All games are the best of 11 legs, and play commences at 12pm.

Players Championship 3
Rivermead Centre, Reading - Saturday March 10
First Round
Board One
Gary Anderson (1) Bye
Mareno Michels v Josh Jones
Alan Tabern (32) v Matt Clark
Dennis Smith v Magnus Caris

Board Two
Kevin Painter (16) v Keegan Brown
Ted Hankey v Jason Crawley
Michael van Gerwen (17) v Arron Monk
Mike Veitch v Alex Roy

Board Three
Dave Chisnall (8 ) v Reece Robinson
Andrew Gilding v William O'Connor
Wayne Jones (25) v Paul Rowley
Ross Smith v Andy Jenkins

Board Four
Ronnie Baxter (9) v Stephen Hardy
Devon Petersen v Andy Brown
Mark Hylton (24) v Michael Barnard
John Bowles v Andy Hamilton

Board Five
Paul Nicholson (5) v Andrew Cornwall
Steve Hine v Adrian Gray
Denis Ovens (28) v Jamie Lewis
Gino Vos v Darren Whittingham

Board Six
Mervyn King (12) v Jim Walker
Jyhan Artut v Mark Jones
Jamie Caven (21) v Terry Temple
Prakash Jiwa v Gareth Pass

Board Seven
Wes Newton (4) v Steve Evans
Brian Woods v Carlos Rodriguez
Colin Lloyd (29) v Gaz Cousins
Dyson Parody v Steve West

Board Eight
Colin Osborne (13) v Keith Stephen
Connie Finnan v Barrie Bates
Steve Beaton (20) v Mark Dudbridge
Nick Fullwell v Kevin Dowling

Board Nine
Justin Pipe (2) v Liam Kelly
Michael Smith v Ian Moss
Terry Jenkins (31) v Co Stompe
Matthew Edgar v Joe Cullen

Board Ten
Mark Walsh (15) v John Henderson
Jeff Smith v Nigel Heydon
Mark Webster (18) v Joe Murnan
Peter Hudson v Daniel Starkey

Board 11
John Part (7) v Stuart Kellett
Brendan Dolan v James Hubbard
Scott Rand (26) v Mick Todd
Kirk Shepherd v Shaun Griffiths

Board 12
Simon Whitlock (10) v Tony Littleton
Dean Winstanley v Jelle Klaasen
Steve Brown (23) v Kevin McDine
Bernd Roith v Chris Thompson

Board 13
Vincent van der Voort (6) v Gary Butcher
Andy Relf v Nigel Birch
Raymond van Barneveld (27) v Michael Mansell
Paul Barham v Steve Farmer

Board 14
James Wade (11) v Kim Huybrechts
Ian Jopling v Les Wallace
Adrian Lewis (22) v Steve Grubb
Johnny Haines v Matt Jackson

Board 15
Phil Taylor (3) v James Richardson
Tony West v Paddy Meaney
Richie Burnett (30) v Robert Thornton
Dave Smith v Ian White

Board 16
Peter Wright (14) v Richie Howson
Roland Scholten v Adam Smith-Neale
Andy Smith (19) v John Scott
Darren Johnson v Antonio Alcinas

Update: Players Championship at the Rivermead Centre in Reading. Phil Taylor hits nine-dart finish v Tony West - 174, 177, 150 (T20, Bull, D20)

Richie Howson beat Peter Wright as well - good luck for the weekend Richie

Good win there, Richie plays Roland Scholten next round.

A couple of upsets from first round:
John Bowles 6-3 Andy Hamilton
Gary Butcher 6-4 Vincent van der Voort (6)
Kim Huybrechts 6-4 James Wade (11)
Jason Crawley 6-4 Ted Hankey

Will post all results later.

