2018 PDC Calendar Amendments

News

A SERIES of amendments to the 2018 PDC calendar have been announced ahead of next year's circuit of events.

Clinical Clayton's Maiden Title

ProTour

JONNY CLAYTON claimed his maiden PDC title with victory in Players Championship 22 in Barnsley.

Four-Some Cross Continues 2017 Success

ProTour

ROB CROSS claimed his fourth PDC ProTour title of 2017 with victory in Players Championship 21.

Barnsley Entries Confirmed

ProTour

ENTRIES have been confirmed for the events in Barnsley from October 9-11.

Players Championship 19-20 Entries

ProTour

THE entries have been confirmed for the Players Championship double-header on September 29-30.

2018 PDC Calendar Confirmed

News

THE 2018 PDC calendar has been announced as the sport's growth in Europe continues next year.

Barnsley Win For Clinical Chisnall

ProTour

DAVE CHISNALL defeated Richard North 6-5 in the Players Championship 18 final in Barnsley on Sunday.

Nine-Dart Anderson's Maiden Title

ProTour

KYLE ANDERSON claimed his maiden PDC title at Players Championship 17 in Barnsley.

Players Championship 17-18 Entries

ProTour

THE entries for the Players Championship double-header on August 5-6 have been confirmed.

Emotional Cullen's Barnsley Joy

ProTour

JOE CULLEN won his second title of 2017 by defeating Zoran Lerchbacher in Players Championship 16 final.

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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