Most of the big names didn't make a mistake in the first round of Players Championship 1. Michael van Gerwen, Peter Wright, Rob Cross and Gary Anderson all booked their place in the second round.
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Daryl Gurney was edged out by Rowby-John Rodriguez, after losing a deciding leg. Chris Dobey beat Joe Cullen to progress into the second round. Danny Noppert and Corey Cadby made a successful Pro Tour-event, as they both won their first match.
Last 128
Michael van Gerwen 6 | 0 Terry Temple
Jermaine Wattimena 6 | 1 Chris Quantock
Peter Jacques 6 | 3 Zoran Lerchbacher
Josh Payne 6 | 4 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Danny Noppert 6 | 2 Alan Norris
Ross Smith 6 | 1 Lee Bryant
Robert Marijanovic 6 | 1 Darren Webster
William O'Connor 6 | 5 Gabriel Clemens
Dave Chisnall 6 | 0 John Goldie
Brendan Dolan 6 | 1 Adam Hunt
Raymond van Barneveld 6 | 2 Vincent van der Voort
Tytus Kanik 6 | 4 Joe Murnan
Simon Whitlock 6 | 4 Devon Petersen
Keegan Brown 6 | 5 Christian Kist
Adrian Lewis 6 | 4 Jamie Lewis
Jose Antonio Justicia Perales 6 | 3 John Part
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6 | 5 Daryl Gurney
Jamie Bain 6 | 4 Ronny Huybrechts
James Wilson 6 | 2 Davy Van Baelen
Tony Newell 6 | 5 Jason Cullen
Ian White 6 | 4 Aden Kirk
Madars Razma 6 | 5 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Jonny Clayton 6 | 4 Prakash Jiwa
Nathan Aspinall 6 | 5 Jeffrey de Graaf
Michael Smith 6 | 1 Ronnie Baxter
Vincent Kamphuis 6 | 4 Sven Groen
Stephen Burton 6 | 1 Justin Pipe
Mark Wilson 6 | 2 Jamie Caven
Gerwyn Price 6 | 5 Paul Nicholson
Martin Atkins (Wigan) 6 | 4 Scott Darbyshire
Stephen Bunting 6 | 2 Martin Schindler
Robert Owen 6 | 4 Robert Owen
Peter Wright 6 | 0 Ryan Searle
Wayne Jones 6 | 5 Luke Humphries
Ryan Joyce 6 | 4 Steve West
Ryan Harrington 6 | 4 Ricky Evans
Kyle Anderson 6 | 4 Mickey Mansell
Corey Cadby 6 | 0 Mick McGowan
Steve Beaton 6 | 2 Darren Johnson
Michael Barnard 6 | 4 Dawson Murschell
Kim Huybrechts 6 | 3 Ryan Meikle
Kirk Shepherd 6 | 4 Diogo Portela
Ron Meulenkamp 6 | 4 Richard North
Alan Tabern 6 | 0 Bradley Brooks
Mervyn King 6 | 1 Max Hopp
Terry Jenkins 6 | 5 Maik Langendorf
Cristo Reyes 6 | 2 Eddie Dootson
Kevin Painter 6 | 5 Luke Woodhouse
Chris Dobey 6 | 5 Joe Cullen
George Killington 6 | 4 Scott Taylor
James Wade 6 | 5 Paul Rowley
Antonio Alcinas 6 | 5 Matthew Edgar
Robbie Green 6 | 5 Jelle Klaasen
Peter Hudson 6 | 5 Mark Webster
John Henderson 6 | 0 Steve Hine
Ritchie Edhouse 6 | 3 Jeffrey de Zwaan
Rob Cross 6 | 5 Steve Lennon
Richie Burnett 6 | 3 James Richardson
Mario Robbe 6 | 2 Robert Thornton
Arron Monk 6 | 4 Simon Stevenson
Gary Anderson 6 | 3 Mark Dudbridge
Andrew Gilding 6 | 4 Jimmy Hendriks
Benito van de Pas 6 | 1 Gary Eastwood
Jim Brown 6 | 2 Ross Twell
Last 64
Michael van Gerwen - | - Jermaine Wattimena
Peter Jacques - | - Josh Payne
Danny Noppert - | - Ross Smith
Robert Marijanovic - | - William O'Connor
