Gerwyn Price, Damon Heta already through to Last 32 as first round concludes at Players Championship 11
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The second round is well underway at the 11th Players Championship with Gerwyn Price and Damon Heta among those already through to the board finals. The former took down Jeffrey de Zwaan, whilst Heta saw off Daniel Klose.
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Also with a supreme effort was Daryl Gurney who averaged 108 in moving through. Earlier in the first round, Nathan Aspinall who is unseeded won through his opener with a 100 average as Peter Wright also sealed victory.
This was despite Michael van Gerwen losing out in the opening round to Franz Roetzsch as the main casualty thus far. But with the second round now beginning, there are certainly more shocks on the way.
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Players Championship 11
Last 128
Ian White 6 | 3 Dave Chisnall
Andy Baetens 6 | 2 Berry van Peer
Scott Williams 6 | 5 Darren Beveridge
Dylan Slevin 6 | 1 Joshua Richardson
Luke Woodhouse 6 | 2 Rhys Griffin
Florian Hempel 6 | 4 Pascal Rupprecht
Raymond van Barneveld 6 | 3 Jeffrey De Graaf
Kai Gotthardt 6 | 4 Brett Claydon
Martin Schindler 6 | 3 Benjamin Reus
Martijn Dragt 6 | 5 Andy Boulton
Mike De Decker 6 | 2 Mickey Mansell
Lee Cocks 6 | 5 Stefan Bellmont
Ricardo Pietreczko 6 | 4 Leighton Bennett
Lee Evans 6 | 3 Jamie Hughes
Kevin Doets 6 | 4 Arron Monk
Kim Huybrechts 6 | 3 Adam Hunt
Damon Heta 6 | 2 Simon Whitlock
Daniel Klose 6 | 5 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Maik Kuivenhoven 6 | 5 Richard Veenstra
Karel Sedlacek 6 | 5 Keane Barry
Michael Smith 6 | 5 James Hurrell
Mensur Suljovic 6 | 3 Jitse Van der Wal
James Wade 6 | 4 Jurjen van der Velde
Wesley Plaisier 6 | 5 Danny Jansen
Josh Rock 6 | 5 Keegan Brown
Wessel Nijman 6 | 1 Robert Grundy
Jermaine Wattimena 6 | 4 Ricky Evans
Vincent van der Voort 6 | 5 Danny van Trijp
Daryl Gurney 6 | 2 Matthew Dennant
George Killington 6 | 0 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Peter Wright 6 | 4 Jelle Klaasen
Mervyn King 6 | 3 Matt Campbell
Danny Noppert 6 | 4 Chris Landman
Dom Taylor 6 | 0 Ronny Huybrechts
Martin Lukeman 6 | 1 Radek Szaganski
Alan Soutar 6 | 5 Steve Beaton
Jules van Dongen 6 | 3 Brendan Dolan
Nick Kenny 6 | 3 Robert Owen
Ritchie Edhouse 6 | 4 William O'Connor
Geert Nentjes 6 | 4 Owen Bates
Ross Smith 6 | 3 Adam Gawlas
Jeffrey Sparidaans 6 | 2 Haupai Puha
Gabriel Clemens 6 | 3 Michele Turetta
Nathan Aspinall 6 | 5 Rene Eidams
Gian van Veen 6 | 2 Paul Krohne
Jamie Atkins 6 | 5 Jim Williams
Callan Rydz 6 | 2 Patrick Geeraets
Niels Zonneveld 6 | 4 Connor Scutt
Gerwyn Price 6 | 2 Tim Wolters
Jeffrey De Zwaan 6 | 4 Graham Usher
Graham Hall 6 | 2 Jose De Sousa
Richie Burnett 6 | 5 Noa-Lynn van Leuven
Danny Lauby 6 | 4 Joe Cullen
Madars Razma 6 | 4 William Borland
Andrew Gilding 6 | 1 Thibault Tricole
Ryan Meikle 6 | 5 Josh Payne
Stephen Bunting 6 | 4 Robbie Knops
Stephen Burton 6 | 3 Adam Warner
Lukas Wenig 6 | 0 Cameron Menzies
Cam Crabtree 6 | 5 Darryl Pilgrim
Franz Roetzsch 6 | 4 Michael van Gerwen
Mario Vandenbogaerde 6 | 4 Owen Roelofs
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6 | 5 Steve Lennon
Christian Perez 5 | 6 Callum Goffin
Last 64
Ian White - | - Andy Baetens
Scott Williams - | - Dylan Slevin
Luke Woodhouse - | - Florian Hempel
Raymond van Barneveld - | - Kai Gotthardt
Martin Schindler - | - Martijn Dragt
Mike De Decker - | - Lee Cocks
Ricardo Pietreczko - | - Lee Evans
Kevin Doets - | - Kim Huybrechts
Damon Heta - | - Daniel Klose
Maik Kuivenhoven - | - Karel Sedlacek
Michael Smith - | - Mensur Suljovic
James Wade - | - Wesley Plaisier
Josh Rock - | - Wessel Nijman
Jermaine Wattimena - | - Vincent van der Voort
Daryl Gurney - | - George Killington
Peter Wright - | - Mervyn King
Danny Noppert 6 | 1 Dom Taylor
Martin Lukeman - | - Alan Soutar
Jules van Dongen - | - Nick Kenny
Ritchie Edhouse - | - Geert Nentjes
Ross Smith - | - Jeffrey Sparidaans
Gabriel Clemens - | - Nathan Aspinall
Gian van Veen - | - Jamie Atkins
Callan Rydz - | - Niels Zonneveld
Gerwyn Price - | - Jeffrey De Zwaan
Graham Hall - | - Richie Burnett
Danny Lauby - | - Madars Razma
Andrew Gilding - | - Ryan Meikle
Stephen Bunting - | - Stephen Burton
Lukas Wenig - | - Cam Crabtree
Franz Roetzsch - | - Mario Vandenbogaerde
Dirk van Duijvenbode - | - Callum Goffin