First Round Results:

Gary Anderson (1) Bye
Mareno Michels 6-4 Josh Jones
Alan Tabern (32) 6-4 Matt Clark
Dennis Smith 6-5 Magnus Caris
Kevin Painter (16) 6-3 Keegan Brown
Jason Crawley 6-4 Ted Hankey
Arron Monk 6-4 Michael van Gerwen (17)
Alex Roy 6-3 Mike Veitch
Dave Chisnall (8) 6-2 Reece Robinson
William O'Connor 6-5 Andrew Gilding
Wayne Jones (25) 6-2 Paul Rowley
Andy Jenkins 6-2 Ross Smith
Ronnie Baxter (9) 6-1 Stephen Hardy
Andy Brown 6-5 Devon Petersen
Michael Barnard 6-2 Mark Hylton (24)
John Bowles 6-3 Andy Hamilton
Paul Nicholson (5) 6-1 Andrew Cornwall
Adrian Gray 6-2 Steve Hine
Jamie Lewis 6-1 Denis Ovens (28)
Darren Whittingham 6-4 Gino Vos
Mervyn King (12) 6-1 Jim Walker
Mark Jones 6-5 Jyhan Artut
Jamie Caven (21) 6-2 Terry Temple
Prakash Jiwa 6-4 Gareth Pass
Wes Newton (4) 6-3 Steve Evans
Brian Woods 6-4 Carlos Rodriguez
Colin Lloyd (29) 6-3 Gaz Cousins
Steve West 6-4 Dyson Parody
Colin Osborne (13) 6-3 Keith Stephen
Connie Finnan 6-1 Barrie Bates
Steve Beaton (20) 6-2 Mark Dudbridge
Nick Fullwell 6-4 Kevin Dowling
Justin Pipe (2) 6-5 Liam Kelly
Michael Smith 6-2 Ian Moss
Terry Jenkins (31) 6-4 Co Stompe
Matthew Edgar 6-2 Joe Cullen
Mark Walsh (15) 6-5 John Henderson
Jeff Smith 6-5 Nigel Heydon
Mark Webster (18) 6-3 Joe Murnan
Peter Hudson 6-1 Daniel Starkey
John Part (7) 6-3 Stuart Kellett
Brendan Dolan 6-3 James Hubbard
Scott Rand (26) 6-2 Mick Todd
Shaun Griffiths 6-5 Kirk Shepherd
Simon Whitlock (10) 6-1 Tony Littleton
Dean Winstanley 6-4 Jelle Klaasen
Kevin McDine 6-5 Steve Brown (23)
Chris Thompson 6-1 Bernd Roith
Gary Butcher 6-4 Vincent van der Voort (6)
Nigel Birch 6-5 Andy Relf
Raymond van Barneveld (27) 6-5 Michael Mansell
Steve Farmer 6-5 Paul Barham
Kim Huybrechts 6-4 James Wade (11)
Les Wallace 6-5 Ian Jopling
Adrian Lewis (22) 6-3 Steve Grubb
Johnny Haines 6-3 Matt Jackson
Phil Taylor (3) 6-1 James Richardson
Tony West 6-0 Paddy Meaney
Robert Thornton 6-1 Richie Burnett (30)
Ian White 6-1 Dave Smith
Richie Howson 6-5 Peter Wright (14)
Roland Scholten 6-5 Adam Smith-Neale
Andy Smith (19) 6-0 John Scott
Darren Johnson 6-2 Antonio Alcinas

Go Richie Howson - 6-3 win against Roland Scholten - a possible matchup against Taylor if he wins the next round as well

Taylor is the 9 dart King!

Second Round Results:

Gary Anderson 6-0 Mareno Michels
Dennis Smith 6-1 Alan Tabern
Jason Crawley 6-3 Kevin Painter
Alex Roy 6-0 Arron Monk
Dave Chisnall 6-5 William O'Connor
Wayne Jones 6-5 Andy Jenkins
Ronnie Baxter 6-0 Andy Brown
John Bowles 6-3 Michael Barnard
Paul Nicholson 6-5 Adrian Gray
Jamie Lewis 6-1 Darren Whittingham
Mervyn King 6-2 Mark Jones
Jamie Caven 6-4 Prakash Jiwa
Wes Newton 6-1 Brian Woods
Colin Lloyd 6-4 Steve West
Connie Finnan 6-5 Colin Osborne
Nick Fullwell 6-5 Steve Beaton
Michael Smith 6-2 Justin Pipe
Terry Jenkins 6-3 Matthew Edgar
Mark Walsh 6-2 Jeff Smith
Mark Webster 6-1 Peter Hudson
Brendan Dolan 6-2 John Part
Shaun Griffiths 6-3 Scott Rand
Simon Whitlock 6-1 Dean Winstanley
Kevin McDine 6-3 Chris Thompson
Gary Butcher 6-2 Nigel Birch
Raymond van Barneveld 6-3 Steve Farmer
Kim Huybrechts 6-5 Les Wallace
Adrian Lewis 6-4 Johnny Haines
Phil Taylor 6-1 Tony West - Phil Taylor hits nine-dart finish
Ian White 6-2 Robert Thornton
Richie Howson 6-3 Roland Scholten
Andy Smith 6-3 Darren Johnson
Losers £200

