Van Gerwen, Price and Humphries through openers, Chisnall produces 117 average and Sherrock's debut shortlived at Players Championship 8
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The first round is complete at Players Championship 8 with Michael van Gerwen, Gerwyn Price and Luke Humphries navigating the first hurdle comfortably.
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Van Gerwen like yesterday is not at his best to start the day but sailed through 6-0 against George Killington, while Price saw off Lee Evans 6-3 with a 94 average. For Humphries, it was a 6-2 success over Jeff Smith.
Dave Chisnall again has produced another ridiculous average in 117 in his opener, but for Dirk van Duijvenbode, Rob Cross, Joe Cullen and Danny Noppert, it is an early exit.
Same can be said for Fallon Sherrock who averaged just 77 in a 6-2 defeat to Mario Vandenbogaerde on her last minute ProTour debut.
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Gary Anderson 6 | 3 Jamie Hughes
Jelle Klaasen 6 | 3 Robert Owen
Luke Humphries 6 | 2 Jeff Smith
Niels Zonneveld 6 | 5 Stefan Bellmont
Gabriel Clemens 6 | 2 Darius Labanauskas
Jeffrey Sparidaans 6 | 2 John O'Shea
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6 | 3 Graham Usher
Alan Soutar 6 | 4 Keane Barry
Josh Payne 6 | 5 Kim Huybrechts
Thibault Tricole 6 | 3 Mickey Mansell
Gian van Veen 6 | 5 Josh Rock
Owen Roelofs 6 | 4 Ritchie Edhouse
Mike De Decker 6 | 0 Chris Dobey
Christian Kist 6 | 1 Nick Fullwell
Cam Crabtree 6 | 3 Martin Schindler
William O'Connor 6 | 1 Jimmy Hendriks
Simon Whitlock 6 | 3 Jim Williams
Ryan Joyce 6 | 4 Jules van Dongen
Michael van Gerwen 6 | 0 George Killington
Maik Kuivenhoven 6 | 2 Arron Monk
Madars Razma 6 | 2 Jamie Clark
Scott Williams 6 | 4 Dylan Slevin
Gerwyn Price 6 | 3 Lee Evans
Ricky Evans 6 | 4 Nick Kenny
Daniel Klose 6 | 4 Steve Beaton
Luke Woodhouse 6 | 1 Mensur Suljovic
Damon Heta 6 | 3 Stephen Burton
Berry van Peer 6 | 1 Shaun Wilkinson
James Wade 6 | 1 Danny Jansen
Vincent van der Voort 6 | 2 Jacques Labre
Owen Bates 6 | 5 Andrew Gilding
Ted Evetts 6 | 5 Scott Waites
Raymond van Barneveld 6 | 5 Jermaine Wattimena
Geert Nentjes 6 | 2 Connor Scutt
Dave Chisnall 6 | 3 Kevin Burness
Richard Veenstra 6 | 1 Radek Szaganski
Krzysztof Ratajski 6 | 3 Richie Burnett
Ryan Meikle 6 | 5 Danny van Trijp
Boris Krcmar 6 | 5 Stephen Bunting
Lukas Wenig 6 | 3 Robbie Knops
Brendan Dolan 6 | 0 Graham Hall
Florian Hempel 6 | 5 Luc Peters
Karel Sedlacek 6 | 5 Danny Noppert
Mario Vandenbogaerde 6 | 2 Fallon Sherrock
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6 | 2 Adam Gawlas
Pascal Rupprecht 6 | 2 Tony Martinez
Andy Boulton 6 | 3 Joe Cullen
James Hurrell 6 | 4 Alex Spellman
Krzysztof Kciuk 6 | 3 Daryl Gurney
Ross Montgomery 6 | 5 Ian White
Damian Mol 6 | 5 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Matt Campbell 6 | 2 Jose Justicia
Ross Smith 6 | 0 Chris Landman
Cameron Menzies 6 | 5 Bradley Brooks
Jurjen van der Velde 6 | 4 Jose De Sousa
Adam Warner 6 | 2 Callum Goffin
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 6 | 3 Martin Lukeman
Mervyn King 6 | 5 Ronny Huybrechts
Keegan Brown 6 | 3 Rob Cross
Devon Petersen 6 | 1 Brian Raman
Steve Lennon 6 | 3 Callan Rydz
Lewis Williams 6 | 2 Martijn Kleermaker
Jonny Clayton 6 | 5 Darren Webster
Ricardo Pietreczko 6 | 1 Vladimir Andersen
Last 64
Gary Anderson 6 | 4 Jelle Klaasen
Luke Humphries - | - Niels Zonneveld
Jeffrey Sparidaans 6 | 3 Gabriel Clemens
Dimitri Van den Bergh - | - Alan Soutar
Josh Payne - | - Thibault Tricole
Gian van Veen - | - Owen Roelofs
Mike De Decker - | - Christian Kist
Cam Crabtree - | - William O'Connor
Simon Whitlock - | - Ryan Joyce
Michael van Gerwen - | - Maik Kuivenhoven
Madars Razma - | - Scott Williams
Gerwyn Price - | - Ricky Evans
Daniel Klose - | - Luke Woodhouse
Damon Heta - | - Berry van Peer
James Wade - | - Vincent van der Voort
Owen Bates - | - Ted Evetts
Raymond van Barneveld 6 | 1 Geert Nentjes
Dave Chisnall - | - Richard Veenstra
Krzysztof Ratajski - | - Ryan Meikle
Boris Krcmar - | - Lukas Wenig
Brendan Dolan - | - Florian Hempel
Karel Sedlacek - | - Mario Vandenbogaerde
Rowby-John Rodriguez - | - Pascal Rupprecht
Andy Boulton - | - James Hurrell
Krzysztof Kciuk - | - Ross Montgomery
Damian Mol - | - Matt Campbell
Ross Smith - | - Cameron Menzies
Jurjen van der Velde - | - Adam Warner
Rusty-Jake Rodriguez 6 | 2 Mervyn King
Keegan Brown - | - Devon Petersen
Steve Lennon 6 | 1 Lewis Williams
Jonny Clayton - | - Ricardo Pietreczko

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