DAVE CHISNALL produced a brilliant display to defeat Steve Beaton 6-2 in the final of Players Championship Ten to claim the £10,000 prize at the Barnsley Metrodome on Saturday.
The 35-year-old, who reached the semi-finals of the inaugural Shanghai Darts Masters last week and has also appeared in two European Tour finals so far in 2016, claimed his first PDC title of the year with some scintillating darts.
After beating Jamie Robinson 6-2 in his opening game, he then pushed past Jonathan Worsley by the same scoreline in the second round. Chisnall's first major test came from John Henderson, but the world number nine proved too strong as he reached the last 16 with a 6-5 victory.
Chisnall then put a stop to recent Challenge Tour finalist Lee Evans' impressive run with a thumping 6-0 victory, before seeing off Kyle Anderson 6-3 to reach the semi-finals.
It was there that he produced arguably his best display of the day, destroying Andrew Gilding 6-0 to set up a final with Beaton.
The 52-year-old was equally as impressive on his run to the final. After overcoming Ronny Huybrechts in his opening game 6-4, the former Lakeside Champion then defeated Shaun Griffiths by the same scoreline and followed that up with a 6-0 thumping of Christian Kist.
In the last 16 he edged past Spain's Cristo Reyes 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals, where he then put a stop to recent ProTour winner Benito van de Pas with another 6-4 victory.
Beaton then repeated the 6-4 scoreline in the semi-finals against number one seed Kim Huybrechts - seeing off both Belgian brothers on the day before losing out to Chisnall at the final hurdle.
It was a change in fortunes for Chisnall, having lost in The Unibet Masters final in January, and two European Tour events in the Peperami Gibraltar Darts Trophy and the HappyBet European Darts Matchplay, as he scooped his 11th PDC career title.
Former UK Open finalist Mark Walsh enjoyed his best run in a ranking event since February 2014 as he won through to the quarter-finals alongside Anderson, van de Pas and Welsh ace Gerwyn Price.
Gilding's run to the semi-finals gives him an outside chance of qualifying for the BetVictor World Matchplay later this month, with the 32-player field to be confirmed following Sunday's Players Championship 11.
Bungay ace Gilding needs another run to the quarter-finals of Sunday's Players Championship to be in with a shot of qualifying for this month's Sky Sports-televised event.
Germany's PDC Unicorn World Youth Champion Max Hopp also needs a run to at least the quarter-finals to give him a chance of reaching the prestigious event in Blackpool.
Rowby-John Rodriguez, who reached the last 16 with victories over Mickey Mansell, Jyhan Artut and Ron Meulenkamp, currently holds on to the last qualification spot.
Jamie Lewis, Kevin Painter and Devon Petersen all need a run to at least the semi-finals in order to have any chance of qualifying.
Mensur Suljovic and Mervyn King, meanwhile, could still break into the world's top 16 - to claim a seeding position in the World Matchplay - by winning Sunday's tournament, although both are assured of qualification via the ProTour Order of Merit
The PDC ProTour weekend concludes on Sunday with Players Championship 11, the last chance for players to affect the Order of Merit ahead of the BetVictor World Matchplay qualification cut-off, with the world's top 16 players joined by the 16 top non-qualified players from the One-Year ProTour Order of Merit.
See below for the latest provisional rankings, following Saturday's event with Sunday's Players Championship prize money to be added.
Players Championship Ten
Barnsley Metrodome, Saturday July 2
First Round
Kim Huybrechts (1) 6-2 Terry Temple
Kevin Thomas 6-4 Harry Robinson
Ricky Evans (32) 6-1 Mark Frost
Magnus Caris 6-3 Johnny Haines
Matthew Edgar 6-3 Joe Cullen (16)
Michael Power 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
Andy Jenkins 6-4 Justin Pipe (17)
Robert Owen 6-4 Brian Woods
Robert Thornton (8) 6-1 Paul Milford
Ron Meulenkamp 6-2 Stephen Willard
Rowby-John Rodriguez (25) 6-2 Mickey Mansell
Jyhan Artut 6-4 Nigel Daniels
Gerwyn Price (9) 6-3 Steve Brown
Mike De Decker 6-4 Ted Evetts
Darron Brown 6-4 Brendan Dolan (24)
Mark Barilli 6-1 Stuart Kellett
Benito van de Pas (5) 6-3 Jim Walker
