Wattimena didn’t seem right today. He waltzed over his opponents in the first rounds. Countryman Berry van Peer was defeated 6-1 in the first round, then Van Barneveld even had to lose 6-0, after which Simon Whitlock (6-3) and Dave Chisnall (6-5) were also defeated by The Machine Gun† Apsinall was ultimately too strong for the Dutchman in the quarterfinals.
Noppert won the Players Championship 19 yesterday. Today he already stranded in the first round due to a 6-1 defeat against compatriot Kevin Doets. After Wattimena, Doets was also the best Dutchman of the day. He stranded in the eighth finals against the Russian Boris Koltsov.
The tournament is currently ongoing. Koltsov plays in the semifinal against Martin Schindler, the other semifinal is between Aspinall and Adrian Lewis.