The 22nd
Players Championship of the year was a triumph for Danny Noppert. In an all-Dutch final, he defeated Christian Kist 8-7.
The highest average of the day came in the name of
Jim Williams. The Welshman defeated Steve Beaton 6-1 in the first round with an average of 114.13. Williams eventually fell in the last 32 after a 6-5 defeat to Jules van Dongen.
Stephen Bunting achieved the second highest average of the day at 111.11. 'The Bullet' realized that in his 6-2 win at the last 32 against Mike De Decker.
The top three is completed by
Gary Anderson with 109.98. However, that averages do not say everything was shown in the quarter-finals, when Anderson lost 6-5 to Michael Smith despite that high average.