
The first PDC Challenge Tour event of the season is here with a massive field of players set for the four events in Wigan.
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Over 300 players are set for action at the Robin Park Tennis Centre. Among them include the likes of Scott Mitchell, Dave Parletti and Kevin Painter.
The top players in the Challenge Tour who have just missed out on Tour Cards in recent years include the likes of Cameron Menzies, Darren Beveridge, Cody Harris and Ritchie Edhouse.
They are all in action today; with Edhouse having a tough first assignment against Keane Barry in the Last 256.
Among those not involved include Fallon Sherrock, Darryl Fitton and Tony O’Shea all of whom are playing in the Kings of Darts exhibitions in Holland. Jim Williams is also a notable absentee as he is also involved in an exhibition over in Ireland.
Event One
Last 512
Martin Atkins (Leeds) - | - Coby Jones-Swanson
Luke Getty - | - Stephen McNally
Jerry Hendriks - | - Podge Balfe
Rory Hunt - | - Kyle McKinstry
Scott Williams - | - Alex Long
Darren Place - | - Richard Baillie
James Hubbard - | - Tom Baughan
Sandy Morrison - | - Chuck Puleo
Rhys Hayden - | - Evander Stevenson
Steve Evans - | - Owen Roelofs
Jeffrey De Graaf - | - Roman Benecky
Kirsty Chubb - | - Martin Bradbury
Jamie Clark - | - Ryan Hogarth
Wilco Vermeulen - | - Ryan Groves
Shaun Carroll - | - Ian Lever
John Kippen - | - Aaron Stevens
Jason Cullen - | - Jens Kniest
Jarno Braamskamp - | - Gary Stafford
Cavan Phillips - | - Andy Jenkins
Dave Parletti - | - David Lammie
Tony Procter - | - Kirsty Hutchinson
Dean Owen - | - Paul Goodwin
Matthew Dennant - | - Kieran Evans
Richie Walsh - | - Jake Carter
Ivan Springborg Poulsen - | - Brad Phillips
Graham Usher - | - David Neads
Scott Marsh - | - Jimmy McKirdy
Perry Davenport - | - Adam Huckvale
Shane McGuirk - | - Peter Mitchell
Jamie Caven - | - Rene Eidams
Veniamin Symeonidis - | - Christian Bernhardt
Daniel Cox - | - John Bowles
Patrick Lynskey - | - Terry Roach
Richie Howson - | - Dom Taylor
Jamie Robinson - | - David Evans
David Adshead - | - Christopher Paul Jones
Lukas Wenig - | - Ben Chance
Lee Gregory - | - Matthew Shaw
William Thexton - | - Matthew Finch
Darren Armstrong - | - Maikel Verberk
Gavin Smith - | - David Murphy
Paul Holloway - | - Kevin Edwards
Connor Scutt - | - Brandon Jones
Patrick Peters - | - Lewis Williams
Alexander Morrison - | - Mark Frost
Ryan Furness - | - Boris Koltsov
Diogo Portela - | - Lester Thompson
Vincent Kamphuis - | - Joey Palfreyman
Gary Eastwood - | - Joshua Lowthorpe
Darren Beveridge - | - Michael Rasztovits
Carl Batchelor - | - Peter Hudson
Simon Preston - | - Gabriel Florin Olar
Chas Barstow - | - Aiden Cope
Dave Prins - | - Nathan Boon
Allan Fitzpatrick - | - Mark Graham
Keith Wong - | - Ray Marshall
Robert Collins - | - Philip Wathen
Berry van Peer - | - Derek Coulson
Colin Osborne - | - Stu Wilson
A.J. Urmston-Toft - | - Daniel Faulkner
Paul Williams - | - Harry Robinson
Kevin Blomme - | - James Richardson
Mark Barilli - | - Mareno Michels
Paul Rowley - | - Stephen Burton
Wayne Harrison - | - Andrew Glover
Marcus Hawkins - | - Coni Singh Nagi
Beau Greaves - | - Leo Hendriks
Dafydd Edwards - | - Kevin McDine
Ryan Palmer - | - Robbie Green
Daniel Day - | - Kevin McKinney
Paul Jenkinson - | - Mark Venables
Kevin Dowling - | - Wesley Plaisier
Jack Main - | - Tom Dawson
Alex Chubb - | - Christopher Bent
Thomas Gregory - | - Jitse Van der wal
David Green - | - Jarred Cole
