Wade claims another Players Championship title in final against Smith
NewsSaturday, 13 April 2019 at 18:17
James Wade has claimed another title on the PDC Pro Tour. The Aldershot ace managed to win a Players Championship title for the second time within eight days.
The left-hander defeated Michael Smith 8-6 in the final of Players Championship 11. Both players faced each other last week as well in the final of a floor event, where 'The Machine' beat 'Bullyboy' 8-2.
Wade kicked off the tournament superb with a whitewash win against Eddie Dootson. The world number nine averaged 110 in this match. Joe Murnan (6-5), Vincent van der Voort (6-3), Krzysztof Ratajski (6-3) and Jonny Clayton (6-3) were also beaten en route to the semi-finals. Wade came 5-3 down against Ian White in the semi-final, before he claimed four legs on the spin to reach the final.
'The Machine' produced another comeback in the final, as Smith took a 4-2 lead after six legs. However Wade won six of the next eight legs to win his 32nd PDC title.
Click here for more information about the Pro Tour and the prize fund breakdown.
Wade kicked off the tournament superb with a whitewash win against Eddie Dootson. The world number nine averaged 110 in this match. Joe Murnan (6-5), Vincent van der Voort (6-3), Krzysztof Ratajski (6-3) and Jonny Clayton (6-3) were also beaten en route to the semi-finals. Wade came 5-3 down against Ian White in the semi-final, before he claimed four legs on the spin to reach the final.
'The Machine' produced another comeback in the final, as Smith took a 4-2 lead after six legs. However Wade won six of the next eight legs to win his 32nd PDC title.
Click here for more information about the Pro Tour and the prize fund breakdown.
Final
| 90.8 | Wade, James | 8 | - | 6 | Smith, Michael | 85.5 |
Semi-Finals
| 96.8 | Wade, James | 7 | - | 5 | White, Ian |
| 95.8 | Smith, Michael | 7 | - | 4 | West, Steve |
Quarter-Finals
| 98.3 | White, Ian | 6 | - | 1 | Boulton, Andy | 89.4 |
| 96.4 | Wade, James | 6 | - | 3 | Clayton, Jonny | 94.8 |
| 95.8 | Smith, Michael | 6 | - | 5 | Durrant, Glen | 94 |
| 98.6 | West, Steve | 6 | - | 2 | Klaasen, Jelle | 94.5 |
Last 16
| 93.6 | White, Ian | 6 | - | 5 | Huybrechts, Ronny | 90.3 |
| 87.1 | Boulton, Andy | 6 | - | 4 | Reyes, Cristo | 84.6 |
| 102.7 | Wade, James | 6 | - | 3 | Ratajski, Krzysztof | 97.3 |
| 100.1 | Clayton, Jonny | 6 | - | 4 | Evans, Ricky | 87.6 |
| 94.8 | Durrant, Glen | 6 | - | 4 | Huybrechts, Kim | 88.3 |
| 95.4 | Smith, Michael | 6 | - | 5 | Wright, Peter | 91.1 |
| 93.8 | Klaasen, Jelle | 6 | - | 2 | Hopp, Max | 86.8 |
| 97.3 | West, Steve | 6 | - | 5 | Gurney, Daryl | 93.3 |
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