Joe Cullen, Ross Smith and Cameron Menzies into last eight of Players Championship 17
PDCFriday, 02 August 2024 at 18:12
The players have reached the quarterfinal stages of Players Championship 17. The eight remaining in Milton Keynes will battle it out for Pro Tour glory.
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Joe Cullen hasn't had much Pro Tour joy of late, but the Englishman dispatched Chris Landman to keep his run today going. The first four legs of the match went with the darts. Then 'The Rockstar' stepped up a gear by hitting a 12-darter and a 13-darter to take a 4-2 lead. A 16-darter then brought Cullen to 5-2, before he closed with a 17-darter. In the quarterfinals, Cullen will face James Hurrell, who edged Jim Williams 6-5. On the same side of the bracket, Florian Hempel and Ryan Searle face each other in the last eight. They won over Dave Chisnall (6-4) and Stephen Bunting (6-3), respectively.
Ross Smith is another big name still in the tournament. He was 6-2 too strong for Ryan Joyce. His next round pick is Keane Barry. The Irishman triumphed 6-0 against Graham Hall.
The remaining quarterfinal is between Cameron Menzies and Josh Rock. Rock beat Niels Zonneveld 6-4. Menzies eliminated Nick Kenny 6-4.
A total of 125,000 pounds in prize money is distributed at each Players Championship tournament. The winner of the event will receive a check for 15,000 pounds.
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Results Players Championship 17
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Last 32
Dave Chisnall 6 | 1 Rhys Griffin
Florian Hempel 6 | 4 Connor Scutt
Stephen Bunting 6 | 4 Luke Woodhouse
Ryan Searle 6 | 5 Mike De Decker
Joe Cullen 6 | 1 Gary Anderson
Chris Landman 6 | 1 Gian van Veen
James Hurrell 6 | 3 Martin Lukeman
Jim Williams 6 | 1 John Henderson
Ross Smith 6 | 3 Justin Hood
Ryan Joyce 6 | 1 Daryl Gurney
Graham Hall 6 | 3 Alan Soutar
Keane Barry 6 | 2 Cam Crabtree
Cameron Menzies 6 | 2 Gerwyn Price
Nick Kenny 6 | 5 Stephen Burton
Josh Rock 6 | 2 Scott Williams
Niels Zonneveld 6 | 0 Arron Monk
Last 16
Florian Hempel 6 | 4 Dave Chisnall
Ryan Searle 6 | 3 Stephen Bunting
Joe Cullen 6 | 2 Chris Landman
James Hurrell 6 | 5 Jim Williams
Ross Smith 6 | 2 Ryan Joyce
Keane Barry 6 | 0 Graham Hall
Cameron Menzies 6 | 4 Nick Kenny
Josh Rock 6 | 4 Niels Zonneveld
Quarterfinals
Florian Hempel - | - Ryan Searle
Joe Cullen - | - James Hurrell
Ross Smith - | - Keane Barry
Cameron Menzies - | - Josh Rock
Kieran WoodDarts Journalist
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He contributes to DartsNews.com, where he covers professional darts through news, match reports, analysis, and live coverage across the PDC calendar and major tournaments.
A key part of his work is on-site reporting from leading events. Kieran has covered the PDC World Darts Championship in person, reporting daily from the venue and providing first-hand insight from the tournament. During his coverage, he has conducted interviews with leading players including Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, and Gerwyn Price.
He is also one of the leading voices of the English-language Dartsnews Podcast, contributing regular analysis and discussion on developments across the professional darts circuit.
In his reporting, Kieran places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles when new, verified information becomes available.
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