There will be a Dutch finalist at the WDF World Masters 2024 in the men's event anyway. Wesley Plaisier and Corne Groeneveld managed to reach the last four and will face each other in the semifinals on Saturday along with Connor Scutt and Kai Gotthardt.
After both Dutchmen made it past the pool phase on Wednesday, they began the knockout phase on Thursday. Plaisier comfortably threw himself into the last 32 after wins over Dennie Olde Kalter and Shaun McDonald, before Plaisier managed to survive matchdarts against Gyorgy Jehirszki (5-4), Barry Copeland (5-4) and Jimmy van Schie (5-4) each time.
Groeneveld also could have been out by now. He withstood match darts against Francois Schweyen (5-4) and Nico Blum (5-4), while Groeneveld did record big wins over Darren Johnson (5-1), Darryl Christie (5-1) and Miroslaw Grudziecki (5-1).
In the other semifinal, Connor Scutt and Kai Gotthardt will compete. Scutt impressed in the quarterfinals with a 110 average win over Jason Brandon (5-1). Earlier in the tournament, Scutt had already won over Jose Angel Molera (5-0), Sybren Gijbels (5-0), James Vanbesien (5-2) and Chas Barstow (4-2). Gotthardt made it to the final four after victories over Krzysztof Kciuk (5-2), Maximilian Czerwinski (5-1), Alexander Masek (5-1), Alexander Merkx (5-3) and Johan Engstrom (5-1).
Semi-final
Wesley Plaisier - | - Corne Groeneveld
Connor Scutt - | - Kai Gotthardt
Quarterfinals
Wesley Plaisier (90.38) 5 | 4 (88.53) Jimmy van Schie
Corne Groeneveld (82.40) 5 | 4 (83.82) Nico Blum
Connor Scutt (110.44) 5 | 1 (105.16) Jason Brandon
Kai Gotthardt (87.32) 5 | 1 (81.91) Johan Engstrom
Last 16
Wesley Plaisier (92.29) 5 | 4 (86.19) Barry Copeland
Jimmy van Schie (96.00) 5 | 3 (89.64) Thomas Junghans
Corne Groeneveld (90.95) 5 | 1 (76.81) Mirosław Grudziecki
Nico Blum (92.52) 5 | 1 (81.10) Carlo van Peer
Connor Scutt (106.71) 5 | 2 (90.66) Chas Barstow
Jason Brandon (97.74) 5 | 2 (90.00) Dave Ladley
Johan Engstrom (89.46) 5 | 0 (86.26) Romeo Grbavac
Kai Gotthardt (90.54) 5 | 3 (89.12) Alexander Merkx
Last 32
Wesley Plaisier (88.97) 5 | 4 (83.09) Gyorgy Jehirszki
Barry Copeland (87.82) 5 | 3 (85.35) Ryan Hogarth
Jimmy van Schie (88.35) 5 | 1 (79.39) Daniel Zapata
Thomas Junghans (89.75) 5 | 4 (81.46) Scott Walters
Corne Groeneveld (91.04) 5 | 1 (87.54) Darryl Christie
Mirosław Grudziecki (77.54) 5 | 3 (78.85) Matthew Edgar
Carlo van Peer (93.34) 5 | 4 (93.98) Dennis Nilsson
Nico Blum (91.52) 5 | 4 (87.63) Andreas Harrysson
Connor Scutt (86.20) 5 | 2 (81.38) James Vanbesien
Chas Barstow (86.58) 5 | 4 (83.66) Marcel Hausotter
Jason Brandon (88.62) 5 | 1 (87.19) Benjamin Pratnemer
