Wright claims first PDC ranking title of 2019 defeating Pipe at Players Championship 19
PDCWednesday, 17 July 2019 at 07:13
Peter Wright has won back-to-back titles but his first PDC ranking title of 2019 with victory over Justin Pipe in the final of Players Championship 19 in Barnsley.
Wright has been in brilliant form as of late winning the unranked World Cup of Darts and German Darts Masters; that has continued today. Highlights will include his 113 average against Dimitri van den Bergh and his win against Vincent van der Voort which could be a pre cursor to their first round meeting at the World Matchplay.
He was made to work for it though against 'The Force' who came back from the brink at 7-3 down to push Wright all the way; but ultimately it was too much of a mountain to climb and he fell in the end 8-5 to 'Snakebite'.
It is a welcome return though to a final though for the Taunton ace who has been showing glimmers that he is returning to form and enjoying his darts again. This was shown again in Barnsley today and he will be now seen to be a danger again in these tournaments despite not claiming the £10,000 top prize today.
Quarter-Finals
Gary Anderson 6 | 3 Gabriel Clemens
Peter Wright 6 | 1 Vincent van der Voort
Justin Pipe 6 | 2 Ryan Joyce
Ron Meulenkamp 6 | 5 Harry Ward
Gary Anderson 6 | 3 Gabriel Clemens
Peter Wright 6 | 1 Vincent van der Voort
Justin Pipe 6 | 2 Ryan Joyce
Ron Meulenkamp 6 | 5 Harry Ward
Semi-Finals
Peter Wright 7 | 3 Gary Anderson
Justin Pipe 7 | 4 Ron Meulenkamp
Peter Wright 7 | 3 Gary Anderson
Justin Pipe 7 | 4 Ron Meulenkamp
Final
Peter Wright 8 | 5 Justin Pipe
Peter Wright 8 | 5 Justin Pipe
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UndartedWaters16-11-2024 - So, you don't like Littler, then? I was cheering him on, being a fellow Englishman. Honestly, some of us get far too offended nowadays. If you want to see crowd passion... watch a match when German and Dutch players face off... that can be just as bad if not worse for crowd noises. It happens, I have watched and heard Littler being jeered - Dirk van Duijvenbode in Holland, January this year. Where was your outrage then? Yes, I can clearly see what is going on here.MrYnyslas197116-11-2024
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