sven Groen
Mervyn King 6 | 5 Ritchie Edhouse
Jimmy Hendriks 6 | 4 Ron Meulenkamp
John Henderson 6 | 4 Peter Hudson
Kirk Shepherd 6 | 2 Steve Hine
Toni Alcinas 6 | 3 Michael Smith
Luke Humphries 6 | 4 Arron Monk
James Richardson 6 | 3 Justin Pipe
Ricky Evans 6 | 1 Ross Twell
Jelle Klaasen 6 | 5 Kevin Painter
Ryan Joyce 6 | 1 Jamie Caven
Martin Schindler 6 | 3 Stephen Bunting
Jermaine Wattimena 6 | 2 Joe Murnan
Dawson Murschell 6 | 5 Peter Wright
Mario Robbe 6 | 1 Scott Taylor
Steve West 6 | 2 Diogo Portela
Gabriel Clemens 6 | 1 Jamie Bain
Kyle Anderson 6 | 5 Darren Johnson
Tytus Kanik 6 | 2 Maik Langendorf
Steve Beaton 6 | 1 Devon Petersen
Ryan Meikle 6 | 3 Brendan Dolan
Kim Huybrechts 6 | 3 Jose Justicia
Terry Temple 6 | 3 Mark Wilson
James Wilson 6 | 4 Paul Nicholson
Jason Cullen 6 | 4 Jeffrey de Zwaan
Ian White 6 | 4 Vincent Kamphuis
Jeffrey de Graaf 6 | 3 Martin Atkins (Wigan)
Cristo Reyes 6 | 4 Christian Kist
Chris Quantock 6 | 5 Chris Dobey
Jarred Cole 6 | 5 Joe Cullen
Robert Marijanovic 6 | 5 Rhys Griffin
Mark Dudbridge 6 | 4 Vincent van der Voort
Danny Noppert 6 | 3 Stephen Burton
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6 | 2 Gerwyn Price
Davy Van Baelen 6 | 1 Eddie Dootson
Jonny Clayton 6 | 2 Jim Brown
Corey Cadby 6 | 1 Lee Bryant
Rob Cross 6 | 2 Scott Darbyshire
Keegan Brown 6 | 2 John Part
Robert Thornton 6 | 3 Adam Hunt
Mickey Mansell 6 | 4 Gary Eastwood
Gary Anderson 6 | 2 Max Hopp
Ross Smith 6 | 4 Ryan Harrington
Darren Webster 6 | 2 Matthew Edgar
Robbie Green 6 | 4 William O'Connor
Last 64 fixtures
Michael van Gerwen - | - Jamie Lewis
Paul Rowley - | - Ryan Searle
Luke Woodhouse - | - Alan Norris
Benito van de Pas - | - Jan Dekker
Nathan Aspinall - | - Bradley Brooks
Adrian Lewis - | - Dirk van Duijvenbode
Simon Whitlock - | - John Goldie
Michael Barnard - | - Richie Burnett
Daryl Gurney - | - Mick McGowan
Simon Stevenson - | - Robert Owen
Mervyn King - | - Jimmy Hendriks
John Henderson - | - Kirk Shepherd
Luke Humphries - | - Toni Alcinas
James Richardson - | - Ricky Evans
Ryan Joyce - | - Jelle Klaasen
Martin Schindler - | - Jermaine Wattimena
Dawson Murschell - | - Mario Robbe
Steve West - | - Gabriel Clemens
Tytus Kanik - | - Kyle Anderson
Steve Beaton - | - Ryan Meikle
Kim Huybrechts - | - Terry Temple
James Wilson - | - Jason Cullen
Ian White - | - Jeffrey de Graaf
Cristo Reyes - | - Chris Quantock
Jarred Cole - | - Robert Marijanovic
Mark Dudbridge - | - Danny Noppert
Davy Van Baelen - | - Dimitri Van den Bergh
Jonny Clayton - | - Corey Cadby
Rob Cross - | - Keegan Brown
Robert Thornton - | - Mickey Mansell
Gary Anderson - | - Ross Smith
Darren Webster - | - Robbie Green
Paul Rowley - | - Ryan Searle
Luke Woodhouse - | - Alan Norris
Benito van de Pas - | - Jan Dekker
Nathan Aspinall - | - Bradley Brooks
Adrian Lewis - | - Dirk van Duijvenbode
Simon Whitlock - | - John Goldie
Michael Barnard - | - Richie Burnett
Daryl Gurney - | - Mick McGowan
Simon Stevenson - | - Robert Owen
Mervyn King - | - Jimmy Hendriks
John Henderson - | - Kirk Shepherd
Luke Humphries - | - Toni Alcinas
James Richardson - | - Ricky Evans
Ryan Joyce - | - Jelle Klaasen
Martin Schindler - | - Jermaine Wattimena
Dawson Murschell - | - Mario Robbe
Steve West - | - Gabriel Clemens
Tytus Kanik - | - Kyle Anderson
Steve Beaton - | - Ryan Meikle
Kim Huybrechts - | - Terry Temple
James Wilson - | - Jason Cullen
Ian White - | - Jeffrey de Graaf
Cristo Reyes - | - Chris Quantock
Jarred Cole - | - Robert Marijanovic
Mark Dudbridge - | - Danny Noppert
Davy Van Baelen - | - Dimitri Van den Bergh
Jonny Clayton - | - Corey Cadby
Rob Cross - | - Keegan Brown
Robert Thornton - | - Mickey Mansell
Gary Anderson - | - Ross Smith
Darren Webster - | - Robbie Green
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