Ben Hazel - | - Ben Davies (Crewe)
Ian Withers - | - Danny Haygreen
James Duncan - | - Nathan Richards
Paul Phillips - | - Martin Edwards
Jaikob Selby-Rivas - | - Ashley Holgate
Samuel Ridgway - | - Rob Hewson
Last 512
Martin Atkins (Leeds) - | - Coby Jones-Swanson
Luke Getty - | - Stephen McNally
Jerry Hendriks - | - Podge Balfe
Rory Hunt - | - Kyle McKinstry
Scott Williams - | - Alex Long
Darren Place - | - Richard Baillie
James Hubbard - | - Tom Baughan
Sandy Morrison - | - Chuck Puleo
Rhys Hayden - | - Evander Stevenson
Steve Evans - | - Owen Roelofs
Jeffrey De Graaf - | - Roman Benecky
Kirsty Chubb - | - Martin Bradbury
Jamie Clark - | - Ryan Hogarth
Wilco Vermeulen - | - Ryan Groves
Shaun Carroll - | - Ian Lever
John Kippen - | - Aaron Stevens
Jason Cullen - | - Jens Kniest
Jarno Braamskamp - | - Gary Stafford
Cavan Phillips - | - Andy Jenkins
Dave Parletti - | - David Lammie
Tony Procter - | - Kirsty Hutchinson
Dean Owen - | - Paul Goodwin
Matthew Dennant - | - Kieran Evans
Richie Walsh - | - Jake Carter
Ivan Springborg Poulsen - | - Brad Phillips
Graham Usher - | - David Neads
Scott Marsh - | - Jimmy McKirdy
Perry Davenport - | - Adam Huckvale
Shane McGuirk - | - Peter Mitchell
Jamie Caven - | - Rene Eidams
Veniamin Symeonidis - | - Christian Bernhardt
Daniel Cox - | - John Bowles
Patrick Lynskey - | - Terry Roach
Richie Howson - | - Dom Taylor
Jamie Robinson - | - David Evans
David Adshead - | - Christopher Paul Jones
Lukas Wenig - | - Ben Chance
Lee Gregory - | - Matthew Shaw
William Thexton - | - Matthew Finch
Darren Armstrong - | - Maikel Verberk
Gavin Smith - | - David Murphy
Paul Holloway - | - Kevin Edwards
Connor Scutt - | - Brandon Jones
Patrick Peters - | - Lewis Williams
Alexander Morrison - | - Mark Frost
Ryan Furness - | - Boris Koltsov
Diogo Portela - | - Lester Thompson
Vincent Kamphuis - | - Joey Palfreyman
Gary Eastwood - | - Joshua Lowthorpe
Darren Beveridge - | - Michael Rasztovits
Carl Batchelor - | - Peter Hudson
Simon Preston - | - Gabriel Florin Olar
Chas Barstow - | - Aiden Cope
Dave Prins - | - Nathan Boon
Allan Fitzpatrick - | - Mark Graham
Keith Wong - | - Ray Marshall
Robert Collins - | - Philip Wathen
Berry van Peer - | - Derek Coulson
Colin Osborne - | - Stu Wilson
A.J. Urmston-Toft - | - Daniel Faulkner
Paul Williams - | - Harry Robinson
Kevin Blomme - | - James Richardson
Mark Barilli - | - Mareno Michels
Paul Rowley - | - Stephen Burton
Wayne Harrison - | - Andrew Glover
Marcus Hawkins - | - Coni Singh Nagi
Beau Greaves - | - Leo Hendriks
Dafydd Edwards - | - Kevin McDine
Ryan Palmer - | - Robbie Green
Daniel Day - | - Kevin McKinney
Paul Jenkinson - | - Mark Venables
Kevin Dowling - | - Wesley Plaisier
Jack Main - | - Tom Dawson
Alex Chubb - | - Christopher Bent
Thomas Gregory - | - Jitse Van der wal
David Green - | - Jarred Cole
Ben Hazel - | - Ben Davies (Crewe)
Ian Withers - | - Danny Haygreen
James Duncan - | - Nathan Richards
Paul Phillips - | - Martin Edwards
Jaikob Selby-Rivas - | - Ashley Holgate
Samuel Ridgway - | - Rob Hewson
Last 256
Matt Padgett - | - Michael Flynn
Steve Hine - | - Scott Darbyshire
Niall Culleton - | - Fons Hardeman
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Wessel Nijman - | - Greg Ritchie
Johan Engstrom - | - Hywel Manuel
Radek Szaganski - | - James Thompson
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Mark Lawrence - | - David Ladley
Curtis Reeves - | - Rhys Griffin
James Young - | -
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Brian Raman - | - Ryan Harrington
