Wright Lands First Title of 2018

ProTour

PETER WRIGHT won his first PDC title of the year with a 6-4 victory over Rob Cross in the final of Players Championship 14 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan on Sunday.

Cross Claims PC13 Title

ProTour

ROB CROSS claimed his first PDC title since being crowned World Champion with a 6-4 win over Ian White in the final of Players Championship 13 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan on Saturday.

2018 Players Championship 13-14 Entries

ProTour

THE entries have been confirmed for Players Championship events 13 & 14, which will be held in Wigan on June 16-17.

Lopez Heads Gibraltar Qualifiers

European Tour

ANTONY LOPEZ was joined by three European Tour debutants in qualifying for the Gibraltar Darts Trophy.

Trio Seal Gibraltar & Denmark Spots

European Tour

MAX HOPP, Cristo Reyes & Jermaine Wattimena enjoyed a qualification double for the events in Gibraltar and Copenhagen.

Payne Clinches Second PDC Title

ProTour

JOSH PAYNE won his second PDC title at Players Championship 12 in Milton Keynes on Sunday.

Anderson Claims PC11 Title

ProTour

GARY ANDERSON beat Gabriel Clemens 6-5 to claim Player Championship 11 in Milton Keynes on Saturday.

Seven Seal ET7 & ET8 Qualifying Double

European Tour

SEVEN players secured places in both the Gibraltar Darts Trophy and Danish Darts Open at Friday's UK Qualifier in Milton Keynes.

Van Gerwen Lifts Dutch Darts Masters Title

European Tour

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN claimed his fourth European Tour title of the year in Zwolle.

2018 Dutch Darts Masters Day Two

European Tour

STEPHEN BUNTING produced a superb display to whitewash Michael Smith 6-0 in the second round of the Dutch Darts Masters.

In-form Damon Heta picked up his second title in six days with a brilliant comeback against Dirk van Duijvenbode in Friday's Players Championship 26 final in Barnsley.

Australian star Heta claimed the Gibraltar Darts Trophy title on Sunday night, and pocketed a further £12,000 in prize money with his second Players Championship win of 2022.

Heta had also won through to Thursday's semi-finals in Barnsley, and was in danger of missing out in the decider 24 hours later after Van Duijvenbode made the stronger start.

The Dutchman broke throw in the opening leg, moved 2-0 up and held a 4-2 advantage before Heta hit top gear.

The World Cup winner produced a 13-darter and then broke with a 14-darter to level, and reeled off back-to-back 11-dart legs as he stormed to victory with six in a row.

Heta ended the final with an average of 103.52 - one of five ton-plus averages he achieved on Friday in seven victories.

He whitewashed Niels Zonneveld in the first round, enjoyed a 6-1 win over Premier League star James Wade with a 106 average and saw off world number two Gerwyn Price 7-3 in the semi-finals.

"I'm real stoked," said Heta. "I'm really happy with the way I've played in the last couple of days. I just feel really comfortable.

"Today was always about I composed myself. It was always about how I play, what I can do and taking my chances and that's something I've learned.

"I think over these last few months I've really learned a lot, and hopefully this is the norm and I keep doing great things."

Van Duijvenbode had been aiming to claim his third Players Championship title of the year, and produced some consistently superb darts during the event.

He overcame Scott Marsh, Luke Woodhouse, Gian van Veen, Danny Noppert, Damian Mol and Boris Krcmar on the day, only to see his title hopes dashed by Heta's comeback.

Price won through to a second successive semi-final, while Krcmar was appearing in the last four for the first time since February after recording three ton-plus averages in five wins.

World Championship finalist Michael Smith was joined in the quarter-finals by Mol, Alan Soutar and Matt Campbell - who defied a 108 average from Thursday's runner-up Josh Rock to win a high-quality last 16 tie.

Friday's event also featured a nine-darter by Jonny Clayton - the 40th since the World Championship - during his first round win over Ryan Meikle.

Saturday will see the third of four Players Championship events in Barnsley take place, with a further £12,000 top prize on offer as 128 players compete for the title.

Coverage will be broadcast via PDCTV from 1200 BST.

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