The 20th Players Championship event of the season will be played during the second day of the PDC Winter Series on Wednesday. All results can be followed in our live blog.
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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 20:00 - Smith claims back-to-back titles in Winter Series
Michael Smith has claimed back-to-back titles in the PDC Winter Series on Day Two with victory over Jose de Sousa in the final, view the report below:
Update 19:10 - Smith set to face De Sousa in Day Two final
The final of the second day of action at the PDC Winter Series has been confirmed with Michael Smith set to face off against Jose de Sousa shortly.
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Smith won the title on Tuesday and will aim to make it back-to-back against 'The Special One' with a 7-3 win against Vincent van der Voort ending the hopes of the Dutchman winning his first title in a number of years.
While De Sousa smashed through Joe Cullen in a 7-2 win averaging 110 with seven 180's in a phenomenal display, can he stop Smith?
Semi-Finals
Michael Smith (101.1) 7 | 3 (96.2) Vincent van der Voort
Joe Cullen (96.6) 2 | 7 (110.5) Jose De Sousa
Final
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Michael Smith - | - Jose De Sousa
Update 18:40 - Smith ends Clemens run with 109 average as semi-final lineup confirmed
The semi-final line-up has been confirmed on the second day of the Winter Series and Michael Smith is potentially heading towards two out of two.
Smith won the first title on Tuesday defeating Jermaine Wattimena in the final and showed his form with a 109 average as he ended the run of Gabriel Clemens who hit his first average under 100 all day in a 6-1 defeat.
Now a rapid fire clash awaits 'Bully Boy' as he takes on Vincent van der Voort who whitewashed Darius Labanauskas 6-0.
In the other half, it is a clash of two European Tour winners this year in Joe Cullen (d. Brendan Dolan 6-3) and Jose de Sousa (d. Jeffrey de Zwaan 6-5), with the winner set to face Smith or Van der Voort.
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Quarter-Finals
Gabriel Clemens 1 | 6 Michael Smith
Vincent van der Voort 6 | 0 Darius Labanauskas
Brendan Dolan 3 | 6 Joe Cullen
Jeffrey De Zwaan 5 | 6 Jose de Sousa
Semi-Finals
Michael Smith - | - Vincent van der Voort
Joe Cullen - | - Jose De Sousa
Update 18:10 - Clemens produces sensational 112 average to defeat Joyce, set to face Smith in Quarter-Finals
The Quarter-Final line-up has been confirmed on the second day of the PDC Winter Series with Gabriel Clemens continuing his brilliance with a second 112 average of the day against Ryan Joyce.
Clemens has not dipped under 105 today average wise and has been on a destructive run and edged past Joyce in a 6-3 win. Next up will be Michael Smith who only averaged 91 but it was enough to see off Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-2, a winner yesterday though, he will be well up for ending the German's run.
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Vincent van der Voort has had another good run and is set to face Darius Labanauskas after the pair defeated Justin Pipe and Krzysztof Kciuk respectively. Brendan Dolan produced a comeback to continue another run for 'The History Maker', this time with victory over Ryan Meikle 6-5.
This means that he will now take on a ranking winner this year in Joe Cullen who edged past Mickey Mansell 6-4. Then it is the turn of Jose de Sousa who reached the latter stages so impressively yesterday and he will take on Jeffrey de Zwaan who saw off impressive Irishman, Keane Barry.
Last 16
Gabriel Clemens 6 | 3 Ryan Joyce
Michael Smith 6 | 2 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Vincent van der Voort 6 | 4 Justin Pipe
Darius Labanauskas 6 | 5 Krzysztof Kciuk
Ryan Meikle 5 | 6 Brendan Dolan
Joe Cullen 6 | 4 Mickey Mansell
Jeffrey De Zwaan 6 | 5 Keane Barry
Jose De Sousa 6 | 2 Danny Noppert
Quarter-Finals
Gabriel Clemens - | - Michael Smith
Vincent van der Voort - | - Darius Labanauskas
Brendan Dolan - | - Joe Cullen
Jeffrey De Zwaan - | - Jose de Sousa
Update 17:35 - Joyce dumps out Price, Clemens continues form with 108 average against Hughes
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The Last 16 line-up has been confirmed on Day Two of the Winter Series and the insane standard continues in Coventry.