William O'Connor 6-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Jan Dekker 6-1 Kevin Painter (28)
James Wilson 6-1 Antonio Alcinas
Stephen Bunting (12) 6-3 Jonny Clayton
Vincent Kamphuis 6-5 Steve Hine
Simon Stevenson 6-3 Josh Payne (21)
Devon Petersen 6-3 Andy Smith
Cristo Reyes 6-5 Ian White (4)
Darren Johnson 6-2 Ray Campbell
Robbie Green (29) 6-1 Peter Hudson
Andy Hamilton 6-1 Prakash Jiwa
Christian Kist 6-2 Simon Whitlock (13)
Tony Newell 6-1 David Pallett
Steve Beaton (20) 6-4 Ronny Huybrechts
Shaun Griffiths 6-1 Wes Newton
Dave Chisnall (2) 6-2 Jamie Robinson
Jonathan Worsley 6-1 Jerry Hendriks
John Henderson (31) 6-1 Jason Wilson
Ryan Palmer 6-4 Ross Smith
Mervyn King (15) 6-3 Brett Claydon
Curtis Hammond 6-3 Dean Winstanley
Vincent van der Voort (18) 6-4 Andy Parsons
Lee Evans 6-5 Dave Ladley
Mensur Suljovic (7) 6-5 John Bowles
Michael Barnard 6-5 James Richardson
Max Hopp (26) 6-4 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Joe Murnan 6-5 Alan Tabern
Matt Clark 6-4 Terry Jenkins (10)
Scott Dale 6-4 Pete Dyos
Kyle Anderson (23) 6-2 Simon Preston
Jeffrey De Graaf 6-5 Darren Webster
Jelle Klaasen (6) 6-4 Keegan Brown
Mick McGowan 6-2 Ricky Williams
Andrew Gilding (27) 6-5 Steve McNally
Jason Marriott 6-5 Nathan Derry
Kevin Dowling 6-4 Alan Norris (11)
Andy Boulton 6-5 Yordi Meuwisse
Jamie Caven (22) 6-2 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Jermaine Wattimena 6-5 Berry van Peer
Michael Smith (3) 6-3 Chris Dobey
Ronnie Baxter 6-5 Nigel Heydon
Jamie Lewis (30) 6-2 Dennis Smith
Ryan Meikle 6-3 Jason Lovett
Mike Zuydwijk 6-5 Daryl Gurney (14)
Mark Walsh 6-3 Steve West
Wayne Jones 6-3 Mark Webster (19)
John Michael 6-4 Matthew Dennant
Second Round
Kim Huybrechts 6-4 Kevin Thomas
Magnus Caris 6-4 Ricky Evans
Matthew Edgar 6-1 Michael Power
Andy Jenkins 6-1 Robert Owen
Ron Meulenkamp 6-5 Robert Thornton
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-2 Jyhan Artut
Gerwyn Price 6-5 Mike De Decker
Mark Barilli 6-3 Darron Brown
Benito van de Pas 6-2 William O'Connor
Jan Dekker 6-2 James Wilson
Vincent Kamphuis 6-5 Stephen Bunting
Devon Petersen 6-5 Simon Stevenson
Cristo Reyes 6-4 Darren Johnson
Robbie Green 6-5 Andy Hamilton
Christian Kist 6-5 Tony Newell
Steve Beaton 6-4 Shaun Griffiths
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Jonathan Worsley
John Henderson 6-0 Ryan Palmer
Mervyn King 6-3 Curtis Hammond
Lee Evans 6-4 Vincent van der Voort
Mensur Suljovic 6-3 Michael Barnard
Joe Murnan 6-2 Max Hopp
Matt Clark 6-4 Scott Dale
Kyle Anderson 6-0 Jeffrey de Graaf
Jelle Klaasen 6-4 Mick McGowan
Andrew Gilding 6-1 Jason Marriott
Andy Boulton 6-2 Kevin Dowling
Jermaine Wattimena 6-2 Jamie Caven
Michael Smith 6-2 Ronnie Baxter
Ryan Meikle 6-4 Jamie Lewis
Mark Walsh 6-1 Mike Zuydwijk
John Michael 6-4 Wayne Jones
Third Round
Kim Huybrechts 6-0 Magnus Caris
Matthew Edgar 6-2 Andy Jenkins
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-5 Ron Meulenkamp
Gerwyn Price 6-1 Mark Barilli
Benito van de Pas 6-2 Jan Dekker
Devon Petersen 6-2 Vincent Kamphuis
Cristo Reyes 6-2 Robbie Green
Steve Beaton 6-0 Christian Kist
Dave Chisnall 6-5 John Henderson
Lee Evans 6-4 Mervyn King
Mensur Suljovic 6-5 Joe Murnan
Kyle Anderson 6-2 Matt Clark
Andrew Gilding 6-0 Jelle Klaasen
Jermaine Wattimena 6-1 Andy Boulton
Ryan Meikle 6-5 Michael Smith
Mark Walsh 6-3 John Michael
Fourth Round
Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Matthew Edgar
Gerwyn Price 6-1 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Benito van de Pas 6-1 Devon Petersen
Steve Beaton 6-4 Cristo Reyes
Dave Chisnall 6-0 Lee Evans
Kyle Anderson 6-3 Mensur Suljovic
Andrew Gilding 6-4 Jermaine Wattimena
Mark Walsh 6-0 Ryan Meikle
Quarter-Finals
Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Gerwyn Price
Steve Beaton 6-4 Benito van de Pas
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Kyle Anderson
Andrew Gilding 6-1 Mark Walsh
Semi-Finals
Steve Beaton 6-4 Kim Huybrechts
Dave Chisnall 6-0 Andrew Gilding
Final
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Steve Beaton
Prize Fund
Winner £10,000
Runner-Up £6,000
Semi-Finalists £3,000
Quarter-Finalists £2,250
Last 16 £1,500
Last 32 £1,000
Last 64 £500
Total £75,000
Provisional Rankings ahead of BetVictor World Matchplay cut-off
Following Players Championship Ten with PC11 prize money to be added