The final of
Players Championship 10 is all set with
Dirk van Duijvenbode set to face
Jose de Sousa shortly in Wigan.
For Van Duijvenbode, it is a shot at a third ranking title of the season with 'The Titan' being the dominant force among a slew of different winners so far this season.
He saw off Dimitri van den Bergh in a tie which didn't produce in the end with both averaging around the 90 mark but the Dutchman eventually got over the line.
While for De Sousa, he saw off Ian White 7-2 averaging 100. It is his first ranking final since July 2021 as he looks to return to the winners' circle.
Players Championship 10
Last 16
Jose De Sousa (94.08) 6 | 5 (93.72) Luke Humphries
Martin Schindler (89.44) 6 | 2 (84.11) Christian Kist
Damon Heta (96.76) 6 | 1 (90.15) Lee Evans
Ian White (100.37) 6 | 5 (92.59) Luke Woodhouse
Dimitri Van den Bergh (93.85) 6 | 5 (89.85) Jermaine Wattimena
Josh Rock (98.73) 6 | 4 (90.94) Jonny Clayton
Dirk van Duijvenbode (92.54) 6 | 2 (88.74) Andrew Gilding
Martijn Kleermaker (101.02) 6 | 3 (91.37) Jeffrey Sparidaans
Quarter-Finals
Jose De Sousa (90.05) 6 | 5 (92.44) Martin Schindler
Damon Heta (91.59) 4 | 6 (91.06) Ian White
Dimitri Van den Bergh (98.40) 6 | 4 (97.61) Josh Rock
Dirk van Duijvenbode (100.27) 6 | 2 (93.18) Martijn Kleermaker
Semi-Finals
Jose De Sousa (100.85) 7 | 2 (98.23) Ian White
Dirk van Duijvenbode (91.01) 7 | 6 (90.98) Dimitri Van den Bergh
Final
Jose De Sousa - | - Dirk van Duijvenbode