Jansen stuns Wright during Players Championship 18; Price, Wade, Cross and Heta through to second round

Danny Jansen has qualified for the second round of Players Championship 18 with a surprising victory. The brand-new father defeated two-time world champion Peter Wright.

With a 72 finish and a 13-darter, Jansen quickly grabbed a 3-0 lead against Wright. The Scot then took the fourth leg, but Jansen claimed another three legs on the spin to win 6-1 against the world number three.

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Saturday's winner Gerwyn Price reached the second round with a 6-2 victory against Jimmy Hendriks, while James Wade beat Jose Justicia 6-3. Rob Cross had not many problems with Bradley Brooks (6-2), and Damon Heta knocked out Alexander Merkx (6-2).

Ryan Meikle stunned number one seed Dave Chisnall, while 12th seed Krzysztof Ratajski was beaten by Vincent van der Voort. Josh Rock also left the tournament after a 6-3 defeat to Darryl Pilgrim. Dimitri van den Bergh lost 6-4 to Mickey Mansell, while Jose de Sousa was beaten by Alan Soutar. Matt Campbell, Martin Schindler, Ross Smith, Brendan Dolan, Raymond van Barneveld, Mike de Decker and Steve Beaton are the other eliminated seeded players.

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Uitslagen Players Championship 18

Last 128

Owen Bates 6 | 5 Matt Campbell

Martin Lukeman 6 | 4 Damian Mol

Ryan Meikle 6 | 3 Dave Chisnall

Arron Monk 6 | 4 Krzysztof Kciuk

Daryl Gurney 6 | 2 Dylan Slevin

Radek Szaganski 6 | 5 Boris Krcmar

Stephen Bunting 6 | 1 Mario Vandenbogaerde

Robert Grundy 6 | 1 Robert Owen

Luke Woodhouse 6 | 2 Darren Webster

Lee Evans 6 | 2 Stefan Bellmont

Jules van Dongen 6 | 3 Martin Schindler

Tony Martinez 6 | 4 Thibault Tricole

Kim Huybrechts 6 | 1 John O'Shea

Jamie Hughes 6 | 0 Niels Zonneveld

Richard Veenstra 6 | 5 Ross Smith

Karel Sedlacek 6 | 4 Jarred Cole

Keane Barry 6 | 3 Adam Warner

Andy Boulton 6 | 4 Owen Roelofs

Gerwyn Price 6 | 2 Jimmy Hendriks

Pascal Rupprecht 6 | 5 Shaun Wilkinson

Chris Dobey 6 | 0 Lukas Wenig

Darius Labanauskas 6 | 1 Martijn Dragt

James Wade 6 | 3 Jose Justicia

Ron Meulenkamp 6 | 1 Callum Goffin

Ryan Joyce 6 | 0 Luc Peters

Keegan Brown 6 | 0 Jacques Labre

Rob Cross 6 | 2 Bradley Brooks

Cameron Menzies 6 | 4 Josh Payne

Ricky Evans 6 | 4 Brendan Dolan

Maik Kuivenhoven 6 | 2 Graham Usher

Vincent van der Voort 6 | 2 Krzysztof Ratajski

Nick Kenny 6 | 5 Ross Montgomery

Ian White 6 | 2 Adam Smith-Neale

Steve Lennon 6 | 5 Scott Williams

Damon Heta 6 | 2 Alexander Merkx

Wesley Plaisier 6 | 0 Joe Murnan

Rowby-John Rodriguez 6 | 5 Raymond van Barneveld

Gian van Veen 6 | 4 Ritchie Edhouse

Gabriel Clemens 6 | 2 Dragutin Horvat

Graham Hall 6 | 5 Arjan Konterman

Ricardo Pietreczko 6 | 2 Ted Evetts

Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 6 | 4 Geert Nentjes

Danny Jansen 6 | 1 Peter Wright

George Killington 6 | 2 Vladimir Andersen

William O'Connor 6 | 5 Danny van Trijp

Jeffrey De Zwaan 6 | 5 Adam Gawlas

Alan Soutar 6 | 4 Jose De Sousa

Richie Burnett - | - Kevin Burness

Madars Razma 6 | 4 Mensur Suljovic

Stephen Burton 6 | 1 Martijn Kleermaker

Darryl Pilgrim 6 | 3 Josh Rock

James Wilson 6 | 5 Kevin Doets

Jurjen van der Velde 6 | 4 Mike De Decker

Cam Crabtree 6 | 4 Jermaine Wattimena

Mickey Mansell 6 | 4 Dimitri Van den Bergh

Vitezslav Sedlak 6 | 1 Nathan Rafferty

Simon Whitlock 6 | 3 Jeffrey Sparidaans

Connor Scutt 6 | 2 Daniel Klose

Joe Cullen 6 | 3 Scott Waites

Mervyn King 6 | 1 Florian Hempel

Jeff Smith 6 | 4 Steve Beaton

Jelle Klaasen 6 | 2 Chris Landman

Andrew Gilding 6 | 5 Brian Raman

Ronny Huybrechts 6 | 2 Robbie Knops

Last 64

Owen Bates - | - Martin Lukeman

Ryan Meikle - | - Arron Monk

Daryl Gurney - | - Radek Szaganski

Stephen Bunting - | - Robert Grundy

Luke Woodhouse - | - Lee Evans

Jules van Dongen - | - Tony Martinez

Kim Huybrechts - | - Jamie Hughes

Richard Veenstra - | - Karel Sedlacek

Keane Barry - | - Andy Boulton

Gerwyn Price - | - Pascal Rupprecht

Chris Dobey - | - Darius Labanauskas

James Wade - | - Ron Meulenkamp

Ryan Joyce - | - Keegan Brown

Rob Cross - | - Cameron Menzies

Ricky Evans - | - Maik Kuivenhoven

Vincent van der Voort - | - Nick Kenny

Ian White - | - Steve Lennon

Damon Heta - | - Wesley Plaisier

Rowby-John Rodriguez - | - Gian van Veen

Gabriel Clemens - | - Graham Hall

Ricardo Pietreczko - | - Rusty-Jake Rodriguez

Danny Jansen - | - George Killington

William O'Connor - | - Jeffrey De Zwaan

Alan Soutar - | -

Madars Razma - | - Stephen Burton

Darryl Pilgrim - | - James Wilson

Jurjen van der Velde - | - Cam Crabtree

Mickey Mansell - | - Vitezslav Sedlak

Simon Whitlock - | - Connor Scutt

Joe Cullen - | - Mervyn King

Jeff Smith - | - Jelle Klaasen

Andrew Gilding - | - Ronny Huybrechts