Michael van Gerwen impresses with 109 average as Nathan Aspinall loses immediately in return to action at Players Championship 20

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!

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

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