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Results Day Five - PDC Winter Series: Ratajski set to face Cullen in final (Live Blog)
PDCSaturday, 14 November 2020 at 20:30
The 23rd Players Championship event of the season will be played during the fifth day of the PDC Winter Series on Saturday. All results can be followed in our live blog.
The PDC Winter Series consists of five Players Championship tournaments from November 10-14. All results during this five-day event count towards the PDC Winter Series Order of Merit.
Update 19:30 - Ratajski set to face Cullen in final
The final is set at the last PDC Winter Series with Krzysztof Ratajski set to face Joe Cullen shortly.
Ratajski who has claimed victory on the Players Championship series already this year but has won two every year since 2018 will aim to complete that feat once more. He breezed past 'The Hurricane' Kim Huybrechts with a 7-2 win averaging 101.6.
Cullen continued his fine form as of late including this week by reaching the final with a chance at a second title of the year after defeating Andy Boulton 7-3.
Semi-Finals
Krzysztof Ratajski (101.6) 7 | 2 (90.8) Kim Huybrechts
Andy Boulton (91.2) 3 | 7 (91.6) Joe Cullen
Final
Krzysztof Ratajski - | - Joe Cullen
Update 18:55 - Ratajski v Huybrechts and Boulton v Cullen set for semi-finals
There is an interesting complexion at the final PDC Winter Series event as the semi-finals have been confirmed.
It will see Krzysztof Ratajski, a winner on the Players Championship series this year and as a result the favourite take on Kim Huybrechts who has not won win since a European Tour in 2015.
The other will see Joe Cullen, again a winner this year on the European Tour against Andy Boulton who will aim to claim his first and alleviate his Tour Card fears.
Ratajski saw off Adrian Lewis who averaged 105 but it wasn't enough with 'The Polish Eagle' averaging a massive 112 in a 6-2 win.
While Huybrechts edged past Ryan Joyce with another brilliant display averaging 102 to win 6-4. Boulton saw off Peter Wright, who won yesterday and has again looked the class of the field in a deciding leg.
While Cullen survived two match darts against Daryl Gurney who unlike 'The Rockstar' will now not make it to the Grand Slam of Darts.
Quarter-Finals
Adrian Lewis (105.2) 2 | 6 (112.5) Krzysztof Ratajski
Kim Huybrechts (102.8) 6 | 4 (95.5) Ryan Joyce
Peter Wright (99.7) 5 | 6 (97.0) Andy Boulton
Daryl Gurney (96.3) 5 | 6 (98.0) Joe Cullen
Semi-Finals
Krzysztof Ratajski - | - Kim Huybrechts
Andy Boulton - | - Joe Cullen
Update 18:15 - Lewis v Ratajski and Gurney v Cullen among Quarter-Finals
The Quarter-Finals have been confirmed at the final PDC Winter Series and it will see such ties as Adrian Lewis against Krzysztof Ratajski and Daryl Gurney versus Joe Cullen.
Lewis has had another good run today and saw off Callan Rydz, who vanquished Michael van Gerwen like 'Jackpot' did yesterday. He will now take on 'The Polish Eagle' who saw off Ritchie Edhouse 6-2.
Kim Huybrechts ended the day of Nathan Aspinall and now has Ryan Joyce in his sights who defeated Adam Hunt 6-2.
Then it is the turn of Peter Wright who is aiming for back-to-back titles when he faces Andy Boulton who saw off Dirk van Duijvenbode.
Finally like alluded to Gurney will face Cullen after both ended the day of Karel Sedlacek and Boris Krcmar and hence helping John Henderson and Andy Hamilton towards confirming World Championship spots.
Last 16
Adrian Lewis 6 | 3 Callan Rydz
Krzysztof Ratajski 6 | 2 Ritchie Edhouse
Nathan Aspinall 4 | 6 Kim Huybrechts
Ryan Joyce 6 | 2 Adam Hunt
Peter Wright 6 | 4 Dave Chisnall
Andy Boulton 6 | 5 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Daryl Gurney 6 | 1 Karel Sedlacek
Joe Cullen 6 | 0 Boris Krcmar
Quarter-Finals
Adrian Lewis - | - Krzysztof Ratajski
Kim Huybrechts - | - Ryan Joyce
Peter Wright - | - Andy Boulton
Daryl Gurney - | - Joe Cullen
Update 17:35 - Wright breezes past O'Connor to move into Last 16
The final day of action at the PDC Winter Series is quickly moving into the Last 16 with Peter Wright producing an excellent display to breeze past William O'Connor 6-1.