Dave Chisnall - | - Brendan Dolan
Raymond van Barneveld - | - Tytus Kanik
Simon Whitlock - | - Keegan Brown
Adrian Lewis - | - Jose Antonio Justicia Perales
Rowby-John Rodriguez - | - Jamie Bain
James Wilson - | - Tony Newell
Ian White - | - Madars Razma
Jonny Clayton - | - Nathan Aspinall
Michael Smith - | - Vincent Kamphuis
Stephen Burton - | - Mark Wilson
Gerwyn Price - | - Martin Atkins (Wigan)
Stephen Bunting - | - Robert Owen
Wayne Jones - | - Peter Wright
Ryan Joyce - | - Ryan Harrington
Kyle Anderson - | - Corey Cadby
Steve Beaton - | - Michael Barnard
Kim Huybrechts - | - Kirk Shepherd
Ron Meulenkamp - | - Alan Tabern
Mervyn King - | - Terry Jenkins
Cristo Reyes - | - Kevin Painter
Chris Dobey - | - George Killington
James Wade - | - Antonio Alcinas
Robbie Green - | - Peter Hudson
John Henderson - | - Ritchie Edhouse
Rob Cross - | - Richie Burnett
Mario Robbe - | - Arron Monk
Gary Anderson - | - Andrew Gilding
Benito van de Pas - | - Jim Brown
Last 128
Michael van Gerwen 6 | 0 Terry Temple
Jermaine Wattimena 6 | 1 Chris Quantock
Peter Jacques 6 | 3 Zoran Lerchbacher
Josh Payne 6 | 4 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Danny Noppert 6 | 2 Alan Norris
Ross Smith 6 | 1 Lee Bryant
Robert Marijanovic 6 | 1 Darren Webster
William O'Connor 6 | 5 Gabriel Clemens
Dave Chisnall 6 | 0 John Goldie
Brendan Dolan 6 | 1 Adam Hunt
Raymond van Barneveld 6 | 2 Vincent van der Voort
Tytus Kanik 6 | 4 Joe Murnan
Simon Whitlock 6 | 4 Devon Petersen
Keegan Brown 6 | 5 Christian Kist
Adrian Lewis 6 | 4 Jamie Lewis
Jose Antonio Justicia Perales 6 | 3 John Part
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6 | 5 Daryl Gurney
Jamie Bain 6 | 4 Ronny Huybrechts
James Wilson 6 | 2 Davy Van Baelen
Tony Newell 6 | 5 Jason Cullen
Ian White 6 | 4 Aden Kirk
Madars Razma 6 | 5 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Jonny Clayton 6 | 4 Prakash Jiwa
Nathan Aspinall 6 | 5 Jeffrey de Graaf
Michael Smith 6 | 1 Ronnie Baxter
Vincent Kamphuis 6 | 4 Sven Groen
Stephen Burton 6 | 1 Justin Pipe
Mark Wilson 6 | 2 Jamie Caven
Gerwyn Price 6 | 5 Paul Nicholson
Martin Atkins (Wigan) 6 | 4 Scott Darbyshire
Stephen Bunting 6 | 2 Martin Schindler
Robert Owen 6 | 4 Robert Owen
Peter Wright 6 | 0 Ryan Searle
Wayne Jones 6 | 5 Luke Humphries
Ryan Joyce 6 | 4 Steve West
Ryan Harrington 6 | 4 Ricky Evans
Kyle Anderson 6 | 4 Mickey Mansell
Corey Cadby 6 | 0 Mick McGowan
Steve Beaton 6 | 2 Darren Johnson
Michael Barnard 6 | 4 Dawson Murschell
Kim Huybrechts 6 | 3 Ryan Meikle
Kirk Shepherd 6 | 4 Diogo Portela
Ron Meulenkamp 6 | 4 Richard North
Alan Tabern 6 | 0 Bradley Brooks
Mervyn King 6 | 1 Max Hopp
Terry Jenkins 6 | 5 Maik Langendorf
Cristo Reyes 6 | 2 Eddie Dootson
Kevin Painter 6 | 5 Luke Woodhouse
Chris Dobey 6 | 5 Joe Cullen
George Killington 6 | 4 Scott Taylor
James Wade 6 | 5 Paul Rowley
Antonio Alcinas 6 | 5 Matthew Edgar
Robbie Green 6 | 5 Jelle Klaasen
Peter Hudson 6 | 5 Mark Webster
John Henderson 6 | 0 Steve Hine
