Peter Wright another early casualty as first round of Players Championship 29 comes to a close

Recently crowned European Champion, Peter Wright has joined the likes of Michael van Gerwen, Gary Anderson and Jonny Clayton in taking an early exit at Players Championship 29 in Barnsley.

'Snakebite' was unable to overcome Jamie Hughes in the opening round, going down 6-4. For Wright, this could be a costly disappointment as his hopes of qualifying for the Players Championship Finals now hang in the balance and the two-time World Champion will require a big day's performance at tomorrow's final Pro Tour event of the season.

Wright wasn't the only big name to be shocked either. Michael van Gerwen suffered a defeat to Lee Evans in his first round tie, 6-4. Gary Anderson has also departed early, going down 6-2 to one of the revelations of recent events, Radek Szaganski, whilst Jonny Clayton has also a disappointing defeat, falling to Madars Razma 6-2.

Meanwhile the likes of Gerwyn Price, Dave Chisnall, Danny Noppert, Michael Smith, Josh Rock, Raymond van Barneveld, Rob Cross, Andrew Gilding, Chris Dobey, Gian van Veen, Stephen Bunting, James Wade and more all secured safe passage.

Dave Chisnall 6 | 1 Krzysztof Kciuk

Simon Whitlock 6 | 4 Owen Roelofs

Callan Rydz 6 | 5 Brian Raman

Tony Martinez 6 | 4 Devon Petersen

Jurjen van der Velde 6 | 5 Joe Cullen

Connor Scutt 6 | 2 Jelle Klaasen

Jamie Hughes 6 | 4 Peter Wright

Alan Soutar 6 | 3 Jeffrey Sparidaans

Danny Noppert 6 | 4 Scott Williams

Ian White 6 | 3 Adam Smith-Neale

Mike De Decker 6 | 3 Keane Barry

Maik Kuivenhoven 6 | 2 Steve Lennon

Michael Smith 6 | 4 Ross Montgomery

Josh Payne 6 | 3 Mervyn King

Gabriel Clemens 6 | 1 Arron Monk

Nathan Rafferty 6 | 4 Graham Usher

Josh Rock 6 | 1 Jacques Labre

Darius Labanauskas 6 | 0 Vladimir Andersen

Raymond van Barneveld 6 | 2 George Killington

Ricky Evans 6 | 3 Nick Kenny

Ryan Searle 6 | 2 Martin Lukeman

William O'Connor 6 | 0 Ted Evetts

Andrew Gilding 6 | 4 Martijn Kleermaker

Scott Waites 6 | 2 Bradley Brooks

Rob Cross 6 | 1 Jeff Smith

Owen Bates 6 | 3 Chris Landman

Brendan Dolan 6 | 3 Mickey Mansell

Wesley Plaisier 6 | 5 Andy Boulton

Krzysztof Ratajski 6 | 0 Nick Fullwell

Ron Meulenkamp 6 | 4 Darren Webster

Ryan Meikle 6 | 5 Daryl Gurney

Stephen Burton 6 | 5 Graham Hall

Gerwyn Price 6 | 4 Jules van Dongen

Richie Burnett 6 | 1 Berry van Peer

Chris Dobey 6 | 1 Danny Jansen

Boris Krcmar 6 | 0 Jimmy Hendriks

Ricardo Pietreczko 6 | 4 Niels Zonneveld

Damian Mol 6 | 4 Danny van Trijp

Martin Schindler 6 | 3 Christian Kist

Richard Veenstra 6 | 5 Karel Sedlacek

Madars Razma 6 | 2 Jonny Clayton

Keegan Brown 6 | 4 Vincent van der Voort

Gian van Veen 6 | 5 Jim Williams

Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 6 | 5 Cameron Menzies

Ross Smith 6 | 2 Mensur Suljovic

Mario Vandenbogaerde 6 | 1 Florian Hempel

Robert Owen 6 | 4 Jose De Sousa

Kevin Burness 6 | 5 Cam Crabtree

Damon Heta 6 | 4 Matt Campbell

Dylan Slevin 6 | 4 Adam Warner

Robbie Knops 6 | 5 Luke Woodhouse

Jeffrey De Zwaan 6 | 1 William Borland

Stephen Bunting 6 | 2 Jamie Clark

Daniel Klose 6 | 4 Joe Murnan

James Wade 6 | 3 Shaun Wilkinson

Luc Peters 6 | 5 James Hurrell

Lee Evans 6 | 4 Michael van Gerwen

Ritchie Edhouse 6 | 3 John O'Shea

Steve Beaton 6 | 5 Dimitri Van den Bergh

Rowby-John Rodriguez 6 | 3 Adam Gawlas

Radek Szaganski 6 | 2 Gary Anderson

Kim Huybrechts 6 | 1 Kevin Doets

Ryan Joyce 6 | 4 James Wilson

Jermaine Wattimena 6 | 5 Callum Goffin

Last 64

Dave Chisnall - | - Simon Whitlock

Callan Rydz - | - Tony Martinez

Jurjen van der Velde - | - Connor Scutt

Jamie Hughes - | - Alan Soutar

Danny Noppert - | - Ian White

Mike De Decker - | - Maik Kuivenhoven

Michael Smith - | - Josh Payne

Gabriel Clemens - | - Nathan Rafferty

Josh Rock - | - Darius Labanauskas

Raymond van Barneveld - | - Ricky Evans

Ryan Searle 6 | 2 William O'Connor

Andrew Gilding - | - Scott Waites

Rob Cross - | - Owen Bates

Brendan Dolan - | - Wesley Plaisier

Krzysztof Ratajski - | - Ron Meulenkamp

Ryan Meikle - | - Stephen Burton

Gerwyn Price 6 | 0 Richie Burnett

Chris Dobey - | - Boris Krcmar

Ricardo Pietreczko - | - Damian Mol

Martin Schindler - | - Richard Veenstra

Madars Razma - | - Keegan Brown

Gian van Veen - | - Rusty-Jake Rodriguez

Ross Smith - | - Mario Vandenbogaerde

Robert Owen - | - Kevin Burness

Damon Heta - | - Dylan Slevin

Robbie Knops - | - Jeffrey De Zwaan

Stephen Bunting - | - Daniel Klose

James Wade - | - Luc Peters

Lee Evans - | - Ritchie Edhouse

Steve Beaton - | - Rowby-John Rodriguez

Radek Szaganski 6 | 1 Kim Huybrechts

Ryan Joyce - | - Jermaine Wattimena