Results Day Three - PDC Winter Series: Price claims title with superb win over Heta (Live Blog Ended)

The 21st Players Championship event of the season will be played during the third day of the PDC Winter Series on Thursday. All results can be followed in our live blog.

The PDC Winter Series consists of five Players Championship tournaments from November 10-14. All results during this five-day event count towards the PDC Winter Series Order of Merit.

Update 20:25 - Price claims Day Three title with superb win over Heta

Gerwyn Price is the champion on Day Three after a superb victory over Damon Heta, read about it below:

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Update 19:40 - Price set for final clash with Heta

The final has been confirmed on Day Three of the PDC Winter Series with Gerwyn Price set to face off against Damon Heta shortly.

Price has been class all day while not reaching his usual high heights and he showed that against William O'Connor with an average of 98 seeing him through in a 7-3 win.

For Heta, he ended the day of Callan Rydz who was through to his maiden PDC ranking semi-final but the Bedlington ace couldn't go any further with a 7-5 defeat to 'The Heat' who concluded it with an excellent 74 checkout.

An interesting stat is that he has reached two prior finals winning both at the Brisbane Darts Masters and at the Autumn Series but can he take a Winter Series title today?

Semi-Finals

Gerwyn Price (98) 7 | 3 (99) William O'Connor

Callan Rydz (95.3) 5 | 7 (94) Damon Heta

Final

Gerwyn Price - | - Damon Heta

Update 18:55 - Rydz runs riot against White as semi-final lineup confirmed

The semi-final line-up is confirmed as the latest PDC Winter Series is close to being completed.

Gerwyn Price is still involved with 'The Iceman' edging past Stephen Bunting in a 6-4 victory to book his place and he will next take on William O'Connor with 'The Magpie' due to the timings of the games, the first through with a 6-3 win over Ryan Searle.

But the main story comes from the other half of the draw with Callan Rydz through to his first PDC semi-final.

The Bedlington ace went 5-0 up on Ian White and despite 'Diamond' threatening a late comeback, he kept his cool and won through 6-2 with a 102 average.

Awaiting him is Damon Heta, a winner on the PDC ProTour in his debut year, he will aim to make it a double after a 6-2 win over the surprise package of Krzysztof Kciuk who has been excellent this week.

Quarter-Finals

Gerwyn Price (95.9) 6 | 4 (93.8) Stephen Bunting

William O'Connor (92.8) 6 | 3 (87.6) Ryan Searle

Callan Rydz (102.0) 6 | 2 (96.9) Ian White

Krzysztof Kciuk (92.1) 2 | 6 (99.5) Damon Heta

Semi-Finals

Gerwyn Price - | - William O'Connor

Callan Rydz - | - Damon Heta

Update 18:25 - White v Rydz and Price v Bunting among Quarter-Finals

The Quarter-Final line-up has been confirmed on the third day of the PDC Winter Series with two proven ProTour winners headlining proceedings.

They are Ian White who has had a barren spell this week but will look to add a second title of the year on the Players Championship series after averaging 105 to defeat Vincent van der Voort 6-3.

He will next take on a quality operator though in Bedlington ace, Callan Rydz. Can 'The Riot' deliver on his undoubted promise today?

As alluded to below, Gerwyn Price was first through after steaming past Jeff Smith and now 'The Iceman' will aim to dodge 'The Bullet' in the form of Stephen Bunting who ended the run of Jan Dekker 6-4.

Ryan Searle is a winner on the ProTour this year and will look to add another. He defeated Madars Razma 6-4 and has William O'Connor next in his sights. Then it is Krzysztof Kciuk who has produced another run today and he will take on Damon Heta who averaged 103 in seeing off Ross Smith. Who will win today in Coventry?

Last 16

Gerwyn Price 6 | 0 Jeff Smith

Stephen Bunting 6 | 4 Jan Dekker

Ryan Searle 6 | 4 Madars Razma

William O'Connor 6 | 5 Jonny Clayton

Callan Rydz 6 | 5 Simon Whitlock

Ian White 6 | 3 Vincent van der Voort

Krzysztof Kciuk 6 | 3 Nathan Aspinall

Ross Smith 4 | 6 Damon Heta

Quarter-Finals

Gerwyn Price - | - Stephen Bunting

Ryan Searle - | - William O'Connor

Callan Rydz - | - Ian White

Krzysztof Kciuk - | - Damon Heta

Update 17:45 - Price first into Quarter-Finals after Smith win

Gerwyn Price is the first player through to the Quarter-Finals on Day Three of the PDC Winter Series after seeing off Jeff Smith in a 6-0 whitewash win.

