Justin Pipe, Ross Smith and Ted Evetts all through, probably the headlines of the early session.

Second round draw starting to look clearer so here it is...

Saturday March 23
Second Round
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 GMT)
Darren Webster v Pavel Jirkal
James Wade v Plaisier/Artut
Ian White v Justin Pipe
Gerwyn Price v Scott Taylor
Dave Chisnall v Ted Evetts
Jonny Clayton v Adam Hunt
Michael Smith v Edgar/Ratajski
Daryl Gurney v De Zwaan/Payne

Evening Session (1915 local time, 1815 GMT)
Adrian Lewis v Edhouse/Van den Bergh
Jermaine Wattimena v Rosenauer/Durrant
Joe Cullen v Jones/Van der Voort
Michael van Gerwen v Wilson/King
Rob Cross v Beaton/Van Barneveld
Mensur Suljovic v Dennant/Razma
Simon Whitlock v Ross Smith
Peter Wright v Huybrechts/Kurz

some great games in there potentially

Gurney v De Zwaan
Lewis v DVDB
MVG v King
Cross v Barney
Wright v Huybrechts

de Zwaan, Huybrechts, King and Ratajski all safely through.

Durrant is up next in about 10 minutes.

Durrant safely through, 6-4.

Durrant has Wattimena next - then a potential third round against MvG.

That top quarter also has Price and Michael Smith in it.

Beaton beat Barney.
DvdB won, as did VdV.

Update 2nd round draw:


Saturday March 23
Second Round
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 GMT)
Darren Webster v Pavel Jirkal
James Wade v Wesley Plaisier
Ian White v Justin Pipe
Gerwyn Price v Scott Taylor
Dave Chisnall v Ted Evetts
Jonny Clayton v Adam Hunt
Michael Smith v Krzysztof Ratajski
Daryl Gurney v Jeffrey de Zwaan

Evening Session (1915 local time, 1815 GMT)
Adrian Lewis v Dimitri Van den Bergh
Jermaine Wattimena v Glen Durrant
Joe Cullen v Vincent van der Voort
Michael van Gerwen v Mervyn King
Rob Cross v Steve Beaton
Mensur Suljovic v Matthew Dennant
Simon Whitlock v Ross Smith
Peter Wright v Kim Huybrechts

So far today
Darren Webster 6-3 Pavel Jirkal
James Wade 6-3 Wesley Plaisier
Ian White 5-6 Justin Pipe
Gerwyn Price 6-3 Scott Taylor
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Ted Evetts
Jonny Clayton 6-3 Adam Hunt

Ratajski beat Michael Smith and Gurney beat de Zwaan in the final two games of the afternoon session.

The evening session should be starting in half an hour or so.

DvdB beat Adrian Lewis 6-3.
Jermaine Wattimena came back from 4-1 down to beat Durrant 6-5.

Cullen, MvG and Cross all through.

Todays action:

Sunday March 24
Afternoon Session (1300 local time, 1200 GMT)
Third Round
Michael van Gerwen v Jermaine Wattimena
Krzysztof Ratajski v Gerwyn Price
Mensur Suljovic v Joe Cullen
James Wade v Dave Chisnall
Justin Pipe v Darren Webster
Rob Cross v Jonny Clayton
Dimitri Van den Bergh v Daryl Gurney
Peter Wright v Ross Smith

Evening Session (1915 local time, 1815 GMT)
Quarter-Finals
Van Gerwen/Wattimena v Ratajski/Price
Suljovic/Cullen v Wade/Chisnall
Pipe/Webster v Cross/Clayton
Van den Bergh/Gurney v Wright/Smith

Semi-Finals
Final

MvG smashes Wattimena 6-0.
Wattimena only had two darts at a double

They are playing a bit of Gloria Gayner, I will survive, between matches

Gerwyn Price, Mensur Suljovic and James Wade all also go through.

Cross, Gurney and Wright all through.

Quarter-Finals
Michael van Gerwen v Gerwyn Price
Mensur Suljovic v James Wade
Justin Pipe v Rob Cross
Daryl Gurney v Peter Wright

MVG hit a 9 darter v Suljovic when he was 4-3 down and struggling

180
174
T19, Bull, D20

Went on to beat Rob Cross in the final

PL double header starts tonight in Rotterdam. Back again tomorrow.

pretty average night, Wade game was decent

atmosphere will be electric tonight MVG v Barney

Barneys last ever premier league match in Rotterdam the PDC defo planned for this to happen

MENSUR

SULJOVICCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

YOU'RE SIMPLY THE BEST
BETTER THAN ALL THE REST

Battle of the nice guys

Barney officially retires now.

Sad but as he said he just isn't good enough anymore

RVB

(As in he has officially retired won't be playing any more tournaments including one last world championship)

500.

Barney

Enjoy retirement