Dave Ladley (71.61) 5 | 4 (70.87) Gary Brooks
Romeo Grbavac (80.72) 5 | 4 (77.68) Ben Robb
Johan Engstrom (98.73) 5 | 1 (95.93) Elliot Milk
Alexander Merkx (90.18) 5 | 2 (84.18) Jeff Springer Jr
Kai Gotthardt (80.46) 5 | 1 (69.22) Alexander Masek
Last 64
Wesley Plaisier (88.29) 5 | 1 (84.29) Shaun McDonald
Gyorgy Jehirszki (81.46) 5 | 4 (74.85) Matthew Thompson
Barry Copeland (86.04) 5 | 1 (84.15) Xanti van den Bergh
Ryan Hogarth (87.47) 5 | 3 (81.37) Janos Vegso
Jimmy van Schie (95.74) 5 | 1 (81.35) Shusaku Nakamura
Daniel Zapata (89.49) 5 | 3 (90.37) Jordan Brooks
Thomas Junghans (78.98) 5 | 2 (75.27) Ole Jorgensen
Scott Walters (81.45) 5 | 2 (69.45) Marcel Steinacher
Darryl Christie (81.02) 5 | 4 (75.06) David Fatum
Corne Groeneveld (90.46) 5 | 4 (87.02) Francois Schweyen
Mirosław Grudziecki (81.43) 5 | 4 (84.07) Ryan Deprez
Matthew Edgar (84.31) 5 | 2 (72.47) Aaron Bradley
Carlo van Peer (88.08) 5 | 3 (82.74) Paul Mitchell
Dennis Nilsson (94.29) 5 | 1 (83.81) Brian Raman
Nico Blum (85.67) 5 | 1 (79.53) Edwin Torbjornsson
Andreas Harrysson (99.12) 5 | 4 (86.44) Carl Wilkinson
James Vanbesien (89.24) 5 | 2 (80.00) Thobias Johnsson
Connor Scutt (98.88) 5 | 0 (77.54) Sybren Gijbels
Chas Barstow (94.19) 5 | 2 (85.53) Johann Brouwer
Marcel Hausotter (87.40) 5 | 2 (84.97) David Wawrzewski
Benjamin Pratnemer (82.85) 5 | 2 (85.51) Jani Keskinarkaus
Jason Brandon (81.96) 5 | 3 (77.74) Kevin Luke
Dave Ladley (87.51) 5 | 2 (85.90) Jarno Bottenberg
Gary Brooks (79.05) 5 | 3 (77.38) Henrik Halsvik
Ben Robb (81.74) 5 | 1 (83.39) Darryl Loughery
Romeo Grbavac (98.27) 5 | 1 (80.33) Gary Blackwood
Johan Engstrom (81.00) 5 | 3 (86.31) Moreno Blom
Elliot Milk (93.44) 5 | 1 (87.92) Michael Mogensen
Alexander Merkx (88.68) 5 | 4 (90.99) Dustin Holt
Jeff Springer Jr (70.40) 5 | 3 (70.39) Ross Snook
Alexander Masek (84.93) 5 | 2 (74.24) Cliff Prior
Kai Gotthardt (86.50) 5 | 1 (79.95) Maximilian Czerwinski
Last 128
Wesley Plaisier (102.09) 5 | 2 (99.31) Dennie Olde Kalter
Shaun McDonald (80.57) 5 | 1 (75.53) Claudio Dolcetti
Matthew Thompson (84.40) 5 | 1 (83.29) Bradley Kirk
Gyorgy Jehirszki (90.54) 5 | 0 (84.85) Neven Resetar
Barry Copeland (85.40) 5 | 0 (70.62) Patrick Quinn
Xanti van den Bergh (82.94) 5 | 4 (82.73) Jason Daigneault
Ryan Hogarth (81.24) 5 | 2 (79.53) John Hannon
Janos Vegso (71.66) 5 | 3 (70.98) Mario Cegir
Jimmy van Schie (85.40) 5 | 2 (79.76) Sheldon Fudge
Shusaku Nakamura (90.67) 5 | 2 (82.37) Sietse Lap
Jordan Brooks (101.55) 5 | 0 (76.09) Gunnar Hafsteinn Olafsson
Daniel Zapata (78.28) 5 | 0 (71.34) Marko Kantele
Thomas Junghans (86.35) 5 | 1 (81.41) Marko Janjic
