Players Championship Finals: First round features Bunting, Jenkins

Terry Jenkins v Alan Norris

Chuck will not make for easy prey, having finished as runner-up in the 2014 BDO World Championships, and being Somerset-born should have the backing of locals, but still looks an outside shout at 6/5 to reach the second round.

Jelle Klaasen v Gerwyn Price

Welsh opponent The Iceman is longer at 6/4 as a dark horse after clocking up his first win against The Cobra back in July, though a close 6-5 contest with Klaasen triumphant at 11/2 may prove most profitable.

Benito van de Pas v Stephen Bunting

Mensur Suljovic v Mervyn King

The Gentle is a player on the up, which is reflected in the Serbian-born star’s odds of 4/6 to make the second round at the expense of The King (6/5).

Brendan Dolan v Simon Whitlock

Whitlock (odds-on match favourite at 8/11) also took the spoils from their last scuffle in April, and should have enough darting star-dust to dispatch Dolan (11/10) again.

Michael Smith v Jamie Caven

With Smith the winner in their last three meetings, however, place a stake on the up-and-coming tungsten talent at 5/1 to take the spoils from a 6-3 scoreline in Somerset.

Kim Huybrechts v Daryl Gurney

Having lost to Gurney just once before, The Hurricane is 5/1 to storm past his Northern Irish opponent by 6-4, a repeat of their last meeting.

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Coral’s top tip: Back Bunting at a fabulous 5/2 to be King of the Oche in his contest with youngster Van de Pas.