Players Championship 20
Peter Wright produced a 109 average to beat Michael van Gerwen 8-2 and win Players Championship 20.
Peter Wright produced an outstanding display to deny Michael van Gerwen a first title of 2021 as he scooped his third victory of the year in Thursday’s Players Championship 20.
Wright had ended the year’s second and fourth blocks of PDC Super Series action with titles in recent months, and repeated the trick in Coventry as he landed another £10,000 top prize. Wright produced four ton-plus averages in his seven wins on the day, but reserved his best performance for the final in a high-quality contest with Van Gerwen.
Finishes of 84, 74 and 64 helped Wright into a 3-0 lead, with Van Gerwen needing a 130 finish for a 12-darter to hit back in leg four. Wright punished a miss at the bull from the Dutchman to restore his cushion with a 12-darter in leg five, with Van Gerwen opening the next with seven perfect darts only to see his rival finish 324 in six darts with a 180 and a 144 checkout.
Double 16 saw Van Gerwen claim a second leg, but Wright took out 87 for a 12-darter, double 11 to capitalise on two further misses from the three-time World Champion and a 71 finish to complete a brilliant display – ending with an average of almost 109.
Wright also defeated Boris Krcmar, Steve Brown, Martijn Kleermaker, Daryl Gurney, Danny Noppert and James Wade during the day, and heads into the Betfred World Matchplay full of confidence.
Players Championship 20
(PDC Super Series 5)
QUARTER-FINALS (11)
Jose de Sousa 6-3 Chas Barstow
Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Michael Smith
James Wade 6-3 Gerwyn Price
Peter Wright 6-3 Danny Noppert
SEMI FINALS (13)
Jose de Sousa 2-7 Michael van Gerwen
James Wade 2-7 Peter Wright
FINAL (15)
Michael van Gerwen 2-8 Peter Wright
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Ross Smith claimed his maiden PDC ranking title at Players Championship 19 in Coventry on Wednesday, ending a seven-game losing run against Brendan Dolan in the final.
A PDC Tour Card Holder since 2012, Smith finally found his way into the winners’ enclosure with an 8-4 victory over Dolan, having fallen short to Michael Smith in the Players Championship 10 final earlier this year.
Players Championship 19
(PDC Super Series 5)
QUARTER-FINALS (11)
Ryan Joyce 6-3 Keegan Brown
Gary Anderson 1-6 Ross Smith
Nathan Aspinall 2-6 Dimitri van den Bergh
Brendan Dolan 6-2 Michael Smith
SEMI FINALS (13)
Ryan Joyce 2-7 Ross Smith
Dimitri van den Bergh 2-7 Brendan Dolan
FINAL (15)
Ross Smith 8-4 Brendan Dolan
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Chris Dobey claimed the first ranking title of his career in dramatic fashion to edge out Jose de Sousa in Tuesday’s Players Championship 18 final in Coventry.
The Bedlington thrower won through to his fifth ranking final with some brilliant darts during the event, but looked set to agonisingly miss out once more.
De Sousa came from 3-0 and 4-1 down to lead 7-6, but missed eight match darts in the next two legs as Dobey snatched a dramatic win.
Players Championship 18
(PDC Super Series 5)
QUARTER-FINALS (11)
Jose de Sousa 6-1 Mervyn King
Ryan Searle 6-0 Boris Krcmar
Chris Dobey 6-5 Stephen Bunting
Maik Kuivenhoven 6-5 Scott Mitchell
SEMI FINALS (13)
Jose de Sousa 7-6 Ryan Searle
Chris Dobey 7-6 Maik Kuivenhoven
FINAL (15)
Jose de Sousa 7-8 Chris Dobey
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Stephen Bunting ended his five-year PDC title drought at Players Championship 17 in Coventry on Monday, defeating Dimitri Van den Bergh 8-4 in the final.
The £10,000 title all but confirms Bunting’s place in July’s Betfred World Matchplay, having started the day outside the provisional qualification places.
Bunting, a 2020/21 World Championship semi-finalist, recorded victories over Gerwyn Price and Raymond van Barneveld on a memorable opening day of PDC Super Series 5 at the Coventry Building Society Arena.
