Emotional Aspinall reflects on 'terrible' six months after title win

ProTour

An emotional Nathan Aspinall reflected on a nightmare six months after ending his two-year wait for a PDC ranking title on Sunday.

Aspinall battles injury to claim PC13 title

ProTour

The 2022 PDC ProTour season continues with Players Championship 13 in Barnsley on Sunday.

Van Duijvenbode edges out Searle for PC12 success

ProTour

Dirk van Duijvenbode claimed his second PDC ranking title with an 8-7 success over Ryan Searle in the Players Championship 12 final.

ET6, ET7 Tour Card Holder Qualifiers confirmed

European Tour

Tour Card Holder Qualifiers for European Tour Events 6 and 7 took place on Friday at the Barnsley Metrodome.

European Tour 6-7 seeds & qualifier entries confirmed

European Tour

Seeded players have been confirmed for European Tour Events Six and Seven, along with player entries for qualifiers.

Players Championships 12-13 entries confirmed

ProTour

Player entries have been confirmed for Players Championship events 12-13.

Sensational Searle seals Players Championship 11 success

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Ryan Searle scooped his third PDC ranking title with a superb 8-3 success against Nathan Aspinall in the Players Championship 11 final.

Comeback king Van Gerwen denies Wright to claim PC10 title

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Michael van Gerwen won his second Players Championship title within a week with a superb comeback to defeat Peter Wright.

Jansen claims maiden title at Players Championship 9

ProTour

Danny Jansen claimed his first PDC ranking title at Players Championship Nine in Barnsley on Friday.

Van Gerwen: "I will be top soon, don't worry!"

ProTour

Michael van Gerwen has warned rivals Peter Wright and Gerwyn Price that he has his sights set on returning to the top of the PDC Order of Merit.

In-form Damon Heta picked up his second title in six days with a brilliant comeback against Dirk van Duijvenbode in Friday's Players Championship 26 final in Barnsley.

Australian star Heta claimed the Gibraltar Darts Trophy title on Sunday night, and pocketed a further £12,000 in prize money with his second Players Championship win of 2022.

Heta had also won through to Thursday's semi-finals in Barnsley, and was in danger of missing out in the decider 24 hours later after Van Duijvenbode made the stronger start.

The Dutchman broke throw in the opening leg, moved 2-0 up and held a 4-2 advantage before Heta hit top gear.

The World Cup winner produced a 13-darter and then broke with a 14-darter to level, and reeled off back-to-back 11-dart legs as he stormed to victory with six in a row.

Heta ended the final with an average of 103.52 - one of five ton-plus averages he achieved on Friday in seven victories.

He whitewashed Niels Zonneveld in the first round, enjoyed a 6-1 win over Premier League star James Wade with a 106 average and saw off world number two Gerwyn Price 7-3 in the semi-finals.

"I'm real stoked," said Heta. "I'm really happy with the way I've played in the last couple of days. I just feel really comfortable.

"Today was always about I composed myself. It was always about how I play, what I can do and taking my chances and that's something I've learned.

"I think over these last few months I've really learned a lot, and hopefully this is the norm and I keep doing great things."

Van Duijvenbode had been aiming to claim his third Players Championship title of the year, and produced some consistently superb darts during the event.

He overcame Scott Marsh, Luke Woodhouse, Gian van Veen, Danny Noppert, Damian Mol and Boris Krcmar on the day, only to see his title hopes dashed by Heta's comeback.

Price won through to a second successive semi-final, while Krcmar was appearing in the last four for the first time since February after recording three ton-plus averages in five wins.

World Championship finalist Michael Smith was joined in the quarter-finals by Mol, Alan Soutar and Matt Campbell - who defied a 108 average from Thursday's runner-up Josh Rock to win a high-quality last 16 tie.

Friday's event also featured a nine-darter by Jonny Clayton - the 40th since the World Championship - during his first round win over Ryan Meikle.

Saturday will see the third of four Players Championship events in Barnsley take place, with a further £12,000 top prize on offer as 128 players compete for the title.

Coverage will be broadcast via PDCTV from 1200 BST.

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