Cadby: 'I Fear No One'

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COREY CADBY says he fears no foe ahead of his highly-anticipated return to PDC action this weekend.

2019 Players Championship 11-12 Entries

ProTour

ENTRIES have been confirmed for Players Championships 11-12 on April 13-14.

2019 German Darts Championship Day One

European Tour

NATHAN ASPINALL put in a scintillating display in the performance of the opening round of the 2019 German Darts Championship.

Portela Amongst Final Qualifiers In For ET2

European Tour

DIOGO PORTELA, Mike De Decker and Jyhan Artut were amongst the final qualifiers for the German Darts Championship.

2019 Players Championship 9-10 Entries

ProTour

ENTRIES have been confirmed for Players Championships 9-10 at The Barnsley Metrodome on April 6-7.

Lewis Ends Title Drought At PC8

ProTour

ADRIAN LEWIS claimed his first PDC title in almost two years with victory at Players Championship 8.

Chisnall Lands Second Title of 2019 at PC7

ProTour

DAVE CHISNALL claimed his second ProTour title of 2019 at Players Championship 7 in Wigan.

2019 European Tour 3-4 Qualifiers

European Tour

STEVE BEATON, Stephen Bunting and Kyle Anderson were among eight players to secure a European Tour qualification double.

2019 Players Championship 7-8 Entries

ProTour

ENTRIES have been confirmed for Players Championships 7-8 as the fourth ProTour double-header of the year.

Stats Analysis: An Ice Weekend!

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CHRISTOPHER KEMPF, the statistical analyst of the PDC, assesses Gerwyn Price's double Players Championship success.

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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