IAN WHITE secured the third PDC title of his career as he beat Dave Chisnall to win the 19th Players Championship event of the year in Coventry on Saturday.
White saw off a host of high-profile names en route to his place in the final before comfortably defeating Chisnall 6-2 at the Ricoh Arena, hitting a spectacular 146 checkout in the final leg to seal the victory.
The loss would prove to be the second final disappointment in just under a week for Chisnall though, after he was defeated in the Grand Slam of Darts final by Phil Taylor just six days ago.
Diamond’s day began with a 6-1 win over another man who had enjoyed an impressive run in Wolverhampton, youngster Keegan Brown, before he then saw off Darren Johnson and Jamie Caven to book his place in the last 16.
The 44-year-old’s best performance of the day would come in the next round as beat world number nine Robert Thornton 6-3, averaging 101.83 in the process.
A 6-4 success over Peter Hudson would follow in the quarter-finals before White then saw of the day’s surprise package, Gerwyn Price, 6-3 in the semi-finals to book his place in the last two.
Chisnall got off to a similarly strong start as he comfortably saw off Adam Hunt (6-3), Mick Todd (6-2) and Dean Winstanley (6-0) in his opening rounds to breeze into the last 16.
A narrow 6-4 win over Michael Smith came next for Chizzy before he turned on the style to dump Adrian Lewis out of the tournament, winning 6-2 with a 102.92 average.
After battling his way to the final in Wolverhampton the week before, Chisnall showed more of his fighting spirit as he came back from 5-3 down to beat Brendan Dolan 6-5 in the semi-finals and set up the final showdown with White.
Chizzy would again start slowly in the final as White raced into a 3-0 lead, but despite pulling the game back to 4-2, White was not in any mood to let his grasp on a first PDC title in just over a year slip.
Diamond just held on to his throw in the seventh leg, taking out 18 to move 5-2 in front, before saving his best checkout of the afternoon for the final leg of the day as he took out 146 to seal an impressive win in spectacular fashion.
View all of the day’s results below.
Players Championship 19
Saturday November 22, Ricoh Arena, Coventry
First Round
Gary Anderson BYE
Gerwyn Price 6-4 Pete Dyos
Ben Ward 6-2 Paul Nicholson
Colin Lloyd 6-5 Steve West
Terry Jenkins 6-1 Ryan de Vreede
Johnny Haines 6-3 David Dodds
Stephen Bunting 6-4 Wayne Jones
Michael Barnard 6-3 Paul Amos
Josh Payne 6-5 Justin Pipe
Andy Jenkins 6-3 Ryan Harrington
Ian Moss 6-4 Darren Webster
Ross Smith 6-0 Stuart White
Simon Whitlock 6-3 Matthew Edgar
John Henderson 6-2 Joe Lacey
Jamie Bain 6-0 Kevin Painter
Tomas Seyler 6-5 Arron Monk
Peter Wright 6-1 James Hubbard
Peter Hudson 6-1 Dan Russell
Benito van de Pas 6-2 Wayne Pepper
Mark Webster 6-3 Matt Clark
Kim Huybrechts 6-4 Mark Barilli
Glenn Spearing 6-2 Richie Howson
Wes Newton 6-2 Kurt Parry
Kyle Anderson 6-1 Mickey Mansell
Robert Thornton 6-4 Ricky Evans
Dennis Smith 6-3 Terry Temple
Ryan Palmer 6-4 Jamie Lewis
Scott Mackenzie 6-5 Ronny Huybrechts
Ian White 6-1 Keegan Brown
Darren Johnson 6-3 Magnus Caris
Jamie Caven 6-2 Mark Frost
Chris Aubrey 6-4 Jason Hogg
Brendan Dolan BYE
Conan Whitehead 6-5 Nigel Heydon
Ron Meulenkamp 6-5 Christian Kist
