Kist and Noppert to battle it out in double Dutch final at Players Championship 22

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Wednesday, 27 September 2023 at 18:55
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A Dutchman will win the 22nd Players Championship tournament of the season, as Christian Kist and Danny Noppert have managed to reach the final. The final battle between the two Dutchmen is later in the evening.

In the first semifinal Kist convincingly defeated Damon Heta, who is seeded first in Barnsley. The first leg went to Heta with an 85 finish, but after that Kist took a 4-1 lead thanks to 74 and 76 check-outs. Heta posted a rebreak in the sixth leg, but Kist immediately broke him back with a 17-darter. With a 58 finish and a 13-darter, Kist then put a 7-2 final score on the scoreboard.

Noppert won easily over reigning world champion Michael Smith. The difference in the averages was huge. An average of 102.34 for Noppert, compared to only 86.05 for Smith and that led to a resounding 7-1 victory for the darter from Joure. Through an 11-darter and two 14-darters the first six legs all went to Noppert. Smith then saved the honor with a 15-darter, before Noppert decided the match with a 13-darter.

Players Championship 22

Last 16

Damon Heta (91.08) 6 | 4 (85.76) Nathan Aspinall

Raymond van Barneveld (92.72) 6 | 5 (90.76) Dimitri Van den Bergh

Christian Kist (100.68) 6 | 4 (106.59) Stephen Bunting

Kevin Doets (94.40) 6 | 4 (92.56) Michael van Gerwen

James Wade (101.38) 6 | 5 (96.10) Jules van Dongen

Danny Noppert (103.75) 6 | 5 (103.62) Steve Lennon

Gary Anderson (107.36) 6 | 0 (96.22) Ricardo Pietreczko

Michael Smith (85.47) 6 | 5 (85.85) Ian White

Quarterfinals

Damon Heta (93.43) 6 | 5 (87.25) Raymond van Barneveld

Christian Kist (101.20) 6 | 4 (91.84) Kevin Doets

Danny Noppert (93.84) 6 | 4 (92.68) James Wade

Michael Smith (99.80) 6 | 5 (109.31) Gary Anderson

Semi-final

Christian Kist (93.92) 7 | 2 (88.36) Damon Heta

Danny Noppert (102.34) 7 | 1 (86.05) Michael Smith

Final

Christian Kist - | - Danny Noppert

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