The first round of Players Championship 17 has reached a conclusion and whilst most big names have made it through, there have been a couple of casualties.
Luke Woodhouse impressed in a 6-0 win over Ritchie Burnett. The Englishman faced the 1995 world champion in the first round of Players Championship 17. By the time Woodhouse threw his nine darter, he had already built up a 4-0 lead in the first few legs. Woodhouse then started the fifth leg with a 177 before he threw a 180 after that. With a 144 finish, Woodhouse then completed the nine-darter. He then threw a 14-darter to win 6-0 over Burnett. It is his fourth nine-darter on the PDC circuit for Woodhouse. Nice detail is that his previous nine-darter was also against Burnett (in 2023). Woodhouse did not yet manage to throw a nine-darter at a television tournament.
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Among those not quite so fortunate however, the likes of Michael Smith, Jonny Clayton, Raymond van Barneveld, Peter Wright and James Wade all departed in the first round.
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.
See the full list of results and draw for round 2 down below!
Last 128
Dave Chisnall 6 | 4 Christian Perez
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6 | 1 Robert Owen
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6 | 2 Geert Nentjes
Rhys Griffin 6 | 2 Adam Warner
Florian Hempel 6 | 1 Jonny Clayton
Mervyn King 6 | 2 Gabriel Clemens
Karel Sedlacek 6 | 3 Michael Smith
Connor Scutt 6 | 5 Danny Lauby
Stephen Bunting 6 | 3 Vincent van der Voort
Jeffrey Sparidaans 6 | 4 Matthew Dennant
Luke Woodhouse 6 | 0 Richie Burnett
Dom Taylor 6 | 0 Robert Grundy
Ryan Searle 6 | 4 Martijn Dragt
Jermaine Wattimena 6 | 1 Michele Turetta
Mike De Decker 6 | 3 Ricky Evans
Ian White 6 | 2 Jules van Dongen
Gary Anderson 6 | 1 Christian Kist
Jeffrey De Graaf 6 | 5 Joshua Richardson
Joe Cullen 6 | 1 Madars Razma
Paul Krohne 6 | 0 Steve Lennon
Gian van Veen 6 | 1 Patrick Geeraets
Darryl Pilgrim 6 | 5 Jamie Hughes
Berry van Peer 6 | 4 Peter Wright
Chris Landman 6 | 3 Adam Gawlas
Danny Noppert 6 | 4 Andy Baetens
James Hurrell 6 | 2 Benjamin Reus
Martin Lukeman 6 | 3 Callan Rydz
William O'Connor 6 | 3 George Killington
Rob Cross 6 | 1 Robbie Knops
Jim Williams 6 | 5 Mensur Suljovic
John Henderson 6 | 1 Krzysztof Ratajski
Mario Vandenbogaerde 6 | 2 Graham Usher
Ross Smith 6 | 1 Keegan Brown
Owen Bates 6 | 4 Stefan Bellmont
Maik Kuivenhoven 6 | 4 Kevin Doets
Justin Hood 6 | 5 Ronny Huybrechts
Daryl Gurney 6 | 2 Daniel Klose
Lukas Wenig 6 | 5 Danny van Trijp
Ryan Joyce 6 | 2 Darren Beveridge
Richard Veenstra 6 | 1 Thibault Tricole
Damon Heta 6 | 0 Mickey Mansell
Graham Hall 6 | 4 Jelle Klaasen
Alan Soutar 6 | 2 James Wade
Boris Krcmar 6 | 1 Simon Whitlock
Martin Schindler 6 | 5 Jitse Van der Wal
Cam Crabtree 6 | 2 Lee Evans
Andy Boulton 6 | 3 Brendan Dolan
Keane Barry 6 | 5 Callum Goffin
Gerwyn Price 6 | 4 Pascal Rupprecht
Steve Beaton 6 | 5 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Cameron Menzies 6 | 5 Josh Payne
Wessel Nijman 6 | 4 Wesley Plaisier
Ricardo Pietreczko 6 | 4 Jurjen van der Velde
Nick Kenny 6 | 3 Ryan Meikle
Stephen Burton 6 | 3 Raymond van Barneveld
Jose De Sousa 6 | 4 Leighton Bennett
Josh Rock 6 | 1 Aden Kirk
Owen Roelofs 6 | 3 Nathan Rafferty
Andrew Gilding 6 | 5 Radek Szaganski
Scott Williams 6 | 5 Dylan Slevin
Chris Dobey 6 | 0 Kim Huybrechts
Arron Monk 6 | 1 Adam Hunt
Ritchie Edhouse 6 | 5 Tim Wolters
Niels Zonneveld 6 | 4 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Last 64
Dave Chisnall - | - Dimitri Van den Bergh
Dirk van Duijvenbode - | - Rhys Griffin
Florian Hempel - | - Mervyn King
Karel Sedlacek - | - Connor Scutt
Stephen Bunting - | - Jeffrey Sparidaans
Luke Woodhouse - | - Dom Taylor
Ryan Searle - | - Jermaine Wattimena
Mike De Decker - | - Ian White
Gary Anderson - | - Jeffrey De Graaf
Joe Cullen - | - Paul Krohne
Gian van Veen - | - Darryl Pilgrim
Berry van Peer - | - Chris Landman
Danny Noppert - | - James Hurrell
Martin Lukeman - | - William O'Connor
Rob Cross - | - Jim Williams
John Henderson - | - Mario Vandenbogaerde
Ross Smith - | - Owen Bates
Maik Kuivenhoven - | - Justin Hood
Daryl Gurney - | - Lukas Wenig
Ryan Joyce - | - Richard Veenstra
Damon Heta - | - Graham Hall
Alan Soutar - | - Boris Krcmar
Martin Schindler - | - Cam Crabtree
Andy Boulton - | - Keane Barry
Gerwyn Price - | - Steve Beaton
Cameron Menzies - | - Wessel Nijman
Ricardo Pietreczko - | - Nick Kenny
Stephen Burton - | - Jose De Sousa
Josh Rock - | - Owen Roelofs
Andrew Gilding - | - Scott Williams
Arron Monk - | - Chris Dobey
Ritchie Edhouse - | - Niels Zonneveld