Price this week will likely always start from the second round due to Gary Anderson withdrawing leaving the field short and he seems to have got into his rhythm averaging 99 in victory.

This came after a closely fought victory over Reece Robinson 6-5 in the second round. Most of the Last 16 action has begun with Justin Pipe and Damon Heta just finishing their Last 32 clash.

Update 17:30 - Price eases past Carlin, Ross Smith ends Michael Smith's run

The Last 16 line-up has been all but confirmed on the latest day of action at the PDC Winter Series with Michael Smith not set to make it a hat trick.

A 6-4 defeat to a familiar adversary in Ross Smith ended the hopes of the St Helens ace taking all three titles so far this week.

Gerwyn Price could be the latest winner with 'The Iceman' now looking to be one of the favourites to take the title after easing past Gavin Carlin 6-1. He will now face Jeff Smith who produced one of the performances of the round averaging 104 to see off Ryan Murray 6-2 who himself averaged 102.

Nathan Aspinall after a barren spell so far this week is also through after defeating Ryan Joyce 6-2 while similarly there was a 6-4 win for ProTour stalwart, Ian White over Ritchie Edhouse.

There was also impressive displays for the likes of Madars Razma and Krzysztof Kciuk who both could add a first PDC ranking title today.

Last 32

Gerwyn Price 6 | 1 Gavin Carlin

Jeff Smith 6 | 2 Ryan Murray

Jan Dekker 6 | 5 Steve Brown

Stephen Bunting 6 | 3 Scott Taylor

Madars Razma 6 | 1 Ted Evetts

Ryan Searle 6 | 4 Glen Durrant

William O'Connor 6 | 4 Martijn Kleermaker

Jonny Clayton 6 | 4 Keane Barry

Simon Whitlock 6 | 3 Jim Williams

Callan Rydz 6 | 2 Brendan Dolan

Vincent van der Voort 6 | 3 Andy Boulton

Ian White 6 | 4 Ritchie Edhouse

Nathan Aspinall 6 | 2 Ryan Joyce

Krzysztof Kciuk 6 | 2 Mervyn King

Ross Smith 6 | 4 Michael Smith

Justin Pipe - | - Damon Heta

Update 17:15 - Whitlock produces stunning display to see off Wright, Price edges past Robinson

The second round is complete on Day Three of the PDC Winter Series and there has been some big performances coming out of the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.

Namely Simon Whitlock who thrashed Peter Wright in a 6-1 win to book his place in the Last 32. He hit a 95.6 average to see off the World Champion who will not add another Players Championship title today.

Gerwyn Price still might but he only just edged past Reece Robinson in a 6-5 win. He of course has only just started his campaign with a first round bye due to Gary Anderson's withdrawal so starts off cold but this time he came through.

As did Brendan Dolan against Jelle Klaasen. 'The History Maker' has been excellent all week in Coventry and smashed in a 104 average to defeat 'The Cobra' 6-1. Could it be another good day for the Northern Irishman?

While there has also been victories for Martijn Kleermaker who defeated Dimitri van den Bergh 6-5, Jeff Smith who averaged 103 in whitewashing Aaron Beeney and Glen Durrant who broke his duck of first round defeats earlier edging past a familiar rival in Scott Mitchell 6-5.

