SMITH TAKES THE TITLE! 🏆 Michael Smith comes back from 5-1 down to beat Gary Anderson 8-7 in the final of Players Championship 13. It's a first PC title in over a year for Bully Boy!
Michael Smith defeats Gary Anderson from 5-1 down in thrilling final to claim Players Championship 13 victory
PDCMonday, 12 June 2023 at 19:12
Michael Smith has claimed the title at Players Championship 13, defeating Gary Anderson in a thrilling final in Hildesheim, Germany.
The reigning world champion had reached the final after wins over Richard Veenstra (6-4), Andy Boulton (6-4), Keegan Brown (6-1), James Wade (6-3), Danny Lauby (6-4) and Connor Scutt (7-3).
In the final against Anderson, Smith had to chase throughout the match. His Scottish opponent led 5-1, but with four legs in a row, Smith fought his way back into the match. It was then 7-7 before the 'Bullyboy' took victory with a 15-darter.
It is the fourth title of the season for Smith. Earlier this year, the Englishman won the World Darts Championship, the Bahrain Darts Masters and the German Darts Grand Prix. In total, Smith now stands at 26 PDC titles.
Players Championship 13
Last 16
Danny Lauby 6 | 4 Ricardo Pietreczko
Michael Smith 6 | 3 James Wade
Christian Perez 6 | 3 Karel Sedlacek
Connor Scutt 6 | 3 George Killington
Chris Dobey 6 | 4 William O'Connor
Gary Anderson 6 | 1 Raymond van Barneveld
Damon Heta 6 | 3 Niels Zonneveld
Gerwyn Price 6 | 1 Thibault Tricole
Quarter-Finals
Michael Smith 6 | 4 Danny Lauby
Connor Scutt 6 | 2 Christian Perez
Gary Anderson 6 | 5 Chris Dobey
Damon Heta 6 | 4 Gerwyn Price
Semi-Finals
Michael Smith 7 | 3 Connor Scutt
Gary Anderson 7 | 3 Damon Heta
Final
Michael Smith 8 | 7 Gary Anderson
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