Suljovic survives late comeback to defeat Noppert in decider, Clemens impressive in victory over Woodhouse

Mensur Suljovic and Gabriel Clemens are among the players to move through to the third round at the Players Championship Finals as the action continues in Minehead.

Suljovic was 5-2 up but Danny Noppert ended up fighting back to force a decider only for him to miss a match dart in what would have been a remarkable comeback from 'Noppie' but the Austrian finished 84 to clinch a 6-5 win with four 180's and a 95 average.

Clemens in the next game on the main stage claimed six of the last seven legs to defeat Luke Woodhouse and end his run with a 6-3 win and a 121 checkout on the bull which sealed the deal.

A lot of people in the run up to the event in Minehead predicted that Clemens would have a good run and it seems like that prediction may be coming true.

Over on Stage Two, Stephen Bunting averaged 104.6 and hit six 180's in a high quality 6-3 win over Jose de Sousa, in which the Portuguese ace hit a 102.7 average but 'The Bullet' continued his good form as of late.

It was a lot closer in the other game with Ian White surviving one missed match dart from Vincent van der Voort in the deciding leg before edging through 6-5. It will be a close tie that White will hope will be a catalyst.

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Players Championship Finals 2019 schedule

Day Two, afternoon session

Main Stage
Gerwyn Price (94.93) 6-0 (88.17) Keegan Brown
James Wade (96.72) 6-1 (87.21) Ricky Evans
Mensur Suljovic (95.17) 6-5 (92.38) Danny Noppert
Luke Woodhouse (92.27) 3-6 (89.33) Gabriel Clemens
Adrian Lewis v Michael van Gerwen
James Wilson v Chris Dobey
Raymond van Barneveld v Joe Cullen
Jamie Hughes v Rob Cross

Stage Two
Simon Whitlock (91.3) 3-6 (96.04) John Henderson
Ryan Meikle (86.97) 6-5 (95.84) Darius Labanauskas
Jose De Sousa (102.76) 3-6 (104.62) Stephen Bunting
Ian White (94.2) 6-5 (96.87) Vincent van der Voort
Krzysztof Ratajski v William O’Connor
Glen Durrant v Max Hopp
Dave Chisnall v Mervyn King
Michael Smith v Brendan Dolan

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