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Results Day Two - PDC Autumn Series: Heta becomes first time PDC ranking winner with victory over Cullen (Live Blog)
PDCSunday, 13 September 2020 at 17:10
The 15th Players Championship event of the season will be played during the second 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 - Heta becomes first time PDC ranking winner with victory over Cullen
Damon Heta is the victor on Day Two of the PDC Autumn Series after defeating Joe Cullen in the final to become a first time PDC Ranking winner adding to his victory at the Brisbane Darts Masters.
Read about it below and thanks for following along the coverage of Day Two!
Update 16:30 - BST Time - Cullen set to face Heta in final
The final is set on the second day of the PDC Summer Series with Joe Cullen set to face Damon Heta - with the latter being a first time ranking finalist in his maiden year as a Tour Card holder.
Heta of course has pedigree and is a TV champion having won the Brisbane Darts Masters in stunning fashion last year. He has regularly been among the top performers when he has played this year albeit with Coronavirus halting his ability to play in the Summer Series.
He has firmly come back with a bang though today defeating Michael van Gerwen earlier and now disposing of Stephen Bunting in a game that while wasn't his best never saw him massively troubled by 'The Bullet'.
In Cullen's semi-final it was very much different with the Bradford ace winning the last three legs to defeat Aspinall in a last leg decider to move through. A two time winner on the ProTour but both back in 2017, he now has the opportunity to add to that if he can deal with 'The Heat'.
Quarter-Finals
Gerwyn Price (103.2) 5 | 6 (103.0) Joe Cullen
Nathan Aspinall (87.3) 6 | 5 (91.5) Ian White
Simon Whitlock (88.3) 2 | 6 (88.3) Stephen Bunting
Martin Schindler (83.3) 3 | 6 (93.3) Damon Heta
Semi-Finals
Joe Cullen (93.9) 7 | 6 (97.2) Nathan Aspinall
Stephen Bunting (83.5) 3 | 7 (86.4) Damon Heta
Final
Joe Cullen - | - Damon Heta
Update 15:50 - BST Time - Cullen v Aspinall and Bunting v Heta set for semi-finals
We have our semi-final line-up in Niedernhausen with Joe Cullen set to face Nathan Aspinall and Stephen Bunting to take on Damon Heta.
Cullen edged past Gerwyn Price - the favourite at that point for the title in a 6-5 win which saw both players average the 103 mark. 'The Rockstar' has been impressive over the past three days and has been going about his business well.
This performance was in stark contrast to Nathan Aspinall who edged past Ian White in a game where both were frustrated that they couldn't produce their best darts. The former UK Open champion though will still get an opportunity to add to his title haul.
Stephen Bunting will want to add to his title haul. 'The Bullet' has new darts and has looked one of the best in the field today, he breezed past Simon Whitlock 6-2.
He will now take on Damon Heta, the Brisbane Darts Master who accounted for Michael van Gerwen earlier today and he will get a chance of a potential first PDC ranking final.
Quarter-Finals
Gerwyn Price (103.2) 5 | 6 (103.0) Joe Cullen
Nathan Aspinall (87.3) 6 | 5 (91.5) Ian White
Simon Whitlock (88.3) 2 | 6 (88.3) Stephen Bunting
Martin Schindler (83.3) 3 | 6 (93.3) Damon Heta
Update 15:15 - BST Time - White v Aspinall and Price v Cullen among Quarter-Finals
On Day Two of the PDC Autumn Series, we are heading towards the Semi-Finals with the Quarter-Final line-up now fully confirmed.
Among the top ties include Ian White facing Nathan Aspinall and Gerwyn Price taking on Joe Cullen. Both are currently in action aiming to reach the Last Four.
White saw off Chris Dobey in a 6-3 win while Aspinall edged past Danny Noppert 6-4. For Price he swept aside Mervyn King 6-0 and Joe Cullen similarly whitewashed Ricky Evans.
In the other half it sees Simon Whitlock who ended Peter Wright's charge and hopes of winning all events like he wanted at the end of play yesterday. He will face Stephen Bunting who has been on fire today.
