First round of Players Championship 5 reaches conclusion with Andrew Gilding & Josh Rock notable losers

The first round of Players Championship 5 has reached an end with a number of big name players still in the fight for the fifth Pro Tour event of the season.

Notable names such as Damon Heta, Joe Cullen, Gian van Veen, Raymond van Barneveld, Michael Smith, Gary Anderson, Callan Rydz, Daryl Gurney, Michael van Gerwen, Leighton Bennett, Peter Wright, John Henderson, Dave Chisnall and Stephen Bunting have all managed to advance to the last 64 among others

For the likes of Steve Lennon, Madars Razma, Jose De Sousa, Mervyn King, Andrew Gilding, Mensur Suljovic, Josh Rock and Martin Schindler however, it was an early exit.

Damon Heta 6 | 5 Darryl Pilgrim

Wesley Plaisier 6 | 3 Darren Beveridge

Jurjen van der Velde 6 | 3 Martin Lukeman

James Hurrell 6 | 4 Robert Grundy

Joe Cullen 6 | 2 Matthew Dennant

Joshua Richardson 6 | 5 Benjamin Drue Reus

Gian van Veen 6 | 3 Haupai Puha

Lee Evans 6 | 1 Thibault Tricole

Dirk van Duijvenbode 6 | 5 Daniel Klose

Graham Hall 6 | 3 Paul Krohne

Raymond van Barneveld 6 | 1 Oskar Lukasiak

Jermaine Wattimena 6 | 4 Maik Kuivenhoven

Michael Smith 6 | 1 Tim Wolters

Stefan Bellmont 6 | 3 Karel Sedlacek

Brendan Dolan 6 | 4 Danny Lauby

Florian Hempel 6 | 3 Graham Usher

Gary Anderson 6 | 3 Mickey Mansell

Niels Zonneveld 6 | 4 Nathan Rafferty

Callan Rydz 6 | 5 Patrick Geeraets

Keegan Brown 6 | 4 Jacques Labre

Krzysztof Ratajski 6 | 3 Brett Claydon

Nick Kenny 6 | 4 Michele Turetta

Daryl Gurney 6 | 3 Mario Vandenbogaerde

Pascal Rupprecht 6 | 5 Steve Lennon

Michael van Gerwen 6 | 4 Danny van Trijp

Leighton Bennett 6 | 5 Madars Razma

Gabriel Clemens 6 | 5 Radek Szaganski

Thomas Lovely 6 | 5 Andy Baetens

Peter Wright 6 | 4 Adam Gawlas

Alan Soutar 6 | 5 Robert Owen

Lukas Wenig 6 | 2 Jose De Sousa

John Henderson 6 | 2 Romeo Grbavac

Dave Chisnall 6 | 1 Mervyn King

Ronny Huybrechts 6 | 3 Jeffrey De Graaf

Ian White 6 | 4 Callum Goffin

Steve Beaton 6 | 2 Arron Monk

Stephen Bunting 6 | 1 Ritchie Edhouse

Connor Scutt 6 | 3 Rhys Griffin

Boris Krcmar 6 | 4 Andrew Gilding

Kevin Doets 6 | 4 Mensur Suljovic

Danny Noppert 6 | 0 Martijn Dragt

Stephen Burton 6 | 0 Robbie Knops

Scott Williams 6 | 2 Luke Woodhouse

Richard Veenstra 6 | 4 Jamie Hughes

Ricardo Pietreczko 6 | 3 Ricky Evans

Dylan Slevin 6 | 5 Jeffrey Sparidaans

James Wade 6 | 3 Wessel Nijman

Jeffrey De Zwaan 6 | 5 Jules van Dongen

Berry van Peer 6 | 5 Josh Rock

Chris Landman 6 | 3 Rowby-John Rodriguez

Dimitri Van den Bergh 6 | 4 Keane Barry

William O'Connor 6 | 1 Vincent van der Voort

Ross Smith 6 | 4 Adam Warner

Jelle Klaasen 6 | 5 Dom Taylor

Chris Dobey 6 | 5 Josh Payne

Adam Hunt 6 | 4 Owen Roelofs

Jonny Clayton 6 | 1 Ryan Meikle

George Killington 6 | 5 Kim Huybrechts

Simon Whitlock 6 | 1 Mike De Decker

William Borland 6 | 3 Richie Burnett

Ryan Searle 6 | 3 Owen Bates

Danny Jansen 6 | 2 Reece Colley

Cameron Menzies 6 | 4 Martin Schindler

Geert Nentjes 6 | 4 Jitse Van der Wal

Damon Heta - | - Wesley Plaisier

Jurjen van der Velde - | - James Hurrell

Joe Cullen - | - Joshua Richardson

Gian van Veen - | - Lee Evans

Dirk van Duijvenbode - | - Graham Hall

Raymond van Barneveld - | - Jermaine Wattimena

Michael Smith - | - Stefan Bellmont

Brendan Dolan - | - Florian Hempel

Gary Anderson - | - Niels Zonneveld

Callan Rydz - | - Keegan Brown

Krzysztof Ratajski - | - Nick Kenny

Daryl Gurney - | - Pascal Rupprecht

Michael van Gerwen - | - Leighton Bennett

Gabriel Clemens - | - Thomas Lovely

Peter Wright - | - Alan Soutar

Lukas Wenig - | - John Henderson

Dave Chisnall - | - Ronny Huybrechts

Ian White - | - Steve Beaton

Stephen Bunting - | - Connor Scutt

Boris Krcmar - | - Kevin Doets

Danny Noppert - | - Stephen Burton

Scott Williams - | - Richard Veenstra

Ricardo Pietreczko - | - Dylan Slevin

James Wade - | - Jeffrey De Zwaan

Berry van Peer - | - Chris Landman

Dimitri Van den Bergh - | - William O'Connor

Ross Smith - | - Jelle Klaasen

Chris Dobey - | - Adam Hunt

Jonny Clayton - | - George Killington

Simon Whitlock - | - William Borland

Danny Jansen - | - Ryan Searle

Cameron Menzies - | - Geert Nentjes