By Darts Weekly Staff

9 NOVEMBER 2016 • 10:30PM

Masumi Chino will make his debut at the William Hill World Darts Championship next month after winning the annual PDJ Qualifier in Japan.

Following the year’s earlier rounds, 12 players progressed to compete at the Ryogku KFC Hall for the final stages.

Chino defeated Kazuki Hagene and Chikara Fujimori for the loss of only three legs as he reached the final against Yuya Akutsu.

The best of 11 leg final began with four holds of throw, before Chino broke in the fifth leg with a 13 darter.

Chino held onto his throw again to go 4-2 up, with Akutsu then fought back with consecutive legs to level the final up at 4-4.

Another break for Chino put him on the brink of victory at 5-4, before he held throw to seal a 6-4 win.

2016 PDJ Qualifier

First Round

Keita Ono 4-3 Yuki Yamada

Shingo Enomata 4-2 Tsuneki Zaha

Kazuki Hagene 4-3 Arashi Matsumoto

Chikara Fujimori 4-3 Hiromitsu Tsuji

Quarter-Finals

Seigo Asada 4-3 Keita Ono

Yuya Akutsu 4-2 Shingo Enomata

Masumi Chino 4-1 Kazuki Hagene

Chikara Fujimori 4-2 Katsuya Aiba

Semi-Finals

Yuya Akutsu 5-3 Seigo Asada

Masumi Chino 5-2 Chikara Fujimori

Final

Masumi Chino 6-4 Yuya Akutsu

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