IAN White secured a fourth PDC title of his career on Saturday as he defeated Dave Chisnall to win Players Championship 17 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin.
White - who had already reached three ProTour finals in 2015 without success - went all the way in Ireland on a day which also saw Jamie Lewis land the first PDC nine-darter of his career in a opening round win over Ian Moss.
Diamond's day began with a 6-4 win over Darren Johnson - another man who has landed a nine-dart finish on the PDC circuit this year - in round one, before winning his board with victories over Mark Barilli (6-3) and Nigel Heydon (6-0).
A comfortable 6-1 win over Andy Boulton followed in the Last 16 before White set up a semi-final clash with Mensur Suljovic after defeating Irishman Daryl Gurney 6-3 in the quarters.
Suljovic had edged out world number six James Wade 6-5 - who had previously overcome brothers Rowby-John and Roxy-James Rodriguez - in his last match, but found himself on the other side of that scoreline against White as the Stoke-On-Trent thrower won through in a deciding leg.
The 45-year-old would then be tasked with defeating the day's form horse Dave Chisnall, who had first seen off world number one Michael van Gerwen in the last eight before then overcoming Phil Taylor 6-4 in a high-quality semi-final.
It would be White who would begin the stronger in the final though as he raced into a 5-1 lead after a fine start which also saw him raise hopes of a second nine-darter of the day with six perfect darts.
Chisnall kicked back in style though as he found his form to take the next four legs on the spin and force a decider, where White would hold his nerve to break back and take the £10,000 top prize in dramatic fashion.
Players Championship 17
Friday October 2, Citywest Hotel Dublin
First Round
Michael van Gerwen (1) 6-2 Jan Dekker
Barrie Bates 6-5 Mike Zuydwijk
Raymond van Barneveld (32) 6-4 Alan Tabern
Andy Jenkins 6-4 Jamie Bain
Kevin Painter 6-2 Benito van de Pas (16)
Colin Lloyd 6-5 Dean Winstanley
Simon Whitlock (17) 6-4 Wes Newton
Darren Webster 6-0 Ben Ward
Dave Chisnall (8) 6-2 Ross Smith
Michael Beal 6-2 Jay Foreman
Robbie Green 6-1 Andrew Gilding (25)
Ricky Evans 6-1 Ross Twell
Kim Huybrechts (9) 6-1 Luke Woodhouse
Matt Clark 6-3 Kurt Parry
John Henderson (24) 6-1 Jamie Robinson
Jonny Clayton 6-1 Andy Parsons
Peter Wright (5) 6-2 Magnus Caris
Jason Marriott 6-3 Gary Stone
John Bowles 6-3 Jamie Caven (28)
Steve West 6-4 Curtis Hammond
Brendan Dolan (12) 6-5 Mike De Decker
Mick Todd 6-2 Joey Ten Berge
Phil Taylor (21) 6-3 Chris Dobey
Lee Palfreyman 6-3 Max Hopp
Adrian Lewis (4) 6-5 Jason Wilson
Jeffrey De Zwaan 6-3 Kevin Bambrick
Jamie Lewis (29) 6-1 Ian Moss - Jamie Lewis hits nine-dart finish
Adam Hunt 6-2 Ron Muelenkamp
Terry Jenkins (13) 6-0 Stephen Willard
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-1 Steve Brown
Stephen Bunting (20) 6-3 Connie Finnan
Tony Newell 6-4 Ronny Huybrechts
Michael Smith (2) 6-3 Stephen McNally
Matthew Edgar 6-2 Brian Woods
Daryl Gurney (31) 6-5 Mark Dudbridge
Jason Lovett 6-1 Mickey Mansell
Vincent van der Voort (15) 6-1 Eddie Dootson
Jermaine Wattimena 6-2 Jyhan Artut
Mervyn King (18) 6-4 Andy Smith
Alan Norris 6-1 Dimitri van den Bergh
Ian White (7) 6-4 Darren Johnson
Mark Barilli 6-0 William O'Connor
