Coulson reaches last 16 at Players Championship 34 as four other Welsh players go out
Derek Coulson was the best of the Welsh players at Players Championship 34 in Leicester on Thursday 5 November, reaching the last 16 before losing 6–3 to Michael van Gerwen. No Welsh player is left in the draw. Jonny Clayton, Nick Kenny and Rob Owen each won at least one match, and Rhys Griffin went out in the last 128.
Welsh match path
- Derek Coulson, last 128
- Won 6–5
- Derek Coulson, last 64
- Won 6–5
- Derek Coulson, last 32
- Won 6–5
- Derek Coulson, last 16
- Lost 3–6
- Rob Owen, last 32
- Lost 3–6
- Nick Kenny, last 32
- Lost 3–6
- Jonny Clayton, last 64
- Lost 4–6
- Rhys Griffin, last 128
- Lost 1–6
Coulson's run
Coulson, listed 125th in the tournament record, beat Sweden's Jeffrey De Graaf 6–5, England's Connor Scutt 6–5 and England's Carl Sneyd 6–5, all by a single leg. De Graaf is listed 38th and Scutt 49th. Van Gerwen, listed 13th, won the last 16 match 6–3.
Owen, Kenny and Clayton
Owen, listed 62nd, beat Belgium's Dimitri Van den Bergh 6–0 and Australia's Damon Heta 6–5, then lost 6–3 to England's Tommy Morris in the last 32. Kenny, listed 65th, beat Dominik Gruellich 6–4 and Martin Schindler 6–1 before losing 6–3 to Wessel Nijman. Clayton, listed 5th, beat Christian Kist 6–3 and lost 6–4 to Northern Ireland's Daryl Gurney in the last 64. Griffin, listed 123rd, lost 6–1 to England's Bradley Brooks.
Background and supporting figures
Where this sits
Coulson, listed 125th, won three matches by a single leg each, against opponents listed 38th, 49th and 130th, to reach the last 16. Van Gerwen is listed 13th.
Owen, listed 62nd, beat Van den Bergh, listed 59th, 6–0. Clayton, listed 5th, lost to Gurney, listed 30th.