16/03/2019

Chisnall claims second title of the season after beating Gurney

Dave Chisnall claimed his second title of the season as the St Helens thrower defeated Daryl Gurney 8-6 in the Players Championship 7 final.

The multiple major-finalist was the best player of the tournament until the final. Chisnall booked convincing wins over Mark McGeeney and Rob Cross, while averaging 109 and 108. Vincent van der Voort, Stephen Bunting, Ritchie Edhouse and Davy van Baelen were also knocked out by 'Chizzy'.
However, Gurney was the better player in the final. The Northern Irishman broke Chisnall's throw twice, but the 38-year-old broke back both times. At 6-6, 'Superchin' missed eight doubles to regain the lead. Chisnall opened this present and hit tops to take the lead for the first time in the match. The world number eleven was throwing for the match in the 14th leg and claimed the title after hitting double 5.
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Final

99.4

Chisnall, Dave

Gurney, Daryl

94.5

Semi-Finals

109.1	Chisnall, Dave	7	-	2	McGeeney, Mark	87.7
93.9	Gurney, Daryl	7	-	2	Price, Gerwyn	89.7

Quarter-Finals

85.8	McGeeney, Mark	6	-	5	Meulenkamp, Ron	89.5
92.9	Chisnall, Dave	6	-	3	van der Voort, Vincent	86.0
95.1	Price, Gerwyn	6	-	4	Searle, Ryan	90.3
94.9	Gurney, Daryl	6	-	5	Wattimena, Jermaine	92.8

Last 16

89.9	Meulenkamp, Ron	6	-	4	Smith, Ross	86.1
98.0	McGeeney, Mark	6	-	3	Dobey, Chris	92.4
108.4	Chisnall, Dave	6	-	3	Cross, Rob	100.9
104.0	van der Voort, Vincent	6	-	3	Payne, Josh	96.2
98.0	Price, Gerwyn	6	-	0	Evans, Ricky	85.9
103.7	Searle, Ryan	6	-	4	Ratajski, Krzysztof	97.0
97.8	Gurney, Daryl	6	-	2	Brown, Keegan	94.7
93.6	Wattimena, Jermaine	6	-	2	De Zwaan, Jeffrey	91.7