St Helen’s ace Dave Chisnall scooped his first PDC Pro Tour title at the K2 Centre in Crawley today when he defeated Justin Pipe in a high quality final 6-4.
It was Chizzy’s fourth tour final and this time he made no mistake in going that one step further and capturing the title and as a result stopped Justin Pipe winning back to back titles in the same weekend.
Chisnall has been in imperious form throughout Sunday’s event and twice missed D12 for a nine darter.
Firstly against Ronnie Baxter and then in his 6-5 semi-final defeat of Co Stompe who reached his 2nd semi-final of the weekend.
Brendan Dolan continued his recent good form from the World Grand Prix by also reaching the last four but came up against an impressive display from Justin Pipe who ran out a 6-0 winner.
Chisnall, in his debut year on the PDC Pro Tour circuit will be delighted that the win has cemented his place in the Ladbrokes World Championship and he heads to Wolverhampton next weekend for the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts in confident mood.
Only two PDC Player Championship events remain before the cut-off for qualification for the Ladbrokes World Darts Championships on the weekend of November 26th & 27th with the PDPA World Qualifier taking place on the Monday 28th November 2011.
First Round
Justin Pipe (1) Bye
Chris Aubrey 6-4 Matt Padett
Steve Farmer (32) 6-4 Mark Jones
Peter Manley 6-3 Magnus Caris
Andy Smith (16) 6-2 Brian Woods
Michael Smith 6-3 Mareno Michels
Denis Ovens (17) 6-1 Mark Dudbridge
Prakash Jiwa 6-4 Mick Todd
Mervyn King (8) Bye
Gary Eastwood 6-4 Tony Eccles
Richie Burnett (25) 6-3 Kevin Dowling
Kim Huyrechts 6-0 Darren Whittingham
Jamie Caven (9) Bye
Joe Cullen 6-4 Wayne Atwood
Robert Thornton 6-3 Steve Brown (24)
Reece Robinson 6-5 Darren Johnson
Mark Walsh (5) Bye
Roland Scholten 6-2 Simon Burt
Michael van Gerwen (28) 6-4 Michael Mansell
Brendan Dolan 6-5 Paul Rowley
Mark Webster (12) Bye
Steve Maish 6-4 Steven Pearson
Scott Rand (21) 6-0 Michael Barnard
Jelle Klaasen 6-5 Steve Hine
John Part (4) Bye
Terry Temple 6-2 Ian Jopling
Steve Evans 6-2 Andy Hamilton (29)
Barrie Bates 6-5 Ian White
Peter Wright (13) Bye
Nigel Birch 6-3 Jon Archer
Colin Lloyd (20) 6-3 Dave Smith
Andy Relf 6-1 Adam Smith-Neale
Wes Newton (2) Bye
Ken MacNeil 6-4 Dennis Priestley
Adrian Lewis (31) 6-2 Kevin McDine
Stephen Hardy 6-5 Steve Grubb
Dave Chisnall (15) 6-0 Mark Lawrence
Shane O’Connor 6-3 Devon Petersen
Mark Hylton (18) 6-2 Alex Roy
Andy Brown 6-1 Ryan Harrington
Vincent van der Voort (7) Bye
Andy Jenkins 6-4 Martyn Turner
Wayne Jones (26) 6-0 Darrell Claydon
Peter Hudson 6-2 Darin Young
Colin Osborne (10) Bye
Arron Monk 6-1 Jimmy O’Regan
Terry Jenkins (23) 6-1 Ashley Holgate
Mark Frost 6-5 Tony Ayres
Ronnie Baxter (6) Bye
Kirk Shepherd 6-0 Geoff Whitworth
Co Stompe (27) 6-3 Adam Hunt
Dennis Smith 6-3 Aodhagan O’Neill
James Wade (11) Bye
Dyson Parody 6-4 William O’Connor
Alan Tabern (22) 6-3 Matthew Edgar
Shaun Griffiths 6-2 Dave Ladley
Paul Nicholson (3) Bye
Colin Monk 6-3 Adrian Bolitho
Louis Blundell 6-1 Nigel Heydon (30)
Matt Clark 6-1 Andy Pearce
Kevin Painter (14) 6-5 Jimmy Mann
Adrian Gray 6-5 Dylan Duo
Steve Beaton (19) 6-3 Nick Fullwell
James Richardson 6-0 John Walton
Second Round
Justin Pipe 6-1 Chris Aubrey
Steve Farmer 6-1 Peter Manley
Michael Smith 6-5 Andy Smith
Denis Ovens 6-5 Prakash Jiwa
Mervyn King 6-0 Gary Eastwood
Kim Huybrechts 6-1 Richie Burnett
Jamie Caven 6-1 Joe Cullen
Robert Thornton 6-2 Reece Robinson
Roland Scholten 6-5 Mark Walsh
