The Last 16 is here at Players Championship 29 with many of the top names heading out including Rob Cross, Josh Rock, Daryl Gurney, Gian van Veen and Nathan Aspinall.
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Albeit Aspinall was on perhaps a hiding to nothing in terms of him facing Michael Smith so a big name was always going to fall. He lost 6-3. Cameron Menzies accounted for Cross, while William O'Connor edged past Rock.
James Wade thrashed Daryl Gurney 6-1, while Van Veen was defeated by Pietreczko. Chris Dobey was one of the best of the round as he took down Gabriel Clemens 6-3 with a 108 average.
Ross Smith thrashed Boris Krcmar 6-0, while wins also for Damon Heta and Danny Noppert among others as we reach the latter stages.
Players Championship 29 Results
Last 32
Ryan Meikle (86.78) 6 | 5 (84.63) Niels Zonneveld
Michael Smith (99.88) 6 | 3 (93.74) Nathan Aspinall
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Danny Noppert (93.52) 6 | 4 (93.10) Luke Woodhouse
Dirk van Duijvenbode (103.04) 6 | 4 (91.26) Richard Veenstra
Krzysztof Ratajski (91.14) 6 | 4 (87.69) Martin Schindler
Cameron Menzies (107.73) 6 | 3 (97.90) Rob Cross
William O'Connor (102.97) 6 | 4 (91.56) Josh Rock
James Wade (103.20) 6 | 1 (84.77) Daryl Gurney
Stephen Bunting (103.31) 6 | 4 (95.58) Connor Scutt
Mike De Decker (103.73) 6 | 2 (90.47) William Borland
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Damon Heta (98.71) 6 | 4 (94.86) Andrew Gilding
Ricardo Pietreczko (94.31) 6 | 4 (92.57) Gian van Veen
Chris Dobey (108.28) 6 | 3 (107.07) Gabriel Clemens
Mensur Suljovic (92.00) 6 | 3 (97.72) James Hurrell
Ross Smith (99.10) 6 | 0 (94.64) Boris Krcmar
Chris Landman (99.99) 6 | 3 (101.42) Florian Hempel
Last 64
Ryan Meikle (104.45) 6 | 1 (89.93) Mickey Mansell
Niels Zonneveld (87.40) 6 | 1 (86.58) Jeffrey Sparidaans
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Michael Smith (92.48) 6 | 3 (81.80) Adam Gawlas
Nathan Aspinall (88.41) 6 | 0 (78.03) Adam Warner
Danny Noppert (97.96) 6 | 2 (91.60) Callan Rydz
Luke Woodhouse (89.23) 6 | 4 (92.38) Patrick Geeraets
Richard Veenstra (92.73) 6 | 5 (98.87) Gary Anderson
Dirk van Duijvenbode (97.02) 6 | 3 (93.52) Ian White
Martin Schindler (92.12) 6 | 4 (90.94) Stefan Bellmont
Krzysztof Ratajski (92.82) 6 | 5 (86.31) Daniel Klose
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Rob Cross (88.34) 6 | 5 (86.07) Maik Kuivenhoven
Cameron Menzies (101.56) 6 | 1 (85.57) Jacques Labre
Josh Rock (103.58) 6 | 2 (75.32) Kim Huybrechts
William O'Connor (108.63) 6 | 1 (94.42) Matt Campbell
Daryl Gurney (95.70) 6 | 2 (86.62) George Killington
James Wade (92.04) 6 | 5 (91.26) Thibault Tricole
Stephen Bunting (99.30) 6 | 3 (96.02) Darryl Pilgrim
Connor Scutt (93.36) 6 | 3 (88.26) Vincent van der Voort
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William Borland (97.07) 6 | 3 (96.91) Jim Williams
Mike De Decker (95.44) 6 | 1 (97.09) Martin Lukeman
Damon Heta (104.86) 6 | 0 (95.39) Robert Owen
Andrew Gilding (89.60) 6 | 4 (89.35) Jelle Klaasen
Gian van Veen (90.42) 6 | 3 (81.67) Benjamin Reus
Ricardo Pietreczko (88.70) 6 | 5 (91.05) Radek Szaganski
Chris Dobey (101.06) 6 | 2 (89.67) Darren Beveridge
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Gabriel Clemens (98.50) 6 | 3 (95.90) Josh Payne
Mensur Suljovic (96.20) 6 | 3 (97.48) Raymond van Barneveld
James Hurrell (90.02) 6 | 5 (93.69) Wessel Nijman
Ross Smith (95.64) 6 | 1 (93.85) Kevin Doets
Boris Krcmar (98.98) 6 | 3 (88.64) Ryan Joyce
