Just two players remain at
Players Championship 17 in Milton Keynes. In the final of this latest
Pro Tour tournament,
Joe Cullen will face off against
Josh Rock.
Cullen hasn't had a great time of things on the Pro Tour of late but has really hit his form at Players Championship 17. In the early rounds, the likes of Madars Razma, Paul Krohne, Gary Anderson, Chris Landman and James Hurrell before Florian Hempel proved the obstacle to overcome in the semis. In the end, Cullen proved far too good, averaging over 101 in a 7-2 thrashing of his German opponent.
Josh Rock meanwhile has had to overcome such players as Aden Kirk, Owen Roelofs, Scott Williams, Niels Zonneveld and Cameron Menzies. In his semifinal, things were much tighter as the in form Ross Smith proved a real test. In the end though, Rock prevailed in a deciding leg 7-6 to secure a spot in the final.
A total of 125,000 pounds in prize money is distributed at each Players Championship tournament. The winner of the event will receive a check for 15,000 pounds.
Players Championship 17
Last 16
Florian Hempel 6 | 4 Dave Chisnall
Ryan Searle 6 | 3 Stephen Bunting
Joe Cullen 6 | 2 Chris Landman
James Hurrell 6 | 5 Jim Williams
Ross Smith 6 | 2 Ryan Joyce
Keane Barry 6 | 0 Graham Hall
Cameron Menzies 6 | 4 Nick Kenny
Josh Rock 6 | 4 Niels Zonneveld
Quarter-Finals
Florian Hempel 6 | 5 Ryan Searle
Joe Cullen 6 | 4 James Hurrell
Ross Smith 6 | 4 Keane Barry
Josh Rock 6 | 5 Cameron Menzies
Semi-Finals
Joe Cullen 7 | 2 Florian Hempel
Josh Rock 7 | 6 Ross Smith
Final
Joe Cullen - | - Josh Rock