Gary Anderson back with a bang after time off, seals second Players Championship title of 2024 at Event 22
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Gary Anderson had not played since the Players Championship double header at the start of August where he lost to Joe Cullen and Adam Warner. But on his return, he sealed his second ProTour of the year defeating Connor Scutt 8-4 in an entertaining final.
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Anderson admitted post final that he wasn't expecting much and came to the ProTour to catch-up with Ian White and his mates he sits with. But he soon found himself back in the high averages that have seen him return to some of his best. A superb sight as ever and a vintage 'Flying Scotsman' day to start this double header in Leicester.
He watched on with awe at times against Scutt who was superb all day. But it was experience that won the day as the two-time World Champion emerged victorious.
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Scutt secured the early impetus and a break to start the tie going 1-0 up. He missed 90 on double five for 2-0 but Anderson missed three to break back.
Scutt busted twice though as Anderson was given handfuls of opportunities to break back and he finally took it on double four at 1-1. Scutt hit 120 on double 20 for 2-1 to break back and he was throwing for 3-1.
Scutt missed 170 for 3-1 and Anderson hit back with a 72 checkout for 2-2. The former missed it again and Anderson hit the same checkout on double 12 for 3-2.
He hit a 56 checkout to go 4-2 up and Scutt didn't realise he'd been broke throwing his first dart to be corrected. Anderson with a smile went to the board from there to throw for a 5-2 lead.
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Anderson missed 146 for it and Scutt replied with a 104 checkout for 4-3 down. He was throwing for parity. But he didn't get it as Anderson broke back for 5-3.
Anderson missed 121 for 6-3 and Scutt missed 170 again for a third time. He was made to pay as Anderson went two away. Scutt missed the eighth dart for a nine-dart attempt and 'The Sniper' zoned in on an 11-darter for 6-4 down.
Anderson zipped in another leg going 7-4 up on double four. He hit a 180 to get first to a finish on the Scutt throw and produced a flourish to complete the 121 feat on bull.
Players Championship 22 Results
Final
Gary Anderson (90.81) 8 | 4 (92.85) Connor Scutt
Semi-Finals
Connor Scutt (104.89) 7 | 3 (91.06) Christian Kist
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Gary Anderson (107.76) 7 | 4 (99.95) James Wade
Quarter-Finals
Christian Kist (100.50) 6 | 3 (101.88) Stephen Bunting
Connor Scutt (96.94) 6 | 3 (94.86) Madars Razma
Gary Anderson (100.34) 6 | 3 (84.66) Jonny Clayton
James Wade (95.11) 6 | 5 (105.16) Callan Rydz
Last 16
Christian Kist (96.04) 6 | 5 (92.21) Martin Lukeman
Stephen Bunting (107.85) 6 | 1 (83.02) Jamie Atkins
Madars Razma (94.20) 6 | 2 (87.20) Rob Cross
Connor Scutt (95.40) 6 | 5 (97.28) Danny Noppert
Jonny Clayton (99.12) 6 | 3 (92.91) Alan Soutar
