The first round of
Players Championship 20 has reached a conclusion.
Michael van Gerwen was very impressive, although
Nathan Aspinall, on his return to action, has sadly suffered an immediate defeat.
Van Gerwen won 6-1 over John Henderson in the first round by throwing an average of 109.48. Among other things, the 35-year-old from Vlijmen noted two 11-darters against his Scottish opponent.
In addition to Van Gerwen, Dimitri van den Bergh, Dave Chisnall, Ryan Searle, Luke Humphries, Luke Littler, Rob Cross, Michael Smith, Gerwyn Price, James Wade and others have all advanced to the second round.
For Aspinall though, the former Matchplay champion didn't exactly play bad, averaging 92.09, but in a last leg decider, 'The Asp' as defeated by Darren Beveridge 6-5.
See the full list of results and the last 64 draw down below!
Results Players Championship 20
Last 64
Dimitri Van den Bergh - | - Florian Hempel
Dave Chisnall - | - Darryl Pilgrim
Jonny Clayton - | - Stephen Burton
Richard Veenstra - | - Ian White
Steve Beaton - | - Chris Landman
Ryan Searle - | - Callum Goffin
Mike De Decker - | - Andy Boulton
Dragutin Horvat - | - Jamie Hughes
William O'Connor - | - Scott Williams
Luke Humphries - | - Krzysztof Ratajski
Jim Williams - | - Haupai Puha
Gian van Veen - | - Kim Huybrechts
Andrew Gilding - | - Wessel Nijman
Luke Littler - | - Jacques Labre
Ritchie Edhouse - | - Patrick Geeraets
Steve Lennon - | - Kevin Doets
Jermaine Wattimena - | - Keegan Brown
Thibault Tricole - | - Martijn Dragt
Ryan Joyce - | - Vincent van der Voort
Rob Cross - | - Connor Scutt
Callan Rydz - | - Jurjen van der Velde
Chris Dobey - | - Dylan Slevin
Martin Lukeman - | - Mervyn King
Stephen Bunting - | - Jitse Van der Wal
Gabriel Clemens - | - Darren Beveridge
Damon Heta - | - Rowby-John Rodriguez
Michael Smith - | - Jimmy van Schie
Gerwyn Price - | - Jose De Sousa
James Wade - | - Alan Soutar
William Borland - | - Matthew Dennant
Cameron Menzies - | - Wesley Plaisier
Michael van Gerwen - | - Berry van Peer
Last 128
Dimitri Van den Bergh (84.95) 6 | 2 (76.47) Christian Perez
Florian Hempel (89.29) 6 | 0 (84.88) Josh Payne
Dave Chisnall (91.87) 6 | 2 (89.95) Christian Kist
Darryl Pilgrim (83.92) 6 | 5 (85.17) Nick Kenny
Jonny Clayton (96.47) 6 | 3 (88.44) Keane Barry
Stephen Burton (103.66) 6 | 0 (90.33) Andy Baetens
Richard Veenstra (88.37) 6 | 4 (90.45) Daryl Gurney
Ian White (98.95) 6 | 2 (93.70) Adam Warner
Steve Beaton (84.36) 6 | 1 (79.46) Joe Cullen
Chris Landman (103.68) 6 | 3 (92.08) Robbie Knops
Ryan Searle (104.57) 6 | 1 (95.28) Daniel Klose
Callum Goffin (89.64) 6 | 5 (89.80) Nathan Rafferty
