Anderson Pips Taylor In Crawley....... GARY ANDERSON picked up his fourth PDC ProTour win of 2014 as he edged out Phil Taylor 6-5 in the final of Saturdays Players Championship, as Dave Chisnall and Michael van Gerwen recorded nine-dart finishes in Crawley. Scottish ace Andersons return to form this year continued as he won a Players Championship for a second successive Saturday, to follow up his German Darts Championship and Coral UK Open Qualifier triumphs earlier in 2014 in consolidating his return to the worlds top 16. The former Premier League Darts champion - whose partner Rachel is expecting their first child next week - 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 high-quality 11-leg final against Taylor. Taylor broke in the opening leg with a 14-darter, only for Anderson to level before hitting a 180 in a 13-darter to move 2-1 up. The Scot then missed the bull for a 170 finish as Taylor levelled with a 13-darter of his own, and the pair traded the next two before another 13-dart finish moved Anderson 4-3 up, as he landed another maximum. The pair then hit 171 scores in the next before Taylor finished 146 for a 12-darter to level, before both hit 180s as Anderson took out double eight to lead 5-4. Taylor finished 109 to send the game into a decider and left himself 102 in the final leg, only to see Anderson check out 104 on double 12 to complete the win, claiming the £10,000 first prize. Winnings becoming a habit again this year and its a great habit to have, smiled the Scot afterwards. I always enjoy playing Phil and it was a great final, and Im delighted to have come out on top this time. Im climbing back up the rankings and Ive got the fire in my belly again. Im enjoying my darts at the moment, but Ive knuckled down this year and Im getting the results. My doubles are coming back and I hit bucketloads of 180s today, which was great for me. Taylor continued his own return to top form with a fine day of darts, defeating Keegan Brown and Kurt Parry in his opening two games before seeing off Andy Hamilton 6-2 in the third round. He then won an extraordinary last 16 tie against Michael van Gerwen, who hit a nine-dart finish in taking the match to a deciding leg and averaged 114 only to see his rival take out a 116 finish to claim victory. Taylor then defied a 111 average from Terry Jenkins to win their quarter-final 6-4 before averaging 106 himself to see off Nigel Heydon in the semis, only to fall just short in the decider. Van Gerwens perfect leg against Taylor came after an earlier nine-darter from Dave Chisnall, who achieved the feat as he came back from 5-1 down to defeat Mark Walsh 6-5 in the second round. Chisnall later lost to Wade in the last 32, with the seven-time major winner progressing to the quarter-finals before going out to Kist. Kists run to the semi-finals was his best display since joining the PDC circuit in January, with the former Lakeside Champion continuing to impress. Nigel Heydon also reached the semi-finals for only the second time as a professional - with his previous run having come in a Players Championship in Gibraltar in February 2010 on his first-ever weekend on the PDC circuit. Heydon had been forced to win back his PDC Tour Card in January at Qualifying School but showed fine form as he whitewashed John Part in the first round and also defeated Ian Moss, David Pallett, Ian White and Ronnie Baxter on the day. Sunday will see a second Players Championship complete the PDC ProTour weekend in Crawley, with a further £50,000 in prize money on offer. 