COLIN LLOYD won the Atlanta Players Championship, defeating James Wade in the final.
Lloyd claimed his first tournament win since January with the £5,000 success in the first of two PDC ranked events in Georgia over the weekend.
After whitewash wins over Tom Jackowski and Steve Maish in the early rounds, and a win over Peter Wright, he overcame Roland Scholten and Mark Walsh to reach the final.
There, he defeated Wade, who had announced his return to action with wins over John Liggett, Steve Hine, Peter Manley, Jamie Caven and Darin Young on the day.
Lloyd took two breaks of throw in moving 3-0 up in the final, and though the left-hander pulled back to 3-2, a trio of legs secured the title for the Essex man.
Walsh reached the semi-finals in his bid for a fifth PDC Pro Tour win of the year, and he was joined in the last four by American left-hander Young.
Young overcame Dennis Priestley, Matt Clark, Terry Jenkins and Mark Webster in progressing to the semis.
Ken MacNeil battled through to the quarter-finals, where he was joined by Webster, Jamie Caven and Roland Scholten, a semi-finalist in the Canadian Players Championship last weekend.
Atlanta Players Championship
Preliminary Round
Bryan de Hoog 6-4 Larry Butler
Dan Lauby 6-0 Wayne Budgen
Joe Swick 6-3 Co Stompe Jr
Dave Switzer 6-1 Bill Penn
Dennis Smith 6-1 Mark Venable
Robert Watson-Lang 6-2 Dennis Sayre Jr
David Fatum 6-0 Keith Graham
Ray Carver 6-3 Donny Joe
Gary Mawson 6-0 Daniel J Lauby Jr
Bob Sinnaeve 6-5 Scotty Burnett
David Whitt 6-2 Jared Gurman
Jason Brandon 6-2 Ed DeBehnke
Gordon Dixon 6-1 Ron Peppers
Andries Sterk 6-0 Leo J Ennis Jr
Brian Stamey 6-4 Jim Newman
Isen Veljic 6-2 Robert Sharpless
Joe DaVanti 6-0 Adam Sinnaeve
Joe Chaney 6-1 Mark Nielsen
Joe Slivan 6-0 Tom Ashbeck
Round One
Alan Tabern 6-5 Bryan de Hoog
John Part 6-1 Dan Lauby
Mark Webster 6-3 Wes Newton
Tony Eccles 6-5 Joe Swick
Terry Jenkins 6-4 Chuck Pankow
Barrie Bates 6-4 Dave Switzer
Darin Young 6-5 Dennis Priestley
Matt Clark 6-5 Dennis Smith
James Wade 6-0 John Liggett
Steve Hine 6-3 Robert Watson-Lang
Steve Beaton 6-3 Bill Davis
Peter Manley 6-4 David Fatum
Ronnie Baxter 6-3 Dan Zimmerman
Kirk Shepherd 6-4 Ray Carver
Jamie Caven 6-0 Peter Schaumann
Gary Mawson 6-4 Co Stompe
Mark Walsh 6-2 Bob Sinnaeve
Colin Monk 6-3 David Whitt
Andy Jenkins 6-1 Tom Sheets
Jelle Klaasen 6-3 Jason Brandon
Ken MacNeil 6-5 Robert Thornton
Gordon Dixon 6-2 Kevin McDine
Andy Hamilton 6-0 Adrian W Lewis
Wayne Mardle 6-0 Andries Sterk
Colin Lloyd 6-0 Tom Jackowski
Peter Wright 6-1 Brian Stamey
Denis Ovens 6-5 Par Riihonen
Steve Maish 6-5 Isen Veljic
Colin Osborne 6-1 Joe DaVanti
Roland Scholten 6-2 Joe Chaney
Kevin Painter 6-4 Stephen Panuncialman
Paul Nicholson 6-4 Joe Slivan
Losers £100
Second Round
John Part 6-4 Alan Tabern
Mark Webster 6-3 Tony Eccles
Terry Jenkins 6-5 Barrie Bates
Darin Young 6-4 Matt Clark
James Wade 6-4 Steve Hine
Peter Manley 6-4 Steve Beaton
Ronnie Baxter 6-2 Kirk Shepherd
Jamie Caven 6-2 Gary Mawson
Mark Walsh 6-2 Colin Monk
Jelle Klaasen 6-4 Andy Jenkins
Ken MacNeil 6-2 Gordon Dixon
Andy Hamilton 6-2 Wayne Mardle
Colin Lloyd 6-2 Peter Wright
Steve Maish 6-4 Denis Ovens
Roland Scholten 6-3 Colin Osborne
Kevin Painter 6-1 Paul Nicholson
Losers £200
Third Round
Mark Webster 6-1 John Part
Darin Young 6-5 Terry Jenkins
James Wade 6-4 Peter Manley
Jamie Caven 6-5 Ronnie Baxter
Mark Walsh 6-5 Jelle Klaasen
Ken MacNeil 6-4 Andy Hamilton
Colin Lloyd 6-0 Steve Maish
Roland Scholten 6-2 Kevin Painter
Losers £300
Quarter Finals
Darin Young 6-5 Mark Webster
James Wade 6-4 Jamie Caven
Mark Walsh 6-2 Ken MacNeil
Colin Lloyd 6-3 Roland Scholten
Losers £700
Semi Finals
James Wade 6-2 Darin Young
Colin Lloyd 6-0 Mark Walsh
Losers £1,250
Final
Colin Lloyd 6-2 James Wade
Winner £5,000
Runner-Up £2,500