Gary Anderson (109.30) 6 | 3 (95.05) Mike De Decker
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Callan Rydz (90.12) 6 | 4 (93.74) Nathan Rafferty
James Wade (94.07) 6 | 3 (91.57) Gabriel Clemens
Last 32
Christian Kist (99.20) 6 | 2 (89.85) William Borland
Martin Lukeman (94.16) 6 | 1 (85.71) Jurjen van der Velde
Stephen Bunting (95.49) 6 | 5 (94.41) Matt Campbell
Jamie Atkins (88.98) 6 | 5 (96.74) Luke Humphries
Madars Razma (93.19) 6 | 4 (95.88) Damon Heta
Rob Cross (101.73) 6 | 5 (96.99) Michael Smith
Danny Noppert (100.91) 6 | 2 (96.72) Thibault Tricole
Connor Scutt (99.35) 6 | 5 (96.45) Cameron Menzies
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Alan Soutar (94.24) 6 | 1 (90.20) Steve Lennon
Jonny Clayton (94.43) 6 | 1 (85.81) Richard Veenstra
Gary Anderson (102.32) 6 | 1 (87.77) Mickey Mansell
Mike De Decker (98.77) 6 | 4 (96.92) Gian van Veen
Nathan Rafferty (94.52) 6 | 2 (85.75) Adam Warner
Callan Rydz (98.55) 6 | 1 (87.77) Ritchie Edhouse
Gabriel Clemens (99.39) 6 | 5 (97.73) William O'Connor
James Wade (91.81) 6 | 5 (86.89) Martin Schindler
Last 64
Christian Kist (90.02) 6 | 3 (83.98) Berry van Peer
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William Borland (88.79) 6 | 3 (83.69) Daniel Klose
Jurjen van der Velde (86.67) 6 | 2 (84.25) Robert Grundy
Martin Lukeman (101.71) 6 | 4 (99.08) Gerwyn Price
Matt Campbell (88.80) 6 | 5 (84.86) Brendan Dolan
Stephen Bunting (93.22) 6 | 4 (94.45) Mervyn King
Jamie Atkins (96.72) 6 | 1 (89.25) Graham Hall
Luke Humphries (98.65) 6 | 3 (91.40) Radek Szaganski
Madars Razma (87.43) 6 | 1 (73.35) Jitse Van der Wal
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Damon Heta (108.09) 6 | 1 (99.99) Ryan Meikle
Michael Smith (101.13) 6 | 2 (95.10) Niels Zonneveld
Rob Cross (96.00) 6 | 2 (84.80) Chris Landman
Thibault Tricole (93.98) 6 | 2 (93.83) Rowby-John Rodriguez
Danny Noppert (91.63) 6 | 4 (88.09) Scott Williams
Cameron Menzies (101.34) 6 | 3 (88.17) Kim Huybrechts
Connor Scutt (93.25) 6 | 5 (93.31) Boris Krcmar
Alan Soutar (87.02) 6 | 5 (91.45) Danny van Trijp
Steve Lennon (95.87) 6 | 5 (99.38) Jim Williams
Richard Veenstra (95.01) 6 | 5 (89.87) Raymond van Barneveld
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Jonny Clayton (92.57) 6 | 4 (93.52) Graham Usher
Mickey Mansell (93.83) 6 | 5 (94.28) Mario Vandenbogaerde
Gary Anderson (92.76) 6 | 5 (90.22) Lee Cocks
Mike De Decker (92.73) 6 | 1 (82.42) Patrick Geeraets
Gian van Veen (100.24) 6 | 3 (88.48) James Hurrell
Nathan Rafferty (91.33) 6 | 4 (86.43) Robert Owen
Adam Warner (77.62) 6 | 1 (69.69) Jules van Dongen
Ritchie Edhouse (92.07) 6 | 2 (91.92) Kevin Doets
Callan Rydz (91.45) 6 | 4 (84.87) Callum Goffin
Gabriel Clemens (110.55) 6 | 2 (99.91) Mensur Suljovic
William O'Connor (93.03) 6 | 2 (92.62) Chris Dobey
James Wade (95.23) 6 | 5 (89.39) Nick Kenny
Martin Schindler (90.37) 6 | 3 (93.61) Nathan Aspinall
Last 128
Berry van Peer (92.14) 6 | 5 (94.14) Dimitri Van den Bergh
Christian Kist (100.62) 6 | 3 (100.45) George Killington
William Borland (82.67) 6 | 5 (85.87) Dave Chisnall
Daniel Klose (91.25) 6 | 5 (88.11) Karel Sedlacek