Wright who claimed the title on Day Four averaged 103 to defeat 'The Magpie' as he looks towards claiming back-to-back.
Michael Smith won't claim a third of the week after a 6-3 defeat to Ryan Joyce who averaged 101. Of course Dave Chisnall as well produced his brilliance which can be read below.
There is also the interesting race to the World Championship and the final chance for many before the PDPA Qualifier. Karel Sedlacek and the already qualified Boris Krcmar could have denied John Henderson and Andy Hamilton.
But Daryl Gurney who is looking for a Grand Slam spot and Joe Cullen breezed past them in the first games of the Last 16 to alleviate their fears.
Last 32
Callan Rydz 6 | 3 Toni Alcinas
Adrian Lewis 6 | 2 Peter Jacques
Krzysztof Ratajski 6 | 5 Ron Meulenkamp
Devon Petersen 4 | 6 Ritchie Edhouse
Nathan Aspinall 6 | 5 Luke Woodhouse
Ryan Meikle 5 | 6 Kim Huybrechts
Ryan Joyce 6 | 3 Michael Smith
Adam Hunt 6 | 4 Darius Labanauskas
Peter Wright 6 | 1 William O'Connor
Dave Chisnall 6 | 2 David Evans
Andy Boulton 6 | 5 Jason Lowe
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6 | 3 Ian White
Karel Sedlacek 6 | 4 Jesus Noguera
Daryl Gurney 6 | 4 Brendan Dolan
Joe Cullen 6 | 4 Niels Zonneveld
Boris Krcmar 6 | 3 Jermaine Wattimena
Update 17:20 - Chisnall produces incredible 121 average against Evans
The Last 32 is coming towards it's conclusion and Dave Chisnall has produced one of the finest displays on the ProTour with a 121 average against David Evans.
Read about it below:
Update 17:05 - Smith battles past Barry, White defeats Ashton in thriller
The second round is complete at the final PDC Winter Series with some superb victories for Michael Smith and Ian White in particular.
Smith saw off the emerging Irish talent, Keane Barry in a 6-4 victory on the streaming board in a real battle for the double winner this week.
While for White, he faced Lisa Ashton and came through in a tie which saw 11 legs and 11 holds of throw. In the end a 68 checkout concluded it for 'Diamond'.
Peter Wright also came through earlier on with a 100 average to down Steve Brown. The likes of Krzysztof Ratajski, Nathan Aspinall and Devon Petersen all also came through and are into the Last 32.
Last 64
Callan Rydz 6 | 4 Michael van Gerwen
Toni Alcinas 6 | 1 Ricky Evans
Adrian Lewis 6 | 2 Conan Whitehead
Peter Jacques 6 | 3 Gabriel Clemens
Krzysztof Ratajski 6 | 3 Keegan Brown
Ron Meulenkamp 6 | 2 Christian Bunse
Devon Petersen 6 | 4 Jan Dekker
Vincent van der Voort - | - Ritchie Edhouse
Nathan Aspinall 6 | 2 Derk Telnekes
Luke Woodhouse 6 | 3 Mickey Mansell
Ryan Meikle 6 | 3 Nick Kenny
Stephen Bunting 4 | 6 Kim Huybrechts
Michael Smith 6 | 4 Keane Barry
Ryan Joyce 6 | 3 Ryan Murray
Darius Labanauskas 6 | 5 Daniel Larsson
Adam Hunt 6 | 0 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Peter Wright 6 | 1 Steve Brown
William O'Connor 6 | 4 Bradley Brooks
Dave Chisnall 6 | 3 Steve Lennon
David Evans 6 | 5 Jonny Clayton
Andy Boulton 6 | 5 James Wade
Jason Lowe 6 | 4 Wayne Jones
Ian White 6 | 5 Lisa Ashton
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6 | 5 Jelle Klaasen
Karel Sedlacek 6 | 5 Jose De Sousa
Jesus Noguera 6 | 1 Josh Payne
Brendan Dolan 6 | 1 Kirk Shepherd
Daryl Gurney 6 | 5 Joe Murnan
Joe Cullen 6 | 3 Chris Dobey
Niels Zonneveld 6 | 2 James Wilson
Boris Krcmar 6 | 5 Danny Noppert
Jermaine Wattimena 6 | 1 Scott Waites
Update 16:00 - Van den Bergh, Joyce and Van Duijvenbode impress as first round concludes
The first round has concluded on the final day of the PDC Winter Series with Dimitri van den Bergh, Ryan Joyce and Dirk van Duijvenbode producing some strong displays.
