Cullen took out 104 on double 13 to break throw after losing the bull. It was back-to-back ton plus checkouts as he pinned 121.
Van den Bergh finally got on the board on double 18 but this was only a hold as Cullen continued to pressure. ‘The Dreammaker’ missed the chance to break and Cullen took out 67 for a 3-1 lead.
He hit 137 to leave 40 with Van den Bergh not on a finish. He missed two darts for a double break but Van den Bergh missed a chance to capitalise and Cullen came back for double 10 to go 4-1 up.
He left 36 to go 5-1 up with a hold of throw and Cullen was romping into the distance. Van den Bergh continued to miss darts and Cullen pinned double eight to go 6-1 up. He was throwing for a 7-1 lead to go one away.
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A 110 checkout saw him seal that. A 140 left him on 127 on Van den Bergh’s throw forcing the Belgian to take out 128 with a set up of 65 only left allowing Cullen back for 127 which saw him seal it on the bull.
Quarter-Finals
Gerwyn Price (104.59) 6 | 5 (102.61) Luke Humphries
Joe Cullen (103.17) 6 | 5 (99.52) Rob Cross
Krzysztof Ratajski (99.17) 6 | 5 (98.35) Dave Chisnall
Dimitri Van den Bergh (108.56) 6 | 5 (102.45) Daryl Gurney
Semi-Finals
Gerwyn Price (102.29) 5 | 7 (94.16) Joe Cullen
Krzysztof Ratajski (92.73) 4 | 7 (99.75) Dimitri Van den Bergh
Final
Joe Cullen (102.34) 8 | 1 (95.06) Dimitri Van den Bergh
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Joe Cullen produces a spectacular performance to wipe the floor with Dimitri Van den Bergh, winning back-to-back titles in Wigan with an 8-1 victory in the final of Players Championship 4!