In the other Quarter-Final, Martin Schindler edged past Boris Krcmar and will take on Damon Heta who is lucky to be in the Last Eight after both players missed droves of darts to win in his tie with Ross Smith.
Last 16
Gerwyn Price 6 | 0 Mervyn King
Joe Cullen 6 | 0 Ricky Evans
Nathan Aspinall 6 | 4 Danny Noppert
Ian White 6 | 3 Chris Dobey
Simon Whitlock 6 | 1 Peter Wright
Stephen Bunting 6 | 1 Andy Boulton
Boris Krcmar 4 | 6 Martin Schindler
Damon Heta 6 | 5 Ross Smith
Quarter-Finals
Gerwyn Price - | - Joe Cullen
Nathan Aspinall - | - Ian White
Simon Whitlock - | - Stephen Bunting
Martin Schindler - | - Damon Heta
Update 14:30 - BST Time - Price, Wright and White all through as Last 16 line-up confirmed
Proceedings are getting towards the business end on Day Two of the PDC Autumn Series with Peter Wright, Gerwyn Price and Ian White among the top names still involved in Niedernhausen.
Price claimed a 6-2 win over yesterday's finalist Madars Razma to continue his charge. Wright edged past multiple major winner Robert Thornton 6-5 while White accounted for Ron Meulenkamp 6-3.
Top performances came from Joe Cullen who averaged 109 in edging past Daryl Gurney 6-5. While Andy Boulton averaged 105 to continue his form against Ryan Searle. Stephen Bunting similarly with his new darts hit 105.5 against James Wade 6-3.
Boris Krcmar has also continued his form edging past Kim Huybrechts 6-5 as he heads into another latter stage.
Last 32
Gerwyn Price 6 | 2 Madars Razma
Mervyn King 6 | 4 Carl Wilkinson
Ricky Evans 6 | 4 Mensur Suljovic
Joe Cullen 6 | 5 Daryl Gurney
Nathan Aspinall 6 | 3 Jesus Noguera
Danny Noppert 6 | 4 Adam Hunt
Ian White 6 | 3 Ron Meulenkamp
Chris Dobey 6 | 3 Michael Smith
Peter Wright 6 | 5 Robert Thornton
Simon Whitlock 6 | 4 Steve Lennon
Stephen Bunting 6 | 3 James Wade
Andy Boulton 6 | 5 Ryan Searle
Boris Krcmar 6 | 5 Kim Huybrechts
Jose De Sousa 5 | 6 Martin Schindler
Damon Heta 6 | 1 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Ross Smith 6 | 5 Jermaine Wattimena
Update 14:00 - BST Time - Boulton dumps out Durrant, Searle hits 110 average in whitewash win
The second round is complete on Day Two of the PDC Autumn Series with Michael van Gerwen (below) heading out.
But there have been further big names heading out with Rob Cross losing in a last leg decider to Ross Smith and Andy Boulton hitting a 104 average in easing past Glen Durrant.
Ryan Searle also impressed with a 110 average in seeing off Scott Baker in a whitewash win. While for Peter Wright, Ian White and Gerwyn Price they are all successfully through to the Last 32.