Players Championship 17
(PDC Super Series 5)
QUARTER-FINALS (11)
Stephen Bunting 6-3 Raymond van Barneveld
Michael van Gerwen 5-6 Gerwyn Price
Jose de Sousa 6-3 Mervyn King
Brendan Dolan 3-6 Dimitri van den Bergh
SEMI FINALS (13)
Stephen Bunting 7-5 Gerwyn Price
Jose de Sousa 4-7 Dimitri van den Bergh
FINAL (15)
Stephen Bunting 8-4 Dimitri van den Bergh
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Players Championship 16
(PDC Super Series 4)
Peter Wright picked up his second ranking title of 2021 with an outstanding 8-4 defeat of Luke Humphries in Thursday’s Players Championship 16 final in Milton Keynes.
Wright had concluded PDC Super Series 2 with victory in Players Championship 8 in March, and repeated the feat on the fourth day of PDC Super Series 4 to pick up the £10,000 title.
QUARTER-FINALS (11)
Callan Rydz 6-3 Adrian Lewis
Peter Wright 6-1 Rob Cross
Luke Humphries 6-5 Steve Beaton
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-3 Gerwyn Price
SEMI FINALS (13)
Callan Rydz 0-7 Peter Wright
Luke Humphries 7-3 Dirk van Duijvenbode
FINAL (15)
Peter Wright 8-4 Luke Humphries
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Players Championship 15
(PDC Super Series 4)
Jose de Sousa made it back-to-back PDC titles with victory at Players Championship 15 in Milton Keynes on Wednesday, defeating Ryan Searle 8-7 in the final at the Marshall Arena.
De Sousa, who won Players Championship 14 on Tuesday and hit a 127 average in Monday’s Players Championship 13, continued his remarkable week at the Marshall Arena to scoop another £10,000 title.
QUARTER-FINALS (11)
Ryan Searle 6-2 Boris Krcmar
Stephen Bunting 6-2 Adrian Lewis
Jose de Sousa 6-5 Jonny Clayton
Rob Cross 6-5 Peter Wright
SEMI FINALS (13)
Ryan Searle 7-4 Stephen Bunting
Jose de Sousa 7-2 Rob Cross
FINAL (15)
Ryan Searle 7-8 Jose de Sousa
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Players Championship 14
(PDC Super Series 4)
Jose de Sousa won his second Players Championship of 2021 by defeating Michael van Gerwen 8-6 in the final of Tuesday’s event in Milton Keynes.
The Portuguese star won Players Championship 9 in April, and claimed a further £10,000 title with a superb display in the second of four days in PDC Super Series 4.
QUARTER-FINALS (11)
Gary Anderson 6-4 Joe Cullen
Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Ted Evetts
Jose De Sousa 6-1 Dimitri van den Bergh
Gabriel Clemens 6-4 Ritchie Edhouse
SEMI FINALS (13)
Gary Anderson 2-7 Michael van Gerwen
Jose De Sousa 7-5 Gabriel Clemens
FINAL (15)
Michael van Gerwen 6-8 Jose De Sousa
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Players Championship 13
(PDC Super Series 4)
Joe Cullen marked his return to PDC action with a second title of 2021, defeating Gerwyn Price in the final of Players Championship 13 in Milton Keynes on Monday.
The final of the first Players Championship event since April was contested by two players who both ended an 86-day wait to return to ProTour action, with Cullen running out an 8-6 winner. Niels Zonneveld also hit a 9 darter.
QUARTER-FINALS (11)
Joe Culen 6-4 James Wade
Michael Van Gerwen 6-1 Martijn Kleermaker
Jonny Clayton 6-4 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Gerwyn Price 6-5 Gary Anderson
SEMI FINALS (13)
Joe Culen 7-2 Michael Van Gerwen
Jonny Clayton 1-7 Gerwyn Price
FINAL (15)
Joe Cullen 8-6 Gerwyn Price
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Players Championship 12
(PDC Super Series 3)
Dimitri Van den Bergh picked up his maiden Players Championship title with a superb 8-7 defeat of Dirk van Duijvenbode as PDC Super Series 3 came to a close in Niedernhausen on Tuesday.