Third Round Draw (and early results):

Gary Anderson 6-4 Dennis Smith
Alex Roy 6-5 Jason Crawley
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Wayne Jones
Ronnie Baxter v John Bowles
Paul Nicholson v Jamie Lewis
Mervyn King 6-4 Jamie Caven
Wes Newton 6-2 Colin Lloyd
Connie Finnan v Nick Fullwell
Terry Jenkins 6-3 Michael Smith
Mark Walsh v Mark Webster
Brendan Dolan v Shaun Griffiths
Simon Whitlock 6-5 Kevin McDine
Gary Butcher v Raymond van Barneveld
Kim Huybrechts v Adrian Lewis
Phil Taylor 6-0 Ian White
Richie Howson v Andy Smith
Losers £400

Wouldn't back against Taylor taking the £6000 winners money today. Looks like he is on form!

And to confirm, Full results from today in Reading:

Players Championship 3
Rivermead Centre, Reading - Saturday March 10
First Round
Gary Anderson (1) Bye
Mareno Michels 6-4 Josh Jones
Alan Tabern (32) 6-4 Matt Clark
Dennis Smith 6-5 Magnus Caris
Kevin Painter (16) 6-3 Keegan Brown
Jason Crawley 6-4 Ted Hankey
Arron Monk 6-4 Michael van Gerwen (17)
Alex Roy 6-3 Mike Veitch
Dave Chisnall (8 ) 6-2 Reece Robinson
William O'Connor 6-5 Andrew Gilding
Wayne Jones (25) 6-2 Paul Rowley
Andy Jenkins 6-2 Ross Smith
Ronnie Baxter (9) 6-1 Stephen Hardy
Andy Brown 6-5 Devon Petersen
Michael Barnard 6-2 Mark Hylton (24)
John Bowles 6-3 Andy Hamilton
Paul Nicholson (5) 6-1 Andrew Cornwall
Adrian Gray 6-2 Steve Hine
Jamie Lewis 6-1 Denis Ovens (28)
Darren Whittingham 6-4 Gino Vos
Mervyn King (12) 6-1 Jim Walker
Mark Jones 6-5 Jyhan Artut
Jamie Caven (21) 6-2 Terry Temple
Prakash Jiwa 6-4 Gareth Pass
Wes Newton (4) 6-3 Steve Evans
Brian Woods 6-4 Carlos Rodriguez
Colin Lloyd (29) 6-3 Gaz Cousins
Steve West 6-4 Dyson Parody
Colin Osborne (13) 6-3 Keith Stephen
Connie Finnan 6-1 Barrie Bates
Steve Beaton (20) 6-2 Mark Dudbridge
Nick Fullwell 6-4 Kevin Dowling
Justin Pipe (2) 6-5 Liam Kelly
Michael Smith 6-2 Ian Moss
Terry Jenkins (31) 6-4 Co Stompe
Matthew Edgar 6-2 Joe Cullen
Mark Walsh (15) 6-5 John Henderson
Jeff Smith 6-5 Nigel Heydon
Mark Webster (18) 6-3 Joe Murnan
Peter Hudson 6-1 Daniel Starkey
John Part (7) 6-3 Stuart Kellett
Brendan Dolan 6-3 James Hubbard
Scott Rand (26) 6-2 Mick Todd
Shaun Griffiths 6-5 Kirk Shepherd
Simon Whitlock (10) 6-1 Tony Littleton
Dean Winstanley 6-4 Jelle Klaasen
Kevin McDine 6-5 Steve Brown (23)
Chris Thompson 6-1 Bernd Roith
Gary Butcher 6-4 Vincent van der Voort (6)
Nigel Birch 6-5 Andy Relf
Raymond van Barneveld (27) 6-5 Michael Mansell
Steve Farmer 6-5 Paul Barham
Kim Huybrechts 6-4 James Wade (11)
Les Wallace 6-5 Ian Jopling
Adrian Lewis (22) 6-3 Steve Grubb
Johnny Haines 6-3 Matt Jackson
Phil Taylor (3) 6-1 James Richardson
Tony West 6-0 Paddy Meaney
Robert Thornton 6-1 Richie Burnett (30)
Ian White 6-1 Dave Smith
Richie Howson 6-5 Peter Wright (14)
Roland Scholten 6-5 Adam Smith-Neale
Andy Smith (19) 6-0 John Scott
Darren Johnson 6-2 Antonio Alcinas