Robert Grundy (88.40) 6 | 2 (97.42) Ryan Joyce
Jurjen van der Velde (100.18) 6 | 4 (86.26) Jimmy van Schie
Gerwyn Price (96.00) 6 | 3 (91.20) Josh Payne
Martin Lukeman (101.19) 6 | 2 (89.36) Dylan Slevin
Brendan Dolan (92.94) 6 | 1 (92.81) Stephen Burton
Matt Campbell (90.12) 6 | 2 (78.38) Michele Turetta
Stephen Bunting (95.39) 6 | 4 (99.41) Ricky Evans
Mervyn King (92.62) 6 | 2 (89.48) Stefaan Henderyck
Graham Hall (88.88) 6 | 4 (90.14) Joe Cullen
Jamie Atkins (91.47) 6 | 5 (89.71) Justin Hood
Luke Humphries (99.70) 6 | 2 (88.02) Jeffrey Sparidaans
Radek Szaganski (88.39) 6 | 3 (89.78) Adam Hunt
Jitse Van der Wal (91.93) 6 | 5 (92.33) Dirk van Duijvenbode
Madars Razma (88.59) 6 | 2 (86.22) Vincent van der Voort
Damon Heta (98.43) 6 | 4 (101.81) Dom Taylor
Ryan Meikle (105.67) 6 | 1 (90.31) Haupai Puha
Michael Smith (99.84) 6 | 3 (91.72) Brett Claydon
Niels Zonneveld (84.58) 6 | 3 (84.90) Richie Burnett
Rob Cross (102.29) 6 | 4 (98.82) Keane Barry
Chris Landman (96.54) 6 | 3 (90.40) Simon Whitlock
Thibault Tricole (99.69) 6 | 2 (89.37) Andrew Gilding
Rowby-John Rodriguez (95.45) 6 | 4 (93.15) Lee Evans
Danny Noppert (106.09) 6 | 0 (87.22) Matthew Dennant
Scott Williams (90.17) 6 | 5 (84.98) Ian White
Cameron Menzies (94.05) 6 | 3 (84.69) Keegan Brown
Kim Huybrechts (97.47) 6 | 3 (93.90) Owen Roelofs
Boris Krcmar (86.32) 6 | 4 (82.89) Ricardo Pietreczko
Connor Scutt (104.01) 6 | 1 (90.80) Danny Lauby
Alan Soutar (81.85) 6 | 3 (85.77) Maik Kuivenhoven
Danny van Trijp (91.30) 6 | 4 (83.11) Jose De Sousa
Steve Lennon (103.01) 6 | 2 (104.94) Ross Smith
Jim Williams (88.96) 6 | 5 (90.51) Andy Boulton
Raymond van Barneveld (95.40) 6 | 2 (90.15) Christian Perez
Richard Veenstra (88.66) 6 | 5 (90.68) Darren Beveridge
Jonny Clayton (93.93) 6 | 4 (95.05) Steve Beaton
Graham Usher (93.02) 6 | 3 (93.44) Lukas Wenig
Mario Vandenbogaerde (96.47) 6 | 1 (95.47) Luke Woodhouse
Mickey Mansell (86.50) 6 | 5 (81.25) Jelle Klaasen
Gary Anderson (105.33) 6 | 2 (102.67) Krzysztof Ratajski
Lee Cocks () W | F () Arron Monk
Mike De Decker (104.21) 6 | 2 (107.16) Wessel Nijman
Patrick Geeraets (90.47) 6 | 4 (81.15) Carl Wilson
Gian van Veen (98.90) 6 | 4 (94.64) Andy Baetens
James Hurrell (84.65) 6 | 3 (83.56) Jamie Hughes
Nathan Rafferty (91.13) 6 | 4 (98.63) Jermaine Wattimena
Robert Owen (100.76) 6 | 2 (82.96) Aden Kirk
Jules van Dongen () W | F () Michael van Gerwen
Adam Warner (86.06) 6 | 5 (83.46) Robbie Knops
Ritchie Edhouse (92.46) 6 | 5 (93.39) Florian Hempel
Kevin Doets (96.08) 6 | 1 (86.36) Martijn Dragt
Callan Rydz (102.69) 6 | 5 (92.72) Daryl Gurney
Callum Goffin (91.07) 6 | 3 (80.36) Joshua Richardson
Gabriel Clemens (88.79) 6 | 4 (96.53) Kai Gotthardt
Mensur Suljovic (96.37) 6 | 1 (79.27) Danny Jansen
Chris Dobey (94.46) 6 | 2 (85.91) Jeffrey De Graaf
William O'Connor (87.95) 6 | 3 (87.20) Rhys Griffin
James Wade (95.98) 6 | 3 (90.93) Owen Bates
Nick Kenny (79.69) 6 | 3 (82.34) Benjamin Reus
Martin Schindler (91.38) 6 | 2 (86.78) Adam Gawlas
Nathan Aspinall (98.20) 6 | 2 (87.91) Rene Eidams
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