Van Duijvenbode knocks Taylor off throne and throws highest average ever at Players Championship Finals

Dirk van Duijvenbode threw the highest average ever at the Players Championship Finals on Saturday night. 'Aubergenius' posted a fantastic average of 112.05 in his third round match against Ryan Searle (10-9).

With this, Van Duijvenbode took over the tournament record, which had stood in the name of Phil Taylor since 2013. That year, the 16-time world champion threw an average of 111.58 in his match against Raymond van Barneveld (9-2).

It was also Van Duijvenbode's highest ever average in a televised match. Only Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen managed to throw a higher average in a match over best of 19 legs or longer in the past.