Two-nine dart finishes landed in Barnsley as Peter Wright wins Players Championship 17
Peter Wright claimed his third PDC title of the year with a 6-2 win over Daryl Gurney in the final of Players Championship 17, on a day which saw two nine-dart finishes hit at The Barnsley Metrodome.
The world number two added to his Players Championship 14 and Melbourne Darts Masters crowns thanks to a masterful display of finishing in the final, while Vincent van der Voort and James Wade struck perfect legs earlier in the day.
Wright defeated Christian Kist, Dennis Nilsson, Kyle Anderson, James Wilson, Simon Whitlock and Martin Schindler to reach his fifth ranking final of 2018 where three ton-plus checkouts helped him clinch the £10,000 top prize.
"I'm delighted to get the win today, it's always a great feeling to win against so many top players," said Wright, who was a World Matchplay semi-finalist in July.
"I've been having some good legs when I need them at crucial times and that's what got me the win today.
"When I'm playing well I don't think about it, I just throw!"
Gurney, who was appearing in his first PDC final since February, took the first leg and then applied pressure to the Wright throw, only for the UK Open champion to land a magnificent 157 finish.
The next two legs saw the players exchange holds of throw despite Wright missing six darts at double for a break.
Wright hit two double tops for a stunning 140 checkout and an all-important break to go 3-2 ahead and followed it up with a 101 finish in the following leg as Gurney threatened an immediate break back.
That was as close as the Northern Irishman got to Wright who took the next two legs to wrap up a twelfth ProTour title of his career.
Gurney was also happy with his performance on the day which saw a return to form for the Premier League star with wins over Aden Kirk, Robert Marijanovic, Alan Tabern, Ross Smith, Rob Cross and James Wade.
Seven-time televised title winner Wade landed a nine-darter in his 6-3 win over Michael Smith, repeating the feat of Van der Voort who hit one earlier in the day in his third round defeat to Cross.
Elsewhere, World Matchplay champion Gary Anderson went down to Smith in the last 16, while world number eight Dave Chisnall was defeated by Cross at the same stage.
German youngster Martin Schindler also enjoyed a successful day in Yorkshire as he reached his first ever ProTour semi-final.
Players Championship 17 results
Last 128
- Peter Wright 6-3 Christian Kist
- Dennis Nilsson 6-2 Lee Bryant
- Kyle Anderson 6-2 John Davey
- Dave Prins 6-4 David Pallett
- Terry Temple 6-1 Stephen Bunting
- Darren Johnson 6-5 Adam Hunt
- James Wilson 6-4 Dawson Murschell
- Peter Hudson 6-2 Ryan Harrington
- Joe Cullen 6-3 Prakash Jiwa
- Simon Stevenson 6-4 Matthew Edgar
- Steve Beaton 6-1 Ritchie Edhouse
- Adam Huckvale 6-5 Diogo Portela
- Simon Whitlock 6-1 William O'Connor
- Jamie Bain 6-5 Eddie Dootson
- Jelle Klaasen 6-4 Jimmy Hendriks
- Ryan Joyce 6-4 Jeffrey de Graaf
- Jonny Clayton 6-2 Joe Murnan
- Scott Darbyshire 6-3 Stuart Kellett
- Chris Dobey 6-2 Kirk Shepherd
- Gabriel Clemens 6-4 Brendan Dolan
- Gerwyn Price 6-5 Paul Nicholson
- Kevin Painter 6-5 Scott Taylor
- Steve West 6-4 Tytus Kanik
- Martin Schindler 6-0 Mario Robbe
- Ian White 6-1 Benito van de Pas
- Luke Woodhouse 6-3 Gary Eastwood
- Andrew Gilding 6-3 Ron Meulenkamp
- Jamie Caven 6-1 Cody Harris