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-2 Joe Murnan
Steve Beaton 6-4 Mark Forman
Matt Padgett 6-4 Mark Walsh
Andy Hamilton 6-5 Mark Dudbridge
Brett Claydon 6-5 Jeff Batham
Mervyn King 6-5 James Richardson
John Bowles 6-4 Stuart Kellett
Andy Smith 6-3 Connie Finnan
Darron Brown 6-3 Andy Parsons
Vincent van der Voort 6-3 Steve Douglas
Daryl Gurney 6-3 Jerry Hendriks
Andrew Gilding 6-1 Ian McFarlane
Kevin Dowling 6-4 John Part
James Wade 6-4 Gary Stone
Steve Brown 6-3 David Ladley
Jelle Klaasen 6-5 Kevin McDine
Jyhan Artut 6-4 Steve Hine
Adrian Lewis 6-3 Kevin Thomas
David Pallett 6-4 Joey Ten Berge
Ronnie Baxter 6-2 Robert Owen
Steve Grubb 6-5 Colin Osborne
Michael Smith 6-4 Antonio Alcinas
Jim Walker 6-2 Tony Newell
Raymond van Barneveld 6-1 Nick Fullwell
Jason Lovett 6-1 Joe Cullen
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Adam Hunt
Mick Todd 6-2 Marc Dewsbury
Dean Winstanley 6-2 Ross Twell
William O'Connor 6-3 Brian Woods
Second Round
Gerwyn Price 6-2 Gary Anderson
Colin Lloyd 6-4 Ben Ward
Terry Jenkins 6-4 Johnny Haines
Stephen Bunting 6-1 Michael Barnard
Josh Payne 6-3 Andy Jenkins
Ross Smith 6-1 Ian Moss
John Henderson 6-4 Simon Whitlock
Tomas Seyler 6-4 Jamie Bain
Peter Hudson 6-4 Peter Wright
Benito van de Pas 6-5 Mark Webster
Kim Huybrechts 6-2 Glenn Spearing
Kyle Anderson 6-3 Wes Newton
Robert Thornton 6-5 Dennis Smith
Scott Mackenzie 6-1 Ryan Palmer
Ian White 6-3 Darren Johnson
Jamie Caven 6-3 Chris Aubrey
Brendan Dolan 6-2 Conan Whitehead
Ron Meulenkamp 6-4 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Matt Padgett 6-4 Steve Beaton
Brett Claydon 6-5 Andy Hamilton
John Bowles 6-4 Mervyn King
Andy Smith 6-1 Darron Brown
Vincent van der Voort 6-5 Daryl Gurney
Andrew Gilding 6-0 Kevin Dowling
Steve Brown 6-2 James Wade
Jelle Klaasen 6-1 Jyhan Artut
Adrian Lewis 6-4 David Pallett
Ronnie Baxter 6-3 Steve Grubb
Michael Smith 6-3 Jim Walker
Raymond van Barneveld 6-2 Jason Lovett
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Mick Todd
Dean Winstanley 6-3 William O'Connor
Third Round
Gerwyn Price 6-5 Colin Lloyd
Terry Jenkins 6-4 Stephen Bunting
Ross Smith 6-1 Josh Payne
John Henderson 6-3 Tomas Seyler
Peter Hudson 6-4 Benito van de Pas
Kim Huybrechts 6-4 Kyle Anderson
Robert Thornton 6-3 Scott Mackenzie
Ian White 6-5 Jamie Caven
Brendan Dolan 6-3 Ron Meulenkamp
Matt Padgett 6-5 Brett Claydon
John Bowles 6-5 Andy Smith
Vincent van der Voort 6-4 Andrew Gilding
Steve Brown 6-4 Jelle Klaasen
Adrian Lewis 6-3 Ronnie Baxter
Michael Smith 6-3 Raymond van Barneveld
Dave Chisnall 6-0 Dean Winstanley
Last 16
Gerwyn Price 6-2 Terry Jenkins
Ross Smith 6-2 John Henderson
Peter Hudson 6-5 Kim Huybrechts
Ian White 6-3 Robert Thornton
Brendan Dolan 6-2 Matt Padgett
John Bowles 6-3 Vincent van der Voort
Adrian Lewis 6-3 Steve Brown
Dave Chisnall 6-4 Michael Smith
Quarter-Finals
Gerwyn Price 6-3 Ross Smith
Ian White 6-4 Peter Hudson
Brendan Dolan 6-5 John Bowles
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Adrian Lewis
Semi-Finals
Ian White 6-3 Gerwyn Price
Dave Chisnall 6-5 Brendan Dolan
Final
Ian White 6-2 Dave Chisnall
White saw off a host of high-profile names en route to his place in the final before comfortably defeating Chisnall 6-2 at the Ricoh Arena, hitting a spectacular 146 checkout in the final leg to seal the victory.
