Harry Ward became the winner of Players Championship 16 after a very surprising Pro Tour day in Barnsley. All top 16 ranked players were knocked out after the fourth round.
Ward denied Max Hopp a third PDC title as the Derbyshire ace edged out the German 8-7 in the Players Championship final. It's Big H's first senior title. The 21-year-old missed three match-darts in the 14th leg before Hopp forced a leg-decider with a 18-darter. Ward had the throw in the last leg and held his nerves with a 15-darter for the win.
The former BDO World Youth Championship runner-up kicked off the tournament with wins against Vincent Kamphuis (6-3 ) and Madars Razma (6-2), before coming through leg-deciders against James Richardson, Michael Smith and Nathan Aspinall. In the semi-final he beat Jose de Sousa to reach the final, while Hopp overcame Robert Thornton. The Scotsman beat number one seed Michael van Gerwen earlier on the day.
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Final
| 92.9 | Ward, Harry | 8 | - | 7 | Hopp, Max | 91.7 |
Semi-Finals
| 83.5 | Hopp, Max | 7 | - | 6 | Thornton, Robert | 85.3 |
| 89.4 | Ward, Harry | 7 | - | 4 | De Sousa, Jose | 93.6 |
Quarter-Finals
| 96.8 | Thornton, Robert | 6 | - | 3 | Dobey, Chris | 91.4 |
| 89.9 | Hopp, Max | 6 | - | 3 | Noppert, Danny | 97.3 |
| 89.1 | Ward, Harry | 6 | - | 5 | Aspinall, Nathan | 82.1 |
| 102.6 | De Sousa, Jose | 6 | - | 1 | Taylor, Scott | 96.7 |
Last 16
| 104.3 | Thornton, Robert | 6 | - | 3 | Ratajski, Krzysztof | 106.0 |
| 87.5 | Dobey, Chris | 6 | - | 0 | Clayton, Jonny | 76.7 |
| 94.0 | Noppert, Danny | 6 | - | 2 | Chisnall, Dave | 92.1 |
| 86.3 | Hopp, Max | 6 | - | 2 | Tabern, Alan | 82.0 |
| 82.8 | Aspinall, Nathan | 6 | - | 2 | Gray, Adrian | 82.9 |
| 92.2 | Ward, Harry | 6 | - | 5 | Smith, Michael | 103.7 |
| 98.8 | Taylor, Scott | 6 | - | 3 | Henderson, John | 99.2 |
| 94.5 | De Sousa, Jose | 6 | - | 5 | van der Voort, Vincent | 95.7 |
