The 17th Players Championship event of the season will be played during the fourth day of the
PDC Autumn Series. All results can be followed in our live blog.
The
PDC Autumn Series consists of five Players Championship tournaments from September 12-16. All results during this five-day event count towards the
PDC Autumn Series Order of Merit.
Update - 17:10 BST Time - Petersen punished by Price in thrilling final
It is PDC ranking title number 12 for 'The Iceman'
Gerwyn Price as he cruelly denied
Devon Petersen his first in Niedernhausen. He came from 7-4 down against 'The African Warrior' who made his first PDC final and missed four match darts for his first triumph.
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Update - 16:25 BST Time - Price set to face Petersen in today's final
The final is confirmed at today's PDC Autumn Series and it will see Gerwyn Price take on Devon Petersen in a hotly anticipated clash.
Petersen defeated Price on Monday but at the PDC Summer Series despite averaging 113, 'The African Warrior' lost out to 'The Iceman' in the semi-finals.
The latter has now broken his duck of semi-finals after defeating his best mate, Joe Cullen in a 7-2 win where he went on an excellent run after a shaky start. Can he claim a first PDC title?
Price has made a final on at least every weekend barring one this year where he went home early and he defeated the only other ranking winner this year left in the field, Ryan Searle with a 105 average 7-2.
Who takes the title?
Semi-Finals
Joe Cullen (94.4) 2 | 7 (95.8) Devon Petersen
Gerwyn Price (105.8) 7 | 2 (97.6) Ryan Searle
Final
Gerwyn Price - | - Devon Petersen
Update - 15:50 BST Time - Price v Searle and Petersen v Cullen set for semi-finals
The semi-finals are confirmed on Day Four of the PDC Autumn Series and it sees two players facing off who have won titles this year and two who have not.
The two who have not are Devon Petersen and Joe Cullen - the latter is of course a Euro Tour winner and a multiple Players Championship winner and has been looking in red hot form this week. He averaged 100 in dispelling Derk Telnekes 6-3.
In Petersen though, he will be facing not only one of his best friends but also a player also in formidable form. An unstoppable 110 average saw him ease past
Nathan Aspinall 6-2 and he will hope to make his first PDC final today.
The other semi-final sees top seed Gerwyn Price who saw off Mensur Suljovic face Ryan Searle who won PC3 earlier this season and defeated Ross Smith 6-4 - both players have gone under the radar this week and it is 'Heavy Metal' who will have aspirations to win a second of the season.
Quarter-Finals
Joe Cullen (100.4) 6 | 3 (94.1) Derk Telnekes
Devon Petersen (110.0) 6 | 2 (96.5) Nathan Aspinall
Gerwyn Price (91.4) 6 | 4 (94.4) Mensur Suljovic
Ross Smith (96.7) 6 | 5 (96.6) Ryan Searle
Semi-Finals
Joe Cullen - | - Devon Petersen
Gerwyn Price - | - Ryan Searle
Update - 15:10 BST Time - Clinical Cullen hits 112 average in brilliant win against Wright as Quarter-Final line-up confirmed in Niedernhausen
The Quarter-Final line-up has been confirmed on Day Four of the PDC Autumn Series and it will include Joe Cullen after another clinical display to dump out World Champion,
Peter Wright.
Cullen who has been superb all week saw off Rob Cross in the Last 32 and followed that up with a 112 average to defeat Wright who himself averaged 6-4 in an epic tie. He concluded proceedings with a 130 checkout to win.
He will take on Derk Telnekes who has had another superb run and saw off
James Wade 6-4 with a 100 average.
Devon Petersen is into the Last Eight, he defeated Jermaine Wattimena 6-3 and will take on Nathan Aspinall next.
Gerwyn Price averaged 104 and swept aside Ryan Murray in a whitewash win. He will next face Mensur Suljovic who defeated William O'Connor in a decider.
Then it is Ross Smith and Ryan Searle in the last Quarter-Final with both continuing good form they have also shown this week with victories over Krzysztof Ratajski and Jonny Clayton putting them into contention.