Mark Webster (26) 6-5 Johnny Haines
Nigel Heydon 6-4 Colin Osborne
Jelle Klaasen (10) 6-3 Andy Hamilton
Steve Hine 6-4 Nathan Derry
Steve Beaton (23) 6-4 Ken MacNeil
Andy Boulton 6-4 James Wilson
Robert Thornton (6) 6-3 Paul Milford
Kevin McDine 6-1 John Part
Keegan Brown (27) 6-5 Christian Kist
Josh Payne 6-2 Terry Temple
Gary Anderson (11) 6-2 Stuart Kellett
Dave Ladley 6-2 Dennis Smith
Gerwyn Price (22) 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
Michael Barnard 6-3 Tomas Seyler
James Wade (3) 6-5 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Roxy-James Rodriguez 6-3 Jim Walker
Joe Murnan (30) 6-2 Ronnie Baxter
Devon Petersen 6-5 David Pallett
Cristo Reyes 6-4 Justin Pipe (14)
Joe Cullen 6-3 Wayne Jones
Mensur Suljovic (19) 6-2 Arron Monk
Robert Owen 6-4 Mark Walsh
Second Round
Michael van Gerwen 6-0 Barrie Bates
Andy Jenkins 6-5 Raymond van Barneveld
Kevin Painter 6-3 Colin Lloyd
Darren Webster 6-2 Simon Whitlock
Dave Chisnall 6-5 Michael Beal
Ricky Evans 6-4 Robbie Green
Kim Huybrechts 6-5 Matt Clark
Jonny Clayton 6-4 John Henderson
Peter Wright 6-1 Jason Marriott
Steve West 6-1 John Bowles
Brendan Dolan 6-0 Mick Todd
Phil Taylor 6-5 Lee Palfreyman
Adrian Lewis 6-5 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Jamie Lewis 6-3 Adam Hunt
Terry Jenkins 6-5 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Stephen Bunting 6-4 Tony Newell
Michael Smith 6-3 Matthew Edgar
Daryl Gurney 6-2 Jason Lovett
Vincent van der Voort 6-4 Jermaine Wattimena
Mervyn King 6-2 Alan Norris
Ian White 6-3 Mark Barilli
Nigel Heydon 6-4 Mark Webster
Jelle Klaasen 6-2 Steve Hine
Andy Boulton 6-0 Steve Beaton
Kevin McDine 6-4 Robert Thornton
Josh Payne 6-3 Keegan Brown
Gary Anderson 6-2 Dave Ladley
Gerwyn Price 6-1 Michael Barnard
James Wade 6-4 Roxy-James Rodriguez
Joe Murnan 6-3 Devon Petersen
Joe Cullen 6-4 Cristo Reyes
Mensur Suljovic 6-4 Robert Owen
Losers £250
Third Round
Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Andy Jenkins
Darren Webster 6-5 Kevin Painter
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Ricky Evans
Jonny Clayton 6-4 Kim Huybrechts
Steve West 6-5 Peter Wright
Phil Taylor 6-0 Brendan Dolan
Jamie Lewis 6-4 Adrian Lewis
Stephen Bunting 6-5 Terry Jenkins
Daryl Gurney 6-5 Michael Smith
Vincent van der Voort 6-5 Mervyn King
Ian White 6-0 Nigel Heydon
Andy Boulton 6-5 Jelle Klaasen
Josh Payne 6-3 Kevin McDine
Gerwyn Price 6-3 Gary Anderson
James Wade 6-5 Joe Murnan
Mensur Suljovic 6-4 Joe Cullen
Losers £750
Fourth Round
Michael van Gerwen 6-0 Darren Webster
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Jonny Clayton
Phil Taylor 6-1 Steve West
Stephen Bunting 6-5 Jamie Lewis
Daryl Gurney 6-3 Vincent van der Voort
Ian White 6-1 Andy Boulton
Josh Payne 6-1 Gerwyn Price
Mensur Suljovic 6-5 James Wade
Losers £1,500
Quarter-Finals
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
Phil Taylor 6-1 Stephen Bunting
Ian White 6-3 Daryl Gurney
Mensur Suljovic 6-4 Josh Payne
Losers £2,000
Semi-Finals
Dave Chisnall 6-4 Phil Taylor
Ian White 6-5 Mensur Suljovic
Losers £2,500
Final
Ian White 6-5 Dave Chisnall
Winner £10,000
Runner-Up £5,000
White - who had already reached three ProTour finals in 2015 without success - went all the way in Ireland on a day which also saw Jamie Lewis land the first PDC nine-darter of his career in a opening round win over Ian Moss.