David Walker - | - Andrew Davidson
Prakash Jiwa - | -
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Tonny Veenhof - | - Andrew Beeton
Kevin Lane - | - Adrian Devine
Kevin Knopf - | - Jack Neary
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Ritchie Edhouse - | - Keane Barry
Stephen Jones - | - Nathan Treadgold
Steve Haggerty - | - Robert Rickwood
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Cameron Menzies - | - Stuart Harding
Shaun Matthews - | - Andy Neocleous
Grant Whittaker - | -
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David Carr - | - Brian Woods
Scott Taylor - | - Chris Quantock
Jason Delahunty - | -
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Brett Claydon - | - Brian Hallas
Ian Jopling - | - Lukasz Sawicki
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez - | - Jimmy Hendriks
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Joshua Richardson - | - James Lawson
Tytus Kanik - | - Ryan Craddock
Martin O'Boyle - | - Erik Hol
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Steven Atkin - | - Cor Ernst
Alan Norris - | - Mike Atkinson
Jim Moston - | -
- | -
Brian Whybrow - | - Stephen Gallimore
Danny Van Klompenburg - | - Patrick van den Boogaard
David Nicholson - | -
- | -
Andrew Foster - | - Stuart White
Steven Beasley - | - James Kempster
Stuart Dutton - | - Cody Harris
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Andrew Gilding - | - Dennis Nilsson
Jose Justicia - | - Roemer Mooijman
Richie Burnett - | -
- | -
Chris Craven - | - Andy Chalmers
Tom Lonsdale - | - Levy Frauenfelder
Adam Jenkinson - | -
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Mark Wilson - | - Eddie Lovely
Robert Turpin - | - Petros Christodoulou
Lee Cocks - | -
- | -
Justin van Tergouw - | - Craig Searle
Jonathan Wynn - | - Daniel Ayres
Ben Quenby - | - Adam Fairns
- | -
Sam Hunter - | - Stuart Davies
Danny van Trijp - | - Robbie Ellis
Ricky Clarke - | - Darryl Pilgrim
- | -
Dean Reynolds - | - Lewis Pride
Nick Jennings - | - Thomas Lovely
Tommy Lishman - | -
- | -
Adam Mould - | - Chris Lacey
Donal Balfe - | - Nathan Rafferty
Daniel Lee - | -
- | -
Kevin Garcia - | - Alexander Masek
Gordon Mathers - | - Toon Greebe
Jamie Kelling - | - Dylan Duo
- | -
Rachel Brooks - | - John Crossley
Darren Johnson - | - Kevin Painter
Jon Jukes - | - Alexander Merkx
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Lee Smith - | - Robert Modra
Tony Newell - | - Connor Arberry
Rohit Rabadia - | -
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Darren Latham - | - Richard van Zijtveld
Carl Hamilton - | - Scott Mitchell
Cornelius Brouder - | -
- | -
Arjan Konterman - | - Curtis Hammond
Derek Lumley - | - Kevin Burness
David Airey - | - Nigel Russell
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Luke Yates - | - Alexander Elia
Mindaugas Barauskas - | - Mathieu De loos
Justin Hood - | - Shaun Griffiths
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Sander Van Beem - | - Roxy-James Rodriguez
Lorenzo Van Hove - | - Jacob Gwynne
Sean Adams - | -
- | -
Adam Gawlas - | - Nathan Burdett
John Court - | - Jack Vincent
Wes Newton - | -
- | -
Mick Todd - | - Aden Kirk
Jesper Skovgaard - | - Dan Read
Martin Thomas - | - Niels Heinsoe
- | -
John O'Shea - | - Jake Jones
Anthony Brown - | - Darren Weaver
Callum Francis - | -
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Justin Smith - | - Robert Owen
Cameron Doyle - | - Brian Hudson
Michael Mccloskey - | -