Last 16
Joe Cullen (112.2) 6 | 4 (106.1) Peter Wright
James Wade (97.7) 4 | 6 (100.8) Derk Telnekes
Devon Petersen (99.5) 6 | 3 (91.5) Jermaine Wattimena
Nathan Aspinall (91.6) 6 | 5 (96.8) Danny Noppert
Gerwyn Price (104.9) 6 | 0 (97.6) Ryan Murray
Mensur Suljovic (87.8) 6 | 5 (86.0) William O'Connor
Krzysztof Ratajski (98.9) 4 | 6 (99.6) Ross Smith
Jonny Clayton (99.0) 3 | 6 (99.0) Ryan Searle
Quarter-Finals
Joe Cullen - | - Derk Telnekes
Devon Petersen - | - Nathan Aspinall
Gerwyn Price - | - Mensur Suljovic
Ross Smith - | - Ryan Searle
Update - 14:30 BST Time - Wright survives scare against Edgar, Cullen impressive in dispatching Cross
The Last 16 is taking shape on the fourth day of the PDC Autumn Series with only one winner so far left in proceedings in Peter Wright and he had to survive a scare against Matthew Edgar.
Edgar had opportunities to break throw throughout the match and finally went 5-4 up only to suffer a break back on his own throw to win and as a result, 'Snakebite' took the victory and looks to be the favourite going forward.
Joe Cullen could pose a real threat though to the World Champion's ambitions of making it two from four. Impressive all week, 'The Rockstar' hit a 96.8 average in a 6-2 win over Rob Cross to dump another big name out of proceedings.
Premier League leader
Glen Durrant is also out after a narrow 6-5 defeat to Ryan Searle. Gerwyn Price is through though after dumping out another of this week's winners Damon Heta 6-4.
Other players through include nine-dart hero James Wade, Krzysztof Ratajski, Nathan Aspinall and Danny Noppert as the action comes towards it's conclusion today.
Last 32
Peter Wright 6 | 5 Matthew Edgar
Joe Cullen 6 | 2 Rob Cross
James Wade 6 | 3 Jamie Hughes
Derk Telnekes 6 | 5 Andy Boulton
Devon Petersen 6 | 0
Michael van GerwenJermaine Wattimena 6 | 4 Jose De Sousa
Nathan Aspinall 6 | 2 Ricky Evans
Danny Noppert 6 | 3 Christian Bunse
Gerwyn Price 6 | 4 Damon Heta
Scott Waites 5 | 6 Ryan Murray
Mensur Suljovic 6 | 4 Karel Sedlacek
William O'Connor 6 | 4 Luke Humphries
Krzysztof Ratajski 6 | 1 Mervyn King
Ross Smith 6 | 3 Ryan Meikle
Jonny Clayton 6 | 3 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Ryan Searle 6 | 5 Glen Durrant
Update - 13:50 BST Time - Petersen first through to Last 16 with brilliant whitewash win over Van Gerwen
Devon Petersen's brilliance continues in the PDC Autumn Series with 'The African Warrior' accounting for the World Number One, Michael van Gerwen in emphatic fashion.
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Update - 13:40 BST Time - Van Gerwen set for third round clash with Petersen, Cullen and Searle hit 108 averages in thumping wins
The third round line-up has been confirmed at the fourth PDC Autumn Series with Michael van Gerwen set to take on Devon Petersen in a rematch of their clash at the Summer Series.
It was Petersen who was the victor that time en route to an excellent run - could it be the same today or will he not be able to stop the Green Machine.
The way Joe Cullen and Ryan Searle are playing could prove unstoppable. The former claimed a 6-2 victory over Kirk Shepherd averaging 108.
Searle has been smashing in the big averages at times this week and hit 108 in easing past Lisa Ashton 6-0.
Speaking of whitewash wins, Peter Wright eased past Max Hopp 6-0 and will now take on 'Prime Time' Matthew Edgar in the Last 32.
Gerwyn Price, Damon Heta and Glen Durrant are also all through as the latter stages begin to take shape.
