Gary Anderson Ushered out as first round of Players Championship 14 reaches conclusion; wins for Littler, Humphries, Wright & Price
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The first round of Players Championship 14 has reached it's conclusion. Among the notable names to exit early, Gary Anderson.
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The Flying Scotsman suffered a first round defeat at the hands of Graham Usher, 6-5. Elsewhere, there were wins for the likes of Peter Wright, James Wade, Raymond van Barneveld, Gerwyn Price, Stephen Bunting, Luke Littler, Jonny Clayton, Luke Humphries and more.
A total of 125,000 pounds in prize money is distributed at each Players Championship tournament. The winner of the event will receive a check for 15,000 pounds.
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Results Players Championship 14
Last 128
Mike De Decker 6 | 2 Owen Bates
Alan Soutar 6 | 4 Joshua Richardson
Dave Chisnall 6 | 3 Dylan Slevin
Richie Burnett 6 | 5 Jelle Klaasen
Ryan Joyce 6 | 5 Christian Perez
Nick Kenny 6 | 5 Rhys Griffin
Daryl Gurney 6 | 1 Berry van Peer
Callum Goffin - | - Adam Hunt
Owen Roelofs 6 | 4 Joe Cullen
Nathan Rafferty 6 | 5 William Borland
Josh Rock 6 | 5 Wessel Nijman
Jose De Sousa 6 | 4 Adam Gawlas
Jamie Hughes 6 | 5 Krzysztof Ratajski
Kim Huybrechts 6 | 1 Richard Veenstra
Stephen Bunting 6 | 2 Chris Landman
Stephen Burton 6 | 2 Maik Kuivenhoven
Steve Beaton 6 | 2 Kevin Doets
Wesley Plaisier 6 | 2 Arron Monk
Gerwyn Price 6 | 3 Jim Williams
Haupai Puha 6 | 2 Danny Lauby
Raymond van Barneveld 6 | 3 Brett Claydon
Mario Vandenbogaerde 6 | 4 Graham Hall
Niels Zonneveld 6 | 1 Gian van Veen
Mervyn King 6 | 5 Kai Gotthardt
James Wade 6 | 1 Lukas Wenig
Boris Krcmar 6 | 3 Steve Lennon
Graham Usher 6 | 5 Gary Anderson
Matt Campbell 6 | 1 Mensur Suljovic
Peter Wright 6 | 5 Jamie Atkins
Florian Hempel 6 | 3 Martin Lukeman
Robert Grundy 6 | 1 Chris Dobey
Nathan Aspinall 6 | 3 Robbie Knops
Callan Rydz 6 | 3 Jurjen van der Velde
Matthew Dennant 6 | 5 Adam Warner
Luke Humphries 6 | 5 Vincent van der Voort
Connor Scutt 6 | 3 Paul Krohne
Michael Smith 6 | 5 Daniel Klose
Lee Evans 6 | 4 Madars Razma
Cameron Menzies 6 | 4 Ricardo Pietreczko
Jitse Van der Wal 6 | 4 Josh Payne
Luke Woodhouse 6 | 4 Martijn Dragt
Jeffrey De Graaf 6 | 4 Leighton Bennett
Damon Heta 6 | 5 Andy Boulton
Ryan Meikle - | - Keegan Brown
Ritchie Edhouse 6 | 4 Ian White
Robert Owen 6 | 4 Jermaine Wattimena
Ryan Searle 6 | 5 Jeffrey Sparidaans
Patrick Geeraets 6 | 5 George Killington
Dom Taylor 6 | 3 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Karel Sedlacek 6 | 2 Radek Szaganski
Ross Smith 6 | 2 Darryl Pilgrim
William O'Connor 6 | 2 Keane Barry
Jonny Clayton 6 | 1 Darren Beveridge
Andy Baetens 6 | 2 Danny van Trijp
Luke Littler 6 | 5 Ricky Evans
James Hurrell 6 | 4 Lee Cocks
Jeffrey De Zwaan 6 | 4 Andrew Gilding
Gabriel Clemens 6 | 2 Danny Jansen
Justin Hood 6 | 3 Danny Noppert
Scott Williams 6 | 5 Ronny Huybrechts
Brendan Dolan 6 | 4 Mickey Mansell
Stefan Bellmont 6 | 4 Benjamin Reus
Martin Schindler 6 | 1 Thibault Tricole
Simon Whitlock 6 | 4 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Last 64
Mike De Decker - | - Alan Soutar
Dave Chisnall - | - Richie Burnett
Ryan Joyce - | - Nick Kenny
Daryl Gurney - | - -
Owen Roelofs - | - Nathan Rafferty
Josh Rock - | - Jose De Sousa
Jamie Hughes - | - Kim Huybrechts
Stephen Bunting - | - Stephen Burton
Wesley Plaisier - | - Steve Beaton
Gerwyn Price - | - Haupai Puha
Raymond van Barneveld - | - Mario Vandenbogaerde
Niels Zonneveld - | - Mervyn King
James Wade - | - Boris Krcmar
Graham Usher - | - Matt Campbell
Peter Wright - | - Florian Hempel
Robert Grundy - | - Nathan Aspinall
Callan Rydz - | - Matthew Dennant
Luke Humphries - | - Connor Scutt
Michael Smith - | - Lee Evans
Cameron Menzies - | - Jitse Van der Wal
Luke Woodhouse - | - Jeffrey De Graaf
Damon Heta - | - -
Ritchie Edhouse - | - Robert Owen
Ryan Searle - | - Patrick Geeraets
Dom Taylor - | - Karel Sedlacek
Ross Smith - | - William O'Connor
Jonny Clayton - | - Andy Baetens
Luke Littler - | - James Hurrell
Jeffrey De Zwaan - | - Gabriel Clemens
Justin Hood - | - Scott Williams
Brendan Dolan - | - Stefan Bellmont
Martin Schindler - | - Simon Whitlock
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