Last 64

Gerwyn Price 6 | 5 Reece Robinson

Gavin Carlin 6 | 5 John Michael

Ryan Murray 6 | 5 Ciaran Teehan

Jeff Smith 6 | 0 Aaron Beeney

Jan Dekker 6 | 2 Matthew Dennant

Steve Brown 6 | 3 Jermaine Wattimena

Scott Taylor 6 | 4 Martin Schindler

Stephen Bunting 6 | 4 David Pallett

Ted Evetts 6 | 4 Darren Webster

Madars Razma 6 | 3 Jitse Van der Wal

Glen Durrant 6 | 5 Scott Mitchell

Ryan Searle 6 | 3 Christian Bunse

William O'Connor 6 | 5 James Wade

Martijn Kleermaker 6 | 5 Dimitri Van den Bergh

Keane Barry 6 | 3 William Borland

Jonny Clayton 6 | 4 Jeffrey De Zwaan

Simon Whitlock 6 | 1 Peter Wright

Maik Kuivenhoven 4 | 6 Jim Williams

Brendan Dolan 6 | 1 Jelle Klaasen

Callan Rydz 6 | 5 Daryl Gurney

Andy Boulton 6 | 5 Max Hopp

Vincent van der Voort 6 | 5 Josh Payne

Ian White 6 | 1 Robert Thornton

Ritchie Edhouse 6 | 5 Dirk van Duijvenbode

Nathan Aspinall 6 | 3 David Evans

Ryan Joyce 6 | 2 Carl Wilkinson

Krzysztof Kciuk 6 | 4 Mike De Decker

Mervyn King 6 | 1 Daniel Larsson

Michael Smith 6 | 1 Wayne Jones

Ross Smith 6 | 3 Matt Clark

Justin Pipe 6 | 2 Danny Noppert

Damon Heta 6 | 5 Niels Zonneveld

Update 16:00 - Heta edges past Lewis, Van den Bergh defies perfect leg from Kenny

The first round has concluded on Day Three of the PDC Winter Series with good results for Damon Heta and Dimitri van den Bergh as we move into the Last 64.

Adrian Lewis's woes continue with a defeat to Heta losing out 6-5 to the Brisbane Darts Master who will look to add to his maiden ranking title win during the Autumn Series.

Van den Bergh won through himself despite having a nine-dart finish hit against him by Nick Kenny as he claimed it 6-3.

While there was also further good displays from Keane Barry who averaged 100 in defeating fellow Development Tour standout, Ryan Meikle. As well as Max Hopp who piled in a 104 average to whitewash Barrie Bates 6-0 shortly after the seeded players finished their initial ties.

Last 128

Reece Robinson 6 | 4 Karel Sedlacek

Gavin Carlin 6 | 3 Chris Dobey

John Michael 6 | 4 Boris Krcmar

Ryan Murray 6 | 2 Gabriel Clemens

Ciaran Teehan 6 | 3 Steve West

Jeff Smith 6 | 4 Jamie Hughes

Aaron Beeney 6 | 5 Joe Murnan

Jan Dekker 6 | 5 Krzysztof Ratajski

Matthew Dennant 6 | 5 Darius Labanauskas

Jermaine Wattimena 6 | 1 Robert Collins

Steve Brown 6 | 4 Mickey Mansell

Martin Schindler 6 | 2 Devon Petersen

Scott Taylor 6 | 4 Darren Penhall

Stephen Bunting 6 | 3 Luke Woodhouse

David Pallett 6 | 5 Michael Barnard

Ted Evetts 6 | 1 Jose De Sousa

Darren Webster 6 | 2 Adam Hunt

Madars Razma 6 | 5 Peter Jacques

Jitse Van der Wal 6 | 2 Yordi Meeuwisse

Glen Durrant 6 | 5 Kai Fan Leung

Scott Mitchell 6 | 1 Jonathan Worsley

Ryan Searle 6 | 1 Bradley Brooks

Christian Bunse 6 | 2 Rowby-John Rodriguez

James Wade 6 | 2 Simon Stevenson

William O'Connor 6 | 3 James Wilson

Martijn Kleermaker 6 | 4 Richard North

Dimitri Van den Bergh 6 | 3 Nick Kenny

William Borland 6 | 4 Rob Cross

Keane Barry 6 | 4 Ryan Meikle

Jonny Clayton 6 | 1 Kirk Shepherd

Jeffrey De Zwaan 6 | 5 Jason Lowe

Peter Wright 6 | 0 Ron Meulenkamp

Simon Whitlock 6 | 0 Derk Telnekes

Maik Kuivenhoven 6 | 4 Mark McGeeney

Jim Williams 6 | 2 Gary Blades

Brendan Dolan 6 | 2 Richie Burnett

Jelle Klaasen 6 | 3 Matthew Edgar

Daryl Gurney 6 | 4 Luke Humphries

Callan Rydz 6 | 3 Marko Kantele

Andy Boulton 6 | 2 Joe Cullen

Max Hopp 6 | 0 Barrie Bates

Vincent van der Voort 6 | 3 Scott Baker

Josh Payne 6 | 4 Scott Waites

Ian White 6 | 5 Martin Atkins (Wigan)

