Van der Voort lost to Matt Campbell with the Canadian ace silencing the home crowd who of course were behind the popular home hero in a 6-3 win with a 95.5 average and 50% on the doubles.
A 97 checkout saw Campbell go 3-2 up and while the holds continued, Campbell pounced on a missed chance at 73 from Van der Voort to hit double 10 and go 5-3 up with a break and one away which proved pivotal.
Pinning double 20 with Van der Voort missing a dart at 110 to seal it, it capped off a fine World Series Finals debut for Campbell who will now face Gerwyn Price tomorrow.
While Noppert on the other hand completed the second round line-up with a 6-4 victory over Simon Whitlock averaging 95 with six 180's and a 170 checkout as 'The Freeze' who had to go through qualifying despite being a current major champion on home soil showing his class.
Whitlock levelled at 2-2 to begin the tie with an 87 checkout before Noppert edged ahead at 4-3 with an 84 checkout which was consolidated with a 170 checkout and despite Whitlock pouncing on missed match darts from Noppert, he missed one dart to send it to a decider and Noppert hit double `12 to seal it.
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CLINICAL CAMPBELL! 🇨🇦
Matt Campbell produces a fine display on his World Series Finals debut to dump out home hero Vincent van der Voort!
The Canadian will now face second seed Gerwyn Price on Saturday!
Up next 👉 Simon Whitlock v Danny Noppert
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