Danny Jansen opened his PDC ranking title account on Friday afternoon in a shock win over Andrew Gilding in a stacked 128 field in Barnsley at Players Championship 9.
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Only nine events into his senior career, the unheralded 19-year-old Dutchman showed his talent and temperament in style to take out 'Goldfinger' and as expected, he was shocked to seal it.
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🏆 𝗝𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗘𝗡 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗟𝗘! 🏆
What a moment that is for 19-year-old Danny Jansen who, in just his ninth PDC ranking event, WINS a ranking title!
He defeats Andrew Gilding 8-6 in the final to claim the title and swoop the £12,000 prize money!