Tomoya Goto may compete in the World Darts Championship for the second time in December after taking overall victory at the Japan Tour Finals in Shizuoka last weekend.
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Goto proved the best of a 32-member field that competed at Alexandra Palace on Sunday. In five matches, the Japanese conceded only seven legs. The Japan Tour Finals consisted of the top-32 players on the Japan Tour Order of Merit.
Goto opened his tournament with a convincing 4-1 victory over Junichi Maiyama, before recording a 5-4 win over Hiroyuki Yoshino. Goto then notched victories over Shingo Enomata (5-0) and Nobuhiro Yamamoto (5-0) for a spot in the finals.
In the final, Kenichi Ajiki was the opponent, after Ajiki won in the semifinals from old friend Seigo Asada (5-4). The final turned out to be a 5-2 win for Goto.
Goto impressed during his debut at the previous World Championships by defeating Ian White 3-1 in sets after throwing seven 180 scores, among other things. In the second round, Goto lost 3-1 in sets to Ryan Searle.
Results Japan Tour Finals 2024
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Sunday, Sept. 8
Quarterfinals
Seigo Asada 5-2 Motomu Sakai
Kenichi Ajiki 5-2 Katsuya Aiba
Nobuhiro Yamamoto 5-2 Toyokazu Shibata
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Tomoya Goto 5-0 Shingo Enomata
Semi-final
Kenichi Ajiki 5-4 Seigo Asada
Tomoya Goto 5-0 Nobuhiro Yamamoto
Final
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Tomoya Goto 5-2 Kenichi Ajiki
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