Last 64
Gerwyn Price 6 | 3 Matthew Edgar
Madars Razma 6 | 2 Jan Dekker
Mervyn King 6 | 2 Andy Hamilton
Carl Wilkinson 6 | 2 Wayne Jones
Mensur Suljovic 6 | 2 John Henderson
Ricky Evans 6 | 4 Steve Beaton
Daryl Gurney 6 | 3 Scott Taylor
Joe Cullen 6 | 3 Conan Whitehead
Nathan Aspinall 6 | 3 Mike De Decker
Jesus Noguera 6 | 4 David Pallett
Danny Noppert 6 | 0 Daniel Larsson
Adam Hunt 6 | 5 Ryan Murray
Ian White 6 | 5 Robert Collins
Ron Meulenkamp 6 | 2 Derk Telnekes
Michael Smith 6 | 1 William Borland
Chris Dobey 6 | 5 Jonny Clayton
Peter Wright 6 | 2 Ryan Meikle
Robert Thornton 6 | 3 Devon Petersen
Simon Whitlock 6 | 1 Dave Chisnall
Steve Lennon 6 | 3 Vincent van der Voort
James Wade 6 | 1 Arjan Konterman
Stephen Bunting 6 | 2 Christian Bunse
Andy Boulton 6 | 1 Glen Durrant
Ryan Searle 6 | 0 Scott Baker
Boris Krcmar 6 | 5 Jason Lowe
Kim Huybrechts 6 | 5 Reece Robinson
Jose De Sousa 6 | 4 Darren Webster
Martin Schindler 6 | 4 Vincent Van der Meer
Damon Heta 6 | 4 Michael van Gerwen
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6 | 5 Gavin Carlin
Ross Smith 6 | 5 Rob Cross
Jermaine Wattimena 6 | 4 Peter Jacques
Update 13:25 - BST Time - Van Gerwen dumped out in second round by impressive win by Heta
Michael van Gerwen is out as the second round has come to a close in PDC Autumn Series Day Two with Damon Heta claiming an impressive scalp.
Read about it below:
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Update 13:00 - BST Time - Van den Bergh hits 170 to edge past Lewis, Razma continues form with 103 average in win over Clark
The first round of the second day of the PDC Autumn Series is complete with Dimitri van den Bergh among those winning through.
Van den Bergh hit only an 88 average but edged past Adrian Lewis in a 6-5 win with a 170 checkout to win it.
Madars Razma reached the final yesterday and continued where he left off with a 103 average to see off Matt Clark 6-1.
Last 128
Gerwyn Price 6 | 2 Richard North
Matthew Edgar 6 | 0 Gary Blades
Madars Razma 6 | 1 Matt Clark
Jan Dekker 6 | 3 Benito van de Pas
Mervyn King 6 | 5 Brendan Dolan
Andy Hamilton 6 | 1 Joe Murnan
Wayne Jones 6 | 4 Ryan Joyce
Carl Wilkinson 6 | 3 Maikel Verberk
Mensur Suljovic 6 | 0 Aaron Beeney
John Henderson 6 | 5 John Michael
Steve Beaton 6 | 2 Josh Payne
Ricky Evans 6 | 2 Andrew Gilding
Daryl Gurney 6 | 2 Yordi Meeuwisse
Scott Taylor 6 | 3 Bradley Brooks
Joe Cullen 6 | 2 Harald Leitinger
Conan Whitehead 6 | 4 Graham Usher
Nathan Aspinall 6 | 5 James Wilson
Mike De Decker 6 | 4 Justin Pipe
David Pallett 6 | 5 Steve West
Jesus Noguera 6 | 1 Mickey Mansell
Danny Noppert 6 | 3 Jamie Lewis
Daniel Larsson 6 | 5 Karel Sedlacek
Adam Hunt 6 | 2 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Ryan Murray 6 | 2 Barrie Bates
Ian White 6 | 0 Lisa Ashton
Robert Collins 6 | 2 William O'Connor
Derk Telnekes 6 | 3 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Ron Meulenkamp 6 | 4 Luke Woodhouse
Michael Smith 6 | 5 Keegan Brown
William Borland 6 | 1 Steffen Siepmann
Jonny Clayton 6 | 3 Max Hopp
Chris Dobey 6 | 2 Adrian Gray
Peter Wright 6 | 5 Jelle Klaasen
Ryan Meikle 6 | 2 Krzysztof Kciuk
Devon Petersen 6 | 1 Kai Fan Leung
Robert Thornton 6 | 3 Marko Kantele
Dave Chisnall 6 | 3 Darius Labanauskas
Simon Whitlock 6 | 5 Brian Raman
Steve Lennon 6 | 4 Gabriel Clemens
Vincent van der Voort 6 | 5 Harry Ward
