Mike De Decker beat Ryan Meikle 6-3 at the last 64, posting an average of 108.79, no one did better at Players Championship 23. 'The Real Deal' eventually stranded Chris Dobey 6-1 at the last 16.
The second and third highest averages, however, were for Chisnall. The 44-year-old Englishman defeated Mervyn King 6-2 in the quarter-finals, averaging 108.72. A round earlier, he had defeated Madars Razma 6-5 and then averaged 107.19.
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