Dave Chisnall scoops second Players Championship title of 2024
Dave Chisnall sealed his second ProTour title of the year at Players Championship 23 with an 8-4 win over Chris Dobey in Leicester on Wednesday.
Having also claimed the Flanders Darts Trophy title on the European Tour earlier this month, Chisnall continued his blistering run of form to scoop the £15,000 top prize at the Mattioli Arena.
The victory also sees the St Helens star climb to fifth in the PDC Order of Merit and move further clear at the top of the ProTour Order of Merit.
Chisnall began his run with a 6-2 victory over Callan Rydz in Round One, before seeing off Dylan Slevin 6-3 and Jeffrey Sparidaans 6-2.
He then averaged 107.2 in a deciding-leg victory over Madars Razma in the Last 16, before averaging 108.7 in a 6-2 success over Mervyn King in the quarter-finals.
A third consecutive ton-plus averaged followed as Chizzy ended the run of Stephen Burton with a 7-4 triumph, averaging 102.2 in the process.
The final proved to be a cagey affair, with Chisnall opening up a 3-1 lead before Dobey hit back to draw level at three apiece.
Chisnall then reeled off four consecutive legs to regain control at 7-3, and after Dobey had stopped the rot in leg 11, Chisnall made no mistake in closing out the contest in the following leg.
“The final was a tough battle, it wasn’t a good game but I’m just happy to get over the line,” said Chisnall.
“I think my game is up there with the best in the world at the moment; I’m playing really well and my confidence is high.
“Six months ago I was losing first and second round matches but then I started to battle and I’ve won some big titles.
“There are some big events coming up and I normally have a good end to the year; I just need to get my TV form going now.
“I’m looking forward to the World Grand Prix; I’ve been hitting my doubles well so it should be a good one for me.”
Dobey’s 7-2 semi-final win over Martin Schindler saw him produce a nine-dart finish in the opening leg of a scintillating display in which he registered his fifth ton-plus average of the tournament.
That was the second perfect leg of the day, following Adam Warner’s nine-darter in his Second Round defeat to Jurjen van der Velde.
Burton enjoyed a fine run to the semi-finals courtesy of wins over Christian Kist, Dirk van Duijvenbode and Andy Boulton, before edging out both Rob Cross and Damon Heta in last-leg deciders.
King reached his first ranking quarter-final in two years, while Tuesday’s winner Gary Anderson was accounted for by Jonny Clayton in the Last 16.
Players Championship 23 Results
Wednesday September 25
First Round
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Callan Rydz
Dylan Slevin 6-0 Jamie Hughes
Thibault Tricole 6-4 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Jeffrey Sparidaans 6-5 Josh Payne
Ritchie Edhouse 6-5 Christian Perez
Madars Razma 6-1 Robert Owen
Raymond van Barneveld 6-3 Graham Usher
Radek Szaganski 6-4 Karel Sedlacek
Luke Humphries 6-5 Benjamin Reus
Steve Lennon 6-5 Aden Kirk
Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Luke Woodhouse
Lee Cocks 6-5 Callum Goffin
Gian van Veen 6-4 Ricky Evans
Mervyn King 6-2 Jelle Klaasen
Joe Cullen 6-5 William Borland
Scott Williams 6-5 Robbie Knops
Damon Heta 6-0 Haupai Puha
Steve Beaton 6-1 Adam Gawlas
Alan Soutar 6-4 Rhys Griffin
Keegan Brown 6-2 Chris Landman
Daryl Gurney 6-3 Krzysztof Ratajski
Mensur Suljovic 6-0 Berry van Peer
Keane Barry 6-5 Cameron Menzies
Ian White 6-3 George Killington
William O’Connor 6-0 Danny Noppert
Andy Boulton 6-3 Jitse Van der Wal
