GARY ANDERSON was in imperious form as he won his sixth PDC ProTour title of 2014 at Saturday's Players Championship 13 in Crawley, edging past Richie Burnett 6-5 in the final.
The Scottish star's superb form during the year continued as he claimed the £10,000 first prize at the K2 Centre, sweeping through the field to pick up the victory.
After wins over Richie Howson, Tony Newell and Steve Hine, Anderson was pushed all the way in the quarter-finals before edging out Kim Huybrechts, hitting an 11-darter in their deciding leg.
He then whitewashed Adrian Lewis in the semi-finals with a stunning 115 average - which he opened with legs of 13 and 12 darts which were bettered by closing legs of ten and 11 darts - before going all the way to a deciding 11th leg for the third time on the day by Burnett in a tight final.
Burnett took out 96, 114 and 80 as he opened up an early 3-1 lead, and he also added legs of 13 and 12 darts as he moved into a 5-3 cushion.
However, the Welshman paid the price for missing his chance to claim victory in the ninth leg before Anderson finished 70 to foce a decider, which he won in style as two 140s pulled him clear of Burnett before double 18 completed a 13-dart winning leg.
Burnett had claimed an 11th-leg victory in his semi-final against Brendan Dolan, as he took out 116 to book his place in the decider.
The Welsh ace also knocked out World Champion Michael van Gerwen, Dutch ace Vincent van der Voort and a fellow former Lakeside Champion, Steve Beaton, during a welcome return to form as he progressed through the field.
Northern Ireland's Dolan was denied his third PDC ProTour win of the year with his narrow semi-final loss to Burnett, having overcome Denis Ovens, John Henderson, Ryan Harrington, Benito van de Pas and Mervyn King along the way.
Lewis' run to the last four featured victories against Dan Russell, Dave Ladley, Kevin Painter, Keegan Brown and Gerwyn Price before his day was brought to a swift end by on-song Anderson.
Last weekend's European Darts Grand Prix champion King was unable to claim back-to-back titles as he exited in the quarter-finals, alongside Beaton, Huybrechts and emerging Welshman Price.
Price, a former rugby player, reached the last eight for the first time on the professional circuit since he came through Qualifying School in January, with Colin Lloyd, Aden Kirk, James Wade and Wayne Jones his victims on the day.
The PDC ProTour weekend in Crawley continues on Sunday with Players Championship 14, which sees a further £50,000 on offer.
Live Scores can be followed through the PDC Live Scores Website - http://live.dartsdata.com.
Players Championship 13
September 13 2014, K2 Centre, Crawley
First Round
Gary Anderson (1) Bye
Richie Howson 6-2 Mark Dudbridge
Jamie Lewis (32) 6-4 Jamie Robinson
Tony Newell 6-3 Colin Osborne
Jamie Caven (16) 6-5 Kevin McDine
Marc Dewsbury 6-2 Kevin Voornhout
Michael Smith (17) 6-1 Mark Barilli
Steve Hine 6-1 James Hubbard
Michael Barnard 6-4 Ian White (8)
John Bowles 6-1 Terry Temple
Raymond van Barneveld (25) 6-2 Scott Mackenzie
William O'Connor 6-0 Stuart Anderson
Kim Huybrechts (9) 6-4 Ting Chi Royden Lam
Chris Aubrey 6-3 Ross Smith
Stephen Bunting (24) 6-5 Alex Roy
Kurt Parry 6-3 Antonio Alcinas
Keegan Brown 6-5 Robert Thornton (5)
Steve Douglas 6-5 Kevin Dowling
Matt Clark 6-4 Andrew Gilding (28)
Joe Murnan 6-2 Stuart Kellett
Adrian Lewis (12) 6-1 Dan Russell
Dave Ladley 6-5 Joe Lacey
Kevin Painter (21) 6-5 Brian Woods
Nigel Heydon 6-2 Matt Padgett
Peter Wright (4) 6-1 Dennis Smith
Darron Brown 6-3 Mark Walsh
