The action continues on the opening day at the
Players Championship Finals as it comes towards its conclusion with
Luke Humphries and
Joe Cullen both through to the Last 32.
Humphries produced an exceptional display to see off Devon Petersen 6-3. He averaged 99.6 with 50% on the doubles and defied a 101 average from 'The African Warrior' in the process to reach Round Two.
While Cullen saw off Adam Hunt with a good performance averaging 95.5 with a high checkout of 130 to see off 'The Hunter' 6-3.
On Stage Two, 'The German Giant'
Gabriel Clemens defeated Martijn Kleermaker in a classy tie on paper before play today. He edged out the Dutchman in a battle of the nicknamed Giants 6-5 with a 97.4 average, three 180's and 55% on the doubles.
While
Ian White saw off Scottish youngster William Borland in a 6-3 victory with a potential shock on paper averted for 'Diamond'.
Players Championship Finals 2020 schedule
Friday, November 27
First round
Afternoon session (from 13:45)
Main stage
Dirk van Duijvenbode (101.16) 6-4 (102.85) William O'Connor
Michael Smith (100.18) 6-5 (107.79) Boris Krcmar
Rob Cross (98.34) 6-3 (94.15) Jason Lowe
Joe Cullen (95.45) 6-3 (87.74) Adam Hunt
Devon Petersen (101.46) 3-6 (99.65) Luke Humphries
Ryan Searle v Dimitri Van den Bergh
Adrian Lewis v Simon Whitlock
Dave Chisnall v Mervyn King
Stage 2
Brendan Dolan (97.71) 4-6 (99.04) Luke Woodhouse
Ryan Joyce (93.19) 4-6 (94.57) Andy Boulton
Stephen Bunting (89.63) 4-6 (90.04) Ryan Murray
Krzysztof Ratajski (93.63) 4-6 (86.36) Karel Sedlacek
Gabriel Clemens (97.38) 6-5 (96.9) Martijn Kleermaker
Ian White (90.62) 6-4 (89.42) William Borland
Jonny Clayton v Mickey Mansell
Daryl Gurney v Callan Rydz