UK Darts Issue 13 - April 2014 | Page 46

PDC Players Championship 3 Photo: PDC The PDC Pro Tour headed to Crawley for the second weekend of tournaments on 22nd March and it was Gary Anderson who once again claimed victory in the first event of the weekend. The in-form Scotsman defeated a resurgent Phil Taylor 6-5 in a thrilling final to claim what was his fourth tournament victory of the calendar year. The former Premier League Darts champion defeated James Hubbard, Marc Dewsbury, Conan Whitehead and Joe Murnan to win through to the last eight, where he edged out Adrian Lewis 6-4. He then survived four missed match darts from Christian Kist before winning their semi-final in a deciding leg, before claiming victory in a highquality 11-leg final against Taylor. “Winning’s becoming a habit again this year and it’s a great habit to have,”smiled the Scot afterwards. “I always enjoy playing Phil and it was a great final, and I’m delighted to have come out on top this ti