Wesley Plaisier has voiced his disappointment after a particularly painful end to the Players Championship season. The Dutchman narrowly missed out on qualification through both key rankings and also lost his PDC Tour Card. An incident during Wednesday’s match, in particular, continues to trouble Plaisier. He says he was treated unfairly and admits he feels mentally broken.

Plaisier finished 41st in the ProTour standings for World Championship qualification, with only the top 40 players earning a direct place at the tournament.

He also narrowly missed out in the Players Championship Order of Merit. Plaisier finished 65th, one place short of the Players Championship Finals, which invite the top 64 players.

Plaisier took to social media to reflect on the events of recent days. “Deeply disappointed, feeling wronged and angry, and mentally broken. Those are the only feelings I’ll take away from this week,” the Dutchman wrote.

Diabetes and a difficult run of results

Plaisier says the second half of his season was particularly difficult. His diabetes played a significant role. He had to change his lifestyle and lost a lot of weight. Results at the oche were also hard to come by, as he suffered eight consecutive first-round defeats.

The Dutchman accepts that his exit at the final Players Championship event was deserved, but still feels aggrieved about his match the day before. “On Wednesday, I was 5-4 up in the second round after playing well. I missed five darts to win the match,” Plaisier recalled.

Wesley Plaisier missed out on a World Championship spot

He says a disputed incident followed. Plaisier was on 12 but then scored 6 and 3 before busting his score. However, the scorer ruled that his foot was already over the oche when he threw his final dart. The dart did not count, leaving him on 3. “If that had been the case, I would have accepted it, but I’m certain it wasn’t,” Plaisier said.

At the same time, he knows he could have settled the match earlier himself. “I know I should simply have taken out the finish before that, but it feels unfair.”

Two more chances to qualify for the World Championship

Although Plaisier missed out on direct qualification, his hopes of reaching the World Championship are not over. Later this month, he will have two more qualifying events in which to secure a place.

First, he will compete in Friday’s Grand Slam of Darts qualifier. He will then turn his attention to the remaining World Championship qualifiers and, ultimately, Q-School, where he will try to regain his lost Tour Card.

“I’ll do my best at Friday’s Grand Slam qualifier, then I have two more World Championship qualifiers coming up. After that, I’ll try to recharge for Q-School,” Plaisier said.

Finally, he thanked everyone who has supported him over the past two years. “Thanks to everyone for your support over the past two years,” the Dutchman concluded.