Dave Chisnall secured his second ranking title inside a month by winning Players Championship 25 on Thursday, seeing off rookie Josh Rock 8-4 in the decider.
The first of four Players Championship events this week saw Chisnall scoop the £12,000 title at the Barnsley Metrodome with a superb performance in the final.
Chisnall also won September’s Belgian Darts Open, and continued his fine run of form with some outstanding displays in seven victories on the day.
He recorded averages of 103 and 107 in early wins over Simon Whitlock and Maik Kuivenhoven, then whitewashed Tony Martinez and dropped just one leg in his last 16 clash with Gary Anderson, where both players averaged over 102.
Chisnall then ousted top seed Luke Humphries with a sensational 114 average in the quarter-finals, book-ending his performance with 11-dart legs.
He then overcame world number two Gerwyn Price 7-6 in the semi-finals in his tightest test of the day and was too strong for Northern Ireland’s emerging star Rock in the decider.
Legs of 13, 12 and 12 darts helped Chisnall to storm into a four-leg leg before Rock hit back, cutting the gap from 6-1 to 6-4 at one stage with the aid of a 122 finish and legs of 14 and 13 darts.
However, the youngster missed his chance to pull back further in a key 11th leg, before Chisnall pinned double 16 in the next to seal the title.
“Today’s been a very good day for me,” said Chisnall, who hit a huge 35 maximum 180s during the event.
“The treble 20s were going in like there was no tomorrow, I was hitting 180s for fun all day and I’m very happy. I’ve hit big scores, three or four crucial 140 checkouts, and it’s got me through.”
SOURCE-PDC
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