- Max Hopp 6-1 Robert Owen
- Yordi Meeuwisse 6-3 Ronny Huybrechts
- Kim Huybrechts 6-1 Devon Petersen
- Toni Alcinas 6-2 Richie Burnett
- Rob Cross 6-3 Jan Dekker
- Tony Newell 6-3 Cameron Menzies
- Vincent van der Voort 6-1 Arron Monk
- Ross Twell 6-5 Jason Cullen
- Dave Chisnall 6-4 Rowby-John Rodriguez
- Terry Jenkins 6-4 Peter Jacques
- Mervyn King 6-4 Robert Thornton
- Cristo Reyes 6-5 Vincent Kamphuis
- Simon Preston 6-5 Adrian Lewis
- Bradley Brooks 6-4 Dirk van Duijvenbode
- Steve Lennon 6-1 Steve Hine
- Ross Smith 6-3 Chris Quantock
- Daryl Gurney 6-3 Aden Kirk
- Robert Marijanovic 6-3 Mark Dudbridge
- John Henderson 6-2 Michael Barnard
- Alan Tabern 6-2 Barrie Bates
- James Wade 6-2 John Part
- Kevin Burness 6-5 Harry Ward
- Josh Payne 6-0 Dimitri Van den Bergh
- Paul Rowley 6-3 James Richardson
- Alan Norris 6-5 Darren Webster
- Wayne Jones 6-3 Jim Brown
- Davy Van Baelen 6-4 Keegan Brown
- Ricky Evans 6-4 Jarred Cole
- Michael Smith 6-5 Mark Wilson
- Mark Webster 6-4 Justin Pipe
- Richard North 6-2 Danny Noppert
- Stephen Burton 6-5 Mickey Mansell
- Gary Anderson 6-2 Luke Humphries
- Jamie Lewis 6-4 George Killington
- Madars Razma 6-4 Jermaine Wattimena
- Ryan Searle 6-3 Nathan Aspinall
Last 64
- Peter Wright 6-0 Dennis Nilsson
- Kyle Anderson 6-4 Dave Prins
- Darren Johnson 6-1 Terry Temple
- James Wilson 6-2 Peter Hudson
- Joe Cullen 6-3 Simon Stevenson
- Steve Beaton 6-4 Adam Huckvale
- Simon Whitlock 6-2 Jamie Bain
- Ryan Joyce 6-2 Jelle Klaasen
- Jonny Clayton 6-1 Scott Darbyshire
- Gabriel Clemens 6-3 Chris Dobey
- Kevin Painter 6-4 Gerwyn Price
- Martin Schindler 6-3 Steve West
- Ian White 6-5 Luke Woodhouse
- Andrew Gilding 6-2 Jamie Caven
- Max Hopp 6-2 Yordi Meeuwisse
- Kim Huybrechts 6-1 Toni Alcinas
- Rob Cross 6-3 Tony Newell
- Vincent van der Voort 6-3 Ross Twell
- Dave Chisnall 6-3 Terry Jenkins
- Cristo Reyes 6-3 Mervyn King
- Simon Preston 6-4 Bradley Brooks
- Ross Smith 6-3 Steve Lennon
- Daryl Gurney 6-5 Robert Marijanovic
- Alan Tabern 6-3 John Henderson
- James Wade 6-1 Kevin Burness
- Paul Rowley 6-5 Josh Payne
- Wayne Jones 6-1 Alan Norris
- Ricky Evans 6-5 Davy Van Baelen
- Michael Smith 6-2 Mark Webster
- Richard North 6-4 Stephen Burton
- Gary Anderson 6-2 Jamie Lewis
- Ryan Searle 6-3 Madars Razma
Last 32
- Peter Wright 6-5 Kyle Anderson
- James Wilson 6-2 Darren Johnson
- Joe Cullen 6-4 Steve Beaton
- Simon Whitlock 6-2 Ryan Joyce
- Jonny Clayton 6-5 Gabriel Clemens
- Martin Schindler 6-4 Kevin Painter
- Andrew Gilding 6-3 Ian White
- Kim Huybrechts 6-4 Max Hopp
- Rob Cross 6-3 Vincent van der Voort
- Dave Chisnall 6-5 Cristo Reyes
- Ross Smith 6-2 Simon Preston
- Daryl Gurney 6-5 Alan Tabern
- James Wade 6-2 Paul Rowley
- Wayne Jones 6-2 Ricky Evans
- Michael Smith 6-3 Richard North
- Gary Anderson 6-4 Ryan Searle
Last 16
- Peter Wright 6-5 James Wilson
- Simon Whitlock 6-0 Joe Cullen
- Martin Schindler 6-5 Jonny Clayton
- Kim Huybrechts 6-4 Andrew Gilding
- Rob Cross 6-3 Dave Chisnall
- Daryl Gurney 6-5 Ross Smith
- James Wade 6-0 Wayne Jones
- Michael Smith 6-5 Gary Anderson
Last Eight
- Peter Wright 6-5 Simon Whitlock
- Martin Schindler 6-0 Kim Huybrechts
- Daryl Gurney 6-5 Rob Cross
- James Wade 6-3 Michael Smith
Last Four
- Peter Wright 6-4 Martin Schindler
- Daryl Gurney 6-3 James Wade
Final
- Peter Wright 6-2 Daryl Gurney
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