Damon Heta has sealed an eighth PDC title and a second ProTour title of the season defeating Ryan Joyce 8-4 at Players Championship 16 in Leicester.

Heta has been a perennial winner on the ProTour since joining the PDC Tour and heads into the World Matchplay with another confidence boost hoping to bring that form into a major tournament.

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Both held to begin the tie. Heta missed 70 for a break and Joyce found double four for 2-1. A 104 checkout saw Heta make it 2-2.

Joyce continued to hold with a 48 checkout. Heta broke to make it 4-3 and consolidated to go three away from the finish.

Heta missed 140 to go 6-3 up but Joyce was way back. ‘The Heat’ fluffed his lines but returned for double five again.

Joyce hit a 78 checkout to stop the rot and break back. But Heta broke straight back to go one away and he sealed it from there even being on a nine-darter in the final leg before finishing it off.

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The Players Championship tournaments are broadcast via a live stream. Through the streaming service, four stream lanes are available per tournament. All matches from the four stream lanes will be broadcast live via PDCTV.

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What is the prize money at the Players Championship tournaments?

The PDC has provided a prize pool of £3 million for the Players Championship circuit. At each Players Championship tournament, 100,000 in prize money is distributed. Reaching the second round earns £750. This eventually rises to £12,000 for the winner of the tournament.

Results Players Championship 16

Last 16

Andrew Gilding (101.49) 6 | 4 (102.80) Christian Kist

Joe Cullen (107.16) 6 | 1 (92.66) Daryl Gurney

Damon Heta (91.52) 6 | 2 (89.66) Kevin Doets

James Wade (99.43) 6 | 2 (86.75) Vincent van der Voort

Jose De Sousa (92.32) 6 | 5 (89.65) Ronny Huybrechts

Jonny Clayton (89.29) 6 | 0 (85.41) Danny Noppert

Dirk van Duijvenbode (105.42) 6 | 1 (98.65) Connor Scutt

Ryan Joyce (97.99) 6 | 3 (95.89) Martin Schindler

Quarter-Finals

Joe Cullen (92.06) 6 | 5 (97.31) Andrew Gilding

Damon Heta (95.64) 6 | 3 (96.27) James Wade

Jose De Sousa (109.35) 6 | 3 (99.69) Jonny Clayton

Ryan Joyce (84.29) 6 | 4 (89.85) Dirk van Duijvenbode

Semi-Final

Damon Heta (97.38) 7 | 2 (87.86) Joe Cullen

Ryan Joyce (93.00) 7 | 4 (93.65) Jose de Sousa

Final

Damon Heta (103.55) 8 | 4 (88.48) Ryan Joyce