Van Gerwen comfortably dispatches Razma, Rock & Cullen among losers as first round of Players Championship 22 concludes

Michael van Gerwen was a comfortable winner in the opening round of Players Championship 22 although not all the big names in action could boast the same.

The 34-year-old Dutchman won 6-2 over Madars Razma thanks to an average of 103. Furthermore the likes of, Raymond van Barneveld, Gary Anderson, Nathan Aspinall, Peter Wright, Dimitri van den Bergh, Chris Dobey, Jonny Clayton, Stephen Bunting, Dirk van Duijvenbode, James Wade, Michael Smith, Ross Smith and Gabriel Clemens also qualified for the second round.

Of the big names, Josh Rock was the most famous name to be eliminated in the first round. He lost 6-4 to Boris Krcmar. Gian van Veen, Luke Woodhouse, Steve Beaton, Ryan Searle and Joe Cullen also failed to make it through the first match.

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Players Championship 22

Last 128

Kim Huybrechts 6 | 5 Stephen Burton

Pascal Rupprecht 6 | 3 George Killington

Damon Heta 6 | 2 Martin Lukeman

Cameron Menzies 6 | 5 Karel Sedlacek

Andrew Gilding 6 | 2 Niels Zonneveld

Tony Martinez 6 | 2 Jamie Clark

Nathan Aspinall 6 | 3 Nathan Rafferty

Darren Webster 6 | 3 Connor Scutt

Raymond van Barneveld 6 | 5 Jamie Hughes

Owen Bates 6 | 4 Matt Campbell

Krzysztof Ratajski 6 | 3 Graham Hall

John Henderson 6 | 1 Adam Smith-Neale

Dimitri Van den Bergh 6 | 1 Robert Owen

William O'Connor 6 | 5 Brian Raman

Peter Wright 6 | 1 Joe Murnan

Danny Jansen 6 | 1 Ritchie Edhouse

Mickey Mansell 6 | 5 Gian van Veen

Mario Vandenbogaerde 6 | 4 Josh Payne

Jonny Clayton 6 | 1 Robbie Knops

Christian Kist 6 | 2 Simon Whitlock

Mike De Decker 6 | 5 Daniel Klose

Owen Roelofs 6 | 4 Nick Kenny

Stephen Bunting 6 | 3 Geert Nentjes

John O'Shea 6 | 4 Jose Justicia

Jimmy Hendriks 6 | 3 Luke Woodhouse

Scott Williams 6 | 5 Vladimir Andersen

Michael van Gerwen 6 | 2 Madars Razma

Ryan Meikle 6 | 1 Graham Usher

Daryl Gurney 6 | 3 Mervyn King

Kevin Doets 6 | 3 Keane Barry

Martin Schindler 6 | 5 Shaun Wilkinson

Rowby-John Rodriguez 6 | 4 Cam Crabtree

Jim Williams 6 | 1 Steve Beaton

Bradley Brooks 6 | 3 Vincent van der Voort

Dirk van Duijvenbode 6 | 1 Lewis Williams

Jules van Dongen 6 | 1 Keegan Brown

Jose De Sousa 6 | 4 Damian Mol

Chris Landman 6 | 4 Adam Warner

James Wade 6 | 0 Danny van Trijp

Jeff Smith 6 | 4 Ross Montgomery

Chris Dobey 6 | 4 Andy Boulton

Scott Waites 6 | 4 Richie Burnett

Danny Noppert 6 | 0 Alan Soutar

Lee Evans 6 | 4 Krzysztof Kciuk

Brendan Dolan 6 | 5 Robert Grundy

Steve Lennon 6 | 4 Ricky Evans

Maik Kuivenhoven 6 | 5 Ryan Searle

Callum Goffin 6 | 1 Jacques Labre

Ricardo Pietreczko 6 | 2 Jermaine Wattimena

Dylan Slevin 6 | 2 Ronny Huybrechts

Boris Krcmar 6 | 4 Josh Rock

Richard Veenstra 6 | 5 Arron Monk

Gary Anderson 6 | 5 Adam Gawlas

Jeffrey De Zwaan 6 | 4 Jeffrey Sparidaans

Ross Smith 6 | 5 Ted Evetts

Dom Taylor 6 | 1 Nick Fullwell

Callan Rydz 6 | 4 Radek Szaganski

Martijn Kleermaker 6 | 1 Kevin Burness

Michael Smith 6 | 3 Jurjen van der Velde

Darius Labanauskas 6 | 0 Devon Petersen

Gabriel Clemens 6 | 1 James Wilson

Ian White 6 | 5 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez

Ryan Joyce 6 | 5 Joe Cullen

Mensur Suljovic 6 | 3 Florian Hempel

Last 64

Kim Huybrechts - | - Pascal Rupprecht

Damon Heta - | - Cameron Menzies

Andrew Gilding - | - Tony Martinez

Nathan Aspinall - | - Darren Webster

Raymond van Barneveld - | - Owen Bates

Krzysztof Ratajski - | - John Henderson

Dimitri Van den Bergh - | - William O'Connor

Peter Wright - | - Danny Jansen

Mickey Mansell - | - Mario Vandenbogaerde

Jonny Clayton - | - Christian Kist

Mike De Decker - | - Owen Roelofs

Stephen Bunting - | - John O'Shea

Jimmy Hendriks - | - Scott Williams

Michael van Gerwen - | - Ryan Meikle

Daryl Gurney - | - Kevin Doets

Martin Schindler - | - Rowby-John Rodriguez

Jim Williams - | - Bradley Brooks

Dirk van Duijvenbode - | - Jules van Dongen

Jose De Sousa - | - Chris Landman

James Wade - | - Jeff Smith

Chris Dobey - | - Scott Waites

Danny Noppert - | - Lee Evans

Brendan Dolan - | - Steve Lennon

Maik Kuivenhoven - | - Callum Goffin

Ricardo Pietreczko - | - Dylan Slevin

Boris Krcmar - | - Richard Veenstra

Gary Anderson - | - Jeffrey De Zwaan

Ross Smith - | - Dom Taylor

Callan Rydz - | - Martijn Kleermaker

Michael Smith - | - Darius Labanauskas

Gabriel Clemens - | - Ian White

Ryan Joyce - | - Mensur Suljovic