2019 Czech Darts Open Day One

European Tour

COREY CADBY enjoyed a dream European Tour debut on Day One of the Czech Darts Open.

2019 Czech Darts Open Draw & Schedule

European Tour

ROBERT THORNTON will make his return to European Tour action against Stephen Bunting - Czech Darts open draw here.

Wade Tops Players Championship OOM

Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals

JAMES WADE'S win in Players Championship 18 has seen him jump to the top of the Players Championship Order of Merit.

Wade Wins Fourth Title Of 2019 At PC18

ProTour

JAMES WADE picked up his fourth PDC ranking title of 2019 at Players Championship 18.

Ratajski Claims Fourth PDC Crown At PC17

ProTour

KRZYSZTOF RATAJSKI landed the fourth PDC title of his career at Players Championship 17.

2019 ET9-10 Qualifiers

European Tour

A TOTAL of 11 players enjoyed a double qualification success in Friday's European Tour UK Qualifiers.

Barney To Miss Out On Blackpool Farewell

ProTour

RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD will miss the Betfred World Matchplay after withdrawing from the forthcoming PDC ProTour weekend in Wigan.

Chisnall wins 2019 Danish Darts Open

European Tour

DAVE CHISNALL won his third PDC title of 2019 at the Danish Darts Open.

2019 Danish Darts Open Day Two

European Tour

ROB CROSS suffered a shock exit at the hands of Kirk Shepherd on Day Two of the Danish Darts Open.

2019 Danish Darts Open Day One

European Tour

MICHAEL SMITH was among the players to make it through to the second day of the Danish Darts Open.

Players Championship events are held throughout the year, with prize money won counting towards the ProTour Order of Merit

All Players Championship events will be streamed live for PDCTV-HD Subscribers worldwide with coverage from two boards throughout each event.

KRZYSZTOF RATAJSKI landed the fourth PDC title of his career at Players Championship 17 in Wigan on Saturday, defeating Nathan Aspinall 8-3 in the final.

The opening day of the ProTour double-header weekend saw Ratajski pick up his first title of 2019, continuing his 100% success rate in PDC ranking finals.

The Polish number one showed great consistency across the day, averaging over 100 in five of his seven victories, one of which came against two-time ProTour winner Glen Durrant.

Ratajski began the day by edging out Spain's Toni Alcinas 6-5, before defeating Barrie Bates, Durrant and Marko Kantele to reach his second ProTour quarter-final of the year.

There, the 42-year-old whitewashed Jamie Hughes 6-0, followed by a 7-3 semi-final success over James Wilson and a convincing display in the final which saw him land the £10,000 top prize.

"I feel really good about this win, I am very satisfied with how I played," said Ratajski, who won three PDC titles in 2018 despite not being a Tour Card Holder.

"Every match I played I averaged around 100 or more, but even with that sometimes it was very difficult and I won some close games.

"I think I have been a little unlucky this year even though I played really well. Even when I play super my opponents sometimes play better.

"Of course, I believe I am able to win the World Matchplay if I play on a high level like I did today."

The final saw Ratajski get off to a perfect start, hitting double top in the second leg to strike the first break of throw.

After the Pole missed a dart to go 4-0 in front, Aspinall found double ten to get his first leg on the board and reduce the deficit to 3-1.

Undeterred, Ratajski produced a stunning 122 checkout for another break of throw and a commanding 5-1 lead, before Aspinall showed some resilience to bring it back to 7-3.

Ratajski landed a perfectly-timed 180 in what turned out to be the final leg of the contest, securing the victory with a 95 checkout.

World number 13 Aspinall continued his progression by reaching his second PDC final since being crowned UK Open Champion in March ahead of his World Matchplay debut in July.

A number of players were vying for the 16 ProTour Order of Merit places in the Blackpool event ahead of the cut-off on June 30, with Wilson's run to his first semi-final since October 2018 cementing his place among the qualifiers.

Ron Meulenkamp reached his second ProTour semi-final in as many months to keep his hopes alive, while Kyle Anderson made it to the Last 32 to stay in the final provisional qualifying place.

Ryan Searle, Keegan Brown and Ross Smith lead the chasing pack, but they all suffered exits from the tournament by the Last 64 stage.

Aspinall was the only top 20 player to make it through to the quarter-finals on an open day in Wigan, while Gerwyn Price and Stephen Bunting made it to the Last 16.

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