James Wade 6 | 1 Justin Hood
Arjan Konterman 6 | 4 Nathan Derry
Stephen Bunting 6 | 1 Jeff Smith
Christian Bunse 6 | 3 Steve Brown
Glen Durrant 6 | 1 Martijn Kleermaker
Andy Boulton 6 | 2 Toni Alcinas
Ryan Searle 6 | 4 Maik Kuivenhoven
Scott Baker 6 | 0 Ryan Hogarth
Boris Krcmar 6 | 5 Krzysztof Ratajski
Jason Lowe 6 | 2 Jitse Van der Wal
Kim Huybrechts 6 | 3 Nick Kenny
Reece Robinson 6 | 4 Ted Evetts
Jose De Sousa 6 | 4 Alan Tabern
Darren Webster 6 | 4 Scott Mitchell
Martin Schindler 6 | 1 Jamie Hughes
Vincent Van der Meer 6 | 2 Geert Nentjes
Michael van Gerwen 6 | 2 Niels Zonneveld
Damon Heta 6 | 5 Scott Waites
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6 | 5 Adrian Lewis
Gavin Carlin 6 | 4 Kirk Shepherd
Rob Cross 6 | 5 Luke Humphries
Ross Smith 6 | 5 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Jermaine Wattimena 6 | 3 Callan Rydz
Peter Jacques 6 | 3 Mark McGeeney
Update 11:30 - BST Time - Van Gerwen, Wright and Durrant all through early first round tests
The first matches of Day Two are complete in the PDC Autumn Series with Michael van Gerwen, Peter Wright and Glen Durrant all successfully through their first round tests in Germany.
Van Gerwen eased past compatriot Niels Zonneveld 6-2 with a 98 average as he looks to build on promise from yesterday which saw him revert to his old faithful darts.
Wright won yesterday but nearly found himself out despite one of the best early results. He averaged 101 and won 6-5 against Jelle Klaasen who himself averaged 102.
Durrant eased past in-form Dutchman, Martijn Kleermaker 6-1; while the likes of Ian White, Rob Cross and Michael Smith are all through.
Daryl Gurney also impressed hitting a 105 average in easing past Yordi Meeuwisse 6-2 while one of the only seeds to depart was Krzysztof Ratajski who lost to the ever improving multiple Soft Tip World Champion, Boris Krcmar.
Gerwyn Price 6 | 2 Richard North
Brendan Dolan 6 | 5 Mervyn King
Mensur Suljovic 6 | 0 Aaron Beeney
Daryl Gurney 6 | 2 Yordi Meeuwisse
Nathan Aspinall 6 | 5 James Wilson
Danny Noppert 6 | 3 Jamie Lewis
Ian White 6 | 0 Lisa Ashton
Michael Smith 6 | 5 Keegan Brown
Peter Wright 6 | 5 Jelle Klaasen
Dave Chisnall 6 | 3 Darius Labanauskas
James Wade 6 | 1 Justin Hood
Glen Durrant 6 | 1 Martijn Kleermaker
Krzysztof Ratajski 5 | 6 Boris Krcmar
Jose De Sousa 6 | 4 Alan Tabern
Michael van Gerwen 6 | 2 Niels Zonneveld
Rob Cross 6 | 5 Luke Humphries
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.
Gerwyn Price - | - Richard North
Brendan Dolan - | - Mervyn King
Mensur Suljovic - | - Aaron Beeney
Daryl Gurney - | - Yordi Meeuwisse
Nathan Aspinall - | - James Wilson
Danny Noppert - | - Jamie Lewis
Ian White - | - Lisa Ashton
Michael Smith - | - Keegan Brown
Peter Wright - | - Jelle Klaasen
Dave Chisnall - | - Darius Labanauskas
James Wade - | - Justin Hood
Glen Durrant - | - Martijn Kleermaker
Krzysztof Ratajski - | - Boris Krcmar
Jose De Sousa - | - Alan Tabern
Michael van Gerwen - | - Niels Zonneveld
Rob Cross - | - Luke Humphries
Update 9:30 BST Time - Draw released
The draw has been released for Day One of the PDC Autumn Series in Niedernhausen. Among the top ties are Peter Wright against Jelle Klaasen and Rob Cross versus Luke Humphries. World number one Michael van Gerwen faces fellow Dutchman Niels Zonneveld
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