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-2 Kai Gotthardt
Stephen Burton 6-2 Christian Kist
Rob Cross 6-4 Arron Monk
Matt Campbell 6-2 Joshua Richardson
James Wade 6-4 Danny Jansen
Justin Hood 6-1 Carl Wilson
Ross Smith 6-2 Jim Williams
Richard Veenstra 6-3 Jeffrey De Graaf
Martin Lukeman 6-5 Martijn Dragt
Robert Grundy 6-5 Jamie Atkins
Gerwyn Price 6-3 Nick Kenny
Wessel Nijman 6-2 Graham Hall
Ryan Joyce 6-1 Daniel Klose
Niels Zonneveld 6-3 Michele Turetta
Jurjen van der Velde 6-4 Stephen Bunting
Adam Warner 6-5 Jimmy van Schie
Lee Evans 6-2 Gabriel Clemens
Adam Hunt 6-4 Lukas Wenig
Martin Schindler 6-0 Kim Huybrechts
Stefaan Henderyck 6-4 Jose De Sousa
Kevin Doets 6-4 Brendan Dolan
Brett Claydon 6-3 Darren Beveridge
Gary Anderson 6-5 Mario Vandenbogaerde
Dom Taylor 6-1 Patrick Geeraets
Jermaine Wattimena 6-3 Jules van Dongen
Maik Kuivenhoven 6-1 Danny van Trijp
Jonny Clayton 6-0 Rene Eidams
Mickey Mansell 6-4 Florian Hempel
Michael Smith 6-1 Danny Lauby
Simon Whitlock 6-3 Connor Scutt
Chris Dobey 6-5 Richie Burnett
Nathan Rafferty 6-5 Boris Krcmar
Andrew Gilding 6-3 James Hurrell
Matthew Dennant 6-1 Owen Bates
Vincent van der Voort 6-0 Ricardo Pietreczko
Shane McGuirk 6-0 Owen Roelofs
Mike De Decker 6-5 Andy Baetens
Ryan Meikle 6-0 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Second Round
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Dylan Slevin
Jeffrey Sparidaans 6-4 Thibault Tricole
Madars Razma 6-1 Ritchie Edhouse
Radek Szaganski 6-2 Raymond van Barneveld
Luke Humphries 6-1 Steve Lennon
Nathan Aspinall 6-2 Lee Cocks
Mervyn King 6-5 Gian van Veen
Joe Cullen 6-5 Scott Williams
Damon Heta 6-4 Steve Beaton
Alan Soutar 6-3 Keegan Brown
Daryl Gurney 6-1 Mensur Suljovic
Ian White 6-3 Keane Barry
Andy Boulton 6-5 William O’Connor
Stephen Burton 6-2 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Rob Cross 6-2 Matt Campbell
Justin Hood 6-5 James Wade
Ross Smith 6-3 Richard Veenstra
Martin Lukeman 6-2 Robert Grundy
Wessel Nijman 6-2 Gerwyn Price
Niels Zonneveld 6-5 Ryan Joyce
Jurjen van der Velde 6-4 Adam Warner
Lee Evans 6-3 Adam Hunt
Martin Schindler 6-5 Stefaan Henderyck
Brett Claydon 6-4 Kevin Doets
Gary Anderson 6-5 Dom Taylor
Maik Kuivenhoven 6-3 Jermaine Wattimena
Jonny Clayton 6-1 Mickey Mansell
Michael Smith 6-5 Simon Whitlock
Chris Dobey 6-2 Nathan Rafferty
Andrew Gilding 6-4 Matthew Dennant
Shane McGuirk 6-2 Vincent van der Voort
Mike De Decker 6-3 Ryan Meikle
Last 32
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Jeffrey Sparidaans
Madars Razma 6-3 Radek Szaganski
Luke Humphries 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
Mervyn King 6-5 Joe Cullen
Damon Heta 6-4 Alan Soutar
Ian White 6-5 Daryl Gurney
Stephen Burton 6-1 Andy Boulton
Rob Cross 6-3 Justin Hood
Martin Lukeman 6-5 Ross Smith
Wessel Nijman 6-1 Niels Zonneveld
Lee Evans 6-1 Jurjen van der Velde
Martin Schindler 6-1 Brett Claydon
Gary Anderson 6-4 Maik Kuivenhoven
Jonny Clayton 6-5 Michael Smith
Chris Dobey 6-5 Andrew Gilding
Mike De Decker 6-3 Shane McGuirk
Last 16
Dave Chisnall 6-5 Madars Razma
Mervyn King 6-3 Luke Humphries
Damon Heta 6-3 Ian White
Stephen Burton 6-5 Rob Cross
Martin Lukeman 6-5 Wessel Nijman
Martin Schindler 6-4 Lee Evans
Jonny Clayton 6-2 Gary Anderson
Chris Dobey 6-1 Mike De Decker
Quarter-Finals
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Mervyn King
Stephen Burton 6-5 Damon Heta
Martin Schindler 6-3 Martin Lukeman
Chris Dobey 6-5 Jonny Clayton
Semi-Finals
Dave Chisnall 7-4 Stephen Burton
Chris Dobey 7-2 Martin Schindler
Final
Dave Chisnall 8-4 Chris Dobey
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