Rampant Gerwyn Price reels off six legs in 10 minutes to race past Ricky Evans as Michael van Gerwen starts charge for more Players Championship Finals glory with win over under par Callan Rydz

Gerwyn Price wasted little time in firing his way into the second round of the Players Championship Finals. 'The Iceman' destroyed Ricky Evans in around 10 minutes with a 6-0 whitewash.

The former World Champion laid down a marker early on as he started with a maximum and raced into an early lead with Evans simply having no answer to the questions posed to him by Price. In the blink of an eye, the players were shaking hands as Price celebrated a comfortable victory.

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In the next game on the main stage, Michael van Gerwen wasn't at his best but still had more than enough to see off Callan Rydz. The Englishman averaged in the 70s for most of the match yet still managed to take three legs off the for three-time World Champion, the final score being 6-3 to the Dutchman.

On the outside board, Niels Zonneveld upset Daryl Gurney by a score of 6-3, whilst in a last leg decider Kim Huybrechts saw of Martin Schindler 6-5.

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