The likes of Gerwyn Price, Gary Anderson and Damon Heta were all comfortable winners in the last 64 of Players Championship 13 as Peter Wright suffered a shocking, whitewash defeat to Stephen Burton.
Price was a 6-1 over an out-of-sorts Mervyn King who averaged just 72.67. Anderson and Heta both continued to show off some impressive form prior to the upcoming World Cup of Darts with with 6-1 and 6-2 wins over Geert Nentjes and Richie Burnett respectively.
The eye-catching result of the round however was Stephen Burton 6-0 Peter Wright. Averaging just 82.59, 'Snakebite' continues to struggle in 2023.
Elsewhere, Mike de Decker came through a top-quality encounter with Mickey Mansell 6-4, averaging a very impressive 103.64. Raymond van Barneveld continued to improve his chances of securing a return to the Winter Gardens for the World Matchplay with a 6-4 win over Robert Grundy and Christian Perez carried on making up for lost time and backed up a first-round win over Rob Cross with a second round success against Jamie Hughes.
Players Championship 13
Last 64
Dave Chisnall 6 | 2 Conan Whitehead
Ricardo Pietreczko 6 | 4 Jurjen van der Velde
Gabriel Clemens 6 | 1 Tony Martinez
Danny Lauby 6 | 5 Adam Warner
Danny Noppert 6 | 5 Joe Murnan
James Wade 6 | 5 Darius Labanauskas
Michael Smith 6 | 4 Andy Boulton
Keegan Brown 6 | 2 Kim Huybrechts
Christian Perez 6 | 1 Jamie Hughes
Luke Woodhouse 6 | 1 Nick Kenny
Karel Sedlacek 6 | 5 Andrew Gilding
Alan Soutar 6 | 2 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Josh Rock 6 | 5 Callum Goffin
George Killington 6 | 3 Kevin Doets
Connor Scutt 6 | 0 Keane Barry
Mike De Decker 6 | 4 Mickey Mansell
Lee Evans 6 | 5 Dirk van Duijvenbode
William O'Connor 6 | 2 Nathan Rafferty
Adam Smith-Neale 6 | 3 Jose De Sousa
Chris Dobey 6 | 4 Christian Kist
Stephen Burton 6 | 0 Peter Wright
Raymond van Barneveld 6 | 4 Robert Grundy
Scott Williams 6 | 5 Martin Schindler
Gary Anderson 6 | 1 Geert Nentjes
Damon Heta 6 | 2 Richie Burnett
Mario Vandenbogaerde 6 | 3 Dom Taylor
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6 | 1 Roy van de Griendt
Niels Zonneveld 6 | 2 Daryl Gurney
Gerwyn Price 6 | 1 Mervyn King
Radek Szaganski 6 | 3 Madars Razma
Thibault Tricole 6 | 0 Krzysztof Ratajski
Scott Waites 6 | 3 Steve Beaton
Last 32
Dave Chisnall - | - Ricardo Pietreczko
Gabriel Clemens - | - Danny Lauby
Danny Noppert - | - James Wade
Michael Smith - | - Keegan Brown
Christian Perez - | - Luke Woodhouse
Karel Sedlacek - | - Alan Soutar
Josh Rock - | - George Killington
Connor Scutt 6 | 0 Mike De Decker
Lee Evans - | - William O'Connor
Adam Smith-Neale - | - Chris Dobey
Stephen Burton - | - Raymond van Barneveld
Gary Anderson 6 | 4 Scott Williams
Damon Heta - | - Mario Vandenbogaerde
Dimitri Van den Bergh - | - Niels Zonneveld
Gerwyn Price 6 | 4 Radek Szaganski
Thibault Tricole 6 | 4 Scott Waites