Luke Humphries has thrown a surprisingly under-par performance in round of the opening Pro Tour event of 2024, losing 6-0 to Ian White, averaging just 81.
Humphries' fellow World Darts Championship finalist, Luke Littler won his second Players Championship match by beating Luke Woodhouse 6-3. Gerwyn Price also impressed by beating Matthew Dennant (6-2) with an average of 110.77.
Elsewhere, Lakeside champion Andy Baetens impressed in victory over Rob Cross, James Wade was dumped out by Jamie Hughes with Michael Smith also suffering an early-exit at the hands of former WDF world number one, James Hurrell.
For the likes of Chris Dobey, Andrew Gilding, Gerwyn Price, Ross Smith, Mervyn King and Gian van Veen however, wins were all secured and they continue to progess.
Last 64
Michele Turetta 6 | 5 Paul Krohne
Luke Littler 6 | 3 Luke Woodhouse
Leighton Bennett 6 | 5 Lukas Wenig
Cameron Menzies 6 | 2 Maik Kuivenhoven
Mensur Suljovic 6 | 2 Thibault Tricole
Jamie Hughes 6 | 2 James Wade
James Hurrell 6 | 4 Michael Smith
Mervyn King 6 | 4 Ryan Joyce
Alan Soutar 6 | 2 Robbie Knops
Chris Dobey 6 | 3 Raymond van Barneveld
Lee Evans 6 | 4 Gary Anderson
Andrew Gilding 6 | 1 Stephen Burton
Nick Kenny 6 | 5 Niels Zonneveld
Graham Usher 6 | 4 Kevin Doets
Mickey Mansell 6 | 2 Krzysztof Ratajski
Daryl Gurney 6 | 2 Mario Vandenbogaerde
Ian White 6 | 0 Luke Humphries
Mike De Decker 6 | 2 Vincent van der Voort
Dom Taylor 6 | 3 Ricky Evans
Ryan Searle 6 | 0 Jeffrey Sparidaans
Andy Baetens 6 | 5 Rob Cross
Jose De Sousa 6 | 4 Jules van Dongen
Nathan Rafferty 6 | 5 Danny Noppert
Nathan Aspinall 6 | 4 Patrick Geeraets
Gerwyn Price 6 | 2 Matthew Dennant
Brendan Dolan 6 | 5 Wessel Nijman
Ricardo Pietreczko 6 | 2 Steve Beaton
Adam Smith-Neale 6 | 1 Martin Schindler
Kim Huybrechts 6 | 3 Richard Veenstra
Berry van Peer 6 | 2 Gabriel Clemens
Ross Smith 6 | 2 Pascal Rupprecht
Gian van Veen 6 | 5 Benjamin Drue Reus
Last 32
Michele Turetta - | - Luke Littler
Leighton Bennett - | - Cameron Menzies
Mensur Suljovic - | - Jamie Hughes
James Hurrell - | - Mervyn King
Alan Soutar - | - Chris Dobey
Lee Evans - | - Andrew Gilding
Nick Kenny - | - Graham Usher
Mickey Mansell - | - Daryl Gurney
Ian White - | - Mike De Decker
Dom Taylor - | - Ryan Searle
Andy Baetens - | - Jose De Sousa
Nathan Rafferty - | - Nathan Aspinall
Gerwyn Price - | - Brendan Dolan
Ricardo Pietreczko - | - Adam Smith-Neale
Kim Huybrechts - | - Berry van Peer
Ross Smith - | - Gian van Veen