Danny Noppert 6-3 Brian Raman Damon Heta 6-3 Florian Hempel Steve Lennon 6-2 Ross Smith Josh Rock 6-3 Richard Veenstra Martin Schindler 6-3 Joe Murnan Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-3 Scott Mitchell Jose De Sousa 6-4 Scott Waites
Top seeds through unscathed to open Players Championship 15 as Humphries, Chisnall, Van Duijvenbode, Cross and Rock all through
PDCMonday, 10 July 2023 at 14:41
The latest instalment of Players Championship action has began in Leicester with two days of action before the World Matchplay kicks off this weekend.
Top seeds have remained relatively unscathed with Luke Humphries, Dave Chisnall, Josh Rock, Rob Cross and Dirk van Duijvenbode through to the second round.
Chisnall kicked off with a 6-2 win over Damian Mol with an 89 average. Cross is the top performer so far with a 101 average against Daniel Klose (6-2).
Humphries edged past Thibault Tricole with a 94 average, while Rock saw off Richard Veenstra 6-3 with a 98 average.
Joe Cullen, Martin Schindler, Damon Heta, Danny Noppert, Jonny Clayton and Dimitri van den Bergh are also through.
The only seeds out already include Nathan Aspinall, Krzysztof Ratajski and Ross Smith who all fall at the first hurdle and will return for one last go tomorrow with all three heading to Blackpool this weekend.
Gerwyn Price, Michael Smith, Michael van Gerwen and Peter Wright are all not involved this weekend and won't play again until Blackpool.
How can I follow these tournaments?
The Players Championship tournaments are broadcast via a live stream. Through the streaming service, four stream lanes are available per tournament.All matches from the four stream lanes will be broadcast live via PDCTV.
For this, you need to create an account and take out a subscription. A monthly subscription (£9.99) and annual subscription (£59.99) are available. Another option is DartConnect. Through this score centre, the live scores of all matches from the first round to the final can be followed.
What is the prize money at the Players Championship tournaments?
The PDC has provided a prize pool of £3 million for the Players Championship circuit. At each Players Championship tournament, 100,000 in prize money is distributed. Reaching the second round earns £750. This eventually rises to £12,000 for the winner of the tournament.
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