Van den Bergh faced off against Jamie Hughes and claimed a 6-5 win with a 104 average but this was bettered by Joyce who averaged 110 with a 6-1 win over Gavin Carlin.
While also impressing included Ryan Meikle (d. Martin Schindler 6-5 with a 102 average) and Van Duijvenbode (d. Scott Mitchell 6-3 with a 104 average).
Last 128
Callan Rydz 6 | 3 John Michael
Ricky Evans 6 | 1 Simon Stevenson
Toni Alcinas 6 | 3 Luke Humphries
Adrian Lewis 6 | 5 Ryan Searle
Conan Whitehead 6 | 2 Scott Taylor
Gabriel Clemens 6 | 3 Ted Evetts
Peter Jacques 6 | 4 Kai Fan Leung
Krzysztof Ratajski 6 | 2 Michael Barnard
Keegan Brown 6 | 1 Krzysztof Kciuk
Ron Meulenkamp 6 | 5 Ross Smith
Christian Bunse 6 | 5 Martin Atkins (Wigan)
Devon Petersen 6 | 4 Matt Clark
Jan Dekker 6 | 5 Darren Penhall
Vincent van der Voort 6 | 3 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Ritchie Edhouse 6 | 5 David Pallett
Nathan Aspinall 6 | 3 Jim Williams
Derk Telnekes 6 | 2 Maikel Verberk
Luke Woodhouse 6 | 2 Jeff Smith
Mickey Mansell 6 | 4 Aaron Beeney
Nick Kenny 6 | 5 Damon Heta
Ryan Meikle 6 | 5 Martin Schindler
Stephen Bunting 6 | 3 William Borland
Kim Huybrechts 6 | 2 Robert Thornton
Michael Smith 6 | 3 Steve Beaton
Keane Barry 6 | 5 Matthew Dennant
Ryan Joyce 6 | 1 Gavin Carlin
Ryan Murray 6 | 0 Adrian Gray
Daniel Larsson 6 | 5 Glen Durrant
Darius Labanauskas 6 | 2 Carl Wilkinson
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6 | 5 Jamie Hughes
Adam Hunt 6 | 0 Barrie Bates
Steve Brown 6 | 5 Max Hopp
William O'Connor 6 | 3 Benito van de Pas
Bradley Brooks 6 | 2 Richard North
Dave Chisnall 6 | 0 Marko Kantele
Steve Lennon 6 | 3 Mike De Decker
Jonny Clayton 6 | 1 Ciaran Teehan
David Evans 6 | 2 Richie Burnett
James Wade 6 | 4 Andy Hamilton
Andy Boulton 6 | 1 Alan Tabern
Jason Lowe 6 | 4 Madars Razma
Rowby-John Rodriguez - | - Wayne Jones
Ian White 6 | 5 Gary Blades
Lisa Ashton 6 | 3 John Henderson
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6 | 3 Scott Mitchell
Jelle Klaasen 6 | 4 Mark McGeeney
Karel Sedlacek 6 | 2 Scott Baker
Jesus Noguera 6 | 2 Maik Kuivenhoven
Josh Payne 6 | 5 Steve West
Brendan Dolan 6 | 2 Jitse Van der Wal
Kirk Shepherd 6 | 3 Kevin Doets
Daryl Gurney BYE | - Jonathan Worsley
Joe Murnan 6 | 5 Robert Collins
Joe Cullen 6 | 5 Justin Pipe
Chris Dobey 6 | 2 Reece Robinson
James Wilson 6 | 3 Martijn Kleermaker
Niels Zonneveld 6 | 4 Matthew Edgar
Danny Noppert 6 | 0 Yordi Meeuwisse
Boris Krcmar 6 | 3 Harald Leitinger
Jermaine Wattimena 6 | 2 Darren Webster
Scott Waites 6 | 2 Simon Whitlock
Update 15:30 - Rydz dumps out Van Gerwen
Select second round ties have began for those who have byes and the World Number One, Michael van Gerwen is out of proceedings in Coventry so will not take a title from the Winter Series.