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Players Championship 3 Saturday March 22, K2 Centre, Crawley First Round Michael van Gerwen (1) 6-1 Scott Rand Adam Hunt 6-5 Glenn Spearing William OConnor 6-3 Darren Webster (32) Kevin Dowling 6-5 Matt Clark Phil Taylor (16) 6-4 Keegan Brown Kurt Parry 6-1 Jim Walker Andy Hamilton (17) 6-5 Steve West Joey Palfreyman 6-2 Darren Whittingham Jamie Caven (8) 6-4 Peter Hudson Mark Cox 6-5 Dan Russell Terry Jenkins (25) 6-3 Tony Newell Steve Hine 6-3 John Newland Steve Beaton (9) 6-0 Jerry Hendriks Chris Aubrey 6-2 Robert Owen Jelle Klaasen (24) 6-3 Ryan De Vreede Colin Osborne 6-4 Mareno Michels David Pallett 6-5 Peter Wright (5) Johnny Haines 6-3 Adrian Gray Nigel Heydon 6-0 John Part (28) Ian Moss 6-3 Colin Lloyd Ian White (12) 6-1 Ricky Evans Terry Temple 6-2 Wayne Pepper Andy Smith (21) 6-1 Steve Douglas Mark Webster 6-5 Andrew Gilding Kim Huybrechts (4) 6-3 Darren Johnson Connie Finnan 6-5 Jonathan Worsley Wayne Jones (29) 6-2 Jason Lovett John Henderson 6-3 Ross Smith Simon Whitlock (13) 6-5 Josh Payne Mark Dudbridge 6-4 Michael Barnard Ronnie Baxter (20) 6-0 James Richardson Matt Padgett 6-5 Steve Brown Dave Chisnall (2) 6-5 Ronny Huybrechts Mark Walsh 6-1 Zoran Lerchbacher James Wade (31) 6-5 Joe Cullen Dennis Smith 6-3 Darron Brown Justin Pipe (15) 6-3 Magnus Caris Kirk Shepherd 6-4 Arron Monk Paul Nicholson (18) 6-5 Gary Stone Ron Meulenkamp 6-5 Campbell Jackson Robert Thornton (7) 6-3 Denis Ovens Martyn Turner 6-3 Tomas Seyler Michael Mansell 6-3 Jamie Lewis (26) Jyhan Artut 6-2 Ben Ward Kevin Voornhout 6-4 Wes Newton (10) Christian Kist 6-3 Mark Barilli Stuart Kellett (23) 6-4 Jamie Bain Kevin McDine 6-4 Andy Parsons Gary Anderson (6) 6-1 James Hubbard Marc Dewsbury 6-1 Brian Woods Paul Amos 6-5 Richie Burnett (27) Conan Whitehead 6-1 Mick Todd Mervyn King (11) 6-3 Gerwyn Price Joe Murnan 6-2 John Bowles Michael Smith (22) 6-4 Pete Dyos Joey Ten Berge 6-2 Stuart White Stephen Bunting 6-5 Brendan Dolan (3) Daryl Gurney 6-5 Andy Jenkins Antonio Alcinas 6-4 Vincent van der Voort (30) Gino Vos 6-3 Steve Grubb Adrian Lewis (14) 6-2 Dave Ladley Dean Winstanley 6-3 Benito van de Pas Kyle Anderson 6-4 Kevin Painter (19) Kevin Thomas 6-4 Steve Maish Second Round Michael van Gerwen 6-3 Adam Hunt William OConnor 6-3 Kevin Dowling Phil Taylor 6-2 Kurt Parry Andy Hamilton 6-2 Joey Palfreyman Jamie Caven 6-2 Mark Cox Terry Jenkins 6-4 Steve Hine Steve Beaton 6-4 Chris Aubrey Jelle Klaasen 6-0 Colin Osborne David Pallett 6-5 Johnny Haines Nigel Heydon 6-2 Ian Moss Ian White 6-4 Terry Temple Mark Webster 6-1 Andy Smith Kim Huybrechts 6-1 Connie Finnan John Henderson 6-3 Wayne Jones Simon Whitlock 6-4 Mark Dudbridge Ronnie Baxter 6-0 Matt Padgett Dave Chisnall 6-5 Mark Walsh - Dave Chisnall hits nine-dart finish James Wade 6-1 Dennis Smith Justin Pipe 6-3 Kirk Shepherd Paul Nicholson 6-1 Ron Meulenkamp Robert Thornton 6-0 Martyn Turner Michael Mansell 6-2 Jyhan Artut Christian Kist 6-5 Kevin Voornhout Kevin McDine 6-5 