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- And why should he listen to you?Deduce635807-11-2026
- Ultimately it is a bye for whoever draws Barney. It will be another stroppy and sulky performance once he goes behind. Barney was excellent but really must completely call it a day now.richieburnettrocks07-11-2026
- I'm disappointed he was not able to secure a spot at the Grand Slam. With Carl Sneyd taking care of Daryl Gurney, he would have had to beat Andy Boulton before facing the winner of Sneyd vs Mensur Suljović for a Grand Slam spot. Unfortunately, after beating Filip Bereza comfortably, he succumbed to Boulton, and the board would ultimately be won by the highly inconsistent Carl Sneyd. Since he could instead have been drawn against the likes of Cristo Reyes, Dirk van Duijvenbode and Stephen Bunting, I think once Gurney was out of the picture he would have been favourite to win his board, and it seems like a massive missed opportunity to put 5 grand on his ranking and seal another major TV appearance ahead of the Worlds. The highs and lows of following Raymond van Barneveld!Deduce635806-11-2026
- Probably i will receive a lot of backlash and hate for this reaction, but well, so be it. I am more than sick and tired of those lies of you Barry Hearn. How dare you defend yourself over the back of Fallon’s son! He has a disability and not an illness, so let me correct that for you! I know because I have the exact same disability. I have tried to reach out to Fallon in the past, and offered her to help her and her son, because I was struggling with the same problems, and I understood the boy. I wanted him to have finally someone who understood him. However she told me that she did not want my help, and I have respected Fallon’s choice. I have never asked Fallon for money. They don’t need money in that case. I only ever wanted the best for Fallon and Rory, but I have to be honest about the situation. Fallon should tell the true story and not be forced to tell lies. I don’t hate Fallon, and I don’t begrudge or envy a single penny that she gets, but this situation/case is just not fair. I hate the lies and the dishonesty and injustice. I don’t want Fallon to be hated because there is an unfair disadvantage created. Don’t proclaim your false lies over the back of Rory! I only stand for integrity and justice. I am precisely the one who always sticks up for Fallon. And you don't, you don't give a damn about them. You were never there for them, and now you only want to save your own position! You are just trying to talk your way out of your own bad behavior at the expense of someone with a disability. And to Fallon, I don’t know if this may ever reach you, and you read it, but I want you to know I love you and I love your son Rory very much, I am sorry how things developed and went. I hope you and Harriet are still friends. I am sorry if I were too persistent to you, or you experienced it that way, but it was never my intention. Please understand I have autism as well. As Barry Hearn would say, I am only just a human being too, and I also make mistakes and misjudge things sometimes. I promise you I did everything out of the deepest love and care for you and Rory. If I were you, I should just keep all the money, only please never be dishonest or tell lies anymore for Barry Hearn, or anyone else. I hope you have the best life, and I wish nothing more than the best for you. I have always loved the two of you. Farewell.Hiddo05-11-2026
- She is a professional. If darts is her income, she is a professional. Same as Adrian Lewis, Martin Adams. A tour card just means someone can play on the PDC tour. You could even make a case that Clayton wasn't a professional (until recently I believe) because he had employment elsewhere.BandB04-11-2026
- She's technically not a professional though as she doesn't hold a pro tour card.mr-pablo04-11-2026
- Such a shame that lakeside has been reduced to this. Fantastic venue,and previously a great tournament. Not any morerick6703-11-2026
- Seems to me that the top 16 players pick and choose whatever they want to play. Good,all the money will get spread out more. They get more money from exhibitions than tournaments so let them all withdrawrick6703-11-2026
- Play all legs and the winners split the pot. Luke gets the lot of he wins them all. If your occupation is darts player you can't enter, regardless of ability.BandB01-11-2026
