Dave Chisnall has sealed the title at
Players Championship 23. The top seed has lived up to his billing today and has claimed a second ProTour of the season. He defeated
Chris Dobey 8-4 in the final.
Chisnall has claimed a 26th PDC title as a result. He has won eight European Tours and 17 Players Championship titles in his career. It is a fourth PDC title of the season overall with glory also on the European Tour.
Dobey hand a handful to hold to begin the match and Chisnall broke with a 120 checkout for 1-0. Dobey again struggled and Chisnall held on double one for 2-0.
Dobey hit an effortless 149 on double 16 to hold and go 2-1 down. Chisnall missed 142 for 3-1 but he returned for it with Dobey missing a break chance for 2-2. Dobey missed 106 for 3-3 and Chisnall returned only to miss more chances and 'Hollywood' broke for 3-3.
But Chisnall broke back with a 116 checkout for 4-3. He hit a 66 checkout to hold and open up a two-leg cushion again for 5-3. He hit 77 for 6-3.
Dobey missed 106 for 6-4 and Chisnall said thank you very much pinning double 20 for 7-3. Chisnall missed the chance for the match and he had to go again. He finally sealed it with a 76 checkout.
Players Championship 23 Results
Final
Dave Chisnall (92.95) 8 | 4 (96.29) Chris Dobey
Semi-Finals
Dave Chisnall (102.27) 7 | 4 (101.60) Stephen Burton
Chris Dobey (103.52) 7 | 2 (91.89) Martin Schindler
Quarter-Finals
Dave Chisnall (108.72) 6 | 2 (97.89) Mervyn King
Stephen Burton (94.84) 6 | 5 (99.75) Damon Heta
Martin Schindler (88.64) 6 | 3 (88.18) Martin Lukeman
Chris Dobey (101.26) 6 | 5 (96.60) Jonny Clayton
Last 16
Dave Chisnall (107.19) 6 | 5 (100.42) Madars Razma
Mervyn King (88.06) 6 | 3 (79.05) Luke Humphries
Damon Heta (102.70) 6 | 3 (96.00) Ian White
Stephen Burton (93.19) 6 | 5 (96.52) Rob Cross
Martin Lukeman (104.86) 6 | 5 (100.56) Wessel Nijman
Martin Schindler (95.58) 6 | 4 (92.70) Lee Evans
Jonny Clayton (104.84) 6 | 2 (93.08) Gary Anderson
Chris Dobey (103.03) 6 | 1 (91.35) Mike De Decker
Last 32
Dave Chisnall (97.21) 6 | 2 (86.72) Jeffrey Sparidaans
Madars Razma (97.42) 6 | 3 (89.90) Radek Szaganski
Luke Humphries (99.15) 6 | 4 (92.08) Nathan Aspinall
Mervyn King (94.84) 6 | 5 (90.91) Joe Cullen
Damon Heta (94.13) 6 | 4 (92.27) Alan Soutar
Ian White (90.00) 6 | 5 (89.44) Daryl Gurney
Stephen Burton (88.22) 6 | 1 (82.81) Andy Boulton
Rob Cross (97.62) 6 | 3 (97.20) Justin Hood
Martin Lukeman (92.00) 6 | 5 (97.76) Ross Smith
Wessel Nijman (100.76) 6 | 1 (91.21) Niels Zonneveld
Lee Evans (99.82) 6 | 1 (87.58) Jurjen van der Velde
