Raymond van Barneveld,
Daryl Gurney and
Chris Dobey are the some of the first players to secure a spot in the last 64 at
Players Championship 30, the final
Pro Tour tournament of the season.
Van Barneveld recorded a comfortable 6-3 victory over Nick Fullwell to qualify for the second round. Gurney whitewashed Keegan Brown, while Dobey was too strong for Connor Scutt (6-2).
Elsewhere, Luke Woodhouse, Ricky Evans and
Gian van Veen all were victorious, as were Kim Huybrechts and Ryan Joyce.
In contrast, Dimitri den Bergh and Mike de Decker were eliminated by Boris Krcmar (6-5) and Mickey Mansell (6-5), respectively.