PDC Players Championships 9
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The PDC’s top 128 headed to the K2 Centre
in Crawley over the weekend of 24th/25th
May and it was Peter Wright who was to strike
first, taking victory in Saturday’s event after
defeating Justin Pipe in the final.
The colourful star began his run to the title strongly
as he saw off fellow Scot John Henderson 6-2 before
defeating Steve Douglas with a whitewash win in the
second round, with the aid of a 108 average.
four shots at doubles, with Pipe taking the leg on
double one before Wright won the next to go a leg
away from victory.
Pipe won the eighth leg with a 14-dart finish to keep
the game alive, only for Wright to end the contest in
the next thanks to a brilliant 11-darter as he picked
up a PDC ProTour win for the third successive year,
emulating last June’s victory in Crawley.
Quarter-Finals
Wright’s fine form continued as he dropped just
one leg to Hong Kong’s Scott Mackenzie before
overcoming Adrian Lewis by a 6-2 margin to claim a
quarter-final place with just five legs conceded.
Benito van de Pas 6-1 Mervyn King
The world number five then overcame Northern
Ireland’s Brendan Dolan by a 6-4 scoreline with a 105
average before producing an excellent semi-final
performance against Jamie Caven, winning 6-2 with
a 107.94 average.
Peter Wright 6-4 Brendan Dolan
The World Championship finalist capitalised on a
slow start from Pipe in the final as he won the first
four legs, recording a 14-darter and back-to-back
15-dart finishes in that run.
Wright wasted chances to move 5-0 up after missing
Justin Pipe 6-3 Connie Finnan
Jamie Caven 6-4 Gary Anderson
Semi-Finals
Justin Pipe 6-5 Benito van de Pas
Peter Wright 6-2 Jamie Caven
Final
Peter Wright 6-2 Justin Pipe