Last 64
Peter Wright 6 | 0 Max Hopp
Keegan Brown 5 | 6 Matthew Edgar
Rob Cross 6 | 4 Bradley Brooks
Joe Cullen 6 | 2 Kirk Shepherd
James Wade 6 | 0 Jitse Van der Wal
Jamie Hughes 6 | 5 Reece Robinson
Andy Boulton 6 | 2 Josh Payne
Derk Telnekes 6 | 4 Andrew Gilding
Michael van Gerwen 6 | 2 Ted Evetts
Devon Petersen 6 | 5 Joe Murnan
Jose De Sousa 6 | 4 Vincent van der Voort
Jermaine Wattimena 6 | 2 Marko Kantele
Nathan Aspinall 6 | 2 Simon Whitlock
Maik Kuivenhoven 4 | 6 Ricky Evans
Danny Noppert 6 | 0 Mark McGeeney
Christian Bunse 6 | 4 Adrian Lewis
Gerwyn Price 6 | 4 Martin Schindler
Damon Heta 6 | 4 Jelle Klaasen
Scott Waites 6 | 1 Brendan Dolan
Adam Hunt 4 | 6 Ryan Murray
Mensur Suljovic 6 | 4 Conan Whitehead
Justin Pipe - | - Karel Sedlacek
Luke Humphries 6 | 5 Boris Krcmar
William O'Connor 6 | 3 Steve Beaton
Krzysztof Ratajski 6 | 3 Jason Lowe
Mervyn King - | - John Michael
Ross Smith 6 | 5 Dave Chisnall
Ryan Meikle 6 | 2 Chris Dobey
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6 | 5 Richard North
Jonny Clayton 6 | 4 Gary Blades
Glen Durrant 6 | 3 Yordi Meeuwisse
Ryan Searle 6 | 0 Lisa Ashton
Update 13:00 BST Time - Clayton hits 112 average during win over Smith as first round concludes
The first round has concluded on Day Four of the PDC Autumn Series with Jonny Clayton among the players to make an impression in the rest of the results.
Clayton hit a 112.5 average in easing past Jeff Smith 6-1. The Canadian is after a World Grand Prix debut but hasn't had a successful time of it in Germany mostly due to brilliant performances from his opponents.
There were also wins for the likes of Lisa Ashton (d. Matt Clark 6-3), Adrian Lewis (d. Stephen Bunting 6-3) and Simon Whitlock (d. Darius Labanauskas 6-3) as the action reaches the Last 64 stage.
Last 128
Peter Wright 6 | 2 Wayne Jones
Max Hopp 6 | 2 John Henderson
Keegan Brown 6 | 4 Geert Nentjes
Matthew Edgar 6 | 4 Steve Brown
Rob Cross 6 | 3 William Borland
Bradley Brooks 6 | 5 Steve West
Joe Cullen 6 | 1 Steffen Siepmann
Kirk Shepherd 6 | 4 Luke Woodhouse
James Wade 6 | 3 Robert Collins
Jitse Van der Wal 6 | 4 Carl Wilkinson
Jamie Hughes 6 | 1 Mickey Mansell
Jesus Noguera 4 | 6 Reece Robinson
Josh Payne 6 | 1 Daryl Gurney
Andy Boulton 6 | 3 Martijn Kleermaker
Derk Telnekes 6 | 2 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Callan Rydz 3 | 6 Andrew Gilding
Michael van Gerwen 6 | 0 Benito van de Pas
Ted Evetts 6 | 4 Arjan Konterman
Devon Petersen 6 | 2 Robert Thornton
Joe Murnan 6 | 4 Daniel Larsson
Jose De Sousa 6 | 3 Darren Webster
Vincent van der Voort 6 | 3 Brian Raman
Jermaine Wattimena BYE | - Jamie Lewis
Marko Kantele 6 | 5 Ron Meulenkamp
Nathan Aspinall 6 | 3 Justin Hood
Simon Whitlock 6 | 3 Darius Labanauskas
Maik Kuivenhoven 6 | 2 Madars Razma
Kai Fan Leung 5 | 6 Ricky Evans
Danny Noppert 6 | 1 Alan Tabern
Mark McGeeney 6 | 2 Scott Taylor
Adrian Lewis 6 | 3 Stephen Bunting
Christian Bunse 6 | 2 David Pallett
Gerwyn Price 6 | 1 Nick Kenny
Martin Schindler 6 | 1 Aaron Beeney
Damon Heta 6 | 3 Peter Jacques
Jelle Klaasen 6 | 2 Nathan Derry
Brendan Dolan 6 | 4 Steve Lennon
Scott Waites 6 | 3 Barrie Bates
Adam Hunt 6 | 2 Ryan Joyce
Ryan Hogarth 2 | 6 Ryan Murray
Mensur Suljovic 6 | 0 Harald Leitinger
Conan Whitehead 6 | 2 Harry Ward
Justin Pipe 6 | 4 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Karel Sedlacek 6 | 2 Andy Hamilton
Boris Krcmar 6 | 3 Michael Smith
Luke Humphries 6 | 4 Scott Baker
William O'Connor 6 | 2 Kim Huybrechts
Steve Beaton 6 | 5 Scott Mitchell
Krzysztof Ratajski 6 | 1 Gavin Carlin
Jason Lowe 6 | 4 Niels Zonneveld
Mervyn King 6 | 5 Maikel Verberk
Vincent Van der Meer 4 | 6 John Michael
Dave Chisnall 6 | 2 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Ross Smith 6 | 5 Toni Alcinas
Ryan Meikle 6 | 5 Gabriel Clemens
Chris Dobey 6 | 2 Graham Usher
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6 | 3 Ian White
Richard North 6 | 4 Mike De Decker
Jonny Clayton 6 | 1 Jeff Smith
Gary Blades 6 | 4 Jan Dekker
Glen Durrant 6 | 5 Adrian Gray
Yordi Meeuwisse 6 | 5 James Wilson
Ryan Searle 6 | 2 Krzysztof Kciuk
Lisa Ashton 6 | 3 Matt Clark
Update 11:50 BST Time - Lewis withdraws from today's event, Wattimena receives bye
Jamie Lewis has withdrawn from today's PDC Autumn Series and as a result, Jermaine Wattimena will receive a bye through to the second round.