Robert Thornton 6 | 5 Toni Alcinas

Dirk van Duijvenbode 6 | 2 Steve Lennon

Ritchie Edhouse 6 | 4 Steve Beaton

Nathan Aspinall 6 | 1 Adrian Gray

David Evans 6 | 5 Ricky Evans

Ryan Joyce 6 | 1 Conan Whitehead

Carl Wilkinson 6 | 4 Maikel Verberk

Mike De Decker 6 | 3 Dave Chisnall

Krzysztof Kciuk 6 | 1 Benito van de Pas

Mervyn King 6 | 4 Alan Tabern

Daniel Larsson 6 | 5 John Henderson

Michael Smith 6 | 1 Harald Leitinger

Wayne Jones 6 | 5 Kevin Doets

Ross Smith 6 | 2 Keegan Brown

Matt Clark 6 | 2 Kim Huybrechts

Danny Noppert 6 | 3 Lisa Ashton

Justin Pipe 6 | 5 Jesus Noguera

Damon Heta 6 | 5 Adrian Lewis

Niels Zonneveld - | - Andy Hamilton

Update 14:35 - Wright and Smith through opening ties; Cross, De Sousa and Clemens dumped out

The opening ties for the seeded players at Players Championship 21 have been completed with big names such as Peter Wright, Michael Smith and James Wade successfully through.

Wright eased past Ron Meulenkamp in a 6-0 win with a 92 average after yesterday's disappointment which saw the World Champion out despite one of the highest averages of the day against Kai Fan Leung.

While for Smith who is aiming for a hat-trick of titles it was a 6-1 win over Harald Leitinger for 'Bully Boy'. For Wade, it was a 6-2 success against Simon Stevenson.

Some big names and in-form players have headed out though including Rob Cross who fell to young Scot, William Borland 6-4. Gabriel Clemens impressed yesterday with massive averages all day but Ryan Murray, another Scot eased past him 6-2.

While Jose de Sousa was eased past by Ted Evetts. Martin Schindler has shown flashes of brilliance as of late and he accounted for Devon Petersen.

While there were welcome wins for Glen Durrant, Nathan Aspinall and Ian White. All of whom have had barren weeks so far.

Karel Sedlacek (96.8) 4 | 6 (96.2) Reece Robinson

Gabriel Clemens (86.8) 2 | 6 (100.0) Ryan Murray

Krzysztof Ratajski (93.4) 5 | 6 (90.1) Jan Dekker

Devon Petersen (91.8) 2 | 6 (99.4) Martin Schindler

Jose De Sousa (91.9) 1 | 6 (96.8) Ted Evetts

Glen Durrant (91.5) 6 | 5 (89.2) Kai Fan Leung

James Wade (97.3) 6 | 2 (93.4) Simon Stevenson

Rob Cross (96.2) 4 | 6 (93.6) William Borland

Peter Wright (92.0) 6 | 0 (84.3) Ron Meulenkamp

Brendan Dolan (88.0) 6 | 2 (94.8) Richie Burnett

Joe Cullen (80.7) 2 | 6 (91.2) Andy Boulton

Ian White (89.6) 6 | 5 (82.5) Martin Atkins (Wigan)

Nathan Aspinall (92.8) 6 | 1 (79.7) Adrian Gray

Dave Chisnall (83.6) 3 | 6 (93.2) Mike De Decker

Michael Smith (91.2) 6 | 1 (75.9) Harald Leitinger

Danny Noppert (94.9) 6 | 3 (86.9) Lisa Ashton

Update 13:40 - Tournament to kick off shortly

The tournament will get underway shortly as the board seeds will enter the oche. Rob Cross, Glen Durrant and Peter Wright are among the players who will come into action in the first batch of matches. The second match on board one will start already, as number one seed Gerwyn Price received a bye.

Karel Sedlacek - | - Reece Robinson

Gabriel Clemens - | - Ryan Murray

Krzysztof Ratajski - | - Jan Dekker

Devon Petersen - | - Martin Schindler

Jose De Sousa - | - Ted Evetts

Glen Durrant - | - Kai Fan Leung

James Wade - | - Simon Stevenson

Rob Cross - | - William Borland

Peter Wright - | - Ron Meulenkamp

Brendan Dolan - | - Richie Burnett

Joe Cullen - | - Andy Boulton

Ian White - | - Martin Atkins (Wigan)

Nathan Aspinall - | - Adrian Gray

Dave Chisnall - | - Mike De Decker

Michael Smith - | - Harald Leitinger

Danny Noppert - | - Lisa Ashton

Update 13:30 - Ranking after Day Two

The PDC Winter Series kicked off on Tuesday and saw Michael Smith claiming the titles on the first two days of the series. View the ranking after Day Two below.

Update 13:15 - Draw released

The draw has been released for Day Three of the PDC Winter Series in Coventry. Among the top ties are Adrian Lewis against Damon Heta and Daryl Gurney versus Luke Humphries. Peter Wright faces Ron Meulenkamp in the first round, while Gerwyn Price has a bye.