Second Round
Gary Anderson 6-0 Mareno Michels
Dennis Smith 6-1 Alan Tabern
Jason Crawley 6-3 Kevin Painter
Alex Roy 6-0 Arron Monk
Dave Chisnall 6-5 William O'Connor
Wayne Jones 6-5 Andy Jenkins
Ronnie Baxter 6-0 Andy Brown
John Bowles 6-3 Michael Barnard
Paul Nicholson 6-5 Adrian Gray
Jamie Lewis 6-1 Darren Whittingham
Mervyn King 6-2 Mark Jones
Jamie Caven 6-4 Prakash Jiwa
Wes Newton 6-1 Brian Woods
Colin Lloyd 6-4 Steve West
Connie Finnan 6-5 Colin Osborne
Nick Fullwell 6-5 Steve Beaton
Michael Smith 6-2 Justin Pipe
Terry Jenkins 6-3 Matthew Edgar
Mark Walsh 6-2 Jeff Smith
Mark Webster 6-1 Peter Hudson
Brendan Dolan 6-2 John Part
Shaun Griffiths 6-3 Scott Rand
Simon Whitlock 6-1 Dean Winstanley
Kevin McDine 6-3 Chris Thompson
Gary Butcher 6-2 Nigel Birch
Raymond van Barneveld 6-3 Steve Farmer
Kim Huybrechts 6-5 Les Wallace
Adrian Lewis 6-4 Johnny Haines
Phil Taylor 6-1 Tony West - Phil Taylor hits nine-dart finish
Ian White 6-2 Robert Thornton
Richie Howson 6-3 Roland Scholten
Andy Smith 6-3 Darren Johnson
Losers £200

Third Round
Gary Anderson 6-4 Dennis Smith
Alex Roy 6-5 Jason Crawley
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Wayne Jones
Ronnie Baxter 6-3 John Bowles
Paul Nicholson 6-1 Jamie Lewis
Mervyn King 6-4 Jamie Caven
Wes Newton 6-2 Colin Lloyd
Connie Finnan 6-2 Nick Fullwell
Terry Jenkins 6-3 Michael Smith
Mark Webster 6-5 Mark Walsh
Brendan Dolan 6-5 Shaun Griffiths
Simon Whitlock 6-5 Kevin McDine
Raymond van Barneveld 6-4 Gary Butcher
Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Adrian Lewis
Phil Taylor 6-0 Ian White
Andy Smith 6-2 Richie Howson
Losers £400

Fourth Round
Gary Anderson 6-5 Alex Roy
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Ronnie Baxter
Mervyn King 6-1 Paul Nicholson
Wes Newton 6-3 Connie Finnan
Terry Jenkins 6-3 Mark Webster
Simon Whitlock 6-5 Brendan Dolan
Kim Huybrechts 6-5 Raymond van Barneveld
Phil Taylor 6-3 Andy Smith
Losers £600

Quarter-Finals
Gary Anderson 6-3 Dave Chisnall
Wes Newton 6-3 Mervyn King
Simon Whitlock 6-2 Terry Jenkins
Phil Taylor 6-1 Kim Huybrechts
Losers £1,000

Semi-Finals
Wes Newton 6-4 Gary Anderson
Phil Taylor 6-1 Simon Whitlock
Losers £2,000

Final
Phil Taylor 6-1 Wes Newton
Winner £6,000
Runner-Up £3,000