Update 11:35 BST Time - Van Gerwen, Price and Wright successfully through, Smith and Van den Bergh out at first hurdle
The seeded players have had a good and bad start to the day in the latest PDC Autumn Series with Michael van Gerwen, Peter Wright and Gerwyn Price all successfully through with ease.
Van Gerwen was facing fellow Dutchman, Benito van de Pas and despite only averaging 85, he won through 6-0 doing what he had to against 'Big Ben'.
Wright saw off Wayne Jones 6-2 averaging 95; while Price saw off fellow Welshman, Nick Kenny 6-1 who reach the semi-finals yesterday.
Ian White though is one of the players to be going back to his hotel room early after a 6-3 defeat to Rowby-John Rodriguez. Same goes for World Matchplay champion Dimitri van den Bergh after his frenetic battle against Dave Chisnall.
Michael Smith though once more has lost to the Croatian ace, Boris Krcmar with a tough draw for 'Bully Boy' leading to his second defeat in two days and his second first round exit in four days.
Glen Durrant nearly suffered the same fate but managed to come from the brink to defeat Adrian Gray 6-5. The seeds not having it entirely their own way so far.
Peter Wright 6 | 2 Wayne Jones
Rob Cross 6 | 3 William Borland
James Wade 6 | 3 Robert Collins
Daryl Gurney 6 | 1 Josh Payne
Michael van Gerwen 6 | 0 Benito van de Pas
Jose De Sousa 6 | 3 Darren Webster
Nathan Aspinall 6 | 3 Justin Hood
Danny Noppert 6 | 1 Alan Tabern
Gerwyn Price 6 | 1 Nick Kenny
Brendan Dolan 6 | 4 Steve Lennon
Mensur Suljovic 6 | 0 Harald Leitinger
Michael Smith 3 | 6 Boris Krcmar
Krzysztof Ratajski 6 | 1 Gavin Carlin
Dave Chisnall 6 | 2 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Ian White 6 | 3 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Glen Durrant 6 | 5 Adrian Gray
Update 11:10 BST Time - Wade hits nine-dart finish to begin proceedings
James Wade has began proceedings on Day Four of the PDC Autumn Series perfectly with a nine-dart finish.
Wade is currently 3-1 up on Robert Collins as of time of writing but has hit a perfect leg less than ten minutes into proceedings. A second of the week after Carl Wilkinson on the opening day.
Update 10:30 BST Time - Play to get underway in 30 minutes
The tournament will get underway shortly as the board seeds will enter the oche in 30 minutes. Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price and Peter Wright are among the players who will come into action in the first batch of matches.
Peter Wright – | – Wayne Jones
Rob Cross – | – William Borland
James Wade – | – Robert Collins
Daryl Gurney – | – Josh Payne
Michael van Gerwen – | – Benito van de Pas
Jose De Sousa – | – Darren Webster
Nathan Aspinall – | – Justin Hood
Danny Noppert – | – Alan Tabern
Gerwyn Price – | – Nick Kenny
Brendan Dolan – | – Steve Lennon
Mensur Suljovic – | – Harald Leitinger
Michael Smith – | – Boris Krcmar
Krzysztof Ratajski – | – Gavin Carlin
Dave Chisnall – | – Dimitri Van den Bergh
Ian White – | – Rowby-John Rodriguez
Glen Durrant – | – Adrian Gray
Update 9:30 BST Time - Draw released
The draw has been released for Day Four of the PDC Autumn Series in Niedernhausen. Among the top ties are Michael van Gerwen against Benito van de Pas, while Dave Chisnall meets Dimitri van den Bergh.