Gary Anderson back with a bang after time off, seals second Players Championship title of 2024 at Event 22

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.

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.

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.

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.

Gary Anderson (90.81) 8 | 4 (92.85) Connor Scutt

Connor Scutt (104.89) 7 | 3 (91.06) Christian Kist

Gary Anderson (107.76) 7 | 4 (99.95) James Wade

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

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

Callan Rydz (90.12) 6 | 4 (93.74) Nathan Rafferty

James Wade (94.07) 6 | 3 (91.57) Gabriel Clemens

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

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

Christian Kist (90.02) 6 | 3 (83.98) Berry van Peer

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

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

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

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