The loss would prove to be the second final disappointment in just under a week for Chisnall though, after he was defeated in the Grand Slam of Darts final by Phil Taylor just six days ago.
Diamond’s day began with a 6-1 win over another man who had enjoyed an impressive run in Wolverhampton, youngster Keegan Brown, before he then saw off Darren Johnson and Jamie Caven to book his place in the last 16.
The 44-year-old’s best performance of the day would come in the next round as beat world number nine Robert Thornton 6-3, averaging 101.83 in the process.
A 6-4 success over Peter Hudson would follow in the quarter-finals before White then saw of the day’s surprise package, Gerwyn Price, 6-3 in the semi-finals to book his place in the last two.
Chisnall got off to a similarly strong start as he comfortably saw off Adam Hunt (6-3), Mick Todd (6-2) and Dean Winstanley (6-0) in his opening rounds to breeze into the last 16.
A narrow 6-4 win over Michael Smith came next for Chizzy before he turned on the style to dump Adrian Lewis out of the tournament, winning 6-2 with a 102.92 average.
After battling his way to the final in Wolverhampton the week before, Chisnall showed more of his fighting spirit as he came back from 5-3 down to beat Brendan Dolan 6-5 in the semi-finals and set up the final showdown with White.
Chizzy would again start slowly in the final as White raced into a 3-0 lead, but despite pulling the game back to 4-2, White was not in any mood to let his grasp on a first PDC title in just over a year slip.
Diamond just held on to his throw in the seventh leg, taking out 18 to move 5-2 in front, before saving his best checkout of the afternoon for the final leg of the day as he took out 146 to seal an impressive win in spectacular fashion.
View all of the day’s results below.
Players Championship 19
Saturday November 22, Ricoh Arena, Coventry
First Round
Gary Anderson BYE
Gerwyn Price 6-4 Pete Dyos
Ben Ward 6-2 Paul Nicholson
Colin Lloyd 6-5 Steve West
Terry Jenkins 6-1 Ryan de Vreede
Johnny Haines 6-3 David Dodds
Stephen Bunting 6-4 Wayne Jones
Michael Barnard 6-3 Paul Amos
Josh Payne 6-5 Justin Pipe
Andy Jenkins 6-3 Ryan Harrington
Ian Moss 6-4 Darren Webster
Ross Smith 6-0 Stuart White
Simon Whitlock 6-3 Matthew Edgar
John Henderson 6-2 Joe Lacey
Jamie Bain 6-0 Kevin Painter
Tomas Seyler 6-5 Arron Monk
Peter Wright 6-1 James Hubbard
Peter Hudson 6-1 Dan Russell
Benito van de Pas 6-2 Wayne Pepper
Mark Webster 6-3 Matt Clark
Kim Huybrechts 6-4 Mark Barilli
Glenn Spearing 6-2 Richie Howson
Wes Newton 6-2 Kurt Parry
Kyle Anderson 6-1 Mickey Mansell
Robert Thornton 6-4 Ricky Evans
Dennis Smith 6-3 Terry Temple
Ryan Palmer 6-4 Jamie Lewis
Scott Mackenzie 6-5 Ronny Huybrechts
Ian White 6-1 Keegan Brown
Darren Johnson 6-3 Magnus Caris
Jamie Caven 6-2 Mark Frost
Chris Aubrey 6-4 Jason Hogg
Brendan Dolan BYE
Conan Whitehead 6-5 Nigel Heydon
Ron Meulenkamp 6-5 Christian Kist
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-2 Joe Murnan
Steve Beaton 6-4 Mark Forman
