Chisnall Ends Title Drought At PC2

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DAVE CHISNALL ended his 18-month wait for a PDC title by winning Players Championship 2.

Van Gerwen Maintains Winning Run With PC1 Title

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MICHAEL VAN GERWEN continued his winning start to 2019 campaign by claiming the Players Championship 1 title.

2019 Players Championship 3-4 Entries

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2019 Players Championship 1-2 Entries

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ENTRIES have been confirmed for the first Players Championship double-header of 2019.

2019 Season Preview

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WE look ahead to a mouth-watering 2019 campaign in PDC darts.

Durrant Excited For PDC Future

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GLEN DURRANT spoke of his excitement at the prospect of competing on the PDC circuit for the next two years.

2019 PDC Tour Card Holders

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The 128 PDC Tour Card Holders for the 2019 campaign have been confirmed.

The Story Of 2018

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WE take a look back at an incredible 2018 campaign in PDC darts which saw 21 different event winners.

Rankings Ahead Of 2019 Campaign

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

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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