The World Matchplay champion and two-time World Youth Champion has previously lost out twice in ProTour finals, but scooped the £10,000 top prize in Players Championship 12.
QUARTER-FINALS (11)
Danny Noppert 6-3 Daryl Gurney
Scott Mitchell 5-6 Dimitri van den Bergh
Robert Thornton 6-3 Michael Smith
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-0 Simon Whitlock
SEMI FINALS (13)
Danny Noppert 2-7 Dimitri van den Bergh
Robert Thornton 4-7 Dirk van Duijvenbode
FINAL (15)
Dimitri van den Bergh 8-7 Dirk van Duijvenbode
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Players Championship 11
(PDC Super Series 3)
Dirk van Duijvenbode secured his first PDC ranking title after beating Martijn Kleermaker 8-6 in the final of Players Championship 11 in Niedernhausen.
The Dutchman enjoyed a remarkable rise up the PDC rankings in 2020, including reaching his first televised final at the World Grand Prix, and has continued that form into 2021 as he scooped a maiden ProTour title.
Victory over Kleermaker on Day Three of PDC Super Series 3 means Van Duijvenbode becomes the 85th player in history to win a PDC ranking event.
QUARTER-FINALS (11)
Andy Boulton 6-5 Damon Heta
Scott Mitchell 4-6 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Rob Cross 5-6 Brendan Dolan
Martijn Kleermaker 6-5 Ritchie Edhouse
SEMI FINALS (13)
Andy Boulton 5-7 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Brendan Dolan 5-7 Martijn Kleermaker
FINAL (15)
Dirk van Duijvenbode 8-6 Martijn Kleermaker
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Players Championship 10
(PDC Super Series 3)
The world number eight followed up two titles last November with another Players Championship triumph, as he produced consistently high-standard darts throughout Sunday’s event.
He followed up a trio of 6-3 wins – against Geert Nentjes, Luke Woodhouse and William O’Connor – by averaging a sensational 114.5 in defeating Premier League joint-leader Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-2 in the last 16.
Smith then saw off Martin Schindler 6-3 in the quarter-finals before overcoming Aaron Beeney 7-4 in the semis, and eventually took victory in the final by the same three-leg margin.
QUARTER-FINALS (11)
Ross Smith 6-3 Jose de Sousa
Berry van Peer 6-3 Steve Lennon
Aaron Beeney 6-2 Raymond van Barneveld
Michael Smith 6-3 Martin Schindler
SEMI FINALS (13)
Ross Smith 7-2 Berry van Peer
Michael Smith 7-4 Aaron Beeney
FINAL (15)
Michael Smith 8-5 Ross Smith
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Players Championship 9
(PDC Super Series 3)
Jose de Sousa took victory on the opening day of PDC Super Series 3 with an astonishing 8-1 defeat of Luke Humphries in Saturday’s final in Niedernhausen.
Jose de Sousa took victory on the opening day of PDC Super Series 3 with an astonishing 8-1 defeat of Luke Humphries in Saturday’s final in Niedernhausen. The Grand Slam of Darts champion produced one of the most dominant performances ever seen in a final as he averaged 114 to scoop the £10,000 title.
That display came at the end of an untouchable day of darts at the H+ Hotel, as De Sousa averaged over 96 in all six matches on his way to the win.
QUARTER-FINALS (11)
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-0 Jamie Hughes
Luke Humphries 6-4 Jason Lowe
Jose De Sousa 6-2 Brendan Dolan
Alan Tabern 5-6 Krzysztof Kciuk
SEMI FINALS (13)
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-7 Luke Humphries
Jose De Sousa 7-2 Krzysztof Kciuk
FINAL (15)
Luke Humphries 1-8 Jose De Sousa
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Players Championship 8
(PDC Super Series 2)
Wright had last tasted victory in November but the world number three showed his quality to average 103 across seven matches as PDC Super Series 2 came to a close.
The Scot dropped just four legs in his opening three games, defeating Jack Main, Adam Hunt and William O’Connor, before being taken the full 11-leg distance by Steve West in the last 16. Wright then averaged over 108 in his 6-4 quarter-final over Steve Lennon, and proved too strong for Joe Cullen with a 7-2 semi-final victory.