Diamond's day began with a 6-4 win over Darren Johnson - another man who has landed a nine-dart finish on the PDC circuit this year - in round one, before winning his board with victories over Mark Barilli (6-3) and Nigel Heydon (6-0).
A comfortable 6-1 win over Andy Boulton followed in the Last 16 before White set up a semi-final clash with Mensur Suljovic after defeating Irishman Daryl Gurney 6-3 in the quarters.
Suljovic had edged out world number six James Wade 6-5 - who had previously overcome brothers Rowby-John and Roxy-James Rodriguez - in his last match, but found himself on the other side of that scoreline against White as the Stoke-On-Trent thrower won through in a deciding leg.
The 45-year-old would then be tasked with defeating the day's form horse Dave Chisnall, who had first seen off world number one Michael van Gerwen in the last eight before then overcoming Phil Taylor 6-4 in a high-quality semi-final.
It would be White who would begin the stronger in the final though as he raced into a 5-1 lead after a fine start which also saw him raise hopes of a second nine-darter of the day with six perfect darts.
Chisnall kicked back in style though as he found his form to take the next four legs on the spin and force a decider, where White would hold his nerve to break back and take the £10,000 top prize in dramatic fashion.
Players Championship 17
Friday October 2, Citywest Hotel Dublin
First Round
Michael van Gerwen (1) 6-2 Jan Dekker
Barrie Bates 6-5 Mike Zuydwijk
Raymond van Barneveld (32) 6-4 Alan Tabern
Andy Jenkins 6-4 Jamie Bain
Kevin Painter 6-2 Benito van de Pas (16)
Colin Lloyd 6-5 Dean Winstanley
Simon Whitlock (17) 6-4 Wes Newton
Darren Webster 6-0 Ben Ward
Dave Chisnall (8) 6-2 Ross Smith
Michael Beal 6-2 Jay Foreman
Robbie Green 6-1 Andrew Gilding (25)
Ricky Evans 6-1 Ross Twell
Kim Huybrechts (9) 6-1 Luke Woodhouse
Matt Clark 6-3 Kurt Parry
John Henderson (24) 6-1 Jamie Robinson
Jonny Clayton 6-1 Andy Parsons
Peter Wright (5) 6-2 Magnus Caris
Jason Marriott 6-3 Gary Stone
John Bowles 6-3 Jamie Caven (28)
Steve West 6-4 Curtis Hammond
Brendan Dolan (12) 6-5 Mike De Decker
Mick Todd 6-2 Joey Ten Berge
Phil Taylor (21) 6-3 Chris Dobey
Lee Palfreyman 6-3 Max Hopp
Adrian Lewis (4) 6-5 Jason Wilson
Jeffrey De Zwaan 6-3 Kevin Bambrick
Jamie Lewis (29) 6-1 Ian Moss - Jamie Lewis hits nine-dart finish
Adam Hunt 6-2 Ron Muelenkamp
Terry Jenkins (13) 6-0 Stephen Willard
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-1 Steve Brown
Stephen Bunting (20) 6-3 Connie Finnan
Tony Newell 6-4 Ronny Huybrechts
Michael Smith (2) 6-3 Stephen McNally
Matthew Edgar 6-2 Brian Woods
Daryl Gurney (31) 6-5 Mark Dudbridge
Jason Lovett 6-1 Mickey Mansell
Vincent van der Voort (15) 6-1 Eddie Dootson
Jermaine Wattimena 6-2 Jyhan Artut
Mervyn King (18) 6-4 Andy Smith
Alan Norris 6-1 Dimitri van den Bergh
Ian White (7) 6-4 Darren Johnson
Mark Barilli 6-0 William O'Connor
Mark Webster (26) 6-5 Johnny Haines
Nigel Heydon 6-4 Colin Osborne
Jelle Klaasen (10) 6-3 Andy Hamilton
