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Ross Smith seals fantastic fourth Players Championship title

Jamie Shaw in Players Championship 02 Jul 2024

Ross Smith celebrates (Photo by PDC)

Ross Smith secured his fifth PDC ranking title at Players Championship 13 glory in Milton Keynes with a nail-biting 8-7 win over Wesley Plaisier in the final.

The former European Champion has reached two European Tour finals and four other semi-finals on the circuit his year, but scooped the £15,000 top prize at the Marshall Arena as he clinched the fourth ProTour title of his career.

A narrow first round win over Steve Beaton was followed by victories over Jermaine Wattimena and Kevin Doets, before overcoming Ricky Evans and Jonny Clayton 6-4.

Smith then stormed to a 7-2 rout Andy Boulton in the semi-finals, and produced a brilliant performance in a high-quality final against Dutch ace Plaisier.

Smith opened up with a 180 and took the opening leg with a blistering 170 checkout, before kicking off leg two with six perfect darts as he took command early on.

Plaisier found himself 5-1 down, only to take out 144 and 167 as he won four of the next five legs, and he then landed double 16 to square the game as both players maintained averages in excess of 107.

Smith pinned double 18 to register a 13-darter as he moved to the brink of glory, only for Plaisier to take out 127 to force a decider.

The Kent ace opened with scores of 140 and 180 to pull clear, before Plaisier responded with a maximum of his own to apply the pressure.

Smith initially missed three match darts, although with Plaisier unable to hit tops to complete a 113 checkout, his opponent stepped in to finally seal glory a 107 average.

“All credit to Wesley for the way he came back. He just didn’t let up, and he showed what a class player he is,” said Smith, who fired in nine 180s in a thrilling final.

“I felt like I needed to get the win there and win a final. I’ve lost in two European Tour finals this year, so this was massive for me.

“I’ve also made quite a few semi-finals [on the ProTour] so if I’d missed out again, you start thinking too much, and nobody wants to start doing that, so I’m happy I’ve crossed the line.

“In this game, a lot of it is about confidence and belief, and I just want to win again, it’s as simple as that.

“I don’t really set myself targets as such. I just try and beat who is in front of me, and if I can hold a trophy up, then I’m extremely happy.

“I don’t want to be a number. I want to push on, and I’m working hard at it.”

Plaisier’s run to the final was his best on the ProTour since he reached a European Tour semi-final last September, defeating Thibault Tricole, Adam Hunt, Dom Taylor, Stephen Bunting, Niels Zonneveld and Cam Crabtree along the way.

Crabtree, 20, reached the semi-finals for the first time in a Players Championship, as the youngster defeated former UK Open champions Danny Noppert and James Wade, while Andy Boulton’s run to the semi-finals was his best finish on the ProTour for more than three years.

James Wade’s run to the quarter-finals moved him back into the final qualifying place for the upcoming Betfred World Matchplay ahead of Kevin Doets – with only Wednesday’s Players Championship 14 remaining before the 32-player field is finalised.

Wade was joined in the Last Eight by 2023 World Matchplay finalist Jonny Clayton, former UK Open champion Andrew Gilding and Dutch star Niels Zonneveld.

Luke Littler, the recent Poland Masters champion, was edged out 6-5 by Robert Grundy in the first round with an average of just 79.

Wessel Nijman’s run to the Last 16 included a memorable victory over Michael Smith – a World Cup winner for England 48 hours ago.

World Cup finalist Mensur Suljovic lost out 6-5 to Doets in round two, while Peter Wright and Gerwyn Price were also knocked out in Round Twp.

