Host of big names tumble but Luke Humphries, Luke Littler & Michael van Gerwen impress in opening round of Players Championship 7

The 7th tournament of the 2024 is now well underway with the first round of Players Championship 7 having been completed.

A number of big-name players are already on their way home with early losses for the likes of Gerwyn Price (3-6 to Kim Huybrechts), Gary Anderson (4-6 to Benjamin Drue Reus), Peter Wright (1-6 to Berry van Peer) and recent Players Championship event winner, Raymond van Barneveld (5-6 to Arron Monk).

There were however a number of impressive performances with the likes of Michael van Gerwen, Luke Humphries, Luke Littler, Stephen Bunting, Dave Chisnall, Nathan Aspinall and Ryan Searle all among the names to progress.

Luke Humphries 6 | 3 Jurjen van der Velde

Gabriel Clemens 6 | 4 Dimitri Van den Bergh

Luke Littler 6 | 1 Keane Barry

Robbie Knops 6 | 4 Adam Hunt

Stephen Bunting 6 | 0 Joshua Richardson

Pascal Rupprecht 6 | 5 Martijn Dragt

Ross Smith 6 | 3 Mervyn King

William Borland 6 | 4 Nathan Rafferty

Benjamin Drue Reus 6 | 4 Gary Anderson

Chris Landman 6 | 0 Callan Rydz

Arron Monk 6 | 5 Raymond van Barneveld

Dom Taylor 6 | 5 Geert Nentjes

Michael Smith 6 | 4 Graham Usher

Ryan Meikle 6 | 2 Lee Evans

Andrew Gilding 6 | 5 Christian Perez

Jelle Klaasen 6 | 2 Josh Payne

Rob Cross 6 | 2 Owen Roelofs

Ritchie Edhouse 6 | 1 Paul Krohne

Jose De Sousa 6 | 4 Darryl Pilgrim

Jeffrey Sparidaans 6 | 2 Keegan Brown

Berry van Peer 6 | 1 Peter Wright

Robert Grundy 6 | 1 Lukas Wenig

Daryl Gurney 6 | 5 Stephen Burton

Jeffrey De Graaf 6 | 4 Niels Zonneveld

Kim Huybrechts 6 | 3 Gerwyn Price

Nick Kenny 6 | 5 Radek Szaganski

Jim Williams 6 | 4 James Wade

Tim Wolters 6 | 4 Callum Goffin

Danny Noppert 6 | 2 Boris Krcmar

Mickey Mansell 6 | 2 Rhys Griffin

Chris Dobey 6 | 1 Vincent van der Voort

Mike De Decker 6 | 2 Jitse Van der Wal

Dave Chisnall 6 | 3 Graham Hall

Mensur Suljovic 6 | 5 Leighton Bennett

Luke Woodhouse 6 | 0 Adam Warner

Owen Bates 6 | 2 Jeffrey De Zwaan

Ricardo Pietreczko 6 | 0 Adam Gawlas

Karel Sedlacek 6 | 0 Matt Campbell

Joe Cullen 6 | 4 Richard Veenstra

Ricky Evans 6 | 3 Jules van Dongen

Michael van Gerwen 6 | 3 Andy Baetens

Ian White 6 | 1 Steve Lennon

Daniel Klose 6 | 3 Martin Schindler

Patrick Geeraets 6 | 4 Jermaine Wattimena

Brett Claydon 6 | 5 Jonny Clayton

Robert Owen 6 | 1 Jamie Hughes

Rowby-John Rodriguez 6 | 3 Ryan Joyce

Michele Turetta 6 | 2 George Killington

Damon Heta 6 | 3 Martin Lukeman

Wessel Nijman 6 | 4 Andy Boulton

Brendan Dolan 6 | 5 Oskar Lukasiak

Steve Beaton - | - James Hurrell

Dirk van Duijvenbode 6 | 3 Danny van Trijp

Kevin Doets 6 | 4 William O'Connor

Krzysztof Ratajski 6 | 5 Madars Razma

Thibault Tricole 6 | 3 Jacques Labre

Josh Rock 6 | 1 Darren Beveridge

Scott Williams 6 | 4 Stefan Bellmont

Nathan Aspinall 6 | 1 Mario Vandenbogaerde

Danny Lauby 6 | 1 Alan Soutar

Ryan Searle 6 | 5 Simon Whitlock

Dylan Slevin 6 | 5 Matthew Dennant

Gian van Veen 6 | 2 Haupai Puha

Maik Kuivenhoven 6 | 0 Aden Kirk

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Luke Humphries - | - Gabriel Clemens

Luke Littler - | - Robbie Knops

Stephen Bunting - | - Pascal Rupprecht

Ross Smith - | - William Borland

Chris Landman 6 | 0 Benjamin Drue Reus

Arron Monk - | - Dom Taylor

Michael Smith - | - Ryan Meikle

Andrew Gilding - | - Jelle Klaasen

Rob Cross - | - Ritchie Edhouse

Jose De Sousa - | - Jeffrey Sparidaans

Berry van Peer - | - Robert Grundy

Daryl Gurney - | - Jeffrey De Graaf

Kim Huybrechts - | - Nick Kenny

Jim Williams - | - Tim Wolters

Danny Noppert - | - Mickey Mansell

Chris Dobey - | - Mike De Decker

Dave Chisnall - | - Mensur Suljovic

Luke Woodhouse - | - Owen Bates

Ricardo Pietreczko - | - Karel Sedlacek

Joe Cullen - | - Ricky Evans

Michael van Gerwen - | - Ian White

Daniel Klose - | - Patrick Geeraets

Brett Claydon - | - Robert Owen

Rowby-John Rodriguez - | - Michele Turetta

Damon Heta - | - Wessel Nijman

Brendan Dolan - | - James Hurrell

Dirk van Duijvenbode - | - Kevin Doets

Krzysztof Ratajski - | - Thibault Tricole

Josh Rock 6 | 3 Scott Williams

Nathan Aspinall - | - Danny Lauby

Ryan Searle 6 | 2 Dylan Slevin

Gian van Veen - | - Maik Kuivenhoven