
The first round is over at Players Championship 23 with four players already through to the Board Finals in Barnsley and Michael Smith and Josh Rock aren't two of those.
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Smith fell in one of the first contests of the second round to Ryan Joyce 6-2, while Rock lost out 6-1 to Martin Lukeman who averaged 103.98 in victory.
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Stephen Bunting and Ryan Searle did favour better though with the 14th and 11th seed making it through against Danny Jansen and John Henderson respectively.
Michael van Gerwen is currently facing Jamie Clark, while Dave Chisnall sits on the brink of elimination against Jim Williams. Luke Humphries is facing Mervyn King, as Ross Smith takes on Cameron Menzies.
Gary Anderson also made it through from the first round and now takes on Jose Justicia as Last 64 action is well underway.
Results Players Championship 23
Last 128
Dave Chisnall 6 | 2 Tony Martinez
Jim Williams 6 | 0 John O'Shea
Steve Beaton 6 | 3 Nick Fullwell
Richard Veenstra 6 | 2 Darius Labanauskas
James Wade 6 | 2 Martijn Kleermaker
Scott Williams 6 | 5 Niels Zonneveld
James Wilson 6 | 4 Nathan Aspinall
Stephen Burton 6 | 4 Robert Owen
Danny Noppert 6 | 1 Jules van Dongen
Kim Huybrechts 6 | 5 Adam Gawlas
Brendan Dolan 6 | 1 Madars Razma
William O'Connor 6 | 1 Jeff Smith
Michael Smith 6 | 5 Jeffrey Sparidaans
Ryan Joyce 6 | 0 Cam Crabtree
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 6 | 2 Raymond van Barneveld
Owen Roelofs 6 | 0 Joe Murnan
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6 | 2 Connor Scutt
Robert Grundy 6 | 1 Nick Kenny
Ricardo Pietreczko 6 | 4 Krzysztof Kciuk
Kevin Burness 6 | 4 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Ryan Meikle 6 | 5 Joe Cullen
Owen Bates 6 | 3 Ross Montgomery
Jose De Sousa 6 | 2 Karel Sedlacek
Steve Lennon 6 | 0 Bradley Brooks
Josh Rock 6 | 2 Adam Smith-Neale
Martin Lukeman 6 | 4 Darren Webster
Dylan Slevin 6 | 1 Callan Rydz
Mario Vandenbogaerde 6 | 4 Matt Campbell
Martin Schindler 6 | 5 Maik Kuivenhoven
Arron Monk 6 | 3 Florian Hempel
Mike De Decker 6 | 3 Chris Landman
Christian Kist 6 | 0 Shaun Wilkinson
Luke Humphries 6 | 3 Jimmy Hendriks
Mervyn King 6 | 3 Devon Petersen
Gian van Veen 6 | 3 Daniel Klose
Andy Boulton 6 | 5 Vincent van der Voort
Ross Smith 6 | 3 Danny van Trijp
Cameron Menzies 6 | 2 Scott Waites
Andrew Gilding 6 | 5 Radek Szaganski
Mensur Suljovic 6 | 4 Richie Burnett
Jonny Clayton 6 | 0 Lewis Williams
Ronny Huybrechts 6 | 1 George Killington
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6 | 4 Nathan Rafferty
Ian White 6 | 3 Keegan Brown
Krzysztof Ratajski 6 | 1 Adam Warner
Jurjen van der Velde 6 | 5 Lee Evans
Gabriel Clemens 6 | 0 Alan Soutar
Pascal Rupprecht 6 | 4 Jacques Labre
Damon Heta 6 | 1 Brian Raman
Mickey Mansell 6 | 4 Jamie Hughes
Luke Woodhouse 6 | 1 Jermaine Wattimena
Ted Evetts 6 | 3 Vladimir Andersen
Stephen Bunting 6 | 5 Boris Krcmar
Danny Jansen 6 | 3 Josh Payne
Gary Anderson 6 | 0 Robbie Knops
Jose Justicia 6 | 3 Kevin Doets
Michael van Gerwen 6 | 5 Ricky Evans
Jamie Clark 6 | 1 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Chris Dobey 6 | 5 Simon Whitlock
Callum Goffin 6 | 3 Geert Nentjes
Ryan Searle 6 | 2 Graham Hall
John Henderson 6 | 3 Keane Barry
Daryl Gurney 6 | 1 Damian Mol
Ritchie Edhouse 6 | 2 Graham Usher
Last 64
Dave Chisnall - | - Jim Williams
Steve Beaton - | - Richard Veenstra
James Wade - | - Scott Williams
James Wilson - | - Stephen Burton
Danny Noppert - | - Kim Huybrechts
Brendan Dolan - | - William O'Connor
Michael Smith - | - Ryan Joyce
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez - | - Owen Roelofs
Dirk van Duijvenbode - | - Robert Grundy
Ricardo Pietreczko - | - Kevin Burness
Ryan Meikle - | - Owen Bates
Jose De Sousa - | - Steve Lennon
Josh Rock - | - Martin Lukeman
Dylan Slevin - | - Mario Vandenbogaerde
Martin Schindler - | - Arron Monk
Mike De Decker - | - Christian Kist
Luke Humphries - | - Mervyn King
Gian van Veen - | - Andy Boulton
Ross Smith - | - Cameron Menzies
Andrew Gilding - | - Mensur Suljovic
Jonny Clayton - | - Ronny Huybrechts
Dimitri Van den Bergh - | - Ian White
Krzysztof Ratajski - | - Jurjen van der Velde
Gabriel Clemens - | - Pascal Rupprecht
Damon Heta - | - Mickey Mansell
Luke Woodhouse - | - Ted Evetts
Stephen Bunting - | - Danny Jansen
Gary Anderson - | - Jose Justicia
Michael van Gerwen - | - Jamie Clark
Chris Dobey - | - Callum Goffin
Ryan Searle - | - John Henderson
Daryl Gurney - | - Ritchie Edhouse

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