Price, Humphries, Schindler and Michael Smith already into Last 32 of Players Championship 21 as first round concludes

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.

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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.

Players Championship 21

Last 128

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

Last 64

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