The Board Finals are confirmed at
Players Championship 8 with Luke Littler, Luke Humphries and Michael van Gerwen all through to the Last 32 and still in the reckoning in Leicester.
Most of the top names are still involved with only Michael Smith, Ryan Searle, Raymond van Barneveld, Ross Smith and Damon Heta out of either the top names or seeds falling by the wayside. Humphries in particular impressed with a 107 average as he took down Jeffrey de Zwaan 6-1.
Martin Schindler also hit a 105 average as he saw off William O'Connor. Littler's win came over Nathan Rafferty with a 94 average, as Van Gerwen thrashed Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-1. Gerwyn Price wasn't as good as his 113 last round, but he hit 104 in easing past Graham Hall 6-1. Gary Anderson, Stephen Bunting, Josh Rock and Chris Dobey were also among the winners as we reach the business end in Leicester with the race to the title hotting up.
Players Championship 8 Results
Last 64
Brendan Dolan 6 | 2 Ryan Meikle
Luke Humphries 6 | 1 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Chris Dobey 6 | 2 Patrick Geeraets
Stephen Bunting 6 | 4 Alan Soutar
Jelle Klaasen 6 | 5 Raymond van Barneveld
Gary Anderson 6 | 4 Aden Kirk
Martin Schindler 6 | 3 William O'Connor
Danny van Trijp 6 | 4 Ryan Searle
Dom Taylor 6 | 4 Mike De Decker
Rob Cross 6 | 4 Kim Huybrechts
Stefan Bellmont 6 | 5 Michael Smith
Mensur Suljovic 6 | 1 Rhys Griffin
Darren Beveridge 6 | 5 Luke Woodhouse
Josh Rock 6 | 4 Ian White
Gian van Veen 6 | 5 Martin Lukeman
Madars Razma 6 | 0 Lee Evans
Nathan Aspinall 6 | 5 Andy Baetens
Radek Szaganski 6 | 2 Thibault Tricole
Owen Roelofs 6 | 3 Arron Monk
Ricky Evans 6 | 5 Ross Smith
Andrew Gilding 6 | 1 Robert Grundy
Michael van Gerwen 6 | 1 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Ritchie Edhouse 6 | 4 Ryan Joyce
Jonny Clayton 6 | 5 Dylan Slevin
Luke Littler 6 | 3 Nathan Rafferty
Kevin Doets 6 | 5 Damon Heta
Daryl Gurney 6 | 4 Jamie Hughes
Karel Sedlacek 6 | 3 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Jermaine Wattimena 6 | 2 Danny Lauby
Gerwyn Price 6 | 1 Graham Hall
Stephen Burton 6 | 4 George Killington
Danny Noppert 6 | 2 Jim Williams
Last 32
Brendan Dolan - | - Luke Humphries
Chris Dobey - | - Stephen Bunting
Jelle Klaasen - | - Gary Anderson
Martin Schindler - | - Danny van Trijp
Dom Taylor - | - Rob Cross
Stefan Bellmont - | - Mensur Suljovic
Darren Beveridge - | - Josh Rock
Gian van Veen - | - Madars Razma
Nathan Aspinall - | - Radek Szaganski
Owen Roelofs - | - Ricky Evans
Andrew Gilding - | - Michael van Gerwen
Ritchie Edhouse - | - Jonny Clayton
Luke Littler - | - Kevin Doets
Daryl Gurney - | - Karel Sedlacek
Jermaine Wattimena - | - Gerwyn Price
Stephen Burton - | - Danny Noppert