The line up for the Quarter-Finals at Players Championship 18 in Hildesheim has been confirmed as there are eight players left who are battling for the title.
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In the first quarter-final Stephen Bunting will take on Richard Veenstra, after Bunting beat Ryan Meikle 6-4 while Veenstra edged out Tony Martinez 6-5 to reach the last eight.
In the second quarter-final, we get a clash between former world champions Gerwyn Price and Rob Cross. Price triumphed 6-1 against James Wade, while Cross recorded the same result against Ricky Evans.
Van Veen recorded a convincing 6-2 victory over Ian White, setting up a Dutch quarter-final against Jeffrey de Zwaan. The latter defeated Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 6-1. The final quarter-final is between Darryl Pilgrim and Joe Cullen. They eliminated Cam Crabtree (6-5) and Andrew Gilding (6-4) respectively.
I stumbled into the world of darts quite by accident back in 2013. For a Journalism School assignment, I had to produce a live sports report and as it happened, the European Tour event in Veldhoven was the only available option. That weekend, I caught the darts bug. The post-match interviews especially appealed to me, as darts players tend to be much more open and approachable than what you usually see with footballers on television.
After a few detours, I joined Dartsnieuws.com in 2017 as editor-in-chief. I don’t have much competitive experience myself, although I once entered a PDC Development Tour weekend just to experience what it’s like from a player’s perspective. I even managed to win a leg against a Tour Card holder and, quite by accident, earned £50 in prize money.
In 2022, I was also involved in the founding of the TOTO Dart Kings, a commercial darts team, where I worked as media manager for three years. Unfortunately, due to new legislation in the Netherlands, that project came to an end in 2025.
Through my work in darts, I’ve been fortunate to travel to some incredible events, from Premier League nights at Ahoy Rotterdam, to several World Championships, and even the US Darts Masters at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Beyond darts, I’m a passionate sports fan in general. You can always wake me up for a game of tennis or padel, and I love following football, tennis, padel, cycling, Formula 1, and ice skating.
CROSS CRUISES THROUGH! ⚡
Rob Cross continues his fine form to seal his place in the PC18 quarter-finals, averaging almost 101 in his 6-1 rout of Ricky Evans!
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