Van Gerwen denies Schindler to scoop Players Championship 8 title

ProTour

Michael van Gerwen denied Martin Schindler a first ProTour triumph to continue his own run of success with a second ranking title of 2022.

Price doubles 2022 title tally at Players Championship 7

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Gerwyn Price doubled his 2022 title tally with victory at Players Championship 7 in Niedernhausen on Saturday.

Players Championship 7-8 entries confirmed

ProTour

Entries for the Players Championship double-header in Niedernhausen on March 26-27 have been confirmed.

Anderson admits relief at recapturing form

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Gary Anderson admits he is relieved to have recaptured his form in the last week having endured a tough start to 2022.

Williams wins first ProTour title at Players Championship 6

ProTour

Jim Williams beat Ricky Evans 8-6 to win Players Championship 6 and secure his first ever PDC title.

Heta edges out Anderson for Players Championship 5 triumph

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Damon Heta claimed his third PDC title with a superb 8-6 triumph over Gary Anderson in Saturday's Players Championship 5 final.

Players Championships 5-6 entries & European Tour 4-5 seeds confirmed

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Player entries have been confirmed for Players Championship events 5-6, along with European Tour seeds.

ProTour amendments confirmed on PDC calendar

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A number of amendments have been made to the PDC calendar in relation to ProTour events and European Tour Qualifiers.

Cullen doubles up with Players Championship 4 success

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Joe Cullen made it back-to-back ProTour titles with victory at Players Championship 4 in Wigan.

Cullen claims second 2022 title with Players Championship 3 win

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Joe Cullen claimed his second title of 2022 with victory in Players Championship 3 in Wigan on Saturday, defeating Damon Heta 8-4 in the final.

Brendan Dolan continued his resurgence by winning Players Championship 29 in Barnsley on Monday, while Peter Wright set a new record for the highest ever recorded average in a live broadcast match.

Having ended his five-year wait for a PDC title at Players Championship 22 in August, Dolan made it two in just over months with a hard-fought 8-6 win over Ian White in the final.

The Northern Irishman fired in averages of 104.9 and 104.8 in victories over Mark Webster and Gerwyn Price respectively on his way to the semi-finals, before overcoming record-breaker Wright in a last-leg decider to reach the final.

"I can still do it, I played quality darts today at the right times and I think I deserved any luck I got," said Dolan, who now has six PDC titles to his name.

"The one in Hildesheim was more of a relief, whereas today I came into it with more belief that I could win having done it recently.

"When you've not been winning for five years your confidence is not so high and winning in Hildesheim has drastically changed that.

"In my head today I was determined to add money to my ranking to give me shot of qualifying for the 2020 World Matchplay and World Grand Prix.

"I've missed those two events for the last three years and it's killed me not being there, so hopefully next year I will be."

Former World Grand Prix runner-up Dolan produced checkouts of 136 and 161 to hold throw in two of the opening four legs of the final, before finding his way through to double three for the first break of the match in leg seven to take a 4-3 lead.

Another ton-plus finish, this time a 108, opened up a two-leg cushion for Dolan, an advantage which he soon doubled by taking the next two legs.

White then began a spirited comeback, and after Dolan squandered three match darts in leg 12, White found himself within a leg of Dolan at 6-7.

However, Dolan held firm and a strong leg on throw saw ended with him hitting the match-winning double at the fifth attempt.

Earlier in the day, Wright averaged 123.5 in his 6-0 quarter-final win against Krzysztof Ratajski, the highest ever recorded in a live broadcast darts match.

The previous record broadcast average was 123.4, set by Michael van Gerwen in a 7-1 defeat of Michael Smith in the 2016 Premier League.

Elsewhere, the day was also a significant one for Ron Meulenkamp who reached his sixth ProTour semi-final, but the Dutchman was unable to break his duck of never making it to a final.

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