Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith and Peter Wright all out in second round at Players Championship 16

The second round is complete at Players Championship 16 with many big names falling by the wayside including Michael Smith, Gerwyn Price and Peter Wright.

Smith lost out 6-2 to William O'Connor, while it was a poor 6-5 loss for Wright against Christian Kist who now has a big chance sitting in a section with Wesley Plaisier, Connor Scutt and James Wade.

Click here to follow along Players Championship action through our LIVE SCORES.

While Price was thrashed 6-1 by Dirk van Duijvenbode who averaged 104.70 in his success over the Welshman. Chris Dobey, Martin Schindler and Gian van Veen were also among the defeated players.

While Luke Humphries, Ross Smith, Luke Littler and Josh Rock all won through. Rock perhaps most impressive with a 106 average in sealing his win over Alan Soutar.

Read also

Prize Money breakdown for 2024 Players Championship season with increased prize pool of £3,750,000

Results Players Championship 16

Last 64

Mike De Decker 6 | 1 Jose De Sousa

Dave Chisnall 6 | 1 Mervyn King

Danny van Trijp 6 | 3 Jeffrey De Graaf

Pascal Rupprecht 6 | 5 Steve Beaton

Brendan Dolan 6 | 4 Madars Razma

Damon Heta 6 | 5 Patrick Geeraets

Ritchie Edhouse 6 | 5 Arron Monk

Stephen Bunting 6 | 2 Niels Zonneveld

Andy Boulton 6 | 4 Radek Szaganski

Dirk van Duijvenbode 6 | 1 Gerwyn Price

Jeffrey De Zwaan 6 | 2 Adam Gawlas

Gabriel Clemens 6 | 5 Chris Dobey

Karel Sedlacek 6 | 1 Graham Usher

Adam Warner 6 | 4 Wessel Nijman

Ryan Joyce 6 | 5 Robert Grundy

Thibault Tricole 6 | 5 Martin Schindler

Kevin Doets 6 | 5 Rowby-John Rodriguez

Luke Humphries 6 | 1 Darryl Pilgrim

Jonny Clayton 6 | 4 Christian Perez

Kim Huybrechts 6 | 4 Gian van Veen

Florian Hempel 6 | 4 Luke Woodhouse

Josh Rock 6 | 4 Alan Soutar

Cameron Menzies 6 | 4 Krzysztof Ratajski

Luke Littler 6 | 4 Berry van Peer

Callan Rydz 6 | 5 Leighton Bennett

Ross Smith 6 | 0 Jeffrey Sparidaans

William O'Connor 6 | 2 Michael Smith

Ricky Evans 6 | 3 Martin Lukeman

James Wade 6 | 3 Michele Turetta

Connor Scutt 6 | 4 Danny Noppert

Christian Kist 6 | 5 Peter Wright

Wesley Plaisier 6 | 3 Ryan Searle

Last 32

Mike De Decker - | - Dave Chisnall

Danny van Trijp - | - Pascal Rupprecht

Brendan Dolan - | - Damon Heta

Ritchie Edhouse - | - Stephen Bunting

Andy Boulton - | - Dirk van Duijvenbode

Jeffrey De Zwaan - | - Gabriel Clemens

Karel Sedlacek - | - Adam Warner

Ryan Joyce - | - Thibault Tricole

Kevin Doets - | - Luke Humphries

Jonny Clayton - | - Kim Huybrechts

Florian Hempel - | - Josh Rock

Cameron Menzies - | - Luke Littler

Callan Rydz - | - Ross Smith

William O'Connor - | - Ricky Evans

James Wade - | - Connor Scutt

Christian Kist - | - Wesley Plaisier