As do the shocks with Gerwyn Price being dumped out by Ryan Joyce in a 6-1 defeat which saw 'Relentless' who himself this year has won a maiden PDC title smash in a 106 average in seeing off 'The Iceman'.
Speaking of high averages, Gabriel Clemens made it three straight ton plus averages as his form continues. He hit 108 in breezing past Jamie Hughes 6-1.
There was also a thriller involving Michael Smith who made it back-to-back 106 averages albeit in surviving a comeback from Damon Heta who came from 5-0 down to give 'Bully Boy' a late scare.
Also some excellent displays from Darius Labanauskas who hit 106 as well in easing past Luke Woodhouse 6-1, Brendan Dolan who was defeated in the semi-finals yesterday defied a 104 average from Daryl Gurney, his World Cup partner to win 6-5.
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While Joe Cullen (102), Jeffrey de Zwaan and Jose de Sousa (101) all have also hit the heights as we head towards the business end.
Last 32
Ryan Joyce 6 | 1 Gerwyn Price
Gabriel Clemens 6 | 1 Jamie Hughes
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6 | 5 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Michael Smith 6 | 3 Damon Heta
Vincent van der Voort 6 | 2 James Wade
Rob Cross 5 | 6 Justin Pipe
Krzysztof Kciuk 6 | 4 Martijn Kleermaker
Darius Labanauskas 6 | 1 Luke Woodhouse
Ryan Meikle 6 | 2 Steve Lennon
Brendan Dolan 6 | 5 Daryl Gurney
Joe Cullen 6 | 3 Ross Smith
Mickey Mansell 6 | 5 Ricky Evans
Keane Barry 6 | 2 Mike De Decker
Jeffrey De Zwaan 6 | 1 Mervyn King
Jose De Sousa 6 | 1 Bradley Brooks
Danny Noppert 6 | 5 Callan Rydz
Update 17:05 - Price edges past Mitchell, Clemens, Smith and Heta impress
The second round is complete at the PDC Winter Series with some big results coming out of the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.
It has been a day of big names heading out but for Gerwyn Price, he has began his quest for the title in the second round after receiving a bye but it was nearly his day over with 'The Iceman' surviving in a decider against Scott Mitchell.
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While other players continue to impress including yesterday's champion, Michael Smith who smashed in a 106.1 average in seeing off Matthew Dennant.
Gabriel Clemens has been excellent as of late and produced a blistering 105 to see off Peter Jacques. While Damon Heta, a winner on the tour in his debut year hit a 102 average in seeing off James Wilson 6-1. There was also a win for James Wade against Adrian Lewis as 'Jackpot' continues to battle poor form as of late.
Last 64
Gerwyn Price 6 | 5 Scott Mitchell
Ryan Joyce 6 | 4 Ryan Murray
Gabriel Clemens 6 | 3 Peter Jacques
Jamie Hughes 6 | 4 William O'Connor
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6 | 4 Boris Krcmar
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6 | 2 Kevin Doets
Michael Smith 6 | 1 Matthew Dennant
Damon Heta 6 | 1 James Wilson
James Wade 6 | 3 Adrian Lewis
Vincent van der Voort 6 | 3 Jeff Smith
Rob Cross 6 | 3 Jan Dekker
Justin Pipe 6 | 3 Max Hopp
Krzysztof Kciuk 6 | 0 John Michael
Martijn Kleermaker 6 | 5 Aaron Beeney
Luke Woodhouse 6 | 5 Steve West
Jonny Clayton 3 | 6 Darius Labanauskas
Ryan Meikle 6 | 3 Kai Fan Leung
Steve Lennon 6 | 2 Scott Taylor
Brendan Dolan 6 | 2 Darren Webster
Daryl Gurney 6 | 4 Jesus Noguera
Joe Cullen 6 | 0 Andy Boulton
Ross Smith 6 | 4 Gavin Carlin
Mickey Mansell 6 | 4 Robert Collins
Ricky Evans 6 | 4 Jermaine Wattimena
Keane Barry 6 | 1 Jitse Van der Wal
Mike De Decker 6 | 3 Richard North
Jeffrey De Zwaan 6 | 5 Ron Meulenkamp
Mervyn King 6 | 3 Kim Huybrechts
Jose De Sousa 6 | 5 Adam Hunt
Bradley Brooks 6 | 3 Andy Hamilton
Danny Noppert 6 | 3 Robert Thornton
Callan Rydz 6 | 1 Stephen Bunting
Update 16:10 - Bunting edges past Whitlock, Kciuk impresses with 110 average
The first round has concluded on the second day at the PDC Winter Series with some impressive displays to close it out.