Steve Hine 6-4 Nathan Derry
Steve Beaton (23) 6-4 Ken MacNeil
Andy Boulton 6-4 James Wilson
Robert Thornton (6) 6-3 Paul Milford
Kevin McDine 6-1 John Part
Keegan Brown (27) 6-5 Christian Kist
Josh Payne 6-2 Terry Temple
Gary Anderson (11) 6-2 Stuart Kellett
Dave Ladley 6-2 Dennis Smith
Gerwyn Price (22) 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
Michael Barnard 6-3 Tomas Seyler
James Wade (3) 6-5 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Roxy-James Rodriguez 6-3 Jim Walker
Joe Murnan (30) 6-2 Ronnie Baxter
Devon Petersen 6-5 David Pallett
Cristo Reyes 6-4 Justin Pipe (14)
Joe Cullen 6-3 Wayne Jones
Mensur Suljovic (19) 6-2 Arron Monk
Robert Owen 6-4 Mark Walsh
Second Round
Michael van Gerwen 6-0 Barrie Bates
Andy Jenkins 6-5 Raymond van Barneveld
Kevin Painter 6-3 Colin Lloyd
Darren Webster 6-2 Simon Whitlock
Dave Chisnall 6-5 Michael Beal
Ricky Evans 6-4 Robbie Green
Kim Huybrechts 6-5 Matt Clark
Jonny Clayton 6-4 John Henderson
Peter Wright 6-1 Jason Marriott
Steve West 6-1 John Bowles
Brendan Dolan 6-0 Mick Todd
Phil Taylor 6-5 Lee Palfreyman
Adrian Lewis 6-5 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Jamie Lewis 6-3 Adam Hunt
Terry Jenkins 6-5 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Stephen Bunting 6-4 Tony Newell
Michael Smith 6-3 Matthew Edgar
Daryl Gurney 6-2 Jason Lovett
Vincent van der Voort 6-4 Jermaine Wattimena
Mervyn King 6-2 Alan Norris
Ian White 6-3 Mark Barilli
Nigel Heydon 6-4 Mark Webster
Jelle Klaasen 6-2 Steve Hine
Andy Boulton 6-0 Steve Beaton
Kevin McDine 6-4 Robert Thornton
Josh Payne 6-3 Keegan Brown
Gary Anderson 6-2 Dave Ladley
Gerwyn Price 6-1 Michael Barnard
James Wade 6-4 Roxy-James Rodriguez
Joe Murnan 6-3 Devon Petersen
Joe Cullen 6-4 Cristo Reyes
Mensur Suljovic 6-4 Robert Owen
Losers £250
Third Round
Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Andy Jenkins
Darren Webster 6-5 Kevin Painter
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Ricky Evans
Jonny Clayton 6-4 Kim Huybrechts
Steve West 6-5 Peter Wright
Phil Taylor 6-0 Brendan Dolan
Jamie Lewis 6-4 Adrian Lewis
Stephen Bunting 6-5 Terry Jenkins
Daryl Gurney 6-5 Michael Smith
Vincent van der Voort 6-5 Mervyn King
Ian White 6-0 Nigel Heydon
Andy Boulton 6-5 Jelle Klaasen
Josh Payne 6-3 Kevin McDine
Gerwyn Price 6-3 Gary Anderson
James Wade 6-5 Joe Murnan
Mensur Suljovic 6-4 Joe Cullen
Losers £750
Fourth Round
Michael van Gerwen 6-0 Darren Webster
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Jonny Clayton
Phil Taylor 6-1 Steve West
Stephen Bunting 6-5 Jamie Lewis
Daryl Gurney 6-3 Vincent van der Voort
Ian White 6-1 Andy Boulton
Josh Payne 6-1 Gerwyn Price
Mensur Suljovic 6-5 James Wade
Losers £1,500
Quarter-Finals
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
Phil Taylor 6-1 Stephen Bunting
Ian White 6-3 Daryl Gurney
Mensur Suljovic 6-4 Josh Payne
Losers £2,000
Semi-Finals
Dave Chisnall 6-4 Phil Taylor
Ian White 6-5 Mensur Suljovic
Losers £2,500
Final
Ian White 6-5 Dave Chisnall
Winner £10,000
Runner-Up £5,000