Stuart Kellett Gary Anderson 6-3 Marc Dewsbury Conan Whitehead 6-2 Paul Amos Joe Murnan 6-3 Mervyn King Michael Smith 6-5 Joey Ten Berge Stephen Bunting 6-4 Daryl Gurney Antonio Alcinas 6-1 Gino Vos Adrian Lewis 6-5 Dean Winstanley Kevin Thomas 6-1 Kyle Anderson Losers £250 Third Round Michael van Gerwen 6-4 William OConnor Phil Taylor 6-2 Andy Hamilton Terry Jenkins 6-4 Jamie Caven Steve Beaton 6-1 Jelle Klaasen Nigel Heydon 6-4 David Pallett Ian White 6-3 Mark Webster Kim Huybrechts 6-1 John Henderson Ronnie Baxter 6-1 Simon Whitlock James Wade 6-3 Dave Chisnall Justin Pipe 6-1 Paul Nicholson Michael Mansell 6-5 Robert Thornton Christian Kist 6-5 Kevin McDine Gary Anderson 6-3 Conan Whitehead Joe Murnan 6-4 Michael Smith Antonio Alcinas 6-3 Stephen Bunting Adrian Lewis 6-2 Kevin Thomas Losers £500 Fourth Round Phil Taylor 6-5 Michael van Gerwen - Michael van Gerwen hits nine-dart finish Terry Jenkins 6-4 Steve Beaton Nigel Heydon 6-3 Ian White Ronnie Baxter 6-3 Kim Huybrechts James Wade 6-3 Justin Pipe Christian Kist 6-5 Michael Mansell Gary Anderson 6-1 Joe Murnan Adrian Lewis 6-1 Antonio Alcinas Losers £1,000 Quarter-Finals Phil Taylor 6-4 Terry Jenkins Nigel Heydon 6-2 Ronnie Baxter Christian Kist 6-3 James Wade Gary Anderson 6-4 Adrian Lewis Losers £1,500 Semi-Finals Phil Taylor 6-0 Nigel Heydon Gary Anderson 6-5 Christian Kist Losers £2,500 Final Gary Anderson 6-5 Phil Taylor Winner £10,000 Runner-Up £5,000 Final - Leg-By-Leg Phil Taylor v Gary Anderson 0-0 - Gary Anderson wins the bull and throws first. 1-0 - Both players leave 164 after nine darts, with Anderson later missing the bull to finish 82 to allow Taylor in to take out 70 for a 14-darter to break on double eight. 1-1 - The pair this time set up 132 following nine darts, with Taylor missing two darts at double 16 as Anderson steps in to break back on double seven with a 15-darter. 1-2 - Anderson posts the first 180 of the final, and lands tops for a 13-dart leg to move ahead. 2-2 - Anderson misses the bull for a 170 finish to take out a 12-darter, and Taylor returns to hit tops for a 13-dart leg. 2-3 - Anderson lands another maximum as the pair again set up 164 finishes after nine darts, and the Scot returns to take out 68 on tops for a 15-dart leg. 3-3 - Taylor finishes 84 for another 14-dart leg as he levels the contest. 3-4 - Anderson fires in a third 180 of the game, and posts tops for another 13-dart leg, moving his average up to 107 in the process. 4-4 - The duo trade 171 scores before Taylor superbly finishes 146 on double 16 for a 12-dart leg to square the game once again. 4-5 - Anderson lands a fourth maximum, and though Taylor replies with a 180, the Scot finishes double eight for a 14-darter to move a leg away from the win. 5-5 - Taylor takes out 109 on double 16 to send the game all the way - posting a 15-dart finish to maintain the brilliant standard. 5-6 - The players continue the fine scoring, with Anderson leaving 104 after 12 darts and Taylor setting up 102 but only able to watch on as the Scot takes out 104 to complete his fourth PDC ProTour win of the year. Final Averages: Phil Taylor 101.96, Gary Anderson 105.81
Posted on: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 23:29:13 +0000
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