A round full of shocks and surprises, this included Andy Hamilton's brilliance with a perfect leg being hit by the Hammer during his first round tie against Christian Bunse.
Krzysztof Kciuk also impressed with a 110 average in defeating John Henderson 6-0. Speaking of Scotland's World Cup team, Robert Thornton is also through after battling from 4-2 down to defeat Lisa Ashton in a 6-4 victory to reach the second round.
Stephen Bunting also didn't play Jeff Smith for the first time in a while and defeated the in-form Simon Whitlock 6-5 with a 101.7 average.
Last 128
Scott Mitchell 6 | 2 Jim Williams
Ryan Joyce 6 | 2 Keegan Brown
Ryan Murray 6 | 2 Niels Zonneveld
Gabriel Clemens 6 | 4 Matt Clark
Peter Jacques 6 | 5 Luke Humphries
Jamie Hughes 6 | 0 Matthew Edgar
William O'Connor 6 | 1 Harald Leitinger
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6 | 3 Devon Petersen
Boris Krcmar 6 | 4 Scott Baker
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6 | 1 David Evans
Kevin Doets 6 | 3 Ted Evetts
Michael Smith 6 | 3 Derk Telnekes
Matthew Dennant 6 | 5 Benito van de Pas
Damon Heta 6 | 0 Steve Brown
James Wilson 6 | 3 Martin Atkins (Wigan)
James Wade 6 | 1 Yordi Meeuwisse
Adrian Lewis 6 | 2 Marko Kantele
Vincent van der Voort 6 | 1 David Pallett
Jeff Smith 6 | 2 Josh Payne
Rob Cross 6 | 5 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Jan Dekker 6 | 5 Maikel Verberk
Justin Pipe 6 | 4 Ryan Searle
Max Hopp 6 | 4 Carl Wilkinson
John Michael 6 | 5 Krzysztof Ratajski
Krzysztof Kciuk 6 | 0 John Henderson
Martijn Kleermaker 6 | 5 Barrie Bates
Aaron Beeney 6 | 4 Michael Barnard
Steve West 6 | 5 Glen Durrant
Luke Woodhouse 6 | 5 Karel Sedlacek
Jonny Clayton 6 | 3 Conan Whitehead
Darius Labanauskas 6 | 5 Darren Penhall
Kai Fan Leung 6 | 5 Peter Wright
Ryan Meikle 6 | 2 Daniel Larsson
Scott Taylor 6 | 3 Chris Dobey
Steve Lennon 6 | 2 Jonathan Worsley
Brendan Dolan 6 | 3 Gary Blades
Darren Webster 6 | 0 Mark McGeeney
Daryl Gurney 6 | 2 Ritchie Edhouse
Jesus Noguera 6 | 3 Martin Schindler
Joe Cullen 6 | 5 Kirk Shepherd
Andy Boulton 6 | 3 Jelle Klaasen
Ross Smith 6 | 5 Joe Murnan
Gavin Carlin 6 | 2 Ciaran Teehan
Mickey Mansell 6 | 4 Ian White
Robert Collins 6 | 3 Simon Stevenson
Jermaine Wattimena 6 | 1 Reece Robinson
Ricky Evans 6 | 3 Nick Kenny
Jitse Van der Wal 6 | 0 Nathan Aspinall
Keane Barry 6 | 0 Adrian Gray
Mike De Decker 6 | 4 Maik Kuivenhoven
Richard North 6 | 5 William Borland
Jeffrey De Zwaan 6 | 4 Dave Chisnall
Ron Meulenkamp 6 | 4 Wayne Jones
Mervyn King 6 | 2 Alan Tabern
Kim Huybrechts 6 | 3 Toni Alcinas
Jose De Sousa 6 | 2 Jason Lowe
Adam Hunt 6 | 0 Steve Beaton
Bradley Brooks 6 | 4 Madars Razma
Andy Hamilton 6 | 5 Christian Bunse
Danny Noppert 6 | 3 Richie Burnett
Robert Thornton 6 | 4 Lisa Ashton
Stephen Bunting 6 | 5 Simon Whitlock
Callan Rydz 6 | 2 Scott Waites
Update 14:35 - Leung dumps out Wright, Aspinall whitewashed by Van der Wal
The first action of the day is complete on Day Two of the Winter Series and the big names have started to fall early on in Coventry including the World Champion, Peter Wright.
