The first round is complete at Players Championship 21 and there are already a few players into the Board Finals (Last 32) in Barnsley. Many of whom are the big name seeds.
Rounding up the rest of the first round, Gary Anderson defeated Jim Williams 6-4 with a 100 average. Also wins for Andrew Gilding, Daryl Gurney, Steve Beaton, James Wade and Chris Dobey among others.
Raymond van Barneveld was one of those to fall early with a 93 average but losing 6-2 to Adam Gawlas. When it comes to the second round though, it is Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith and Luke Humphries among the early winners.
Smith saw off Simon Whitlock 6-3 with a 100 average, while for Humphries, it was conqueror of Van Gerwen yesterday in Graham Usher. Gerwyn Price went about his business with a victory over Vincent van der Voort. While Martin Schindler hit a 105 average in taking down Luke Woodhouse 6-5.
A total of 100,000 pounds in prize money is distributed at each Players Championship tournament. The winner of the event will receive a check for 12,000 pounds.
Florian Hempel 6 | 2 Dave Chisnall
Jurjen van der Velde 6 | 1 Mervyn King
Kim Huybrechts 6 | 0 Bradley Brooks
Mario Vandenbogaerde 6 | 4 William O'Connor
Ross Smith 6 | 3 Ryan Joyce
Robbie Knops 6 | 3 Luc Peters
Andrew Gilding 6 | 1 Krzysztof Kciuk
Keane Barry 6 | 5 Arron Monk
John Henderson 6 | 3 Jonny Clayton
Brian Raman 6 | 0 Jamie Clark
Daryl Gurney 6 | 2 Ted Evetts
Matt Campbell 6 | 4 Andy Boulton
Graham Hall 6 | 4 Michael van Gerwen
Madars Razma 6 | 2 Kevin Doets
Gary Anderson 6 | 4 Jim Williams
Jules van Dongen BYE | - Joe Murnan
Gerwyn Price 6 | 0 Cameron Menzies
Vincent van der Voort 6 | 2 Berry van Peer
Callan Rydz 6 | 4 Vladimir Andersen
Gian van Veen 6 | 0 Jose Justicia
Joe Cullen 6 | 1 James Wilson
Maik Kuivenhoven 6 | 2 Ryan Meikle
Krzysztof Ratajski 6 | 4 Radek Szaganski
Niels Zonneveld 6 | 5 Kevin Burness
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6 | 1 Dylan Slevin
Scott Waites 6 | 3 Lewis Williams
Brendan Dolan 6 | 2 Stephen Burton
Steve Lennon 6 | 4 Ricky Evans
Danny Noppert 6 | 0 John O'Shea
Martijn Kleermaker 6 | 5 Scott Williams
Ricardo Pietreczko 6 | 3 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Keegan Brown 6 | 5 Robert Grundy
Luke Humphries 6 | 1 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Graham Usher 6 | 5 Jeffrey Sparidaans
Steve Beaton 6 | 3 Martin Lukeman
George Killington 6 | 5 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Martin Schindler 6 | 2 Lee Evans
Luke Woodhouse 6 | 0 Owen Roelofs
James Wade 6 | 1 Jacques Labre
Josh Payne 6 | 4 Darren Webster
Rob Cross 6 | 3 Owen Bates
Robert Owen 6 | 5 Damian Mol
Mike De Decker 6 | 1 Nick Fullwell
Ritchie Edhouse 6 | 5 Jermaine Wattimena
Peter Wright 6 | 3 Ian White
Karel Sedlacek 6 | 5 Mickey Mansell
Stephen Bunting 6 | 4 Adam Warner
Ross Montgomery 6 | 2 Darius Labanauskas
Richard Veenstra 6 | 3 Damon Heta
Alan Soutar 6 | 1 Callum Goffin
Chris Dobey 6 | 5 Richie Burnett
Jeff Smith 6 | 5 Connor Scutt
Ryan Searle 6 | 4 Tony Martinez
Cam Crabtree 6 | 5 Danny Jansen
Jose De Sousa 6 | 2 Adam Smith-Neale
Boris Krcmar 6 | 5 Jamie Hughes
Josh Rock 6 | 3 Geert Nentjes
Shaun Wilkinson 6 | 4 Ronny Huybrechts
Adam Gawlas 6 | 2 Raymond van Barneveld
Danny van Trijp 5 | 6 Jimmy Hendriks
Michael Smith 6 | 3 Mensur Suljovic
Simon Whitlock 6 | 5 Nathan Rafferty
Gabriel Clemens 6 | 2 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Daniel Klose 6 | 1 Devon Petersen
Florian Hempel - | - Jurjen van der Velde
Kim Huybrechts - | - Mario Vandenbogaerde
Ross Smith - | - Robbie Knops
Andrew Gilding - | - Keane Barry
John Henderson - | - Brian Raman
Daryl Gurney - | - Matt Campbell
Graham Hall 6 | 2 Madars Razma
Gary Anderson - | - Jules van Dongen
Gerwyn Price - | - Vincent van der Voort
Callan Rydz - | - Gian van Veen
Joe Cullen - | - Maik Kuivenhoven
Krzysztof Ratajski - | - Niels Zonneveld
Dirk van Duijvenbode - | - Scott Waites
Brendan Dolan - | - Steve Lennon
Danny Noppert - | - Martijn Kleermaker
Ricardo Pietreczko - | - Keegan Brown
Luke Humphries 6 | 5 Graham Usher
Steve Beaton - | - George Killington
Martin Schindler - | - Luke Woodhouse
James Wade - | - Josh Payne
Rob Cross - | - Robert Owen
Mike De Decker - | - Ritchie Edhouse
Peter Wright - | - Karel Sedlacek
Stephen Bunting - | - Ross Montgomery
Richard Veenstra - | - Alan Soutar
Chris Dobey - | - Jeff Smith
Ryan Searle - | - Cam Crabtree
Jose De Sousa - | - Boris Krcmar
Josh Rock - | - Shaun Wilkinson
Adam Gawlas - | - Jimmy Hendriks
Michael Smith - | - Simon Whitlock
Gabriel Clemens - | - Daniel Klose