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George Cressey - | - Simon Tate
Liam Meek - | - Ronny Huybrechts
David Edwards - | -
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Matt Padgett - | - Michael Flynn
Steve Hine - | - Scott Darbyshire
Niall Culleton - | - Fons Hardeman
- | -
Wessel Nijman - | - Greg Ritchie
Johan Engstrom - | - Hywel Manuel
Radek Szaganski - | - James Thompson
- | -
Mark Lawrence - | - David Ladley
Curtis Reeves - | - Rhys Griffin
James Young - | -
- | -
Brian Raman - | - Ryan Harrington
David Walker - | - Andrew Davidson
Prakash Jiwa - | -
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Tonny Veenhof - | - Andrew Beeton
Kevin Lane - | - Adrian Devine
Kevin Knopf - | - Jack Neary
- | -
Ritchie Edhouse - | - Keane Barry
Stephen Jones - | - Nathan Treadgold
Steve Haggerty - | - Robert Rickwood
- | -
Cameron Menzies - | - Stuart Harding
Shaun Matthews - | - Andy Neocleous
Grant Whittaker - | -
- | -
David Carr - | - Brian Woods
Scott Taylor - | - Chris Quantock
Jason Delahunty - | -
- | -
Brett Claydon - | - Brian Hallas
Ian Jopling - | - Lukasz Sawicki
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez - | - Jimmy Hendriks
- | -
Joshua Richardson - | - James Lawson
Tytus Kanik - | - Ryan Craddock
Martin O'Boyle - | - Erik Hol
- | -
Steven Atkin - | - Cor Ernst
Alan Norris - | - Mike Atkinson
Jim Moston - | -
- | -
Brian Whybrow - | - Stephen Gallimore
Danny Van Klompenburg - | - Patrick van den Boogaard
David Nicholson - | -
- | -
Andrew Foster - | - Stuart White
Steven Beasley - | - James Kempster
Stuart Dutton - | - Cody Harris
- | -
Andrew Gilding - | - Dennis Nilsson
Jose Justicia - | - Roemer Mooijman
Richie Burnett - | -
- | -
Chris Craven - | - Andy Chalmers
Tom Lonsdale - | - Levy Frauenfelder
Adam Jenkinson - | -
- | -
Mark Wilson - | - Eddie Lovely
Robert Turpin - | - Petros Christodoulou
Lee Cocks - | -
- | -
Justin van Tergouw - | - Craig Searle
Jonathan Wynn - | - Daniel Ayres
Ben Quenby - | - Adam Fairns
- | -
Sam Hunter - | - Stuart Davies
Danny van Trijp - | - Robbie Ellis
Ricky Clarke - | - Darryl Pilgrim
- | -
Dean Reynolds - | - Lewis Pride
Nick Jennings - | - Thomas Lovely
Tommy Lishman - | -
- | -
Adam Mould - | - Chris Lacey
Donal Balfe - | - Nathan Rafferty
Daniel Lee - | -
- | -
Kevin Garcia - | - Alexander Masek
Gordon Mathers - | - Toon Greebe
Jamie Kelling - | - Dylan Duo
- | -
Rachel Brooks - | - John Crossley
Darren Johnson - | - Kevin Painter
Jon Jukes - | - Alexander Merkx
- | -
Lee Smith - | - Robert Modra
Tony Newell - | - Connor Arberry
Rohit Rabadia - | -
- | -
Darren Latham - | - Richard van Zijtveld
Carl Hamilton - | - Scott Mitchell
Cornelius Brouder - | -
- | -
Arjan Konterman - | - Curtis Hammond
Derek Lumley - | - Kevin Burness
David Airey - | - Nigel Russell
- | -
Luke Yates - | - Alexander Elia
Mindaugas Barauskas - | - Mathieu De loos
Justin Hood - | - Shaun Griffiths
- | -
Sander Van Beem - | - Roxy-James Rodriguez
Lorenzo Van Hove - | - Jacob Gwynne
Sean Adams - | -
- | -
Adam Gawlas - | - Nathan Burdett
John Court - | - Jack Vincent
Wes Newton - | -
- | -
Mick Todd - | - Aden Kirk
Jesper Skovgaard - | - Dan Read
Martin Thomas - | - Niels Heinsoe
- | -
John O'Shea - | - Jake Jones
Anthony Brown - | - Darren Weaver
Callum Francis - | -
- | -
Justin Smith - | - Robert Owen
Cameron Doyle - | - Brian Hudson
Michael Mccloskey - | -
- | -
George Cressey - | - Simon Tate
Liam Meek - | - Ronny Huybrechts
David Edwards - | -
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