Stephen Bunting (101) 6-1 Wesley Plaisier Rob Cross 6-2 Krzysztof Ratajski Daryl Gurney 6-3 Mervyn King Martin Schindler (108) 6-2 Jamie Hughes Danny Noppert (104.5) 6-4 Owen Roelofs Jonny Clayton (100.3) 6-3 Ryan Meikle Chris Dobey 6-5 Rhys Griffin Ryan Searle 6-5 Martijn Dragt
Michael van Gerwen, Luke Littler and Luke Humphries among early winners at Players Championship 27
PDCTuesday, 15 October 2024 at 14:30
Michael van Gerwen, Luke Littler and Luke Humphries have secured a spot in the last 64 after the first set of matches at the 27th Players Championship tournament of the season.
Van Gerwen made his first appearance after his surprising defeat in the first round of the World Grand Prix against Daryl Gurney. 'Mighty Mike' washed away this loss by beating Dylan Slevin. A 14-darter and three 15-darters gave Van Gerwen a 4-1 lead and eventually the 35-year-old from The Netherlands then won the match 6-4.
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Elsewhere, Danny Jansen provided some good resistance to reigning world champion Luke Humphries, but eventually the recent World Grand Prix runner up secured the 6-4 victory. Luke Littler was also too strong for his opponent as the teen sensation downed Jules van Dongen 6-2.
Stephen Bunting beat World Masters champion Wesley Plaisier won 6-1. Gian Veen and Dave Chisnall were the only top-16 players eliminated in the first round. 'Chizzy' lost 6-5 to Madars Razma after a deciding leg. Top players such as Gerwyn Price, Rob Cross, Chris Dobey and Josh Rock did qualify for the second round of this tournament.
A total of 125,000 pounds in prize money is distributed at each Players Championship tournament. The winner of the event will receive a check for 15,000 pounds.
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- @UndartedWaters I totally agree with your thoughts! I totally respect Kirk but in this instance I was disappointed with his lack of crowd control. I even turned to my husband and said "Could you imagine this happening if Russ Bray was the referee tonight? At least there would have been a crowd admonishment- Ladies and Gentleman please." I so felt for Mike DeDecker...MamaVenus15-11-2024
- Many fans had a sour taste in their mouth by the end of this match. Mike was cruising to victory, playing beautiful darts, when the whistling started in earnest, particularly on his doubles. You could see in Mike's face that it was really affecting his concentration. The referee should have asked for order, just to show that the whistling is unacceptable, and Luke Littler could also have done his part to quieten down the crowd instead of "taking full advantage.:" I put that down to his age though. He needs some good advice on this from his management team and/or more seasoned players. It's got to be about who's best on the night, not who is being harassed by the crowd. Luke Littler played well to get back into the game and win, but it was a hollow victory. If he goes on to win the tournament, that triumph too will be tainted because of this match.
UndartedWaters15-11-2024 - Agree. Van der voort will be the one taking a break when he loses his tour card. Everyone saying about how bad Wright's last 18 months have been, and in that time he's won several Euro tours and the European Championships.Matilda6215-11-2024
- When Littler has at least five ranking Majors he’s in the discussion, until then, forget it.Mysstree14-11-2024
- This is the difference between other players and Phil Taylor. Phil would be completely motivated even before his walk on and didn't need anything else to do so.richieburnettrocks14-11-2024