Wayne Jones (29) 6-4 Magnus Caris
Jason Lovett 6-1 Ryan De Vreede
James Wade (13) 6-3 Ben Ward
Paul Amos 6-4 Ian Moss
Aden Kirk 6-4 Wes Newton (20)
Gerwyn Price 6-5 Colin Lloyd
Michael van Gerwen (2) 6-1 Pete Dyos
James Richardson 6-2 John Part
Richie Burnett (31) 6-2 Ricky Evans
Joe Cullen 6-4 Ronny Huybrechts
Vincent van der Voort (15) 6-0 Glenn Spearing
Jamie Bain 6-5 David Dodds
Terry Jenkins (18) 6-1 Steve Grubb
Peter Hudson 6-1 Johnny Haines
Steve Beaton (7) 6-5 Arron Monk
Stuart White 6-5 Kevin Thomas
Darren Webster (26) 6-4 Ross Twell
Mick Todd 6-3 Michael Mansell
Simon Whitlock (10) 6-2 Jeff Batham
Jelle Klaasen 6-3 Campbell Jackson
Brett Claydon 6-4 Ronnie Baxter (23)
Jim Walker 6-4 Shaun Narain
Josh Payne 6-4 Dave Chisnall (6)
Andy Jenkins 6-5 Darren Johnson
Andy Smith (27) 6-4 Adam Hunt
Connie Finnan 6-5 Mark Webster
Mervyn King (11) 6-5 Steve West
Daryl Gurney 6-1 John Newland
Dean Winstanley (22) 6-3 David Pallett
Gary Stone 6-4 Steve Brown
Brendan Dolan (3) 6-3 Denis Ovens
John Henderson 6-4 Mareno Michels
Ryan Harrington 6-4 Paul Nicholson (30)
Joey Palfreyman 6-2 Adrian Gray
Justin Pipe (14) 6-3 Conan Whitehead
Jyhan Artut 6-5 Kyle Anderson
Robert Owen 6-2 Andy Hamilton (19)
Benito van de Pas 6-3 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Second Round
Gary Anderson (1) 6-5 Richie Howson
Tony Newell 6-2 Jamie Lewis (32)
Marc Dewsbury 6-4 Jamie Caven
Steve Hine 6-5 Michael Smith (17)
John Bowles 6-4 Michael Barnard
Raymond van Barneveld (25) 6-4 William O'Connor
Kim Huybrechts (9) 6-0 Chris Aubrey
Stephen Bunting (24) 6-3 Kurt Parry
Keegan Brown 6-1 Steve Douglas
Matt Clark 6-4 Joe Murnan
Adrian Lewis (12) 6-2 Dave Ladley
Kevin Painter 6-2 Nigel Heydon
Peter Wright (4) 6-4 Darron Brown
Wayne Jones 6-5 Jason Lovett
James Wade (13) 6-4 Paul Amos
Gerwyn Price 6-1 Aden Kirk
Michael van Gerwen (2) 6-5 James Richardson
Richie Burnett (31) 6-5 Joe Cullen
Vincent van der Voort (15) 6-2 Jamie Bain
Terry Jenkins (18) 6-1 Peter Hudson
Steve Beaton (7) 6-2 Stuart White
Darren Webster 6-4 Mick Todd
Jelle Klaasen 6-3 Simon Whitlock
Jim Walker 6-4 Brett Claydon
Andy Jenkins 6-2 Josh Payne
Connie Finnan 6-5 Andy Smith (27)
Mervyn King (11) 6-3 Daryl Gurney
Gary Stone 6-5 Dean Winstanley (22)
Brendan Dolan (3) 6-3 John Henderson
Ryan Harrington 6-5 Joey Palfreyman
Justin Pipe (14) 6-1 Jyhan Artut
Benito van de Pas 6-3 Robert Owen
Losers £250
Third Round
Gary Anderson 6-3 Tony Newell
Steve Hine 6-4 Marc Dewsbury
John Bowles 6-4 Raymond van Barneveld
Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Stephen Bunting
Keegan Brown 6-0 Matt Clark
Adrian Lewis 6-2 Kevin Painter
Wayne Jones 6-2 Peter Wright
Gerwyn Price 6-4 James Wade
Richie Burnett 6-2 Michael van Gerwen
Vincent van der Voort 6-2 Terry Jenkins
Steve Beaton 6-5 Darren Webster
Jelle Klaasen 6-2 Jim Walker
Andy Jenkins 6-3 Connie Finnan
Mervyn King 6-3 Gary Stone
Brendan Dolan 6-2 Ryan Harrington
Benito van de Pas 6-5 Justin Pipe
Losers £500
Last 16
Gary Anderson 6-1 Steve Hine
Kim Huybrechts 6-5 John Bowles
Adrian Lewis 6-2 Keegan Brown
Gerwyn Price 6-3 Wayne Jones
Richie Burnett 6-4 Vincent van der Voort
Steve Beaton 6-2 Jelle Klaasen
Mervyn King 6-5 Andy Jenkins
Brendan Dolan 6-4 Benito van de Pas
Losers £1,000
Quarter-Finals
Gary Anderson 6-5 Kim Huybrechts
Adrian Lewis 6-5 Gerwyn Price
Richie Burnett 6-4 Steve Beaton
Brendan Dolan 6-3 Mervyn King
Losers £1,500
Semi-Finals
Gary Anderson 6-0 Adrian Lewis
Richie Burnett 6-5 Brendan Dolan
Losers £2,500
Final
Gary Anderson 6-5 Richie Burnett
Winner £10,000
Runner-Up £5,000