PDC Players Championships 2
Photo: PDC/Lawrence Lustig
Michael van Gerwen claimed victory in the
second Players Championship event of the year
when the PDC’s elite met for a second time in
as many days at the Barnsley Metrodome on
Sunday 16th March.
The reigning World Champion began his road to a
third title of 2014 with a trio of 6-2 wins over Andy
Parsons, Andy Jenkins and John Part before defeating
Wales’ Gerwyn Price 6-3 to secure a quarter-final
spot.
There, the world number one defeated World Youth
Champion Michael Smith 6-4 with the aid of a 164
checkout, before sealing a place in the final thanks to
a 6-3 win over Belgian number one Kim Huybrechts.
The first two legs of what would turn out to be a onesided final with Dean Winstanley were shared, but
when the Dutchman checked out on 125 in the third
leg the writing was on the wall. The World Champion
landed two 180s in the fourth leg before two further
100+ finishes helped him to claim a 6-1 victory.
Quarter-Finals
Michael van Gerwen 6-4 Michael Smith
Kim Huybrechts 6-2 Christian Kist
Dean Winstanley 6-5 Gary Anderson
Raymond van Barneveld 6-1 Darren Webster
Semi-Finals
Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Kim Huybrechts
Dean Winstanley 6-4 Raymond van Barneveld
Final
Michael van Gerwen 6-1 Dean Winstanley