The first round of Players Championship 30 has reached a conclusion. Some big names have departed too, including Rob Cross and Nathan Aspinall.
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For Cross, a last leg decider with Mervyn King proved the fatal blow, ending 'Voltage's Pro Tour season on a disappointment. It's a big victory for King though in his quest to keep his PDC Tour Card. As mentioned, Aspinall also has been dumped out, dropping to a 6-3 loss to Dutchman, Kevin Doets in the opening round this afternoon in Leicester.
A total of 125,000 pounds in prize money is distributed at each Players Championship tournament. The winner of the event will receive a check for 15,000 pounds.
See the draw for the last 64 and the full list of first round results down below!
Results Players Championship 30
Last 64
Darryl Pilgrim - | - John Henderson
William O'Connor - | - Richard Veenstra
Michael Smith - | - Andy Baetens
Cameron Menzies - | - Graham Hall
Luke Woodhouse - | - Richie Burnett
Damon Heta - | - Andy Boulton
Darren Beveridge - | - Jeffrey De Graaf
Gary Anderson - | - Stephen Burton
Joe Cullen - | - Rowby-John Rodriguez
Martin Schindler - | - Jitse Van der Wal
Wessel Nijman - | - Keane Barry
Mervyn King - | - Martijn Dragt
Jim Williams - | - Robert Grundy
Josh Rock - | - Karel Sedlacek
James Wade - | - Daniel Klose
Daryl Gurney - | - Florian Hempel
Niels Zonneveld - | - Graham Usher
Ryan Searle - | - Lee Cocks
Mike De Decker - | - Boris Krcmar
Peter Wright - | - Wesley Plaisier
Andrew Gilding - | - Steve Lennon
Danny Noppert - | - Radek Szaganski
Madars Razma - | - Dirk van Duijvenbode
Mario Vandenbogaerde - | - Nathan Rafferty
Gabriel Clemens - | - Kevin Doets
Chris Dobey - | - Arron Monk
Ritchie Edhouse - | - Dylan Slevin
Raymond van Barneveld - | - Keegan Brown
Ryan Joyce - | - Vincent van der Voort
Patrick Geeraets - | - Thibault Tricole
Jermaine Wattimena - | - Mickey Mansell
Jonny Clayton - | - Nick Kenny
Last 128
Darryl Pilgrim (95.94) 6 | 0 (79.47) Alan Soutar
John Henderson (87.78) 6 | 1 (85.97) Dom Taylor
William O'Connor (89.69) 6 | 5 (92.89) Dave Chisnall
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Richard Veenstra (96.53) 6 | 2 (86.01) Christian Kist
Michael Smith (91.68) 6 | 3 (77.92) Lukas Wenig
Andy Baetens (86.71) 6 | 0 (80.06) Owen Roelofs
Cameron Menzies (93.94) 6 | 0 (75.87) Kim Huybrechts
Graham Hall (88.86) 6 | 4 (86.85) Justin Hood
Luke Woodhouse (94.48) 6 | 4 (92.98) Maik Kuivenhoven
Richie Burnett (84.99) 6 | 3 (84.75) Robbie Knops
Damon Heta (110.37) 6 | 1 (94.02) Scott Williams
Andy Boulton (109.09) 6 | 5 (104.83) Adam Hunt
Darren Beveridge (92.75) 6 | 5 (85.75) Ricardo Pietreczko
Jeffrey De Graaf (98.82) 6 | 3 (92.83) Josh Payne
Gary Anderson (102.05) 6 | 3 (90.35) Darius Labanauskas
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Stephen Burton (94.03) 6 | 3 (96.09) Callan Rydz
Joe Cullen (95.93) 6 | 3 (92.11) Martin Lukeman
Rowby-John Rodriguez (98.46) 6 | 4 (90.06) Jurjen van der Velde
Martin Schindler (91.10) 6 | 4 (88.09) Jacques Labre
Jitse Van der Wal (86.15) 6 | 2 (73.49) Rhys Griffin
Wessel Nijman (90.05) 6 | 1 (73.94) Joshua Richardson
Keane Barry (80.48) 6 | 4 (76.88) Danny Jansen
Mervyn King (84.15) 6 | 5 (85.60) Rob Cross
Martijn Dragt (87.63) 6 | 2 (76.52) Callum Goffin
Jim Williams (93.09) 6 | 2 (80.74) Brendan Dolan
Robert Grundy (89.04) 6 | 1 (77.24) Jules van Dongen
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Josh Rock (90.33) 6 | 2 (87.45) Alexander Merkx
Karel Sedlacek (95.68) 6 | 4 (95.13) Ricky Evans
James Wade (99.10) 6 | 0 (87.90) Matthew Dennant
Daniel Klose (96.84) 6 | 4 (94.44) Matt Campbell
Daryl Gurney (90.67) 6 | 3 (92.82) James Hurrell
Florian Hempel (96.32) 6 | 3 (91.37) Chris Landman
Niels Zonneveld (95.09) 6 | 5 (89.85) Steve Beaton
Graham Usher (79.42) 6 | 2 (84.83) Jeffrey De Zwaan
Ryan Searle (95.80) 6 | 3 (95.79) Jose De Sousa
Lee Cocks (91.93) 6 | 2 (79.33) Brett Claydon
Mike De Decker (87.50) 6 | 2 (83.11) Berry van Peer
Boris Krcmar (92.29) 6 | 2 (86.11) Krzysztof Ratajski
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Peter Wright (97.20) 6 | 3 (89.34) Robert Owen
Wesley Plaisier (92.27) 6 | 5 (94.47) Mensur Suljovic
Andrew Gilding (115.12) 6 | 2 (110.82) Connor Scutt
Steve Lennon (94.65) 6 | 3 (89.47) Jelle Klaasen
Danny Noppert (99.85) 6 | 4 (101.13) Ryan Meikle
Radek Szaganski (95.17) 6 | 5 (95.36) Simon Whitlock
Dirk van Duijvenbode (98.02) 6 | 0 (83.66) Stefan Bellmont
Madars Razma (99.51) 6 | 3 (90.12) Lee Evans
Mario Vandenbogaerde (106.73) 6 | 3 (97.73) Gian van Veen
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Nathan Rafferty (90.00) 6 | 3 (86.93) Owen Bates
Gabriel Clemens (85.40) 6 | 5 (80.60) Benjamin Reus
Kevin Doets (99.48) 6 | 3 (99.64) Nathan Aspinall
Chris Dobey (103.97) 6 | 5 (97.13) Jimmy van Schie
Arron Monk (80.45) 6 | 5 (82.89) Danny Lauby
Ritchie Edhouse (93.04) 6 | 3 (92.52) Adam Warner
Dylan Slevin (94.51) 6 | 4 (84.90) Jeffrey Sparidaans
Raymond van Barneveld (90.92) 6 | 5 (87.42) Cam Crabtree
Keegan Brown (90.23) 6 | 2 (82.12) Danny van Trijp
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Ryan Joyce (92.72) 6 | 4 (88.93) George Killington
Vincent van der Voort (92.96) 6 | 4 (90.52) Ian White
Patrick Geeraets (85.55) 6 | 5 (87.65) Ross Smith
Thibault Tricole (86.75) 6 | 3 (75.96) Michele Turetta
Jermaine Wattimena (88.81) 6 | 2 (82.73) Dragutin Horvat
Mickey Mansell (91.88) 6 | 4 (82.62) Adam Gawlas
Jonny Clayton (102.26) 6 | 2 (96.11) William Borland
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Nick Kenny (96.99) 6 | 3 (92.28) Jamie Hughes
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