Rankings Ahead Of 2019 Campaign

News

WE take a look at how the Order of Merit is looking ahead of the 2019 campaign.

Double Joy For Ratajski

ProTour

KRZYSZTOF RATAJSKI made it back-to-back PDC title wins with victory at Players Championship 22.

All To Play For In Minehead Race

Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals

UP to 17 places in November's Players Championship Finals are still up for grabs going into Sunday's Players Championship 22.

Relentless Ratajski's PC21 Glory

ProTour

KRZYSZTOF RATAJSKI picked up his second PDC title of 2018 with a brilliant 6-2 comeback defeat of Chris Dobey in PC21.

2018 Players Championship 21-22 Entries

ProTour

ENTRIES have been confirmed for the Players Championship double-header at the Barnsley Metrodome on October 20-21.

Noppert Lands Maiden PDC Title

ProTour

DANNY NOPPERT landed his first PDC title with a 6-4 win over Ian White in the final of Players Championship 20.

Hopp Picks Up Second Title In Dublin

ProTour

MAX HOPP picked up his second PDC ranking title with a 6-3 win over Madars Razma in the final of Players Championship 19.

Players Championship 19-20 Entries

ProTour

ENTRIES have been confirmed for the Players Championship double-header in Dublin on September 28-29.

ET13 Seeds Confirmed For Göttingen

European Tour

THE seeds for the European Darts Trophy have been confirmed ahead of October's final 2018 European Tour event.

Gary Anderson claimed the first PDC ranking title of 2020 with victory at Players Championship 1 in Barnsley on Saturday.

Anderson defeated Canada's Jeff Smith 8-4 in the final to get his 2020 campaign off to a perfect start following an injury-ravaged 2019.

The two-time World Champion was in fine form all day, hitting four ton-plus averages, including a 107.5 against Christian Bunse in the first round.

After a win over Simon Whitlock, a 104.4 average saw Anderson defeat rival Gerwyn Price for the second time in a week, which he followed up with a 106.1 to overcome Rob Cross and reach the quarter-finals.

There, the Scottish World Cup winner beat Joe Cullen 6-2 before averaging 102.2 to claim a 7-3 win over Adrian Lewis in the semi-finals.

The final saw Anderson race into a 6-2 lead before Smith, who was competing in his first Players Championship event since 2013, fought back to trail 6-4.

However, two-time World Champion Anderson was not to be denied and he went on to pick up his first PDC ranking title since the 2018 World Matchplay.

"It's been a while since I won something, but I've got the hunger back," Anderson revealed.

"I want to get back to how I was throwing before [injury], I don't mind if I win or lose, but as long as I throw them how I used to then I'll be alright.

"I still have work to do, but it's not a bad start."

The first of 30 Players Championship events in 2020 saw two nine-dart finishes hit, both in the first round, by Northern Ireland's Mickey Mansell and Dutchman Mike van Duivenbode.

The day was also a significant one for another Dutch youngster, Maik Kuivenhoven, who reached his first PDC ranking quarter-final.

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