Pietreczko survives Chisnall 9-darter to reach last 16 as Scutt and Killington demolish De Decker and Rock at Players Championship 13
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Gerwyn Price averaged over 100 yet again as Connor Scutt and George Killington continued their very impressive days, whitewashing Mike de Decker and Josh Rock to book spots in the last 16.
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Price needed all of his experience to edge past Radek Szaganski 6-4 in a high-quality encounter whilst two of the stars of the Pro Tour in 2023, in de Decker and Rock were comfortably beaten by Scutt and Killington, with the latter averaging over 100 in his victory.
Elsewhere, Raymond van Barneveld vanquished Peter Wright's conqueror, defeating Stephen Burton 6-4. James Wade set up a mouthwatering last 16 tie with Michael Smith courtesy of his 6-5 win over Danny Noppert after Smith had proved to have too much for Keegan Brown (6-1).
Former Lakeside finalist, Thibault Tricole defeated two-time World Champion Scott Waites to book his place in the last 16 with World Matchplay hopeful Richard Pietreczko also advancing thanks to a brilliant win against the number one seed, Dave Chisnall (6-3), surviving a nine-darter from Chizzy in the process.
Last 32
Ricardo Pietreczko 6 | 3 Dave Chisnall
Danny Lauby 6 | 3 Gabriel Clemens
James Wade 6 | 5 Danny Noppert
Michael Smith 6 | 1 Keegan Brown
Christian Perez 6 | 2 Luke Woodhouse
Karel Sedlacek 6 | 5 Alan Soutar
George Killington 6 | 0 Josh Rock
Connor Scutt 6 | 0 Mike De Decker
William O'Connor 6 | 2 Lee Evans
Chris Dobey 6 | 3 Adam Smith-Neale
Raymond van Barneveld 6 | 4 Stephen Burton
Gary Anderson 6 | 4 Scott Williams
Damon Heta 6 | 4 Mario Vandenbogaerde
Niels Zonneveld 6 | 5 Dimitri van den Bergh
Gerwyn Price 6 | 4 Radek Szaganski
Thibault Tricole 6 | 4 Scott Waites
Last 16
Ricardo Pietreczko - | - Danny Lauby
James Wade - | - Michael Smith
Christian Perez - | - Karel Sedlacek
George Killington - | - Connor Scutt
William O'Connor - | - Chris Dobey
Raymond van Barneveld - | - Gary Anderson
Damon Heta - | - Niels Zonneveld
Gerwyn Price - | - Thibault Tricole
Kieran WoodDarts Journalist
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He contributes to DartsNews.com, where he covers professional darts through news, match reports, analysis, and live coverage across the PDC calendar and major tournaments.
A key part of his work is on-site reporting from leading events. Kieran has covered the PDC World Darts Championship in person, reporting daily from the venue and providing first-hand insight from the tournament. During his coverage, he has conducted interviews with leading players including Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, and Gerwyn Price.
He is also one of the leading voices of the English-language Dartsnews Podcast, contributing regular analysis and discussion on developments across the professional darts circuit.
In his reporting, Kieran places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles when new, verified information becomes available.
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- Yes Phil,now the money in the game is bigger than ever,you'd play littler. Well so would I! Retire on your memory Phil,and your successful careerrick6709-11-2026
- And why should he listen to you?Deduce635807-11-2026
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- Probably i will receive a lot of backlash and hate for this reaction, but well, so be it. I am more than sick and tired of those lies of you Barry Hearn. How dare you defend yourself over the back of Fallon’s son! He has a disability and not an illness, so let me correct that for you! I know because I have the exact same disability. I have tried to reach out to Fallon in the past, and offered her to help her and her son, because I was struggling with the same problems, and I understood the boy. I wanted him to have finally someone who understood him. However she told me that she did not want my help, and I have respected Fallon’s choice. I have never asked Fallon for money. They don’t need money in that case. I only ever wanted the best for Fallon and Rory, but I have to be honest about the situation. Fallon should tell the true story and not be forced to tell lies. I don’t hate Fallon, and I don’t begrudge or envy a single penny that she gets, but this situation/case is just not fair. I hate the lies and the dishonesty and injustice. I don’t want Fallon to be hated because there is an unfair disadvantage created. Don’t proclaim your false lies over the back of Rory! I only stand for integrity and justice. I am precisely the one who always sticks up for Fallon. And you don't, you don't give a damn about them. You were never there for them, and now you only want to save your own position! You are just trying to talk your way out of your own bad behavior at the expense of someone with a disability. And to Fallon, I don’t know if this may ever reach you, and you read it, but I want you to know I love you and I love your son Rory very much, I am sorry how things developed and went. I hope you and Harriet are still friends. I am sorry if I were too persistent to you, or you experienced it that way, but it was never my intention. Please understand I have autism as well. As Barry Hearn would say, I am only just a human being too, and I also make mistakes and misjudge things sometimes. I promise you I did everything out of the deepest love and care for you and Rory. If I were you, I should just keep all the money, only please never be dishonest or tell lies anymore for Barry Hearn, or anyone else. I hope you have the best life, and I wish nothing more than the best for you. I have always loved the two of you. Farewell.Hiddo05-11-2026
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- She's technically not a professional though as she doesn't hold a pro tour card.mr-pablo04-11-2026
- Such a shame that lakeside has been reduced to this. Fantastic venue,and previously a great tournament. Not any morerick6703-11-2026