Martin Schindler wins maiden Players Championship title at Event 8 in Hildesheim
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Martin Schindler has added to his European Tour glories by sealing a maiden Players Championship title at Event Eight in Hildesheim on Tuesday afternoon. The German thrashed Jeffrey de Graaf 8-1 in the final.
Schindler started the final by going 2-0 up, winning back to back legs in 15 and 16 darts. The third leg was sloppy, with Schindler holding in 19 darts but still in complete control of the match.
In leg four, de Graaf missed a dart at the bullseye for a 164 out and then a further two darts at double to hold. Schindler eventually took the leg, going halfway to the title.
In leg five, it was another missed dart at double for de Graaf to get his first leg on the board, with Schindler capitalising and taking out tops to go 5-0. De Graaf won leg six comfortably, taking it to 5-1.
Schindler started the next leg with a 180 and held, going 6-1 up, breaking in 12 darts to go one leg away from the title.
Throwing first in leg nine, Schindler left 58 after 18 darts, and was unable to take it. Jeffrey de Graaf came back for 18 for a 7 visit break, but was unable to take it, with Schindler pinning double 10 for the title.
Final
Jeffrey de Graaf (88.04) 7 | 4 (94.74) Martin Schindler
Semi-Finals
Jeffrey De Graaf (88.04) 7 | 4 (94.74) Dom Taylor
Martin Schindler (85.86) 7 | 6 (87.56) Patrick Geeraets
Quarter-Finals
Jeffrey De Graaf (88.51) 6 | 5 (85.70) Dylan Slevin
Dom Taylor (99.78) 6 | 5 (106.27) Ryan Searle
Martin Schindler (92.76) 6 | 5 (90.02) Kevin Doets
Patrick Geeraets (92.11) 6 | 4 (94.22) Niels Zonneveld
Last 16
Dylan Slevin (95.85) 6 | 3 (87.07) Sebastian Bialecki
Jeffrey De Graaf (97.40) 6 | 3 (96.68) Ian White
Dom Taylor (102.15) 6 | 2 (87.31) Mario Vandenbogaerde
Ryan Searle (99.09) 6 | 3 (94.95) Nick Kenny
Martin Schindler (88.65) 6 | 3 (84.70) Mensur Suljovic
Kevin Doets (91.53) 6 | 3 (86.31) Ted Evetts
Niels Zonneveld (88.43) 6 | 5 (88.60) Raymond van Barneveld
Patrick Geeraets (89.14) 6 | 5 (83.45) Greg Ritchie
| Jeffrey de Graaf | VS | Martin Schindler |
|---|---|---|
| 78.31 | Average (3 Darts) | 86.57 |
| 10 | 100+ Thrown | 15 |
| 4 | 140+ Thrown | 1 |
| 1 | 180 Thrown | 3 |
| 32 | Highest Checkout | 126 |
| 0 | Checkout 100+ | 1 |
| 11.1 | Checkout percentage | 40 |
| 1 / 9 | Checkout | 8 / 20 |
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