Matt Padgett 6-4 Mark Walsh
Andy Hamilton 6-5 Mark Dudbridge
Brett Claydon 6-5 Jeff Batham
Mervyn King 6-5 James Richardson
John Bowles 6-4 Stuart Kellett
Andy Smith 6-3 Connie Finnan
Darron Brown 6-3 Andy Parsons
Vincent van der Voort 6-3 Steve Douglas
Daryl Gurney 6-3 Jerry Hendriks
Andrew Gilding 6-1 Ian McFarlane
Kevin Dowling 6-4 John Part
James Wade 6-4 Gary Stone
Steve Brown 6-3 David Ladley
Jelle Klaasen 6-5 Kevin McDine
Jyhan Artut 6-4 Steve Hine
Adrian Lewis 6-3 Kevin Thomas
David Pallett 6-4 Joey Ten Berge
Ronnie Baxter 6-2 Robert Owen
Steve Grubb 6-5 Colin Osborne
Michael Smith 6-4 Antonio Alcinas
Jim Walker 6-2 Tony Newell
Raymond van Barneveld 6-1 Nick Fullwell
Jason Lovett 6-1 Joe Cullen
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Adam Hunt
Mick Todd 6-2 Marc Dewsbury
Dean Winstanley 6-2 Ross Twell
William O'Connor 6-3 Brian Woods
Second Round
Gerwyn Price 6-2 Gary Anderson
Colin Lloyd 6-4 Ben Ward
Terry Jenkins 6-4 Johnny Haines
Stephen Bunting 6-1 Michael Barnard
Josh Payne 6-3 Andy Jenkins
Ross Smith 6-1 Ian Moss
John Henderson 6-4 Simon Whitlock
Tomas Seyler 6-4 Jamie Bain
Peter Hudson 6-4 Peter Wright
Benito van de Pas 6-5 Mark Webster
Kim Huybrechts 6-2 Glenn Spearing
Kyle Anderson 6-3 Wes Newton
Robert Thornton 6-5 Dennis Smith
Scott Mackenzie 6-1 Ryan Palmer
Ian White 6-3 Darren Johnson
Jamie Caven 6-3 Chris Aubrey
Brendan Dolan 6-2 Conan Whitehead
Ron Meulenkamp 6-4 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Matt Padgett 6-4 Steve Beaton
Brett Claydon 6-5 Andy Hamilton
John Bowles 6-4 Mervyn King
Andy Smith 6-1 Darron Brown
Vincent van der Voort 6-5 Daryl Gurney
Andrew Gilding 6-0 Kevin Dowling
Steve Brown 6-2 James Wade
Jelle Klaasen 6-1 Jyhan Artut
Adrian Lewis 6-4 David Pallett
Ronnie Baxter 6-3 Steve Grubb
Michael Smith 6-3 Jim Walker
Raymond van Barneveld 6-2 Jason Lovett
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Mick Todd
Dean Winstanley 6-3 William O'Connor
Third Round
Gerwyn Price 6-5 Colin Lloyd
Terry Jenkins 6-4 Stephen Bunting
Ross Smith 6-1 Josh Payne
John Henderson 6-3 Tomas Seyler
Peter Hudson 6-4 Benito van de Pas
Kim Huybrechts 6-4 Kyle Anderson
Robert Thornton 6-3 Scott Mackenzie
Ian White 6-5 Jamie Caven
Brendan Dolan 6-3 Ron Meulenkamp
Matt Padgett 6-5 Brett Claydon
John Bowles 6-5 Andy Smith
Vincent van der Voort 6-4 Andrew Gilding
Steve Brown 6-4 Jelle Klaasen
Adrian Lewis 6-3 Ronnie Baxter
Michael Smith 6-3 Raymond van Barneveld
Dave Chisnall 6-0 Dean Winstanley
Last 16
Gerwyn Price 6-2 Terry Jenkins
Ross Smith 6-2 John Henderson
Peter Hudson 6-5 Kim Huybrechts
Ian White 6-3 Robert Thornton
Brendan Dolan 6-2 Matt Padgett
John Bowles 6-3 Vincent van der Voort
Adrian Lewis 6-3 Steve Brown
Dave Chisnall 6-4 Michael Smith
Quarter-Finals
Gerwyn Price 6-3 Ross Smith
Ian White 6-4 Peter Hudson
Brendan Dolan 6-5 John Bowles
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Adrian Lewis
Semi-Finals
Ian White 6-3 Gerwyn Price
Dave Chisnall 6-5 Brendan Dolan
Final
Ian White 6-2 Dave Chisnall