Chris Dobey took the title at the expense of
Cameron Menzies at the nineteenth
Players Championship tournament of the season in Milton Keynes. For "Hollywood," it is his fifth PDC title.
Dobey had reached the semi-finals by beating successively Niels Zonneveld (6-4), Rowby-John Rodriguez (6-2), Luke Woodhouse (6-3), James Wade (6-5) and Mensur Suljovic (6-1). In the last four, he was too strong for Daryl Gurney (7-3). For Menzies, it was his first time in the final of a PDC ranking tournament. His final place was no surprise. 'Cammy' has been in good form for weeks and was in the semi-final of Players Championship 18 on Wednesday.
In the final, Menzies could briefly hope for a first PDC title after taking a 4-2 lead. However, he saw the next three legs go to Dobey, but clinched again with a 13-darter, making it 5-5 after ten legs. Dobey then moved into a breakaway lead with a 13-darter and a 12-darter. Menzies narrowed the gap to 7-6 on a 16-darter, but then Dobey clinched the title with a fine 80 finish.
A total of 125,000 pounds in prize money is distributed at each Players Championship tournament. The winner of the event will receive a check for 15,000 pounds.
Results Players Championship 19
Last 16
Mensur Suljovic 6 | 3 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Chris Dobey 6 | 5 James Wade
Daryl Gurney 6 | 5 Matthew Dennant
Danny Noppert 6 | 4 Martijn Dragt
Martin Lukeman 6 | 3 Ross Smith
Cameron Menzies 6 | 4 Stephen Bunting
Thibault Tricole 6 | 5 Gabriel Clemens
Nathan Rafferty 6 | 4 Jeffrey Sparidaans
Quarterfinals
Chris Dobey 6 | 1 Mensur Suljovic
Daryl Gurney 6 | 2 Danny Noppert
Cameron Menzies 6 | 5 Martin Lukeman
Thibault Tricole 6 | 3 Nathan Rafferty
Semi-final
Chris Dobey 7 | 3 Daryl Gurney
Cameron Menzies 7 | 6 Thibault Tricole
Final
Chris Dobey 8 | 6 Cameron Menzies
