Gary Anderson and Steve Beaton first into Last 32 at Players Championship 27 as first round concludes

The first round is completed at Players Championship 27 with the Last 32 already starting to take shape with Gary Anderson and Steve Beaton already through.

The likes of Raymond van Barneveld and Chris Dobey were among the victors in the latter stages of the first round, but Anderson booked his spot in another Board Final with a 101 average.

He saw off Boris Krcmar 6-2, while Peter Wright has fallen by the wayside with 'Snakebite' averaging just 90 in a 6-3 loss to Steve Beaton. Jonny Clayton, Rob Cross, Josh Rock and Luke Humphries are among those currently in second round action.

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Players Championship 27

Last 128

Jamie Clark 6 | 1 Dave Chisnall

Jurjen van der Velde 6 | 4 Scott Williams

Kim Huybrechts 6 | 1 Shaun Wilkinson

Connor Scutt 6 | 2 Adam Gawlas

James Wade 6 | 5 Darren Webster

Nathan Rafferty 6 | 4 Martijn Kleermaker

Ross Smith 6 | 4 Jimmy Hendriks

James Wilson 6 | 3 Simon Whitlock

Michael Smith 6 | 1 Graham Hall

Darryl Pilgrim 6 | 5 Jamie Hughes

Florian Hempel 6 | 5 Mike De Decker

Rowby-John Rodriguez 6 | 1 Jose Justicia

Gary Anderson 6 | 1 Arron Monk

Boris Krcmar 6 | 4 Kevin Doets

Gabriel Clemens 6 | 4 Jim Williams

Pascal Rupprecht 6 | 2 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez

Josh Rock 6 | 5 Cam Crabtree

Damian Mol 6 | 3 Bradley Brooks

Luke Woodhouse 6 | 5 Daniel Klose

Andy Boulton 6 | 3 Scott Waites

Ryan Searle 6 | 5 Mickey Mansell

Devon Petersen 6 | 4 Geert Nentjes

Daryl Gurney 6 | 5 Nick Fullwell

Ian White 6 | 1 Adam Warner

Rob Cross 6 | 4 Jeffrey De Zwaan

Robbie Knops 6 | 5 Callum Goffin

Gian van Veen 6 | 4 Chris Landman

Berry van Peer 6 | 4 Owen Bates

Stephen Bunting 6 | 3 Stephen Burton

James Hurrell 6 | 4 Ross Montgomery

Martin Lukeman 6 | 4 Jose De Sousa

Tony Martinez 6 | 4 Ted Evetts

Luke Humphries 6 | 4 Josh Payne

Lee Evans 6 | 5 Ricky Evans

Raymond van Barneveld 6 | 1 Joe Murnan

Adam Smith-Neale 6 | 3 Owen Roelofs

Ricardo Pietreczko 6 | 5 Mensur Suljovic

Mario Vandenbogaerde 6 | 5 Richard Veenstra

Martin Schindler 6 | 2 Ritchie Edhouse

Nick Kenny 6 | 1 Graham Usher

Danny Noppert 6 | 5 Dylan Slevin

Niels Zonneveld 6 | 1 Steve Lennon

Chris Dobey 6 | 4 Karel Sedlacek

Darius Labanauskas 6 | 3 Keane Barry

Vincent van der Voort 6 | 3 Krzysztof Ratajski

Alan Soutar 6 | 2 Danny Jansen

George Killington 6 | 2 Brendan Dolan

Danny van Trijp 6 | 4 Vladimir Andersen

Damon Heta 6 | 3 Cameron Menzies

Ryan Meikle 6 | 5 Jeffrey Sparidaans

Maik Kuivenhoven 6 | 5 Callan Rydz

Brian Raman 6 | 2 Matt Campbell

Madars Razma 6 | 1 Joe Cullen

William O'Connor 6 | 4 Ronny Huybrechts

Andrew Gilding 6 | 3 Robert Owen

Christian Kist 6 | 3 Keegan Brown

Jonny Clayton 6 | 3 Kevin Burness

Jules van Dongen 6 | 5 Mervyn King

Dimitri Van den Bergh 6 | 4 Richie Burnett

Radek Szaganski 6 | 5 Jacques Labre

Peter Wright 6 | 1 John O'Shea

Steve Beaton 6 | 5 Jermaine Wattimena

Ryan Joyce 6 | 2 Jeff Smith

Wesley Plaisier 6 | 1 Robert Grundy

Last 64

Jamie Clark - | - Jurjen van der Velde

Kim Huybrechts - | - Connor Scutt

James Wade - | - Nathan Rafferty

Ross Smith - | - James Wilson

Michael Smith - | - Darryl Pilgrim

Florian Hempel - | - Rowby-John Rodriguez

Gary Anderson 6 | 2 Boris Krcmar

Gabriel Clemens - | - Pascal Rupprecht

Josh Rock - | - Damian Mol

Luke Woodhouse - | - Andy Boulton

Ryan Searle - | - Devon Petersen

Daryl Gurney - | - Ian White

Rob Cross - | - Robbie Knops

Gian van Veen - | - Berry van Peer

Stephen Bunting - | - James Hurrell

Martin Lukeman - | - Tony Martinez

Luke Humphries - | - Lee Evans

Raymond van Barneveld - | - Adam Smith-Neale

Ricardo Pietreczko - | - Mario Vandenbogaerde

Martin Schindler - | - Nick Kenny

Danny Noppert - | - Niels Zonneveld

Chris Dobey - | - Darius Labanauskas

Vincent van der Voort - | - Alan Soutar

George Killington - | - Danny van Trijp

Damon Heta - | - Ryan Meikle

Maik Kuivenhoven - | - Brian Raman

Madars Razma - | - William O'Connor

Andrew Gilding - | - Christian Kist

Jonny Clayton - | - Jules van Dongen

Dimitri Van den Bergh - | - Radek Szaganski

Steve Beaton 6 | 3 Peter Wright

Ryan Joyce - | - Wesley Plaisier