Gian van Veen and Gerwyn Price have qualified for the final of Players Championship 18 in Hildesheim. The final is later on Sunday evening.
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Van Veen recorded a spectacular 7-1 victory over Joe Cullen to qualify for his second Pro Tour final. Thanks to two 12-darters and a 13-darter, Van Veen recorded an average of 105, after averaging 106 in the quarter-finals.
The Dutchman was also in a Players Championship final last year, losing to Price. Van Veen therefore gets a second chance against 'The Iceman', who also had little trouble in the semi-final against Stephen Bunting and brushed aside 'The Bullet' 7-2.
Results Players Championship 18
Last 16
Stephen Bunting (89.94) 6 | 4 (86.13) Ryan Meikle
Richard Veenstra (93.60) 6 | 5 (82.69) Tony Martinez
Gerwyn Price (82.55) 6 | 1 (77.90) James Wade
Rob Cross (100.64) 6 | 1 (90.56) Ricky Evans
Gian van Veen (96.35) 6 | 2 (90.36) Ian White
Jeffrey De Zwaan (87.42) 6 | 1 (81.03) Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
Darryl Pilgrim (93.79) 6 | 5 (92.04) Cam Crabtree
Joe Cullen (96.46) 6 | 4 (94.01) Andrew Gilding
Quarter-Finals
Stephen Bunting (91.64) 6 | 3 (91.99) Richard Veenstra
Gerwyn Price (98.02) 6 | 0 (85.97) Rob Cross
Gian van Veen (106.04) 6 | 2 (95.56) Jeffrey De Zwaan
Joe Cullen (95.94) 6 | 0 (84.69) Darryl Pilgrim
Semi-Finals
Gerwyn Price (101.44) 7 | 2 (90.38) Stephen Bunting
Gian van Veen (105.05) 7 | 1 (96.97) Joe Cullen
Final
Gerwyn Price - | - Gian van Veen
I stumbled into the world of darts quite by accident back in 2013. For a Journalism School assignment, I had to produce a live sports report and as it happened, the European Tour event in Veldhoven was the only available option. That weekend, I caught the darts bug. The post-match interviews especially appealed to me, as darts players tend to be much more open and approachable than what you usually see with footballers on television.
After a few detours, I joined Dartsnieuws.com in 2017 as editor-in-chief. I don’t have much competitive experience myself, although I once entered a PDC Development Tour weekend just to experience what it’s like from a player’s perspective. I even managed to win a leg against a Tour Card holder and, quite by accident, earned £50 in prize money.
In 2022, I was also involved in the founding of the TOTO Dart Kings, a commercial darts team, where I worked as media manager for three years. Unfortunately, due to new legislation in the Netherlands, that project came to an end in 2025.
Through my work in darts, I’ve been fortunate to travel to some incredible events, from Premier League nights at Ahoy Rotterdam, to several World Championships, and even the US Darts Masters at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Beyond darts, I’m a passionate sports fan in general. You can always wake me up for a game of tennis or padel, and I love following football, tennis, padel, cycling, Formula 1, and ice skating.
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