Martin Schindler (92.92) 6 | 1 (85.77) Brett Claydon
Gary Anderson (92.12) 6 | 4 (90.10) Maik Kuivenhoven
Jonny Clayton (95.98) 6 | 5 (99.46) Michael Smith
Chris Dobey (107.05) 6 | 5 (102.23) Andrew Gilding
Mike De Decker (101.42) 6 | 3 (92.79) Shane McGuirk
Last 64
Dave Chisnall (97.13) 6 | 3 (98.56) Dylan Slevin
Jeffrey Sparidaans (96.99) 6 | 4 (91.34) Thibault Tricole
Madars Razma (96.30) 6 | 1 (85.01) Ritchie Edhouse
Radek Szaganski (90.02) 6 | 2 (89.52) Raymond van Barneveld
Luke Humphries (102.21) 6 | 1 (96.93) Steve Lennon
Nathan Aspinall (91.01) 6 | 2 (79.41) Lee Cocks
Mervyn King (93.19) 6 | 5 (92.16) Gian van Veen
Joe Cullen (89.76) 6 | 5 (84.00) Scott Williams
Damon Heta (95.55) 6 | 4 (91.03) Steve Beaton
Alan Soutar (89.76) 6 | 3 (82.78) Keegan Brown
Daryl Gurney (96.92) 6 | 1 (90.23) Mensur Suljovic
Ian White (91.40) 6 | 3 (87.86) Keane Barry
Andy Boulton (92.19) 6 | 5 (92.06) William O'Connor
Stephen Burton (96.68) 6 | 2 (97.25) Dirk van Duijvenbode
Rob Cross (90.28) 6 | 2 (84.63) Matt Campbell
Justin Hood (97.01) 6 | 5 (91.11) James Wade
Ross Smith (91.71) 6 | 3 (88.01) Richard Veenstra
Martin Lukeman (98.40) 6 | 2 (90.16) Robert Grundy
Wessel Nijman (105.13) 6 | 2 (95.14) Gerwyn Price
Niels Zonneveld (96.44) 6 | 5 (98.17) Ryan Joyce
Jurjen van der Velde (99.56) 6 | 4 (98.89) Adam Warner
Lee Evans (93.82) 6 | 3 (91.35) Adam Hunt
Martin Schindler (87.23) 6 | 5 (85.35) Stefaan Henderyck
Brett Claydon (86.56) 6 | 4 (83.07) Kevin Doets
Gary Anderson (102.52) 6 | 5 (103.76) Dom Taylor
Maik Kuivenhoven (94.98) 6 | 3 (88.72) Jermaine Wattimena
Jonny Clayton (95.10) 6 | 1 (86.42) Mickey Mansell
Michael Smith (99.25) 6 | 5 (91.50) Simon Whitlock
Chris Dobey (101.95) 6 | 2 (84.74) Nathan Rafferty
Andrew Gilding (98.55) 6 | 4 (98.63) Matthew Dennant
Shane McGuirk (84.93) 6 | 2 (79.53) Vincent van der Voort
Mike De Decker (108.79) 6 | 3 (99.03) Ryan Meikle
Last 128
Dave Chisnall (98.90) 6 | 2 (92.28) Callan Rydz
Dylan Slevin (93.94) 6 | 0 (81.83) Jamie Hughes
Thibault Tricole (93.64) 6 | 4 (94.35) Dimitri Van den Bergh
Jeffrey Sparidaans (86.72) 6 | 5 (90.68) Josh Payne
Ritchie Edhouse (87.72) 6 | 5 (85.86) Christian Perez
Madars Razma (100.40) 6 | 1 (75.94) Robert Owen
Raymond van Barneveld (90.75) 6 | 3 (88.51) Graham Usher
Radek Szaganski (86.89) 6 | 4 (86.95) Karel Sedlacek
Luke Humphries (92.09) 6 | 5 (84.51) Benjamin Reus
Steve Lennon (85.81) 6 | 5 (87.07) Aden Kirk
Nathan Aspinall (101.89) 6 | 3 (95.72) Luke Woodhouse
Lee Cocks (83.47) 6 | 5 (84.39) Callum Goffin
Gian van Veen (96.76) 6 | 4 (93.70) Ricky Evans
