Danny Noppert was crowned winner of the second Players Championship tournament of 2023 on Sunday evening.
'The Freeze' won in the final against Simon Whitlock, who was in a PDC ranking final for the first time since 2019.

Noppert already won a Players Championship tournament in 2018 and 2019.
In addition, the darts player from Joure also surprisingly captured the title at the UK Open in 2022, his first major win.

Noppert actually never really got into trouble on Sunday.
With victories over Dylan Slevin (6-3), Connor Scutt (6-0), Vladimir Andersen (6-4) and Jamie Hughes (6-3), the Frisian reached the quarter-finals.
He then also dealt with Callan Rydz (6-4) and Brendan Dolan (7-3).

Opponent in the final was therefore Whitlock, who was responsible for the elimination of Dave Chisnall (6-3), Raymond van Barneveld (6-2), Richard Veenstra (6-5) and Luke Humphries (7-4).

Noppert started the match with a 14 darter and then broke Whitlock with an 80 finish.
The UK Open champion was broken back in the fifth leg, but Noppert immediately broke Whitlock again with a 12-darter. A 14-darter then made it 5-2.
Whitlock signed for the 5-3, before Noppert claimed the title with three won legs in a row.

Source: Dartsnieuws.com