Gary Anderson whitewashes both Peter Wright and Rob Cross as he wins the Players Championship Three title in Barnsley

The newly-crowned UK Open champion, who triumphed in Minehead last Sunday, was again in superb form as he blazed past all in his path at the Barnsley Metrodome to claim the £10,000 winning prize.

And there was perfection struck on the floor once more in Barnsley, as Jamie Lewis landed a nine-dart finish in his second-round win over Adam Hunt.

Anderson’s intent against his Scottish rival Wright in the final was clear from the off as he landed a 180 with his first visit to the board, before finding double 10 to break and take the lead.

The two-time world champion's best leg of the final came in the third as he took just 12 darts to break once more and lead 3-0.

He was at it again in the fifth, breaking throw with a 76 checkout to lead 5-0, before holding in the sixth and final leg to secure an incredible whitewash victory.

However, Anderson’s performance of the day came in a 6-0 whitewash of world champion Cross in the last 16.

Averaging a staggering 108.7, the UK Open Champion landed three bullseye finishes, including a 170 checkout on his way to victory.

He then bettered that in the last four, beating World Championship semi-finalist Lewis with a brilliant 109.7 average.

It wasn’t all plain sailing for Anderson, however, as he was forced to recover from 5-1 down beat Terry Jenkins in his opening game.

He was then pushed hard in respective 6-4 victories over Gary Eastwood and Simon Stevenson, and beat Steve Nine 6-3 in his quarter-final clash.

It was a welcome run to the final for world number two Wright, who crashed out in the defence of his UK Open title last weekend at the first hurdle, and suffered a heavy defeat to Mensur Suljovic in the Unibet Premier League on Thursday.

To start the day, Wright edged out youngster Chris Quantock 6-3.

He then survived scares against Steve Lennon and Jermaine Wattimena as he picked up 6-5 victories.

Wright’s performance of the day came in the last 16 as he whitewashed Darren Webster, before beating Brendan Dolan and Jeffrey De Graaf 6-3 to reach the final.

Lewis, who beat Diogo Portela 6-3 in the opening round, found his moment of perfection with two 180s and a 141 checkout to level at 5-5 against Adam Hunt in the second round, before holding his throw to seal victory.

He then beat Stephen Bunting, Danny Noppert and Joe Cullen to reach the semi-finals.

Young Dutchman De Graaf enjoyed his best run on the floor as he reached the quarter-finals.

He started the day with a victory over Robert Marijanovic, before beating Luke Woodhouse.

His biggest scalp came as he defeated Premier League star Daryl Gurney 6-4 in the Last 32, and followed that with a last-leg victory over compatriot Jelle Klaasen.

And finally, he sealed his day with a 6-4 win against Richard North to reach the final four, where he ran into Peter Wright.

