Michael van Gerwen admits "it hurts" to be in the position he is in the Premier League, while Thursday's opponent Nathan Aspinall said: "He's in my pocket at the moment."
Emma Raducanu suffered an injury scare ahead of the French Open as she went out of the Strasbourg Open, losing to American Danielle Collins from a set in front 4-6 6-1 6-3.
Richard Riakporhe is revelling in the opportunity to trade blows with the very best heavyweights in the world and reckons he has the beating of all but one of them.