Mike De Decker (104.25) 6 | 1 (89.20) Brett Claydon
Andy Boulton (86.05) 6 | 3 (81.78) Owen Bates
Dragutin Horvat (91.98) 6 | 4 (91.60) Martin Schindler
Jamie Hughes () W | F () Arron Monk
William O'Connor (103.16) 6 | 2 (90.47) Dirk van Duijvenbode
Scott Williams (89.83) 6 | 2 (84.78) Mario Vandenbogaerde
Luke Humphries (92.28) 6 | 2 (81.68) Lee Cocks
Krzysztof Ratajski (97.69) 6 | 3 (93.85) Dom Taylor
Jim Williams (101.49) 6 | 5 (98.12) Raymond van Barneveld
Haupai Puha (85.46) 6 | 3 (87.10) Jelle Klaasen
Gian van Veen (94.17) 6 | 1 (85.97) Ricky Evans
Kim Huybrechts (101.86) 6 | 3 (93.23) Radek Szaganski
Andrew Gilding (106.81) 6 | 2 (107.25) Karel Sedlacek
Wessel Nijman (105.33) 6 | 4 (95.27) Lukas Wenig
Luke Littler (97.83) 6 | 4 (80.65) Adam Gawlas
Jacques Labre (81.16) 6 | 5 (79.87) Graham Usher
Ritchie Edhouse (99.33) 6 | 2 (86.45) Simon Whitlock
Patrick Geeraets (82.32) 6 | 2 (79.71) Geert Nentjes
Steve Lennon (92.72) 6 | 4 (96.72) Ricardo Pietreczko
Kevin Doets (90.91) 6 | 5 (85.99) Jeffrey Sparidaans
Jermaine Wattimena (96.86) 6 | 2 (85.55) Tim Wolters
Keegan Brown (91.89) 6 | 5 (91.74) Matt Campbell
Thibault Tricole (91.08) 6 | 3 (86.51) Ross Smith
Martijn Dragt (95.39) 6 | 5 (94.06) Jeffrey De Graaf
Ryan Joyce (95.20) 6 | 3 (84.79) Danny van Trijp
Vincent van der Voort (95.73) 6 | 3 (93.88) Mensur Suljovic
Rob Cross (95.60) 6 | 2 (86.60) Adam Hunt
Connor Scutt (86.82) 6 | 5 (80.05) Michele Turetta
Callan Rydz (99.06) 6 | 1 (94.02) Brendan Dolan
Jurjen van der Velde (94.69) 6 | 2 (95.82) James Hurrell
Chris Dobey (100.86) 6 | 2 (97.50) Ryan Meikle
Dylan Slevin (95.88) 6 | 4 (87.33) Owen Roelofs
Martin Lukeman (93.79) 6 | 3 (92.61) Luke Woodhouse
Mervyn King (85.45) 6 | 1 (78.00) Boris Krcmar
Stephen Bunting (95.94) 6 | 0 (86.61) Danny Lauby
Jitse Van der Wal (92.16) 6 | 5 (94.83) Justin Hood
Gabriel Clemens (94.59) 6 | 4 (92.70) George Killington
Darren Beveridge (87.25) 6 | 5 (92.09) Nathan Aspinall
Damon Heta (98.02) 6 | 0 (95.00) Benjamin Reus
Rowby-John Rodriguez (90.37) 6 | 3 (89.50) Robert Owen
Michael Smith (95.00) 6 | 1 (89.56) Rhys Griffin
Jimmy van Schie (94.35) 6 | 1 (90.55) Maik Kuivenhoven
Gerwyn Price (103.30) 6 | 3 (91.68) Madars Razma
Jose De Sousa (81.45) 6 | 4 (83.82) Lee Evans
James Wade (104.33) 6 | 3 (89.84) Niels Zonneveld
Alan Soutar (94.71) 6 | 4 (94.40) Mickey Mansell
William Borland (96.32) 6 | 5 (99.60) Danny Noppert
Matthew Dennant (92.87) 6 | 1 (87.19) Robert Grundy
Cameron Menzies (98.08) 6 | 1 (108.46) Jeffrey De Zwaan
Wesley Plaisier (92.97) 6 | 0 (77.39) Joshua Richardson
Michael van Gerwen (109.48) 6 | 1 (94.39) John Henderson
Berry van Peer (91.25) 6 | 2 (89.16) Graham Hall