Gerwyn Price still has a chance of hitting a double at the Pro Tour weekend in Hildesheim. 'The Iceman' won 6-4 against Pascal Rupprecht in the second round of
Players Championship 18.
As a result, Price is now nine matches in a row unbeaten, after winning the tournament on Saturday and having already beaten Jimmy Hendriks 6-2 in the first round earlier in the day.
Former Premier League players Daryl Gurney, Stephen Bunting, Kim Huybrechts,
James Wade,
Rob Cross, Simon Whitlock and
Joe Cullen also reached the last 32. Gurney won 6-5 over Radek Szaganski, while Bunting ensured the elimination of Robert Grundy (6-5).
Huybrechts triumphed 6-4 against Jamie Hughes. Wade eliminated Ron Meulenkamp 6-3, and Cross was too strong for Cameron Menzies (6-4). Whitlock continued his campaign with a 6-3 win over Connor Scutt, while Cullen won 6-3 against Mervyn King.
This year's Premier League star Chris Dobey also moved into the third round after a 6-4 victory over Darius Labanauskas. Rising star Gian van Veen booked a 6-1 win over Rowby-John Rodriguez, while
Wesley Plaisier stunned
Damon Heta 6-4.
Results Players Championship 18
Last 64
Owen Bates 6 | 5 Martin Lukeman
Ryan Meikle BYE | - Arron Monk
Daryl Gurney 6 | 5 Radek Szaganski
Stephen Bunting 6 | 5 Robert Grundy
Luke Woodhouse 6 | 4 Lee Evans
Tony Martinez 6 | 4 Jules van Dongen
Kim Huybrechts 6 | 4 Jamie Hughes
Richard Veenstra 6 | 5 Karel Sedlacek
Keane Barry 6 | 2 Andy Boulton
Gerwyn Price 6 | 4 Pascal Rupprecht
Chris Dobey 6 | 4 Darius Labanauskas
James Wade 6 | 3 Ron Meulenkamp
Ryan Joyce 6 | 0 Keegan Brown
Rob Cross 6 | 4 Cameron Menzies
Ricky Evans 6 | 5 Maik Kuivenhoven
Nick Kenny 6 | 3 Vincent van der Voort
Ian White 6 | 4 Steve Lennon
Wesley Plaisier 6 | 4 Damon Heta
Gian van Veen 6 | 1 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Gabriel Clemens 6 | 0 Graham Hall
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 6 | 5 Ricardo Pietreczko
George Killington 6 | 1 Danny Jansen
Jeffrey De Zwaan 6 | 4 William O'Connor
Alan Soutar - | - Richie Burnett
Madars Razma 6 | 4 Stephen Burton
Darryl Pilgrim 6 | 5 James Wilson
Cam Crabtree 6 | 3 Jurjen van der Velde
Vitezslav Sedlak 6 | 5 Mickey Mansell
Simon Whitlock 6 | 3 Connor Scutt
Joe Cullen 6 | 3 Mervyn King
Jeff Smith 6 | 2 Jelle Klaasen
Andrew Gilding 6 | 5 Ronny Huybrechts
Last 32
Owen Bates - | - Ryan Meikle
Daryl Gurney - | - Stephen Bunting
Luke Woodhouse - | - Tony Martinez
Kim Huybrechts - | - Richard Veenstra
Keane Barry - | - Gerwyn Price
Chris Dobey - | - James Wade
Ryan Joyce - | - Rob Cross
Ricky Evans - | - Nick Kenny
Ian White - | - Wesley Plaisier
Gian van Veen - | - Gabriel Clemens
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez - | - George Killington
Jeffrey De Zwaan - | -
Madars Razma - | - Darryl Pilgrim
Cam Crabtree - | - Vitezslav Sedlak
Simon Whitlock - | - Joe Cullen
Jeff Smith - | - Andrew Gilding