Mike de Decker and Ricky Evans have advanced to the final of the 16th Players Championship tournament of the season. They will determine later Thursday night who will win a PDC title for the first time in his career.
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De Decker dealt with Karel Sedlacek in his semifinal. The Czech took a 4-2 lead midway through the match, but with two 13-darters, 'The Real Deal' came back to 4-4.
Sedlacek then regained the lead with a 16-darter, but De Decker quickly tied the score with a 10-darter. With a 17-darter and a 16-darter the Belgian then took the win.
Evans achieved a sensational result by eliminating reigning world champion Luke Humphries. 'Rapid Ricky' was down 2-1 after three legs, but then picked up four legs in a row via three 17-darters and a 14-darter.
Humphries then brought the deficit back to 6-4 via a 15-darter and a 13-darter. In the 11th leg, "Cool Hand Luke" had four chances to close to 6-5, but failed on the doubles. Evans then took advantage of his matchdart on tops for 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.
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GOOD EVANS!
What a moment for Ricky Evans!
He moves through to the Players Championship 16 final courtesy of a 7-4 victory against world number one Luke Humphries!
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