PDC Players Championship 6
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The top PDC players returned to Wigan for
the sixth Players Championship event of the
season on Sunday 13th April and this time
it was an impressive Robert Thornton who
claimed victory after a thrilling final with Ian
White that went all the way to a deciding leg.
The Scot found himself 4-2 and 5-4 down to the Stoke
ace and survived match darts in the tenth leg of the
final before triumphing in the decider.
Thornton began his run to the title with 6-3 win over
David Pallett before recording a brace of 6-1 wins
over Aden Kirk and Wayne Jones to claim his place
in the last 16.
The Betway Premier League star then knocked out
Andy Parsons 6-3 before edging out Richie Burnett
6-5 in a tight quarter-final encounter.
Thornton faced Phil Taylor in the semi-finals, and he
started well by establishing a 3-0 advantage before
Taylor won three of the next four legs to pull back
to 4-3.
The next two legs were shared before Thornton took
out a 76 finish to seal his place in the final, after
Taylor had missed a dart at the bullseye to force a
deciding leg.
Thornton also enjoyed a good start in the final
against White by winning the first two legs, only for
the Stoke thrower to race through the next four,
hitting an 11-darter and two 14-dart-finishes in the
process.
The Scotsman hit back to win the seventh leg with
a fabulous 144 checkout before taking the eighth in
13 darts to level the game at four apiece and set up
a tense finale.
White took out an 81 finish to win the ninth leg
and edge back ahead, but missed six opportunities
to close out the game in the next and Thornton
capitalised to hit double eight and force a deciding
leg.
Thornton held the advan х