Players Champs 20 Round 1: Wright the early faller

Yesterdays finalist Peter Wright was the big casualty in round 1 of Players Championships 20.
In the last event before the Grand Prix begins this weekend, Wright fell at the first hurdle to 'Rapid' Ricky Evans 6-3. Evans found himself in Wrights position yesterday, narrowly losing to one of the form players on tour Kyle Anderson 6-5, but rectified his early exit in defeating the world number 2. He no faces former Players Championship finals winner Paul Nicholson in the next round.
Elsewhere, Raymond van Barneveld has gotten the better of Kim Huybrechts, the Dutchman winning that one 6-4. Jelle Klassen, Cristo Reyes, Joe Cullen and Daryl Gurney complete the list of surprise early losers. Former World Championship finalist Kirk Shepperd the man to see off Premier League Hopeful Daryl Gurney.
Results Last 128 and the draw last 64 is below results!
Ricky Evans 6 | 3 Peter Wright
Paul Nicholson 6 | 3 Ryan Searle
Mark Webster 6 | 2 Jan Dekker
Jamie Lewis 6 | 5 Martin Schindler
Gerwyn Price 6 | 3 Ryan Palmer
Tony Newell 6 | 4 Jamie Bain
Kyle Anderson 6 | 1 Max Hopp
John Michael 6 | 3 Antonio Alcinas
Dave Chisnall 6 | 4 Harry Robinson
Dennis Smith 6 | 5 Scott Taylor
Ronny Huybrechts 6 | 1 Ryan Meikle
Dean Forde 6 | 4 Richie Burnett
Terry Temple 6 | 5 Joe Cullen
Madars Razma 6 | 3 Chris Dobey
James Wade 6 | 3 Warrick Scheffer
Keegan Brown 6 | 4 Mick McGowan
Kirk Shepherd 6 | 4 Daryl Gurney
John Part 6 | 2 Jamie Caven
Richard North 6 | 4 David Pallett
Yordi Meeuwisse 6 | 2 Stephen Burton
Ian White 6 | 2 Paul Rowley
Andrew Gilding 6 | 2 Kevin Painter
Stephen Bunting 6 | 1 John Bowles
James Richardson 6 | 3 Wes Newton
Simon Whitlock 6 | 3 Ritchie Edhouse
Joe Murnan 6 | 3 Jonathan Worsley
Vincent van der Voort 6 | 1 Jeffrey de Graaf
Brian Woods 6 | 3 Brendan Dolan
Benito van de Pas 6 | 5 Andy Boulton
Luke Woodhouse 6 | 2 Simon Preston
Robert Owen 6 | 5 Darren Webster
Steve Lennon 6 | 3 Chris Quantock
Michael van Gerwen 6 | 2 Mick Todd
Steve Hine 6 | 3 John Norman Jnr
Steve West 6 | 1 Callum Loose
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6 | 3 Peter Jacques
Raymond van Barneveld 6 | 4 Kim Huybrechts
Jermaine Wattimena 6 | 1 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Andy Jenkins 6 | 4 Steve Beaton
Ron Meulenkamp 6 | 5 Mark Walsh
Mensur Suljovic 6 | 0 Ted Evetts
Richie Corner 6 | 5 Wayne Jones
Justin Pipe 6 | 2 Callan Rydz
Devon Petersen 6 | 5 Haruki Muramatsu
Alan Norris 6 | 4 Aden Kirk
Robbie Green 6 | 4 Jonny Clayton
Adrian Lewis 6 | 3 Diogo Portela
Mike De Decker 6 | 2 Zoran Lerchbacher
Rob Cross 6 | 5 Craig Gilchrist
Lee Bryant 6 | 3 Mickey Mansell
Nathan Aspinall 6 | 5 Christian Kist
Peter Hudson 6 | 4 Jimmy Hendriks
Vincent Kamphuis 6 | 2 Jelle Klaasen
Darren Johnson 6 | 2 Maik Langendorf
John Henderson 6 | 2 Sven Groen
William O'Connor 6 | 1 Radoslaw Szaganski
Michael Smith 6 | 4 Matthew Dennant
Josh Payne 6 | 3 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Robert Thornton 6 | 5 Matt Clark
Matthew Edgar 6 | 4 Andy Hamilton
Jeffrey de Zwaan 6 | 4 Mervyn King
James Wilson 6 | 0 Berry van Peer
Simon Stevenson 6 | 3 Cristo Reyes
Paul Harvey 6 | 2 Ross Twell
Draw last 64
Ricky Evans – | – Paul Nicholson
Mark Webster – | – Jamie Lewis
Gerwyn Price – | – Tony Newell
Kyle Anderson – | – John Michael
Dave Chisnall – | – Dennis Smith
Ronny Huybrechts – | – Dean Forde
Terry Temple – | – Madars Razma
James Wade – | – Keegan Brown
Kirk Shepherd – | – John Part
Richard North – | – Yordi Meeuwisse
Ian White 6 | 4 Andrew Gilding
Stephen Bunting – | – James Richardson
Simon Whitlock – | – Joe Murnan
Vincent van der Voort – | – Brian Woods
Benito van de Pas – | – Luke Woodhouse
Robert Owen – | – Steve Lennon
Michael van Gerwen | Steve Hine
Steve West – | – Rowby-John Rodriguez
Raymond van Barneveld – | – Jermaine Wattimena
Andy Jenkins – | – Ron Meulenkamp
Mensur Suljovic – | – Richie Corner
Justin Pipe – | – Devon Petersen
Alan Norris | Robbie Green
Adrian Lewis – | – Mike De Decker
Rob Cross – | – Lee Bryant
Nathan Aspinall – | – Peter Hudson
Vincent Kamphuis | Darren Johnson
John Henderson – | – William O’Connor
Michael Smith – | – Josh Payne
Robert Thornton – | – Matthew Edgar
James Wilson | Jeffrey de Zwaan
Simon Stevenson – | – Paul Harvey