The final is set at Players Championship 13 with Ross Smith set to face Wesley Plaisier shortly as the experienced PDC pro faces. the former World Master.
There was a situation in the semi-finals which saw three out of the four players remaining being Challenge Tour names without Tour Cards. But Boulton was easily beaten by Smith who claimed a 7-2 win to deny the Scot.
It is a third Players Championship final of the season for Smith and his best chance to add another ranking title given that he has been the favourite for a few rounds. But Plaisier has perhaps been playing the best all day.
He underlined that against Cam Crabtree in the semi-finals. He sealed a 7-3 win over the Englishman with a 101.6 average and now has the chance for a first PDC senior title at the hands of 'Smudger'.
Last 32
Niels Zonneveld 6 | 3 Danny Jansen
Wessel Nijman 6 | 4 Michael Smith
Stephen Bunting 6 | 2 Ryan Meikle
Wesley Plaisier 6 | 2 Dom Taylor
Cam Crabtree 6 | 5 Rhys Griffin
Kai Gotthardt 6 | 5 Patrick Geeraets
James Wade 6 | 5 Nathan Aspinall
Raymond van Barneveld 6 | 4 Jim Williams
Andy Boulton 6 | 4 Kim Huybrechts
Nathan Rafferty 6 | 2 Nick Kenny
Andrew Gilding 6 | 1 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Krzysztof Ratajski 6 | 0 Martijn Dragt
Radek Szaganski 6 | 5 Gary Anderson
Jonny Clayton 6 | 2 Cameron Menzies
Ross Smith 6 | 5 Kevin Doets
Ricky Evans 6 | 3 Owen Bates
Last 16
Niels Zonneveld 6 | 3 Wessel Nijman
Wesley Plaisier 6 | 5 Stephen Bunting
Cam Crabtree 6 | 4 Kai Gotthardt
James Wade 6 | 3 Raymond van Barneveld
Andy Boulton 6 | 3 Nathan Rafferty
Andrew Gilding 6 | 4 Krzysztof Ratajski
Jonny Clayton 6 | 1 Radek Szaganski
Ross Smith 6 | 4 Ricky Evans
Quarter-Finals
Niels Zonneveld 3 | 6 Wesley Plaisier
Cam Crabtree 6 | 3 James Wade
Andy Boulton 6 | 3 Andrew Gilding
Jonny Clayton 4 | 6 Ross Smith
Semi-Finals
Wesley Plaisier 7 | 3 Cam Crabtree
Andy Boulton 2 | 7 Ross Smith
Final
Wesley Plaisier - | - Ross Smith