Chris Landman (89.28) 6 | 2 (82.28) Steve Lennon
Florian Hempel (92.38) 6 | 3 (81.59) Lee Cocks
Last 128
Ryan Meikle (90.16) 6 | 4 (90.71) Dave Chisnall
Mickey Mansell (87.61) 6 | 2 (87.89) Joshua Richardson
Niels Zonneveld (93.61) 6 | 5 (91.09) Jurjen van der Velde
Jeffrey Sparidaans (98.89) 6 | 2 (88.24) Stephen Burton
Michael Smith (106.23) 6 | 4 (96.60) Jamie Hughes
Adam Gawlas (82.73) 6 | 0 (73.43) Jules van Dongen
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Adam Warner (87.88) 6 | 4 (86.83) Ritchie Edhouse
Nathan Aspinall (98.74) 6 | 2 (86.28) Arron Monk
Danny Noppert (89.98) 6 | 4 (86.04) Andy Boulton
Callan Rydz (98.66) 6 | 4 (92.50) Keane Barry
Luke Woodhouse (93.58) 6 | 4 (91.56) Mario Vandenbogaerde
Patrick Geeraets (92.47) 6 | 4 (90.35) Nathan Rafferty
Gary Anderson (91.93) 6 | 5 (92.98) Matthew Dennant
Richard Veenstra (93.24) 6 | 5 (89.63) Richie Burnett
Dirk van Duijvenbode (88.20) 6 | 3 (91.28) Steve Beaton
Ian White (88.83) 6 | 2 (89.90) Martijn Dragt
Martin Schindler (96.97) 6 | 3 (94.08) Brett Claydon
Stefan Bellmont (87.14) 6 | 2 (86.91) Graham Hall
Daniel Klose (90.95) 6 | 5 (84.02) Joe Cullen
Krzysztof Ratajski (93.82) 6 | 2 (95.09) Ricky Evans
Rob Cross (85.80) 6 | 2 (81.26) Rowby-John Rodriguez
Maik Kuivenhoven (98.45) 6 | 3 (90.46) Danny Jansen
Cameron Menzies (93.64) 6 | 3 (86.12) Jose De Sousa
Jacques Labre (86.33) 6 | 4 (84.30) Darius Labanauskas
Josh Rock (113.39) 6 | 2 (97.78) Karel Sedlacek
Kim Huybrechts (89.91) 6 | 5 (79.80) Adam Hunt
William O'Connor (101.15) 6 | 3 (103.87) Brendan Dolan
Matt Campbell (93.62) 6 | 2 (85.06) Madars Razma
Daryl Gurney (92.76) 6 | 5 (93.60) Justin Hood
George Killington (89.23) 6 | 4 (87.58) Jitse Van der Wal
James Wade (99.35) 6 | 3 (86.34) Scott Williams
Thibault Tricole (92.68) 6 | 4 (95.45) Alexander Merkx
Stephen Bunting (104.27) 6 | 4 (89.11) Danny Lauby
Darryl Pilgrim (91.51) 6 | 4 (93.21) Dylan Slevin
Vincent van der Voort (90.82) 6 | 4 (92.59) Alan Soutar
Connor Scutt (106.01) 6 | 1 (93.91) Rhys Griffin
Jim Williams (97.48) 6 | 2 (91.12) Peter Wright
William Borland (88.14) 6 | 4 (85.12) Dom Taylor
Mike De Decker (99.88) 6 | 3 (93.63) Andy Baetens
Martin Lukeman (97.65) 6 | 4 (94.41) Berry van Peer
Damon Heta (97.33) 6 | 1 (88.75) Jamie Atkins
Robert Owen (99.03) 6 | 2 (95.66) Owen Bates
Andrew Gilding (94.62) 6 | 2 (90.79) Wesley Plaisier
Jelle Klaasen (92.71) 6 | 2 (86.18) Jeffrey De Graaf
Gian van Veen (92.89) 6 | 3 (92.45) Keegan Brown
Benjamin Reus (91.83) 6 | 3 (89.73) Owen Roelofs
Ricardo Pietreczko (94.63) 6 | 4 (92.18) Simon Whitlock
Radek Szaganski (84.80) 6 | 4 (82.16) Mervyn King
Chris Dobey (90.18) 6 | 0 (85.44) Callum Goffin
Darren Beveridge (85.67) 6 | 4 (82.62) Robert Grundy
Gabriel Clemens (84.93) 6 | 4 (84.44) Graham Usher
Josh Payne (89.28) 6 | 5 (88.42) John Henderson
Raymond van Barneveld (96.74) 6 | 3 (91.78) Lee Evans
Mensur Suljovic (87.70) 6 | 4 (87.37) Lukas Wenig
Wessel Nijman (99.31) 6 | 4 (94.61) Jeffrey De Zwaan
James Hurrell (86.01) 6 | 3 (92.75) Christian Kist
Ross Smith (94.98) 6 | 3 (90.00) Danny van Trijp
Kevin Doets (92.43) 6 | 4 (89.86) Jimmy van Schie
Ryan Joyce (93.00) 6 | 3 (91.45) Dragutin Horvat
Boris Krcmar (99.87) 6 | 2 (92.42) Robbie Knops
Steve Lennon (101.09) 6 | 3 (96.54) Jonny Clayton
Chris Landman (96.98) 6 | 3 (90.75) Nick Kenny
Lee Cocks (86.42) 6 | 3 (88.91) Jermaine Wattimena
Florian Hempel (91.45) 6 | 4 (89.11) Michele Turetta
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