Players Championship 13 Results

Tuesday July 2

First Round
Niels Zonneveld 6-4 Dave Chisnall
Arron Monk 6-3 Mickey Mansell
Danny Jansen 6-5 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Darryl Pilgrim 6-5 Brett Claydon
Wessel Nijman 6-5 Ryan Joyce
Vincent van der Voort 6-0 Jurjen van der Velde
Michael Smith 6-1 Darren Beveridge
Karel Sedlacek 6-3 Leighton Bennett
Stephen Bunting 6-2 Matthew Dennant
Richie Burnett 6-2 William Borland
Owen Roelofs 6-3 Luke Woodhouse
Ryan Meikle 6-5 Chris Landman
Jitse Van der Wal 6-3 Ryan Searle
Dom Taylor 6-3 Robert Owen
Adam Hunt 6-4 Joe Cullen
Wesley Plaisier 6-3 Thibault Tricole
Danny Noppert 6-2 Justin Hood
Cam Crabtree 6-0 Keane Barry
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-5 Andy Baetens
Rhys Griffin 6-5 Scott Williams
Robert Grundy 6-5 Luke Littler
Patrick Geeraets 6-5 Boris Krcmar
Brendan Dolan 6-4 George Killington
Kai Gotthardt 6-3 Jelle Klaasen
Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Damon Heta
Stephen Burton 6-3 Ian White
James Wade 6-3 Alan Soutar
Keegan Brown 6-5 Lee Evans
Gian van Veen 6-5 Richard Veenstra
Jim Williams 6-3 Adam Warner
Raymond van Barneveld 6-5 Adam Gawlas
Maik Kuivenhoven 6-4 Mario Vandenbogaerde
Gerwyn Price 6-3 Christian Perez
Andy Boulton 6-3 Martin Lukeman
Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Mike De Decker
Daniel Klose 6-5 Berry van Peer
Nathan Rafferty 6-2 Daryl Gurney
Jamie Atkins 6-1 Robbie Knops
Peter Wright 6-1 Madars Razma
Nick Kenny 6-0 Ronny Huybrechts
Jeffrey De Zwaan 6-5 Josh Rock
Jeffrey Sparidaans 6-0 Joshua Richardson
Andrew Gilding 6-5 Mervyn King
Steve Lennon 6-4 Graham Hall
Martin Schindler 6-1 Haupai Puha
Martijn Dragt 6-4 James Hurrell
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-1 Graham Usher
Danny van Trijp 6-5 Paul Krohne
Gary Anderson 6-3 Jose De Sousa
William O’Connor 6-2 Lukas Wenig
Callan Rydz 6-2 Danny Lauby
Radek Szaganski 6-5 Dylan Slevin
Cameron Menzies 6-3 Ricardo Pietreczko
Matt Campbell 6-0 Callum Goffin
Jonny Clayton 6-3 Jeffrey De Graaf
Connor Scutt 6-2 Simon Whitlock
Ross Smith 6-5 Steve Beaton
Jermaine Wattimena 6-0 Aden Kirk
Kevin Doets 6-2 Benjamin Reus
Mensur Suljovic 6-2 Lee Cocks
Florian Hempel 6-5 Chris Dobey
Ricky Evans 6-1 Stefan Bellmont
Owen Bates 6-2 Ritchie Edhouse
Gabriel Clemens 6-1 Josh Payne

Second Round
Niels Zonneveld 6-1 Arron Monk
Danny Jansen 6-4 Darryl Pilgrim
Wessel Nijman 6-4 Vincent van der Voort
Michael Smith 6-3 Karel Sedlacek
Stephen Bunting 6-3 Richie Burnett
Ryan Meikle 6-4 Owen Roelofs
Dom Taylor 6-3 Jitse Van der Wal
Wesley Plaisier 6-5 Adam Hunt
Cam Crabtree 6-3 Danny Noppert
Rhys Griffin 6-4 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Patrick Geeraets 6-3 Robert Grundy
Kai Gotthardt 6-5 Brendan Dolan
Nathan Aspinall 6-2 Stephen Burton
James Wade 6-2 Keegan Brown
Jim Williams 6-4 Gian van Veen
Raymond van Barneveld 6-4 Maik Kuivenhoven
Andy Boulton 6-4 Gerwyn Price
Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Daniel Klose
Nathan Rafferty 6-3 Jamie Atkins
Nick Kenny 6-5 Peter Wright
Jeffrey De Zwaan 6-5 Jeffrey Sparidaans
Andrew Gilding 6-3 Steve Lennon
Martijn Dragt 6-5 Martin Schindler
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-1 Danny van Trijp
Gary Anderson 6-4 William O’Connor
Radek Szaganski 6-2 Callan Rydz
Cameron Menzies 6-2 Matt Campbell
Jonny Clayton 6-2 Connor Scutt
Ross Smith 6-4 Jermaine Wattimena
Kevin Doets 6-5 Mensur Suljovic
Ricky Evans 6-2 Florian Hempel
Owen Bates 6-3 Gabriel Clemens

Last 32
Niels Zonneveld 6-3 Danny Jansen
Wessel Nijman 6-4 Michael Smith
Stephen Bunting 6-2 Ryan Meikle
Wesley Plaisier 6-2 Dom Taylor
Cam Crabtree 6-5 Rhys Griffin
Kai Gotthardt 6-5 Patrick Geeraets
James Wade 6-5 Nathan Aspinall
Raymond van Barneveld 6-4 Jim Williams
Andy Boulton 6-4 Kim Huybrechts
Nathan Rafferty 6-2 Nick Kenny
Andrew Gilding 6-1 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-0 Martijn Dragt
Radek Szaganski 6-5 Gary Anderson
Jonny Clayton 6-2 Cameron Menzies
Ross Smith 6-5 Kevin Doets
Ricky Evans 6-3 Owen Bates

Last 16
Niels Zonneveld 6-3 Wessel Nijman
Wesley Plaisier 6-5 Stephen Bunting
Cam Crabtree 6-4 Kai Gotthardt
James Wade 6-3 Raymond van Barneveld
Andy Boulton 6-3 Nathan Rafferty
Andrew Gilding 6-4 Krzysztof Ratajski
Jonny Clayton 6-1 Radek Szaganski
Ross Smith 6-4 Ricky Evans

Quarter-Finals
Wesley Plaisier 6-3 Niels Zonneveld
Cam Crabtree 6-3 James Wade
Andy Boulton 6-3 Andrew Gilding
Ross Smith 6-4 Jonny Clayton

Semi-Finals
Wesley Plaisier 7-3 Cam Crabtree
Ross Smith 7-2 Andy Boulton

Final
Ross Smith 8-7 Wesley Plaisier

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