He lost out to Callan Rydz as 'The Riot's superb week continues in a 6-4 victory with a 100 average. Elsewhere, the final first round ties are taking place with Wright and De Sousa currently in second round action.
RYDZ KNOCKS OUT MVG ✅ Callan Rydz continues his superb run of form this week by defeating Michael van Gerwen (93.2) 6-4 with a 100.7 average for a place in the Last 32! 👏 #PDCWinterSeries
Update 14:50 - Smith hits 112 average against Lennon as first round begins
The first round has begun on the final day of the PDC Winter Series with Michael Smith producing the standout display so far with a 112 average to see off Steve Beaton in a 6-3 victory.
Also through include the likes of Krzysztof Ratajski, Nathan Aspinall, James Wade and Ian White with Michael van Gerwen, Peter Wright and Jose de Sousa beginning their day in the second round shortly.
The likes of Glen Durrant, Damon Heta and Max Hopp are all out though after suffering narrow defeats to begin the day.
John Michael (80.5) 3 | 6 (96.1) Callan Rydz
Ryan Searle (90.9) 5 | 6 (97.3) Adrian Lewis
Krzysztof Ratajski (95.8) 6 | 2 (78.2) Michael Barnard
Devon Petersen (91.2) 6 | 4 (86.9) Matt Clark
Nathan Aspinall (93.8) 6 | 3 (86.6) Jim Williams
Damon Heta (100.9) 5 | 6 (91.0) Nick Kenny
Michael Smith (112.7) 6 | 3 (94.4) Steve Beaton
Glen Durrant (85.9) 5 | 6 (92.0) Daniel Larsson
Max Hopp (90.9) 5 | 6 (86.6) Steve Brown
Dave Chisnall (97.0) 6 | 0 (81.5) Marko Kantele
James Wade (95.2) 6 | 4 (99.6) Andy Hamilton
Ian White (87.3) 6 | 5 (79.3) Gary Blades
Scott Baker (91.7) 2 | 6 (94.1) Karel Sedlacek
Brendan Dolan (98.8) 6 | 2 (90.1) Jitse Van der Wal
Joe Cullen (98.5) 6 | 5 (103.8) Justin Pipe
Danny Noppert (85.1) 6 | 0 (77.3) Yordi Meeuwisse
Update 13:40 - Tournament to kick off shortly
The tournament will get underway shortly as the board seeds will enter the oche. Michael Smith, Glen Durrant and Krzysztof Ratajski are among the players who will come into action in the first batch of matches. The second match on board one, nine and thirteen will start already, as Michael van Gerwen, Peter Wright and Jose de Sousa received a bye.
John Michael - | - Callan Rydz
Ryan Searle - | - Adrian Lewis
Krzysztof Ratajski - | - Michael Barnard
Devon Petersen - | - Matt Clark
Nathan Aspinall - | - Jim Williams
Damon Heta - | - Nick Kenny
Michael Smith - | - Steve Beaton
Glen Durrant - | - Daniel Larsson
Max Hopp - | - Steve Brown
Dave Chisnall - | - Marko Kantele
James Wade - | - Andy Hamilton
Ian White - | - Gary Blades
Scott Baker - | - Karel Sedlacek
Brendan Dolan - | - Jitse Van der Wal
Joe Cullen - | - Justin Pipe
Danny Noppert - | - Yordi Meeuwisse
Update 13:30 - Ranking after Day Four
The PDC Winter Series kicked off on Tuesday and saw Michael Smith claiming the titles on the first two days of the series. Gerwyn Price won the title on the third day, while Peter Wright claimed the title on Friday. View the ranking after Day Four below.
Update 13:15 - Draw released
The draw has been released for Day Five of the PDC Winter Series in Coventry. Among the top ties are Michael Smith versus Steve Beaton and James Wade against Andy Hamilton. Nathan Aspinall faces Jim Williams, while Vincent van der Voort takes on fellow Dutchman Jeffrey de Zwaan.
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