Price, Anderson and Heta comfortably through as below-par Wright is whitewashed by Burton at Players Championship 13
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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.
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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
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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