- I'm quite a jaded person all things considered, but to be honest I found Beat Luke Littler to be pretty entertaining. It certainly wasn't seamless, which is to be expected given the lack of precedence, but I actually think the pacing was pretty good, the production was impressive, and there was a good sense of humour and levity to it. I think it was a very ambitious undertaking but one that, for the most part, paid off. I liked the system with the four pots and I think it added to the drama and intrigue. I enjoyed seeing the diverse range of entrants and learning about their backstories. I think the interactivity was pretty clever and well-integrated. The panel was a little incoherent at times; Lee Mack shone however, and his improvisational skills were appreciated during some more awkward interstitial moments. As far as the darts is concerned, it was a shame that the format didn't allow Littler to get into full flow. You obviously don't want him to steamroll everyone but you want to feel like you're getting the full Littler package rather than seeing him struggling to get out of first gear. I will say that his leg against Jayden Walker was very impressive, but it was mostly downhill from there. The attraction revolves around Littler being this untouchable, indomitable force, yet the format doesn't really allow him to fulfil that characterisation. As for Fallon Sherrock, she was mightily impressive and deserved the victory. It is a testament to her unshakeable character that she was able to bang in a 14-darter under such mind-bending pressure. Everything that has been said about the misleading marketing is valid, though they were clear about their eligibility criteria and were able to offload the responsibility somewhat by bringing the viewers into the decision-making process in real time. What is clear though, is that Fallon played the game according to the rules, and she should not be criticised for that, much less abused. I will admit though that it is a kick in the teeth for those true amateurs who committed time and money to the course, and I would also question those who think pub players would have no chance, given that some of Littler's winning legs were dispatched in 7 visits to the board! The great thing about darts is that it isn't so much that amateurs cannot replicate the feats of brilliance pulled off by professionals of the sport, than it is that they simply cannot replicate the consistency of their output, something that this format almost entirely removes from the equation. It should also be noted that, financially, Fallon certainly stands to benefit much less in relative terms from the paycheque than would your average pub thrower, as I'm sure she nets a fair income from the lucrative exhibition circuit alone. What I do hope is that she might use this as an opportunity to really build up a head of steam heading into the new season, as it seems long overdue that she come through Q-School and really take it to the pros on a week-in week-out basis, but whatever she chooses to do, she has certainly achieved enough already for one if not several lifetimes, so who am I to dictate terms? To conclude though, I will state once again that I found Beat Luke Littler to be a pretty enjoyable evening of entertainment. I do feel for the contestants who never actually had the chance to try their luck against the world #1, although I suppose it comes with the format, but all which inevitably raises the question: will Netflix be tempted to do it all again next year? It's hard to say. Whether it would be financially viable, I can't weigh in there. One point I have been making though, and which I touched on earlier, is that the entire concept relies on a public perception that Littler is more or less unbeatable, and that certainly hasn't been the case of late. If the execs had been trying to pitch the show in recent months while Littler has seemed vulnerable, rather than when he was mopping up almost every major title on the calendar, it would certainly be a tougher sell. We will have to see in about 6 months' time whether Littler can still reliably command perception as a near-unstoppable force in darts, and then we'll have a clearer idea about whether we should expect a second helping. Even as a one-off experiment though, and with all the controversy taken into account, I still don't think they disgraced themselves by any means, and that will probably be my lingering assessment of the event when all is said and done.Deduce635801-11-2026