Ratajski Claims Fourth PDC Crown At PC17

ProTour

KRZYSZTOF RATAJSKI landed the fourth PDC title of his career at Players Championship 17.

2019 ET9-10 Qualifiers

European Tour

A TOTAL of 11 players enjoyed a double qualification success in Friday's European Tour UK Qualifiers.

Barney To Miss Out On Blackpool Farewell

ProTour

RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD will miss the Betfred World Matchplay after withdrawing from the forthcoming PDC ProTour weekend in Wigan.

Chisnall wins 2019 Danish Darts Open

European Tour

DAVE CHISNALL won his third PDC title of 2019 at the Danish Darts Open.

2019 Danish Darts Open Day Two

European Tour

ROB CROSS suffered a shock exit at the hands of Kirk Shepherd on Day Two of the Danish Darts Open.

2019 Danish Darts Open Day One

European Tour

MICHAEL SMITH was among the players to make it through to the second day of the Danish Darts Open.

2019 ET9 & ET10 Entries Confirmed

European Tour

ENTRIES have been confirmed for the Czech Darts Open and Austrian Darts Championship events & qualifiers.

2019 Players Championship 17-18 Entries

ProTour

ENTRIES have been confirmed for the ninth Players Championship weekend of 2019, to be held on June 22-23 in Wigan.

Ward Wins Maiden Title At PC16

ProTour

HARRY WARD claimed his first PDC title at Players Championship 16 in Barnsley on Sunday.

Durrant Doubles PDC Title Tally At PC15

ProTour

GLEN DURRANT landed his second PDC ranking title at Players Championship 15.

James Wade won his fifth PDC title of the year at Players Championship 24 in Barnsley on Wednesday.

Wade, whose four previous wins in 2019 also came at Players Championship events, continued his consistent floor form to pocket yet another £10,000 top prize.

The final between Wade and Chisnall saw a meeting of two players who were yet to lose a ranking final this year, but it was Wade who prevailed to maintain his unbeaten record.

"It was a nerve-wracking final," Wade admitted.

"I thought I was going to have it over and done with a lot quicker than I did but it's onwards and upwards from here."

A slow start to the final from Danish Darts Open champion Chisnall was punished by Wade, who took out 76 to break throw in the opening leg, before finding double one in leg three for a second break of throw.

From there, Wade maintained his commanding position with holds of throw, while Chisnall needed to take out a magnificent 126 finish on the bull to hold throw at 5-2.

Another three holds of throw followed, as Wade went within a leg of the match at 7-3, before Chisnall held and then took out 98 in two darts for a first break of throw to stay alive at 7-5.

Chisnall then inadvertently left 14 but made no mistake on double seven to go within a leg of Wade for the first time, only for Wade to find his favourite double ten with his last dart in hand for an 82 checkout to seal victory.

Wade, who will defend his Unibet European Championship title in Germany next month, began the day with wins over Marko Kantele, Jonathan Worsley and James Richardson.

The world number eight then produced his best performance of the day against Raymond van Barneveld, averaging 105 to seal his path to the quarter-finals where he edged past Jermaine Wattimena 6-5.

Wade then ended the dream run of Scott Taylor, who reached his second ProTour semi-final despite entering the tournament as a late replacement for Michael van Gerwen.

The second day of the mid-week ProTour double-header also saw John Henderson hit a nine-dart finish in his Last 16 victory over Ron Meulenkamp, while Czech Darts Open winner Jamie Hughes made it three ProTour semi-finals for the year.

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