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.
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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.
Players Championship 29
Last 128
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