Michael Smith will face
Gary Anderson in the final of
Players Championship 13 after the pair successfully prevailed in semi-final encounters with Connor Scutt and Damon Heta respectively.
Smith ended the impressive run of Scutt, who had beaten the likes of Ross Smith and Mike de Decker on his way to the last four. However, the reigning world champion proved a test too far, triumphing 7-3.
Anderson reached his third ranking final of the season after a 7-3 victory over Damon Heta. The latter had knocked out Gerwyn Price a round earlier.
Players Championship 13
Last 16
Danny Lauby 6 | 4 Ricardo Pietreczko
Michael Smith 6 | 3 James Wade
Christian Perez 6 | 3 Karel Sedlacek
Connor Scutt 6 | 3 George Killington
Chris Dobey 6 | 4 William O'Connor
Gary Anderson 6 | 1 Raymond van Barneveld
Damon Heta 6 | 3 Niels Zonneveld
Gerwyn Price 6 | 1 Thibault Tricole
Quarter-Finals
Michael Smith 6 | 4 Danny Lauby
Connor Scutt 6 | 2 Christian Perez
Gary Anderson 6 | 5 Chris Dobey
Damon Heta 6 | 4 Gerwyn Price
Semi-Finals
Michael Smith 7 | 3 Connor Scutt
Gary Anderson 7 | 3 Damon Heta
Final
Michael Smith - | - Gary Anderson