He then ended Price’s run of winning seven successive finals with an 8-3 triumph in the decider to claim the £10,000 top prize and head into next month’s Unibet Premier League in winning form. Mickey Mansell achieved a nine-dart finish during his first round tie with Jamie Hughes, although the Northern Irish star lost the tie 6-5.
QUARTER-FINALS (11)
Joe Cullen 6-3 Krzysztof Ratajski
Peter Wright 6-4 Steve Lennon
Brendan Dolan 6-4 Martin Schindler
Jason Lowe 2-6 Gerwyn Price
SEMI FINALS (13)
Joe Cullen 2-7 Peter Wright
Brendan Dolan 2-7 Gerwyn Price
FINAL (15)
Peter Wright 8-3 Gerwyn Price
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Players Championship 7
(PDC Super Series 2)
Jonny Clayton’s superb 2021 continued on Thursday with a second Players Championship win of the year, defeating James Wade 8-5 in the final on day three of PDC Super Series 2.
The Players Championship 7 decider saw the two most recent winners of televised titles clash for the £10,000 first prize at the Marshall Arena, and it was Clayton who emerged victorious. The Masters champion also won Players Championship 4 in Bolton last month and reached two other finals, and was in top form once again throughout Players Championship 7.
He averaged 98 or 99 in three of his opening four matches in brushing aside Josh Payne, Ted Evetts, Jason Lowe and Steve Lennon, before defeating Grand Slam champion Jose de Sousa 6-4 in a high-quality quarter-final where both players averaged over 103.
Clayton had reeled off the final four legs without reply to win that tie against De Sousa, and then whitewashed Jason Heaver 7-0 in the semi-finals to continue his run of winning legs as he reached a fifth final of the year.
QUARTER-FINALS (11)
James Wade 6-4 Darius Labanauskas
Gabriel Clemens 6-3 Chas Barstow
Jonny Clayton 6-4 Jose de Sousa
Jason Heaver 6-4 Vincent van der Voort
SEMI FINALS (13)
James Wade 7-5 Gabriel Clemens
Jonny Clayton 7-0 Jason Heaver
FINAL (15)
James Wade 5-8 Jonny Clayton
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Players Championship 6
(PDC Super Series 2)
Gerwyn Price won his first title as World Champion by defeating Luke Humphries 8-5 in Wednesday’s Players Championship 6 final in Milton Keynes.
Price was in imperious form as he produced his best day of darts since January 3, when he took William Hill World Darts Championship glory, as he scooped the £10,000 top prize on the second day of PDC Super Series 2.
The Welshman averaged 102.89 across his seven matches on the day, the sixth highest total for a Players Championship winner since the DartConnect scoring system began being used in 2018, and averaged under 100 in a game just once.
QUARTER-FINALS (11)
Brendan Dolan 6-3 James Wade
Michael Smith 3-6 Gerwyn Price
Niels Zonneveld 4-6 Jamie Hughes
Luke Humphries 6-2 Dirk van Duijvenbode
SEMI FINALS (13)
Brendan Dolan 6-7 Gerwyn Price
Jamie Hughes 6-7 Luke Humphries
FINAL (15)
Gerwyn Price 8-5 Luke Humphries
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Players Championship 5
(PDC Super Series 2)
Brendan Dolan won his eighth ranking event with a superb triumph in Players Championship 5, which culminated in an 8-6 defeat of Michael Smith in Tuesday’s final as PDC Super Series 2 began in Milton Keynes.
The Northern Irish star produced arguably his finest ever day of darts as he scooped the £10,000 title in the first of four Players Championship events being staged at the Marshall Arena this week.
QUARTER-FINALS (11)
Joe Cullen 6-4 Ryan Joyce
Brendan Dolan 6-3 Scott Mitchell
Ryan Searle 2-6 Michael Smith
Alan Souter 6-5 Dirk van Duijvenbode
SEMI FINALS (13)
Joe Cullen 4-7 Brendan Dolan
Michael Smith 7-6 Alan Souter
FINAL (15)
Brendan Dolan 8-6 Michael Smith
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Players Championship 4
(PDC Super Series 1)
Jonny Clayton capped four incredible days at the PDC Super Series by winning the fourth Players Championship event of the year, beating Damon Heta 8-6 in Sunday’s final in Bolton.