Brendan Dolan 6-1 Michael van Gerwen
Mark Webster 6-3 Steve Maish
Jelle Klaasen 6-4 Scott Rand
John Part 6-1 Terry Temple
Steve Evans 6-5 Barrie Bates
Peter Wright 6-4 Nigel Birch
Colin Lloyd 6-1 Andy Relf
Wes Newton 6-5 Ken MacNeil
Adrian Lewis 6-2 Stephen Hardy
Dave Chisnall 6-5 Shane O’Connor
Mark Hylton v Andy Brown
Vincent van der Voort 6-4 Andy Jenkins
Peter Hudson 6-4 Wayne Jones
Arron Monk 6-2 Colin Osborne
Mark Frost 6-5 Terry Jenkins
Ronnie Baxter 6-2 Kirk Shepherd
Co Stompe 6-5 Dennis Smith
James Wade 6-1 Dyson Parody
Shaun Griffiths 6-4 Alan Tabern
Paul Nicholson 6-0 Colin Monk
Louis Blundell 6-5 Matt Clark
Kevin Painter 6-3 Adrian Gray
Steve Beaton 6-2 James Richardson
Losers £200
Third Round
Justin Pipe 6-3 Steve Farmer
Denis Ovens 6-4 Michael Smith
Kim Huybrechts 6-4 Mervyn King
Robert Thornton 6-0 Jamie Caven
Brendan Dolan 6-2 Roland Scholten
Mark Webster 6-5 Jelle Klaasen
John Part 6-3 Steve Evans
Colin Lloyd 6-4 Peter Wright
Adrian Lewis 6-5 Wes Newton
Dave Chisnall 6-1 Mark Hylton
Vincent van der Voort 6-4 Peter Hudson
Arron Monk 6-2 Mark Frost
Co Stompe 6-2 Ronnie Baxter
Shaun Griffiths 6-4 James Wade
Paul Nicholson 6-3 Louis Blundell
Steve Beaton 6-5 Kevin Painter
Losers £400
Fourth Round
Justin Pipe 6-4 Denis Ovens
Kim Huybrechts 6-4 Robert Thornton
Brendan Dolan 6-3 Mark Webster
John Part 6-0 Colin Lloyd
Dave Chisnall 6-5 Adrian Lewis
Arron Monk 6-5 Vincent van der Voort
Co Stompe 6-2 Shaun Griffiths
Steve Beaton 6-3 Paul Nicholson
Losers £600
Quarter-Finals
Justin Pipe 6-4 Kim Huybrechts
Brendan Dolan 6-4 John Part
Dave Chisnall 6-1 Arron Monk
Co Stompe 6-3 Steve Beaton
Losers £1,000
Semi-Finals
Justin Pipe 6-0 Brendan Dolan
Dave Chisnall 6-5 Co Stompe
Losers £2,000
Final
Dave Chisnall 6-4 Justin Pipe
Winner £6,000 – Runner-Up £3,000
Final – leg-by-leg Justin Pipe v Dave Chisnall
0-0 – Dave Chisnall wins the bull and throws first
0-1 – Three ton-plus scores put Chisnall first to a finish, despite a 180 from Pipe, and he finishes double top for a 14-dart leg.
1-1 – Chisnall opens the second with scores of 140 and 180 against the throw, but Pipe hits two 140s and finishes double eight to level in 15 darts.
1-2 – Pipe hits scores of 125, 137 and 137 but fails to finish 102 and Chisnall follows a second 140 with double ten for a 15-dart finish.
2-2 – Chisnall opens with a 180, but Pipe replies with a maximum of his own, only to see the St Helens man hit 100 and 121 to leave 100 – but when he fails to check out Pipe finishes 80 in two darts for a 14-darter.
2-3 – Chisnall makes three visits without hitting a treble, but then scores 121 and 140 to be first to a finish. However, he is given a reprieve for failing to finish 94 when Pipe misses two darts at double 16, and he returns to hit the same bed.
3-3 – The pair trade 180s, and Pipe adds a second maximum of the leg to leave 41 after nine darts and finishes double 16 for an 11-dart leg, with Chisnall waiting on 62.
4-3 – Pipe secures the first break, hitting two 140s and double eight, with Chisnall waiting on 40.
4-4 – Chisnall kicks off with scores of 180, 134 and 134 but misses double top and ten to break back – only for Pipe to follow up a 180 by wiring double 12 for a 101 finish to allow him back in to level.
4-5 – Chisnall lands another 180 and hits double 18 to move a leg away from victory.
4-6 – Chisnall opens with his fifth maximum of the final and follows a 59 with another maximum to leave 82, and when Pipe misses double 13 for a 106 he returns to hit tops for a 12-dart winning leg.
Andrew Devonshire – PDPA Fanzone