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.
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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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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