Wright averaged 107 so played incredible but lost out to Kai Fan Leung 6-5 who himself averaged 106 and has produced another of his customary big performances.
While 'Snakebite' fell in a close game, Nathan Aspinall was whitewashed by Challenge Tour reserve Jitse van der Wal who averaged 94 in seeing him off. While there were also early exits for Krzysztof Ratajski despite averaging 102 to John Michael 6-5,.
While on his return back from Coronavirus, Glen Durrant has suffered a second consecutive first round exit to Steve West. While Ian White is also out losing to Mickey Mansell and as is the in-form Devon Petersen who was edged past by Rowby-John Rodriguez. Add in Gabriel Clemens opening foray of 112.4 against Matt Clark in the performance of the first round so far in Coventry.
Jim Williams (82.9) 2 | 6 (91.1) Scott Mitchell
Gabriel Clemens (112.4) 6 | 4 (99.5) Matt Clark
Devon Petersen (83.8) 3 | 6 (93.6) Rowby-John Rodriguez
Michael Smith (98.8) 6 | 3 (89.6) Derk Telnekes
James Wade (92.8) 6 | 1 (87.0) Yordi Meeuwisse
Rob Cross (85.9) 6 | 5 (85.5) Dimitri Van den Bergh
Krzysztof Ratajski (102.4) 5 | 6 (93.6) John Michael
Glen Durrant (91.5) 5 | 6 (98.3) Steve West
Peter Wright (107.6) 5 | 6 (106.0) Kai Fan Leung
Brendan Dolan (92.7) 6 |3 (89.6) Gary Blades
Joe Cullen (91.7) 6 | 5 (91.6) Kirk Shepherd
Ian White (87.1) 4 | 6 (95.5) Mickey Mansell
Nathan Aspinall (86.9) 0 | 6 (94.9) Jitse Van der Wal
Dave Chisnall (93.0) 4 | 6 (91.8) Jeffrey De Zwaan
Jose De Sousa (92.8) 6 | 2 (90.9) Jason Lowe
Danny Noppert (100.5) 6 | 3 (92.7) Richie Burnett
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.
Jim Williams - | - Scott Mitchell
Gabriel Clemens - | - Matt Clark
Devon Petersen - | - Rowby-John Rodriguez
Michael Smith - | - Derk Telnekes
James Wade - | - Yordi Meeuwisse
Rob Cross - | - Dimitri Van den Bergh
Krzysztof Ratajski - | - John Michael
Glen Durrant - | - Steve West
Peter Wright - | - Kai Fan Leung
Brendan Dolan - | - Gary Blades
Joe Cullen - | - Kirk Shepherd
Ian White - | - Mickey Mansell
Nathan Aspinall - | - Jitse Van der Wal
Dave Chisnall - | - Jeffrey De Zwaan
Jose De Sousa - | - Jason Lowe
Danny Noppert - | - Richie Burnett
Update 13:30 - Ranking after Day One
The PDC Winter Series kicked off on Tuesday and saw Michael Smith claiming the title after defeating Jermaine Wattimena in the final. View the ranking after Day One below.
Update 13:15 - Draw released
The draw has been released for Day Two of the PDC Winter Series in Coventry. Among the top ties are Rob Cross against Dimitri van den Bergh and Jim Williams versus Scott Mitchell. Tuesday's winner Michael Smith meets Derk Telnekes in his opening game, while Dave Chisnall faces Jeffrey de Zwaan.
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