Daryl Gurney grote winnaar PDC Players Championship Finals
Op indrukwekkende wijze heeft Daryl Gurney gisterenavond in Minehead de titel veroverd van de PDC Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals 2018. Met een 85 finish op de bull klopte Gurney in de finale Michael van Gerwen met 11-9 en daarmee maakte hij een einde aan de zegereeks van Michael die 3 jaar op rij deze titel wist te winnen.
Beide spelers gaven elkaar geen duimbreed toe maar in de slotfase strafte Gurney de kleine fouten van Michael keihard af waarmee uiteindelijk het verschil werd gemaakt.
De Finals 2018 zat vol verrassingen zoals in de eerste ronde de Pool Krzysztof Ratajski die 5-1 achterstond op Gerwyn Price maar uiteindelijk toch met 6-5 won. En direct al in de eerste ronde gingen 7 van de 10 Nederlanders die aan het toernooi deelnamen eruit. Alleen Jeffrey de Zwaan, Danny Noppert en Michael van Gerwen gingen door.
Maar voor de Zwaan viel in ronde twee het doek. Noppert won in deze ronde nipt met 6-5 van Mervyn King en klopte bij de laatste 16 Ratajski met 10-4. Danny strandde uiteindelijk in de halve finale op Gurney die echt een maatje te groot was.
Hieronder alle uitslagen van het toernooi;
| Eerste ronde | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | (1) Ian White | (64) Scott Taylor | 6 | 2 | |
| 2 | (32) Brendan Dolan | (33) Michael Barnard | 6 | 4 | |
| 3 | (16) Daryl Gurney | (49) Robert Thornton | 6 | 3 | |
| 4 | (17) Josh Payne | (48) Ryan Searle | 2 | 6 | |
| 5 | (8) James Wade | (57) Ross Smith | 6 | 4 | |
| 6 | (25) Nathan Aspinall | (40) Martin Schindler | 6 | 1 | |
| 7 | (9) Dave Chisnall | (56) Jamie Lewis | 6 | 4 | |
| 8 | (24) Chris Dobey | (41) Ron Meulenkamp | 6 | 3 | |
| 9 | (5) Adrian Lewis | (60) Adam Hunt | 6 | 2 | |
| 10 | (28) Krzysztof Ratajski | (37) Gerwyn Price | 6 | 5 | |
| 11 | (12) Danny Noppert | (53) Rowby-John Rodriguez | 6 | 3 | |
| 12 | (21) Mervyn King | (44) Simon Stevenson | 6 | 4 | |
| 13 | (4) Peter Wright | (61) Toni Alcinas | 6 | 2 | |
| 14 | (29) Max Hopp | (36) Steve West | 6 | 4 | |
| 15 | (13) Stephen Bunting | (52) Richard North | 6 | 5 | |
| 16 | (20) Mickey Mansell | (45) Madars Razma | 4 | 6 | |
| 17 | (2) Gary Anderson | (63) Alan Tabern | 6 | 2 | |
| 18 | (31) Simon Whitlock | (34) Kyle Anderson | 6 | 4 | |
| 19 | (15) Steve Beaton | (50) Kim Huybrechts | 6 | 5 | |
| 20 | (18) John Henderson | (47) Joe Cullen | 5 | 6 | |
| 21 | (7) Michael Smith | (58) Vincent van der Voort | 6 | 0 | |
| 22 | (26) Jonny Clayton | (39) Mark Webster | 6 | 3 | |
| 23 | (10) Jeffrey de Zwaan | (55) Jelle Klaasen | 6 | 4 | |
| 24 | (23) Ricky Evans | (42) Jan Dekker | 6 | 3 | |
| 25 | (6) Rob Cross | (59) Cristo Reyes | 1 | 6 | |
| 26 | (27) Ryan Joyce | (38) Steve Lennon | 2 | 6 | |
| 27 | (11) James Wilson | (54) Dimitri van den Bergh | 6 | 2 | |
| 28 | (22) Gabriel Clemens | (43) Andrew Gilding | 6 | 3 | |
| 29 | (3) Michael van Gerwen | (62) Matthew Edgar | 6 | 1 | |
| 30 | (30) Keegan Brown | (35) Benito van de Pas | 6 | 3 | |
| 31 | (14) Jermaine Wattimena | (51) Stephen Burton | 5 | 6 | |
| 32 | (19) Darren Webster | (46) Jeffrey de Graaf | 6 | 3 | |
| Laatste 32 | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | (1) Ian White | – | (32) Brendan Dolan | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | (16) Daryl Gurney | – | (48) Ryan Searle | 6 | 5 |
| 3 | (8) James Wade | – | (25) Nathan Aspinall | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | (9) Dave Chisnall | – | (24) Chris Dobey | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | (5) Adrian Lewis | – | (28) Krzysztof Ratajski | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | (12) Danny Noppert | – | (21) Mervyn King | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | (4) Peter Wright | – | (29) Max Hopp | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | (13) Stephen Bunting | – | (45) Madars Razma | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | (2) Gary Anderson | – | (31) Simon Whitlock | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | (15) Steve Beaton | – | (47) Joe Cullen | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | (7) Michael Smith | – | (26) Jonny Clayton | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | (10) Jeffrey de Zwaan | – | (23) Ricky Evans | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | (59) Cristo Reyes | – | (38) Steve Lennon | 5 | 6 |
| 14 | (11) James Wilson | – | (22) Gabriel Clemens | 5 | 6 |
| 15 | (3) Michael van Gerwen | – | (30) Keegan Brown | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | (51) Stephen Burton | – | (19) Darren Webster | 6 | 3 |
| Laatste 16 | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | (32) Brendan Dolan | – | (16) Daryl Gurney | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | (8) James Wade | – | (24) Chris Dobey | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | (28) Krzysztof Ratajski | – | (12) Danny Noppert | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | (4) Peter Wright | – | (13) Stephen Bunting | 9 | 10 |
| 5 | (2) Gary Anderson | – | (47) Joe Cullen | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | (26) Jonny Clayton | – | (23) Ricky Evans | 10 | 5 |
| 7 | (38) Steve Lennon | – | (22) Gabriel Clemens | 10 | 7 |
| 8 | (3) Michael van Gerwen | – | (51) Stephen Burton | 10 | 4 |
| Laatste 8 | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | (16) Daryl Gurney | – | (24) Chris Dobey | 10 | 2 |
| 2 | (12) Danny Noppert | – | (13) Stephen Bunting | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | (2) Gary Anderson | – | (26) Jonny Clayton | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | (38) Steve Lennon | – | (3) Michael van Gerwen | 3 | 10 |
| Halve finale | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | (16) Daryl Gurney | – | (12) Danny Noppert | 11 | 3 |
| 2 | (2) Gary Anderson | – | (3) Michael van Gerwen | 9 | 11 |
| Finale | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | (16) Daryl Gurney | – | (3) Michael van Gerwen | 11 | 9 |
Foto © Lawrence Lustig – PDC 2018