The penultimate
Players Championship of the year ended in a triumph for
Cameron Menzies. The 35-year-old Scot captured his first ever PDC ranking title by defeating Stephen Bunting 8-4 in the final.
The highest average of the day though, went to
Josh Rock. The young Northern Irishman was a 6-2 winner against Karel Sedlacek in the opening round, posting an average of 113.39, no one did better in Leicester on Wednesday afternoon. Rock eventually lost in the last 32 after a 6-4 defeat to
William O'Connor.
Cameron Menzies won Players Championship 29
The second highest average came in the name of William O'Connor. In the last 64, the Irishman defeated Matt Campbell 6-1, averaging 108.63. O'Connor then steamed through to the last 16, where he eventually lost out 6-3 to James Wade.
The top three highest averages at Players Championship 29 is completed by
Chris Dobey. 'Hollywood' was 6-3 too strong for Gabriel Clemens at the last 32, posting an average of 108.28. Dobey eventually stranded at the last 16 after a 6-5 defeat to Mensur Suljovic.
Results Players Championship 29
Final
Cameron Menzies 8 | 4 Stephen Bunting
Semi-final
Cameron Menzies (99.12) 7 | 1 (92.87) Danny Noppert
Stephen Bunting (92.25) 7 | 2 (88.45) Chris Landman
Quarterfinals
Danny Noppert (91.72) 6 | 5 (95.27) Michael Smith
Cameron Menzies (95.85) 6 | 2 (93.62) James Wade
Stephen Bunting (94.90) 6 | 5 (96.11) Damon Heta
Chris Landman (87.55) 6 | 4 (86.20) Mensur Suljovic
Last 16
Michael Smith (91.05) 6 | 1 (87.83) Ryan Meikle
Danny Noppert (96.29) 6 | 5 (97.85) Dirk van Duijvenbode
Cameron Menzies (90.14) 6 | 5 (91.59) Krzysztof Ratajski
James Wade (97.24) 6 | 3 (98.18) William O'Connor
Stephen Bunting (98.83) 6 | 1 (92.45) Mike De Decker
Damon Heta (104.09) 6 | 3 (91.19) Ricardo Pietreczko
Mensur Suljovic (92.93) 6 | 5 (90.20) Chris Dobey
Chris Landman (89.03) 6 | 3 (86.82) Ross Smith