Michael van Gerwen will not head towards the O2 with back-to-back defeats but nearly was thrashed by Cameron Crabtree at Players Championship 12.
Van Gerwen was 5-1 down and came back to win 6-5 against the rising star after his defeat to Boris Krcmar yesterday. He only averaged 88 and is playing this weekend despite his shoulder injury.
Others through to the second round include Gerwyn Price who eased past Lee Evans 6-1. Joe Cullen saw off Matthew Dennant to win 6-2 with a 109 average.
Jonny Clayton also produced an average just shy of 110 in seeing off Karel Sedlacek 6-0.
In terms of the second round, Gary Anderson, Gabriel Clemens, Chris Dobey and Jose de Sousa are among the early winners through to the board finals in Leicester.
Players Championship 12
Last 128
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6 | 1 Danny Jansen
Martin Lukeman 6 | 3 Graham Hall
Dave Chisnall 6 | 5 Lewis Williams
Nick Kenny 6 | 2 Alan Soutar
Jermaine Wattimena 6 | 5 Ross Smith
Maik Kuivenhoven 6 | 4 Mario Vandenbogaerde
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6 | 4 Geert Nentjes
Matt Campbell 6 | 4 Scott Waites
Mike De Decker 6 | 1 Daniel Klose
George Killington 6 | 2 Vincent van der Voort
Pascal Rupprecht 6 | 4 Danny Noppert
Wayne Jones - | - Adam Gawlas
Kim Huybrechts 6 | 1 Jose Justicia
Jules van Dongen 6 | 5 Brian Raman
Jonny Clayton 6 | 0 Karel Sedlacek
Jurjen van der Velde 6 | 2 Devon Petersen
Steve Beaton 6 | 1 Jamie Clark
Dom Taylor 6 | 3 Ryan Meikle
Damon Heta 6 | 0 Ted Evetts
Conan Whitehead 6 | 3 Mensur Suljovic
Stephen Bunting 6 | 1 Vladimir Andersen
Jimmy Hendriks 6 | 5 Robbie Knops
Martin Schindler 6 | 2 Florian Hempel
Darren Webster 6 | 4 Peter Jacques
Simon Whitlock 6 | 4 Kevin Burness
Owen Roelofs 6 | 5 Ronny Huybrechts
Rob Cross 6 | 2 Graham Usher
Mervyn King 6 | 4 Nathan Rafferty
Chris Dobey 6 | 5 Luke Woodhouse
Ricky Evans 6 | 4 Gian van Veen
Ryan Searle 6 | 5 Jeffrey Sparidaans
Richard Veenstra 6 | 2 Joe Murnan
Scott Williams 6 | 4 Raymond van Barneveld
Jarred Cole 6 | 3 Luc Peters
Luke Humphries 6 | 5 Cameron Menzies
Callum Goffin 6 | 4 Ian White
Gabriel Clemens 6 | 3 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Ryan Joyce 6 | 3 Niels Zonneveld
Boris Krcmar 6 | 4 Krzysztof Ratajski
Kevin Doets 6 | 3 Ricardo Pietreczko
Gary Anderson 6 | 2 Arron Monk
Owen Bates 6 | 3 Darius Labanauskas
Josh Rock 6 | 2 Harry Ward
Damian Mol 6 | 4 Connor Scutt
Daryl Gurney 6 | 4 Danny van Trijp
Keegan Brown 6 | 4 Dylan Slevin
Michael van Gerwen 6 | 5 Cam Crabtree
Josh Payne 6 | 5 Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Madars Razma 6 | 4 Chris Landman
Tony Martinez 6 | 4 Richie Burnett
Krzysztof Kciuk 6 | 4 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Steve Lennon 6 | 2 Daniel Ayres
Jose De Sousa 6 | 1 Ron Meulenkamp
Radek Szaganski 6 | 3 Adam Smith-Neale
Andrew Gilding 6 | 2 John Henderson
Ross Montgomery 6 | 3 Bradley Brooks
James Wade 6 | 5 Jamie Hughes
Nick Fullwell 6 | 2 Eddie Lovely
Gerwyn Price 6 | 1 Lee Evans
Shaun Wilkinson - | - Ritchie Edhouse
Brendan Dolan 6 | 4 Stephen Burton
William O'Connor 6 | 3 Jacques Labre
Joe Cullen 6 | 2 Matthew Dennant
Martijn Kleermaker 6 | 0 Robert Owen
Last 64
Rowby-John Rodriguez - | - Martin Lukeman
Dave Chisnall - | - Nick Kenny
Jermaine Wattimena - | - Maik Kuivenhoven
Dimitri Van den Bergh - | - Matt Campbell
Mike De Decker - | - George Killington
Pascal Rupprecht - | - Jones/Gawlas
Kim Huybrechts 6 | 5 Jules van Dongen
Jonny Clayton - | - Jurjen van der Velde
Steve Beaton - | - Dom Taylor
Damon Heta - | - Conan Whitehead
Stephen Bunting - | - Jimmy Hendriks
Martin Schindler - | - Darren Webster
Simon Whitlock - | - Owen Roelofs
Rob Cross - | - Mervyn King
Chris Dobey 6 | 5 Ricky Evans
Ryan Searle - | - Richard Veenstra
Scott Williams - | - Jarred Cole
Luke Humphries - | - Callum Goffin
Gabriel Clemens - | - Ryan Joyce
Boris Krcmar - | - Kevin Doets
Gary Anderson - | - Owen Bates
Josh Rock - | - Damian Mol
Daryl Gurney - | - Keegan Brown
Michael van Gerwen - | - Josh Payne
Madars Razma - | - Tony Martinez
Krzysztof Kciuk - | - Steve Lennon
Jose De Sousa - | - Radek Szaganski
Andrew Gilding - | - Ross Montgomery
James Wade - | - Nick Fullwell
Gerwyn Price - | - Wilkinson/Edhouse
Brendan Dolan 6 | 0 William O'Connor
Joe Cullen - | - Martijn Kleermaker