The seventh Players Championship of the year was claimed by Gary Anderson. The 54-year-old Scot defeated the surprising Englishman Adam Lipscombe 8-3 in the final in Hildesheim. See the highest averages of the day, right here!
The highest average of the day went to Damon Heta. 'The Heat' was dominant in his 6-1 win over Frenchman Thibault Tricole in the last 64, recording an impressive average of 107.69. Heta was eventually knocked out a round later, suffering a 6-3 defeat to Lipscombe.
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Krzysztof Ratajski posted the second-highest average of the day. The 'Polish Eagle' triumphed over Daryl Gurney 6-3 in the last 16, with a solid average of 106.20. Ratajski’s run ended in the quarterfinals, where he was narrowly defeated 6-5 by eventual champion Anderson.
Alan Soutar completed the top three. The Scot defeated Raymond van Barneveld 6-3 in the opening round, recording an average of 105.44. However, 'Soots' was eliminated in the last 32, losing 6-2 to Peter Wright.
In the top 10 highest averages of Players Championship 7, the in-form Gian van Veen is also notable by his appearance on the list. With a 104.01 average, the Dutchman took a 6-1 victory over German Tim Wolters in the last 64. Van Veen was eliminated a round later, losing 6-3 to Karel Sedlacek.
The eighth Players Championship is set to take place in Hildesheim today.
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107.69 Heta🇦🇺
106.20 Ratajski🇵🇱
105.44 Soutar🏴
105.21 Anderson🏴
105.06 R. Smith🏴
104.54 Searle🏴
104.01 van Veen🇳🇱
104.72 Anderson🏴
103.78 Lipscombe🏴
103.65 Anderson🏴
103.12 van Barneveld🇳🇱
102.99 van Duijvenbode🇳🇱
102.98 O’Connor🇮🇪
102.81 Mansell🍀