The opening round has began at Players Championship 21 with Peter Wright, Damon Heta, Joe Cullen, Michael Smith and Rob Cross moving through.
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Wright averaged 102 in seeing off Bradley Brooks 6-2 in a day that will be match practice as he will definitely keep hold of top billing at the World Matchplay, while for Smith it could be a day where he could grab number three seeding from Michael van Gerwen and to start the day, it was a 6-3 win over Ross Montgomery.
While Heta was one of the standouts with 106 in easing past Krzysztof Kciuk. Joe Cullen saw off Steve West 6-3, while Cross defeated William Borland 6-5.
Only seeds to fall early include Daryl Gurney, Martin Schindler, Ryan Searle and Scott Williams with the latter installed today due to Luke Humphries receiving a bye.
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