Ritchie Edhouse 6 | 3 Jeffrey de Zwaan
Rob Cross 6 | 5 Steve Lennon
Richie Burnett 6 | 3 James Richardson
Mario Robbe 6 | 2 Robert Thornton
Arron Monk 6 | 4 Simon Stevenson
Gary Anderson 6 | 3 Mark Dudbridge
Andrew Gilding 6 | 4 Jimmy Hendriks
Benito van de Pas 6 | 1 Gary Eastwood
Jim Brown 6 | 2 Ross Twell
Last 64
Michael van Gerwen - | - Jermaine Wattimena
Peter Jacques - | - Josh Payne
Danny Noppert - | - Ross Smith
Robert Marijanovic - | - William O'Connor
Dave Chisnall - | - Brendan Dolan
Raymond van Barneveld - | - Tytus Kanik
Simon Whitlock - | - Keegan Brown
Adrian Lewis - | - Jose Antonio Justicia Perales
Rowby-John Rodriguez - | - Jamie Bain
James Wilson - | - Tony Newell
Ian White - | - Madars Razma
Jonny Clayton - | - Nathan Aspinall
Michael Smith - | - Vincent Kamphuis
Stephen Burton - | - Mark Wilson
Gerwyn Price - | - Martin Atkins (Wigan)
Stephen Bunting - | - Robert Owen
Wayne Jones - | - Peter Wright
Ryan Joyce - | - Ryan Harrington
Kyle Anderson - | - Corey Cadby
Steve Beaton - | - Michael Barnard
Kim Huybrechts - | - Kirk Shepherd
Ron Meulenkamp - | - Alan Tabern
Mervyn King - | - Terry Jenkins
Cristo Reyes - | - Kevin Painter
Chris Dobey - | - George Killington
James Wade - | - Antonio Alcinas
Robbie Green - | - Peter Hudson
John Henderson - | - Ritchie Edhouse
Rob Cross - | - Richie Burnett
Mario Robbe - | - Arron Monk
Gary Anderson - | - Andrew Gilding
Benito van de Pas - | - Jim Brown
I stumbled into the world of darts quite by accident back in 2013. For a Journalism School assignment, I had to produce a live sports report and as it happened, the European Tour event in Veldhoven was the only available option. That weekend, I caught the darts bug. The post-match interviews especially appealed to me, as darts players tend to be much more open and approachable than what you usually see with footballers on television.
After a few detours, I joined Dartsnieuws.com in 2017 as editor-in-chief. I don’t have much competitive experience myself, although I once entered a PDC Development Tour weekend just to experience what it’s like from a player’s perspective. I even managed to win a leg against a Tour Card holder and, quite by accident, earned £50 in prize money.
In 2022, I was also involved in the founding of the TOTO Dart Kings, a commercial darts team, where I worked as media manager for three years. Unfortunately, due to new legislation in the Netherlands, that project came to an end in 2025.
Through my work in darts, I’ve been fortunate to travel to some incredible events, from Premier League nights at Ahoy Rotterdam, to several World Championships, and even the US Darts Masters at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Beyond darts, I’m a passionate sports fan in general. You can always wake me up for a game of tennis or padel, and I love following football, tennis, padel, cycling, Formula 1, and ice skating.
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