Chris Dobey clinches ProTour hat-trick in 2026 at Players Championship 32
Chris Dobey stormed to a third ProTour title of the year at Players Championship 32 in Den Bosch on Thursday with an 8-4 win over Tommy Morris in the final.
Dobey put his barren run of form behind him to return to the winner’s circle at Maaspoort Den Bosch, on a day which also featured a hat-trick of nine-darters.
The former Masters champion boasted a tournament average of 103.2 across his seven matches, with the only blemish coming in a scrappy opening round tie against Marvin Kraft.
Dobey followed this up with a 108.6 average in a whitewash of Owen Bates, before recording successive 6-2 wins against Mickey Mansell and Bradley Brooks to race into the quarter-finals.
The Bedlington star then averaged 111 in a 6-1 rout of Krzysztof Ratajski, before averaging 109.7 to progress through a captivating semi-final showdown against William O’Connor.
Dobey inflicted the damage in the early exchanges of the final, reeling off three straight legs in just 41 darts to establish a 3-0 lead.
Morris soon settled and reduced the deficit to 5-3, but Dobey regained control with back-to-back 14-darters to lead 7-3, before firing in a brilliant 12-darter in leg 12 to prevail with a 103 average.
“I was saying yesterday that I just need a bit of consistency back,” admitted Dobey, who joins Wessel Nijman and Luke Humphries in claiming a trio of Players Championship titles in 2026.
“I’ve changed darts. I’ve gone to a brand new barrel this week.
“I took them out of the wrapper at home the day before I travelled, and I’ve felt great and produced some good stuff.
“I’m just delighted to get another win after my recent performances on TV. I’ve had a few struggles, but my doubles were brilliant today and you can tell I’ve been working at home.
“I’m knuckling down and I’ll be working hard for the back end of the year. I know what I’ve got to defend at the World Championship, so I’m looking to dig deep and hopefully get up those rankings again.”
Despite Dobey’s heroics, Challenge Tour star Morris refused to be overshadowed in Den Bosch, claiming a host of major scalps to secure a spot in a first PDC ranking final.
The 34-year-old was aiming to become only the sixth player without a Tour Card to win a ProTour crown, following in the footsteps of Joe Murnan, Ratajski, Scott Williams, Wesley Plaisier and Henry Coates.
Morris dumped out Dutch icon Michael van Gerwen and Wednesday’s champion Charlie Manby on his way to the quarter-finals – where he later swept aside Michael Smith.
The Englishman then averaged 106 to win through a high-quality semi-final clash against Williams, which all but confirms his qualification for next month’s Players Championship Finals.
Williams, runner-up at Players Championship 30 last month, maintained his impressive revival on Dutch soil, registering three whitewash wins and defeating Wednesday’s finalist Maik Kuivenhoven during his run to the semis.
Irish star O’Connor completed the semi-final line-up, posting ton-plus averages to sink Martin Schindler and Niels Zonneveld, while converting a sublime 148 finish to edge past Karel Sedlacek in the quarter-finals.
Sedlacek saw off Dutch duo Raymond van Barneveld and Kevin Doets in reaching the quarter-finals, where he was joined by a resurgent Ricardo Pietreczko.
Former World Champion Smith also succumbed at the same stage, with Ratajski landing a brace of ton-topping averages prior to his defeat against a deadly Dobey.
Meanwhile, Cor Dekker was on the receiving end of a nine-darter for the second successive day, as Tom Sykes achieved perfection during their first round tie.
Brooks also nailed the nine in his first round victory against Adam Gawlas, while Plaisier produced a perfect leg en route to a 6-4 success against Damon Heta in the second round, which could prove invaluable in his hopes of World Championship qualification.
Plaisier enjoyed a timely run to the Last 16 on home soil to move into the provisional qualification places, with five-time World Champion Van Barneveld currently occupying the final spot.
