Damon Heta and Ryan Joyce have qualified for the final of Players Championship 16 on Tuesday night. They will compete for the day's victory in Leicester later this evening.
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The semi-final between Heta and Joe Cullen was not exciting for a moment. The first four legs were all won by 'The Heat', who did see Cullen halve the deficit to 4-2. Heta then made it 5-2 with double 8, before the Australian ended the match with a 13-darter and a 14-darter.
In the tie between Joyce and Jose de Sousa, things were slightly closer. After eight legs, the score was tied 4-4. Joyce then held with an 80 finish, before breaking De Sousa with a brilliant 152 check-out. The final chord was also beautiful. Joyce hit 135 to qualify for the final.
The Players Championship tournaments are broadcast via a live stream. Through the streaming service, four stream lanes are available per tournament. All matches from the four stream lanes will be broadcast live via PDCTV.
For this, you need to create an account and take out a subscription. A monthly subscription (£9.99) and annual subscription (£59.99) are available. Another option is DartConnect. Through this score centre, the live scores of all matches from the first round to the final can be followed.
What is the prize money at the Players Championship tournaments?
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The PDC has provided a prize pool of £3 million for the Players Championship circuit. At each Players Championship tournament, 100,000 in prize money is distributed. Reaching the second round earns £750. This eventually rises to £12,000 for the winner of the tournament.
Results Players Championship 16
Last 16
Andrew Gilding (101.49) 6 | 4 (102.80) Christian Kist
Joe Cullen (107.16) 6 | 1 (92.66) Daryl Gurney
Damon Heta (91.52) 6 | 2 (89.66) Kevin Doets
James Wade (99.43) 6 | 2 (86.75) Vincent van der Voort
Jose De Sousa (92.32) 6 | 5 (89.65) Ronny Huybrechts
Jonny Clayton (89.29) 6 | 0 (85.41) Danny Noppert
Dirk van Duijvenbode (105.42) 6 | 1 (98.65) Connor Scutt
Ryan Joyce (97.99) 6 | 3 (95.89) Martin Schindler
Quarter-Finals
Joe Cullen (92.06) 6 | 5 (97.31) Andrew Gilding
Damon Heta (95.64) 6 | 3 (96.27) James Wade
Jose De Sousa (109.35) 6 | 3 (99.69) Jonny Clayton
Ryan Joyce (84.29) 6 | 4 (89.85) Dirk van Duijvenbode
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Damon Heta storms into his second Players Championship final of the season after a 7-2 rout of Joe Cullen with a 97.4 average!
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