Ole Jorgensen (81.91) 5 | 4 (82.67) Jeroen Caron
Scott Walters (91.86) 5 | 4 (90.55) Pontus Danielsson
Marcel Steinacher (74.19) 5 | 4 (74.91) Robbie Phillips
Darryl Christie (84.91) 5 | 2 (82.19) Liam Maendl-Lawrance
David Fatum (79.89) 5 | 3 (81.52) Mark Barilli
Francois Schweyen (89.88) 5 | 1 (88.01) Daniel Racoveanu
Corne Groeneveld (102.97) 5 | 1 (89.06) Darren Johnson
Ryan Deprez (82.94) 5 | 1 (65.92) Hiroto Ichimiya
Mirosław Grudziecki (80.00) 5 | 4 (83.12) Didier De Vuyst
Matthew Edgar (84.43) 5 | 3 (73.84) Evander Stevenson
Aaron Bradley (81.11) 5 | 3 (79.08) Pavel Jirkal
Paul Mitchell (80.81) 5 | 0 (66.20) John Neill
Carlo van Peer (80.55) 5 | 2 (76.91) Antony Allen
Dennis Nilsson (88.32) 5 | 3 (77.98) John Cook
Brian Raman (93.97) 5 | 2 (85.83) Daniele Petri
Edwin Torbjornsson (75.64) 5 | 3 (73.97) Dave Dwyer
Nico Blum (86.00) 5 | 3 (83.40) Jake MacMillan
Carl Wilkinson (77.23) 5 | 2 (73.18) Tom Smith
Andreas Harrysson (91.57) 5 | 2 (87.71) Neil Duff
Thobias Johnsson (74.84) 5 | 4 (76.43) Scott Mitchell
James Vanbesien (86.70) 5 | 4 (78.33) Michael Unterbuchner
Sybren Gijbels (87.38) 5 | 0 (75.15) Jürgen Heuberger
Connor Scutt (86.38) 5 | 0 (77.21) Jose Angel Molera
Johann Brouwer (85.73) 5 | 3 (82.83) Tytus Kanik
Chas Barstow (87.89) 5 | 2 (77.62) Markus Straub
Marcel Hausotter (85.44) 5 | 2 (79.29) Andras Borbely
David Wawrzewski (80.81) 5 | 0 (74.42) Jason Waugh
Benjamin Pratnemer (79.25) 5 | 1 (78.18) Michel Schmid
Jani Keskinarkaus (84.02) 5 | 4 (84.06) Kevin Lane
Kevin Luke (83.13) 5 | 4 (79.42) Daniele Sergi
Jason Brandon (89.05) 5 | 4 (88.90) Jeff Smith
Jarno Bottenberg (95.33) 5 | 2 (82.64) Joey Lynaugh
Dave Ladley (83.40) 5 | 3 (85.53) Michal Smejda
Henrik Halsvik (73.41) 5 | 4 (69.21) Szabolcs Nemeth
Gary Brooks (78.24) 5 | 3 (74.24) Valters Melderis
Ben Robb (85.31) 5 | 2 (79.77) Luca Jager
Darryl Loughery (74.86) 5 | 4 (75.14) Reece Colley
Gary Blackwood (83.13) 5 | 2 (82.43) James Beeton
Romeo Grbavac (90.40) 5 | 3 (80.95) Bjorn Vervloet
Moreno Blom (85.40) 5 | 0 (65.18) Jimmi Nielsen
Johan Engstrom (89.27) 5 | 1 (83.78) Christian Goedl
Elliot Milk (76.60) 5 | 4 (79.88) Laszlo Kadar
Michael Mogensen (77.48) 5 | 2 (72.30) Marcus Maier
Alexander Merkx (83.94) 5 | 1 (70.22) Karlo Lopatic
Dustin Holt (78.10) 5 | 2 (76.23) Kelvin O'Keefe
Ross Snook (85.17) 5 | 1 (76.37) Jim Long
Jeff Springer Jr (87.38) 5 | 0 (66.59) John Scott
Cliff Prior (88.69) 5 | 1 (86.11) Hannes Schnier
Alexander Masek (88.80) 5 | 4 (85.61) Aaron Turner
Kai Gotthardt (87.10) 5 | 2 (84.45) Krzysztof Kciuk
Maximilian Czerwinski (78.07) 5 | 2 (69.34) Wilfred Covey