Players Championship 32 Results
Thursday October 29
First Round
Tom Bissell 6-3 Brendan Dolan
Darryl Pilgrim 6-3 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Wessel Nijman 6-0 Madars Razma
Tyler Thorpe 6-2 Kevin Burness
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Ben Townley
Ricardo Pietreczko 6-2 Leon Weber
Cameron Menzies 6-2 Jim Long
Christian Kist 6-4 Callan Rydz
Maik Kuivenhoven 6-1 Dennie Olde Kalter
Mensur Suljovic 6-5 Dan Hands
Andrew Gilding 6-1 Gilbert van der Meijden
Scott Williams 6-0 Adam Leek
Beau Greaves 6-5 Adam Warner
Peter Wright 6-0 Ryan Meikle
Darius Labanauskas 6-5 James Wade
Jeffrey Sparidaans 6-3 Scott Waites
Charlie Manby 6-4 Adam Lipscombe
Tom Sykes 6-2 Cor Dekker – *Sykes hits a nine-darter*
Danny Noppert 6-0 Cam Crabtree
Connor Scutt 6-4 Rhys Griffin
Kim Huybrechts 6-4 Thomas Lovely
Tommy Morris 6-2 Mervyn King
Michael van Gerwen 6-2 Dominik Gruellich
Marvin van Velzen 6-5 Mike De Decker
Michael Smith 6-5 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Daniel Klose 6-3 James Beeton
Jermaine Wattimena 6-4 Patrick Geeraets
Nathan Potter 6-2 Matthias Ehlers
Joe Cullen 6-3 Martijn Dragt
Lewis Pride 6-3 Joe Hunt
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-4 Ricky Evans
Stephen Burton 6-5 Carl Sneyd
Keane Barry 6-3 Max Hopp
Lukas Wenig 6-4 Maximilian Czerwinski
Kevin Doets 6-3 James Hurrell
Andy Boulton 6-4 Sietse Lap
Patrik Williams 6-5 Sebastian Bialecki
Tommy Lishman 6-2 Mario Vandenbogaerde
Karel Sedlacek 6-2 Alexander Merkx
Raymond van Barneveld 6-3 Thibault Tricole
Nick Kenny 6-4 Daryl Gurney
Greg Ritchie 6-3 Samuel Price
Niels Zonneveld 6-4 Stephen Rosney
Gabriel Clemens 6-2 David Sharp
Martin Schindler 6-2 Niall Culleton
Stefan Bellmont 6-4 Henry Coates
William O’Connor 6-2 Tytus Kanik
Justin Hood 6-5 Viktor Tingstrom
Mickey Mansell 6-2 Arno Merk
Steve Lennon 6-2 Stef Kosters
Chris Dobey 6-2 Marvin Kraft
Owen Bates 6-4 Oskar Lukasiak
Niko Springer 6-5 Ian White
Benjamin Pratnemer 6-1 Shane McGuirk
Cristo Reyes 6-2 Chris Landman
Bradley Brooks 6-4 Adam Gawlas – *Brooks hits a nine-darter*
Richard Veenstra 6-3 Filip Bereza
Alan Soutar 6-4 Tavis Dudeney
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-0 Pero Ljubic
Jurjen van der Velde 6-4 Stefaan Henderyck
Ritchie Edhouse 6-5 Jeffrey De Graaf
Levy Frauenfelder 6-5 Rob Owen
Damon Heta 6-4 Jimmy van Schie
Wesley Plaisier 6-2 Adam Paxton
Second Round
Tom Bissell 6-2 Darryl Pilgrim
Wessel Nijman 6-2 Tyler Thorpe
Ricardo Pietreczko 6-3 Dave Chisnall
Cameron Menzies 6-3 Christian Kist
Maik Kuivenhoven 6-4 Mensur Suljovic
Scott Williams 6-0 Andrew Gilding
Peter Wright 6-4 Beau Greaves
Darius Labanauskas 6-3 Jeffrey Sparidaans
Charlie Manby 6-4 Tom Sykes
Connor Scutt 6-4 Danny Noppert
Tommy Morris 6-4 Kim Huybrechts
Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Marvin van Velzen
Michael Smith 6-4 Daniel Klose
Nathan Potter 6-3 Jermaine Wattimena
Lewis Pride 6-4 Joe Cullen
Stephen Burton 6-3 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Lukas Wenig 6-5 Keane Barry
Kevin Doets 6-4 Andy Boulton
Tommy Lishman 6-4 Patrik Williams
Karel Sedlacek 6-3 Raymond van Barneveld
Nick Kenny 6-3 Greg Ritchie
Niels Zonneveld 6-5 Gabriel Clemens
Martin Schindler 6-5 Stefan Bellmont
William O’Connor 6-3 Justin Hood
Mickey Mansell 6-2 Steve Lennon
Chris Dobey 6-0 Owen Bates
Benjamin Pratnemer 6-4 Niko Springer
Bradley Brooks 6-1 Cristo Reyes
Richard Veenstra 6-1 Alan Soutar
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-0 Jurjen van der Velde
Ritchie Edhouse 6-2 Levy Frauenfelder
Wesley Plaisier 6-4 Damon Heta – *Plaisier hits a nine-darter*
Last 32
Wessel Nijman 6-0 Tom Bissell
Ricardo Pietreczko 6-3 Cameron Menzies
Scott Williams 6-5 Maik Kuivenhoven
Darius Labanauskas 6-4 Peter Wright
Charlie Manby 6-4 Connor Scutt
Tommy Morris 6-4 Michael van Gerwen
Michael Smith 6-0 Nathan Potter
Stephen Burton 6-5 Lewis Pride
Kevin Doets 6-4 Lukas Wenig
Karel Sedlacek 6-1 Tommy Lishman
Niels Zonneveld 6-1 Nick Kenny
William O’Connor 6-4 Martin Schindler
Chris Dobey 6-2 Mickey Mansell
Bradley Brooks 6-3 Benjamin Pratnemer
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-2 Richard Veenstra
Wesley Plaisier 6-3 Ritchie Edhouse
Last 16
Ricardo Pietreczko 6-5 Wessel Nijman
Scott Williams 6-2 Darius Labanauskas
Tommy Morris 6-2 Charlie Manby
Michael Smith 6-3 Stephen Burton
Karel Sedlacek 6-3 Kevin Doets
William O’Connor 6-5 Niels Zonneveld
Chris Dobey 6-2 Bradley Brooks
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-1 Wesley Plaisier
Quarter-Finals
Scott Williams 6-0 Ricardo Pietreczko
Tommy Morris 6-2 Michael Smith
William O’Connor 6-5 Karel Sedlacek
Chris Dobey 6-1 Krzysztof Ratajski
Semi-Finals
Tommy Morris 7-3 Scott Williams
Chris Dobey 7-4 William O’Connor
Final
Chris Dobey 8-4 Tommy Morris
