Steve Beaton could be on his way to a very popular return to the winners' circle shortly in Barnsley after reaching the final of Players Championship 30.
At the start of the day, his Minehead and Ally Pally spot wasn't confirmed but he could now leave Barnsley with £12,000 more added to his ranking after reaching his first final in five years.
He saw off Dave Chisnall 7-4 and will now face James Wade. It would be a first since 2020 for 'The Machine' albeit he will still have to go to the Grand Slam qualifier tomorrow.
Players Championship 30
Last 16
Ross Smith (96.80) 4 | 6 (98.94) Stephen Bunting
Steve Beaton (92.43) 6 | 4 (97.87) Mike De Decker
Berry van Peer (93.83) 3 | 6 (95.42) Josh Rock
Dave Chisnall (107.53) 6 | 1 (103.97) Chris Dobey
Jermaine Wattimena (91.04) 6 | 5 (94.46) Raymond van Barneveld
James Wade (93.53) 6 | 1 (89.14) Jamie Hughes
Connor Scutt (101.90) 6 | 2 (90.11) Andrew Gilding
Callan Rydz (81.62) 2 | 6 (90.85) Martin Schindler
Quarter-Finals
Stephen Bunting (92.91) 4 | 6 (102.99) Steve Beaton
Josh Rock (103.59) 5 | 6 (104.77) Dave Chisnall
Jermaine Wattimena (93.51) 5 | 6 (89.63) James Wade
Connor Scutt (93.95) 5 | 6 (94.02) Martin Schindler
Semi-Finals
Steve Beaton (94.91) 7 | 4 (93.45) Dave Chisnall
James Wade (98.37) 7 | 4 (91.81) Martin Schindler
Final
Steve Beaton - | - James Wade