The first round has began at Players Championship 16 with mixed fortunes for the big names so far in Leicester in the final action before the World Matchplay.
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Gary Anderson has lost out with Jules van Dongen accounting for him 6-3 with a 92 average. But there were wins for James Wade who continues his superb from.
He averaged 104 in seeing off the in-from Radek Szaganski. Victories also for Cameron Menzies (105), Brendan Dolan (100) as well as Steve Beaton, Andrew Gilding, Mike de Decker, Gabriel Clemens and Simon Whitlock.
Raymond van Barneveld too is out losing 6-4 to Arron Monk despite averaging just under 97.
The Players Championship tournaments are broadcast via a live stream. Through the streaming service, four stream lanes are available per tournament.All matches from the four stream lanes will be broadcast live via PDCTV.
For this, you need to create an account and take out a subscription. A monthly subscription (£9.99) and annual subscription (£59.99) are available. Another option is DartConnect. Through this score centre, the live scores of all matches from the first round to the final can be followed.
What is the prize money at the Players Championship tournaments?
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The PDC has provided a prize pool of £3 million for the Players Championship circuit. At each Players Championship tournament, 100,000 in prize money is distributed. Reaching the second round earns £750. This eventually rises to £12,000 for the winner of the tournament.
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IMPRESSIVE FROM PIETRECZKO!
An average of 101.67 to start the day for Ricardo Pietreczko who overcomes Damian Mol with a 6-4 victory!
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