Mervyn King (88.60) 6 | 2 (84.67) Jelle Klaasen
Joe Cullen (99.92) 6 | 5 (90.94) William Borland
Scott Williams (81.55) 6 | 5 (76.42) Robbie Knops
Damon Heta (89.29) 6 | 0 (77.55) Haupai Puha
Steve Beaton (94.11) 6 | 1 (79.16) Adam Gawlas
Alan Soutar (86.78) 6 | 4 (82.40) Rhys Griffin
Keegan Brown (85.77) 6 | 2 (85.31) Chris Landman
Daryl Gurney (99.74) 6 | 3 (96.78) Krzysztof Ratajski
Mensur Suljovic (100.20) 6 | 0 (93.34) Berry van Peer
Keane Barry (94.02) 6 | 5 (91.35) Cameron Menzies
Ian White (82.42) 6 | 3 (78.71) George Killington
William O'Connor (100.20) 6 | 0 (89.52) Danny Noppert
Andy Boulton (88.11) 6 | 3 (87.86) Jitse Van der Wal
Dirk van Duijvenbode (85.23) 6 | 2 (80.52) Kai Gotthardt
Stephen Burton (80.91) 6 | 2 (87.39) Christian Kist
Rob Cross (98.91) 6 | 4 (86.63) Arron Monk
Matt Campbell (87.93) 6 | 2 (84.72) Joshua Richardson
James Wade (97.79) 6 | 4 (80.96) Danny Jansen
Justin Hood (89.08) 6 | 1 (83.81) Carl Wilson
Ross Smith (100.82) 6 | 2 (86.52) Jim Williams
Richard Veenstra (82.88) 6 | 3 (82.17) Jeffrey De Graaf
Martin Lukeman (91.37) 6 | 5 (94.30) Martijn Dragt
Robert Grundy (90.22) 6 | 5 (88.55) Jamie Atkins
Gerwyn Price (99.98) 6 | 3 (101.14) Nick Kenny
Wessel Nijman (93.24) 6 | 2 (85.95) Graham Hall
Ryan Joyce (89.41) 6 | 1 (80.35) Daniel Klose
Niels Zonneveld (92.61) 6 | 3 (91.65) Michele Turetta
Jurjen van der Velde (86.16) 6 | 4 (89.35) Stephen Bunting
Adam Warner (96.70) 6 | 5 (93.94) Jimmy van Schie
Lee Evans (94.13) 6 | 2 (91.76) Gabriel Clemens
Adam Hunt (88.48) 6 | 4 (85.24) Lukas Wenig
Martin Schindler (102.48) 6 | 0 (95.03) Kim Huybrechts
Stefaan Henderyck (76.45) 6 | 4 (73.97) Jose De Sousa
Kevin Doets (90.13) 6 | 4 (90.78) Brendan Dolan
Brett Claydon (92.03) 6 | 3 (87.26) Darren Beveridge
Gary Anderson (96.84) 6 | 5 (93.89) Mario Vandenbogaerde
Dom Taylor (101.45) 6 | 1 (87.85) Patrick Geeraets
Jermaine Wattimena (96.11) 6 | 3 (84.85) Jules van Dongen
Maik Kuivenhoven (82.65) 6 | 1 (68.35) Danny van Trijp
Jonny Clayton (95.94) 6 | 0 (81.32) Rene Eidams
Mickey Mansell (98.30) 6 | 4 (102.15) Florian Hempel
Michael Smith (103.78) 6 | 1 (81.82) Danny Lauby
Simon Whitlock (92.47) 6 | 3 (95.15) Connor Scutt
Chris Dobey (92.83) 6 | 5 (84.45) Richie Burnett
Nathan Rafferty (95.35) 6 | 5 (92.20) Boris Krcmar
Andrew Gilding (90.34) 6 | 3 (88.50) James Hurrell
Matthew Dennant (91.15) 6 | 1 (88.37) Owen Bates
Vincent van der Voort (88.41) 6 | 0 (68.00) Ricardo Pietreczko
Shane McGuirk (94.93) 6 | 0 (92.23) Owen Roelofs
Mike De Decker (94.52) 6 | 5 (95.96) Andy Baetens
Ryan Meikle (99.10) 6 | 0 (81.70) Rowby-John Rodriguez