Players Championship Three Results

Last 128

Peter Wright 6-3 Chris Quantock

Steve Lennon 6-0 Dirk van Duijvenbode

Jermaine Wattimena 6-4 Ryan Meikle

Jamie Caven 6-5 Jeffrey de Zwaan

Darren Webster 6-2 Ronny Huybrechts

Prakash Jiwa 6-2 Mick McGowan

Benito van de Pas 6-5 Eddie Dootson

Dawson Murschell 6-2 Jose Justicia

Dave Chisnall 6-1 Sven Groen

Chris Dobey 6-3 Aden Kirk

James Wilson 6-2 Jim Brown

Brendan Dolan 6-3 Bradley Brooks

Ian White 6-1 Ross Twell

Darren Johnson 6-1 Scott Darbyshire

Alan Norris 6-4 Christian Kist

Mark Wilson 6-4 William O'Connor

Mensur Suljovic 6-2 Michael Barnard

Cameron Menzies 6-3 Ryan Harrington

Richard North 6-0 Madars Razma

James Richardson 6-4 Devon Petersen

Ben Burton 6-3 Mervyn King

Jan Dekker 6-4 Kirk Shepherd

John Henderson 6-3 John Goldie

John Part 6-2 Mark Dudbridge

Daryl Gurney 6-1 Lee Bryant

Joe Murnan 6-2 Keegan Brown

Luke Woodhouse 6-5 Robert Thornton

Jeffrey de Graaf 6-3 Robert Marijanovic

Jelle Klaasen 6-2 George Killington

Paul Nicholson 6-1 Scott Taylor

Zoran Lerchbacher 6-4 Jonny Clayton

Gabriel Clemens 6-1 Mark Frost

Rob Cross 6-3 Matthew Edgar

Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-2 Ross Smith

Tytus Kanik 6-4 Steve West

Mario Robbe 6-1 Paul Rowley

Gary Anderson 6-5 Terry Jenkins

Gary Eastwood 6-4 Mark Webster

Steve Beaton 6-2 Ryan Searle

Simon Stevenson 6-1 Jason Cullen

Robert Owen 6-2 Kim Huybrechts

Steve Hine 6-2 Peter Jacques

Ricky Evans 6-0 James Wade

Ron Meulenkamp 6-1 Robbie Green

Ritchie Edhouse 6-5 Simon Whitlock

Max Hopp 6-5 Vincent Kamphuis

Stephen Burton 6-4 Adrian Lewis

Luke Humphries 6-3 Alan Tabern

Joe Cullen 6-0Jamie Bain

Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-3 Kevin Burness

Kevin Painter 6-3 Vincent van der Voort

Andrew Gilding 6-4 Simon Preston

Gerwyn Price 6-3 Terry Temple

Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Martin Schindler

Ryan Joyce 6-4 Cristo Reyes

Jimmy Hendriks 6-3 Tony Newell

Michael Smith 6-4 Arron Monk

Danny Noppert 6-3 Mickey Mansell

Richie Burnett 6-1 Justin Pipe

Peter Hudson 6-2 Toni Alcinas

Adam Hunt 6-2 Kyle Anderson

Jamie Lewis 6-3 Diogo Portela

Stephen Bunting 6-2 Jarred Cole

Wayne Jones 6-1 Josh Payne

Last 64

Peter Wright 6-5 Steve Lennon

Jermaine Wattimena 6-4 Jamie Caven

Darren Webster 6-2 Prakash Jiwa

Benito van de Pas 6-5 Dawson Murschell

Dave Chisnall 6-4 Chris Dobey

Brendan Dolan 6-5 James Wilson

Darren Johnson 6-3 Ian White

Alan Norris 6-4 Mark Wilson

Mensur Suljovic 6-4 Cameron Menzies

Richard North 6-5 James Richardson

Jan Dekker 6-2 Ben Burton

John Henderson 6-2 John Part

Daryl Gurney 6-3 Joe Murnan

Jeffrey de Graaf 6-2 Luke Woodhouse

Jelle Klaasen 6-3 Paul Nicholson

Gabriel Clemens 6-2 Zoran Lerchbacher

Rob Cross 6-3 Dimitri Van den Bergh

Mario Robbe 6-4 Tytus Kanik

Gary Anderson 6-4 Gary Eastwood

Simon Stevenson 6-4 Steve Beaton

Steve Hine 6-5 Robert Owen

Ron Meulenkamp 6-5 Ricky Evans

Ritchie Edhouse 6-5 Max Hopp

Stephen Burton 6-5 Luke Humphries

Joe Cullen 6-3 Rowby-John Rodriguez

Kevin Painter 6-5 Andrew Gilding

Gerwyn Price 6-2 Nathan Aspinall

Ryan Joyce 6-2 Jimmy Hendriks

Danny Noppert 6-4 Michael Smith

Peter Hudson 6-5 Richie Burnett

Jamie Lewis 6-5 Adam Hunt

Stephen Bunting 6-5 Wayne Jones

Last 32

Peter Wright 6-5 Jermaine Wattimena

Darren Webster 6-2 Benito van de Pas

Brendan Dolan 6-2 Dave Chisnall

Darren Johnson 6-2 Alan Norris

Richard North 6-4 Mensur Suljovic

John Henderson 6-5 Jan Dekker

Jeffrey de Graaf 6-4 Daryl Gurney

Jelle Klaasen 6-3 Gabriel Clemens

Rob Cross 6-3 Mario Robbe

Gary Anderson 6-4 Simon Stevenson

Steve Hine 6-4 Ron Meulenkamp

Ritchie Edhouse 6-3 Stephen Burton

Joe Cullen 6-2 Kevin Painter

Gerwyn Price 6-5 Ryan Joyce

Danny Noppert 6-3 Peter Hudson

Jamie Lewis 6-2 Stephen Bunting

Last 16

Peter Wright 6-0 Darren Webster

Brendan Dolan 6-3 Darren Johnson

Richard North 6-4 John Henderson

Jeffrey de Graaf 6-5 Jelle Klaasen

Gary Anderson 6-0 Rob Cross

Steve Hine 6-4 Ritchie Edhouse

Joe Cullen 6-5 Gerwyn Price

Jamie Lewis 6-1 Danny Noppert

Last Eight

Peter Wright 6-3 Brendan Dolan

Jeffrey de Graaf 6-4 Richard North

Gary Anderson 6-3 Steve Hine

Jamie Lewis 6-3 Joe Cullen

Last Four

Peter Wright 6-3 Jeffrey de Graaf

Gary Anderson 6-3 Jamie Lewis

Final

Gary Anderson 6-0 Peter Wright

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