The Welshman has been in imperious form in 2021, having won his first TV title in January’s Ladbrokes Masters before reaching three out of four finals in the Super Series.
After tasting defeat to Joe Cullen on Day One, to youngster Callan Rydz in the second event, and falling at the quarter-final stage on Day Three, it was fitting that the Welshman would go one further on Day Four to scoop the £10,000 title.
QUARTER-FINALS (11)
Daryl Gurney 4-6 Gabriel Clemens
Jonny Clayton 6-3 Michael Smith
Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Madars Razma
Damon Heta 6-3 Dirk van Duijvenbode
SEMI FINALS (13)
Gabriel Clemens 5-7 Jonny Clayton
Michael van Gerwen 3-7 Damon Heta
FINAL (15)
Jonny Clayton 8-6 Damon Heta
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Players Championship 3
(PDC Super Series 1)
Raymond van Barneveld sensationally marked his return to professional darts by winning a first PDC ranking title since 2013 on just his third day back on tour in Bolton on Saturday.
Five months on from announcing his intention to return to the sport and just over a week since claiming a PDC Tour Card at Qualifying School, the five-time World Champion defeated Joe Cullen 8-6 in a captivating final at Players Championship 3.
Taking place at the Bolton Whites Hotel, where Van Barneveld famously lifted his first televised PDC title at the 2006 UK Open, the Dutchman took a huge step towards a return to TV stages, including the William Hill World Darts Championship, with the £10,000 winner’s prize.
QUARTER-FINALS (11)
Joe Cullen 6-2 Krzysztof Ratajski
Jonny Clayton 4-6 Danny Noppert
Raymond van Barneveld 6-2 Alan Soutar
Glen Durrant 1-6 Ian White
SEMI FINALS (13)
Joe Cullen 7-3 Danny Noppert
Raymond van Barneveld 7-3 Ian White
FINAL (15)
Joe Cullen 6-8 Raymond van Barneveld
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Players Championship 2
(PDC Super Series 1)
Callan Rydz won his first senior PDC ranking title at Players Championship 2 in Bolton on Friday, defeating Jonny Clayton 8-7 in the final.
Rydz, 22, survived a match dart from back-to-back ProTour runner-up Clayton in a thrilling finale to ensure a dream start to just his second year as a PDC Tour Card Holder .
Previously a winner on the Challenge and Development Tours, Rydz – who was announced as PDC Young Player of the Year last month – came out on top of the 128-player field on the second day of the new ProTour season at the Bolton Whites Hotel
QUARTER-FINALS (11)
Callan Rydz 6-1 Ian White
John Michael 4-6 Nathan Aspinall
Vincent van der Voort 6-3 Steve Beaton
Jonny Clayton 6-3 Mensur Suljovic
SEMI FINALS (13)
Callan Rydz 7-2 Nathan Aspinall
Vincent van der Voort 5-7 Jonny Clayton
FINAL (15)
Callan Rydz 8-7 Jonny Clayton
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Players Championship 1
(PDC Super Series 1)
Joe Cullen secured the first PDC ranking title of the 2021 season at Players Championship 1 in Bolton on Thursday, defeating Jonny Clayton 8-7 in the final.
Winner of the last Players Championship event of 2020, world number 16 Cullen picked up where he left off last year as he came out on top of the new-look field of PDC Tour Card Holders at the Bolton Whites Hotel.
QUARTER-FINALS (11)
Rob Cross 5-6 Nathan Aspinall
Joe Cullen 6-4 Gabriel Clemens
Jonny Clayton 6-2 James Wade
Michael Smith 5-6 Jonathan Worsley
SEMI FINALS (13)
Nathan Aspinall 4-7 Joe Cullen
Jonny Clayton 7-0 Jonathan Worsley
FINAL (15)
Joe Cullen 8-7 Jonny Clayton
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