First round exit for Peter Wright at Players Championship 1, Gerwyn Price and Nathan Aspinall prevail in last-leg deciders

Peter Wright is the biggest casualty in the first Players Championship tournament of the season. The Scotsman's worrying form showed no signs of improvement in Wigan.

Maik Kuivenhoven was the man who beat him. Recording a 6-5 victory over Wright, whilst fellow Dutchmen, Richard Veenstra eliminated former world youth champion Josh Rock 6-2 and Raymond van Barneveld won 6-3 over Darren Beveridge.

Gerwyn Price and Nathan Aspinall were both pushed all the way but managed to hold on for a 6-5 against Karel Sedlacek and Aden Kirk respectively.

Elsewhere, Luke Humphries saw off Robert Owen, Luke Littler was very impressive once again in victory over Jim Williams and the likes of Mensur Suljovic, Michael Smith, Chris Dobey, Rob Cross, Gary Anderson and Andrew Gilding were all also amongst the first round winners.

Results Players Championship 1

Last 128

Michele Turetta 6 | 1 Dave Chisnall

Paul Krohne 6 | 3 William O'Connor

Luke Woodhouse 6 | 3 Steve Lennon

Luke Littler 6 | 1 Jim Williams

Lukas Wenig 6 | 3 Joe Cullen

Leighton Bennett 6 | 4 Brett Claydon

Maik Kuivenhoven 6 | 5 Peter Wright

Cameron Menzies 6 | 3 Jermaine Wattimena

Thibault Tricole 6 | 5 Jonny Clayton

Mensur Suljovic 6 | 4 Danny Jansen

James Wade 6 | 1 Oskar Lukasiak

Jamie Hughes 6 | 2 Chris Landman

Michael Smith 6 | 3 Darryl Pilgrim

James Hurrell 6 | 5 Danny van Trijp

Ryan Joyce 6 | 2 Jacques Labre

Mervyn King 6 | 5 Callum Goffin

Alan Soutar 6 | 4 Damon Heta

Robbie Knops 6 | 3 Robert Grundy

Raymond van Barneveld 6 | 3 Darren Beveridge

Chris Dobey 6 | 2 Keane Barry

Gary Anderson 6 | 1 Geert Nentjes

Lee Evans 6 | 5 Daniel Klose

Andrew Gilding 6 | 4 Callan Rydz

Stephen Burton 6 | 1 William Borland

Nick Kenny 6 | 4 Dirk van Duijvenbode

Niels Zonneveld 6 | 4 Rowby-John Rodriguez

Graham Usher 6 | 5 Dimitri Van den Bergh

Kevin Doets 6 | 2 Keegan Brown

Krzysztof Ratajski 6 | 2 Ritchie Edhouse

Mickey Mansell 6 | 2 Josh Payne

Daryl Gurney 6 | 0 Ryan Meikle

Mario Vandenbogaerde 6 | 4 Owen Roelofs

Luke Humphries 6 | 2 Robert Owen

Ian White 6 | 0 Martin Lukeman

Mike De Decker 6 | 4 Florian Hempel

Vincent van der Voort 6 | 5 Jurjen van der Velde

Dom Taylor 6 | 4 Stephen Bunting

Ricky Evans 6 | 4 Scott Williams

Ryan Searle 6 | 1 Simon Whitlock

Jeffrey Sparidaans 6 | 5 Stefan Bellmont

Rob Cross 6 | 4 Adam Gawlas

Andy Baetens 6 | 5 Jelle Klaasen

Jose De Sousa 6 | 2 Jeffrey De Zwaan

Jules van Dongen 6 | 5 Arron Monk

Danny Noppert 6 | 2 Owen Bates

Nathan Rafferty 6 | 5 George Killington

Nathan Aspinall 6 | 5 Aden Kirk

Patrick Geeraets 6 | 1 Haupai Puha

Gerwyn Price 6 | 5 Karel Sedlacek

Matthew Dennant 6 | 5 Boris Krcmar

Brendan Dolan 6 | 3 Martijn Dragt

Wessel Nijman 6 | 2 Jitse Van der Wal

Ricardo Pietreczko 6 | 5 Radek Szaganski

Steve Beaton 6 | 5 Madars Razma

Martin Schindler 6 | 1 Matt Campbell

Adam Smith-Neale 6 | 5 Graham Hall

Richard Veenstra 6 | 2 Josh Rock

Kim Huybrechts 6 | 2 Danny Lauby

Gabriel Clemens 6 | 1 Joshua Richardson

Berry van Peer 6 | 5 Adam Warner

Ross Smith 6 | 2 Rhys Griffin

Pascal Rupprecht 6 | 5 Christian Perez

Gian van Veen 6 | 1 Jeffrey De Graaf

Benjamin Drue Giant 6 | 3 Adam Hunt

Last 64

Michele Turetta - | - Paul Krohne

Luke Woodhouse - | - Luke Littler

Lukas Wenig - | - Leighton Bennett

Maik Kuivenhoven - | - Cameron Menzies

Thibault Tricole - | - Mensur Suljovic

James Wade - | - Jamie Hughes

Michael Smith - | - James Hurrell

Ryan Joyce - | - Mervyn King

Alan Soutar - | - Robbie Knops

Raymond van Barneveld - | - Chris Dobey

Gary Anderson - | - Lee Evans

Andrew Gilding - | - Stephen Burton

Nick Kenny - | - Niels Zonneveld

Graham Usher - | - Kevin Doets

Krzysztof Ratajski - | - Mickey Mansell

Daryl Gurney - | - Mario Vandenbogaerde

Luke Humphries - | - Ian White

Mike De Decker - | - Vincent van der Voort

Dom Taylor - | - Ricky Evans

Ryan Searle - | - Jeffrey Sparidaans

Rob Cross - | - Andy Baetens

Jose De Sousa - | - Jules van Dongen

Danny Noppert - | - Nathan Rafferty

Nathan Aspinall - | - Patrick Geeraets

Gerwyn Price - | - Matthew Dennant

Brendan Dolan - | - Wessel Nijman

Ricardo Pietreczko - | - Steve Beaton

Martin Schindler - | - Adam Smith-Neale

Richard Veenstra - | - Kim Huybrechts

Gabriel Clemens - | - Berry van Peer

Ross Smith - | - Pascal Rupprecht

Gian van Veen - | - Benjamin Drue Reus