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Michael van Gerwen denies Gerwyn Price to clinch Players Championship 27 title

Jamie Shaw in Players Championship 15 Oct 2024

Michael van Gerwen reacts (Photo by Kelly Deckers/PDC)

Michael van Gerwen secured his third ranking title of the season at Players Championship 27 in Wigan with a dominant 8-4 win over Gerwyn Price in the final.

Having claimed the Players Championship 21 and Hungarian Darts Trophy titles last month, Van Gerwen completed a hat-trick of triumphs at the Robin Park Leisure Centre.

The three-time World Champion suffered a shock whitewash defeat to Daryl Gurney at the World Grand Prix last week but bounced back in style by returning to the winner’s circle.

“I was away for three weeks with different problems,” said Van Gerwen, who survived match darts in three games en route to the title.

“It is frustrating but it is what it is. Sometimes health comes first, and I’m glad I won today.

“My energy levels have to be a little bit better, but overall I can’t complain, because these ProTours are very difficult, especially when you’ve already been doing this for 18 or 19 years.

“I have played this game for a long time, but I love it. I love what I do, and I think that’s the key.

“I am still able to keep myself motivated for the next tournaments, and you need to keep battling and keep fighting.”

Van Gerwen followed up a hard-fought first round victory over Dylan Slevin with a deciding-leg win over Scott Williams, surviving two match darts in a repeat of their World Championship quarter-final.

Following a commanding 6-2 defeat of James Wade, Van Gerwen then edged out Luke Woodhouse and Jonny Clayton in last-leg shoot-outs, recovering from 5-2 adrift to deny Clayton.

This set up an all-Dutch affair against Wessel Nijman in the semi-finals, but Van Gerwen proved too strong for his younger compatriot, winning five consecutive legs to move through to a showdown against Price.

The Welshman seized the early initiative in Tuesday’s final, establishing 2-0 and 3-2 leads before Van Gerwen turned the tide with a brilliant burst of combination finishing.

The three-time World Champion converted 88, 72, 142 and 112 checkouts to storm 6-3 ahead, before dismissing a 12-darter from Price in the penultimate leg to cap off a clinical display.

Price also enjoyed a welcome return to form in Wigan, registering a trio of ton-plus averages to advance to his first Players Championship final since last November.

The 2021 World Champion opened proceedings with a brace of 6-1 wins over Robert Owen and Thibault Tricole, which he backed up with ton-plus averages to see off James Hurrell and Madars Razma.

Price then defied a 104 average from Damon Heta to wrap up a 6-1 rout, before reeling off three consecutive legs to complete a 7-4 victory over Ryan Searle in the semi-finals.

Searle averaged 106 in his quarter-final demolition of Keane Barry and accounted for Rob Cross in his run to the Last Four, having produced a nine-darter against Jermaine Wattimena in the Last 32.

Dutch star Nijman joined Searle in the semi-finals, although his bid to win a second Players Championship title in as many weeks was thwarted by a merciless Van Gerwen.

Nijman – a winner of seven Development Tour titles in 2024 – averaged 113.5 in his first round thumping of Berry van Peer, while he also defeated Danny Noppert, Martin Schindler and Stephen Bunting.

Bunting was aiming to progress to a fourth successive ProTour final, but he had to settle for a quarter-final showing alongside Clayton, Heta and Irish youngster Barry.

Players Championship 27 Results

Tuesday October 15

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

Second Round
Madars Razma 6-4 Nathan Aspinall
Callan Rydz 6-5 Tim Wolters
Gerwyn Price 6-1 Thibault Tricole
James Hurrell 6-4 Raymond van Barneveld
Damon Heta 6-2 Nathan Rafferty
Andrew Gilding 6-3 Alan Soutar
Luke Humphries 6-1 Richie Burnett
Kim Huybrechts 6-0 Justin Hood
Ryan Searle 6-4 Jeffrey De Graaf
Jermaine Wattimena 6-0 Jurjen van der Velde
Rob Cross 6-5 Nick Kenny
Michael Smith 6-4 Richard Veenstra
Chris Dobey 6-1 Owen Bates
Callum Goffin 6-5 George Killington
Keane Barry 6-5 William O’Connor
Jitse Van der Wal 6-2 Ryan Joyce
Lee Cocks 6-2 Luke Littler
Mensur Suljovic 6-5 Mickey Mansell
Jonny Clayton 6-3 Christian Kist
Darryl Pilgrim 6-0 Chris Landman
Josh Rock 6-1 Simon Whitlock
Luke Woodhouse 6-2 Patrick Geeraets
Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Scott Williams
James Wade 6-5 Adam Gawlas
Stephen Bunting 6-1 Dom Taylor
Ian White 6-4 Jim Williams
Daryl Gurney 6-2 Steve Beaton
Mike De Decker 6-5 Martin Lukeman
Martin Schindler 6-2 Danny Lauby
Adam Hunt 6-3 Brendan Dolan
Danny Noppert 6-5 Brett Claydon
Wessel Nijman 6-4 Mario Vandenbogaerde

Last 32
Madars Razma 6-5 Callan Rydz
Gerwyn Price 6-3 James Hurrell
Damon Heta 6-5 Andrew Gilding
Luke Humphries 6-2 Kim Huybrechts
Ryan Searle 6-5 Jermaine Wattimena – *Searle hits a nine-darter*
Rob Cross 6-4 Michael Smith
Chris Dobey 6-2 Callum Goffin
Keane Barry 6-4 Jitse Van der Wal
Lee Cocks 6-2 Mensur Suljovic
Jonny Clayton 6-1 Darryl Pilgrim
Luke Woodhouse 6-4 Josh Rock
Michael van Gerwen 6-2 James Wade
Stephen Bunting 6-5 Ian White
Daryl Gurney 6-3 Mike De Decker
Martin Schindler 6-2 Adam Hunt
Wessel Nijman 6-3 Danny Noppert

Last 16
Gerwyn Price 6-4 Madars Razma
Damon Heta 6-2 Luke Humphries
Ryan Searle 6-4 Rob Cross
Keane Barry 6-5 Chris Dobey
Jonny Clayton 6-0 Lee Cocks
Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Luke Woodhouse
Stephen Bunting 6-2 Daryl Gurney
Wessel Nijman 6-1 Martin Schindler

Quarter-Finals
Gerwyn Price 6-1 Damon Heta
Ryan Searle 6-1 Keane Barry
Michael van Gerwen 6-5 Jonny Clayton
Wessel Nijman 6-5 Stephen Bunting

Semi-Finals
Gerwyn Price 7-2 Ryan Searle
Michael van Gerwen 7-2 Wessel Nijman

Final
Michael van Gerwen 8-4 Gerwyn Price

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