Dave Chisnall wins Players Championship 18 to claim his first PDC title of the season

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The world number six has lost out twice in finals this year, against Adrian Lewis in a Players Championship in Milton Keynes and to Michael van Gerwen in last month's Shanghai Darts Masters, but went all the way to the £10,000 top prize by seeing off North in a decider.

A third round loser to Christian Kist in Saturday's Players Championship 17, Chisnall opened his challenge on Sunday with a superb whitewash of Darren Johnson.

He then edged out Yordi Meeuwisse and Ritchie Edhouse in deciding legs, overcame Premier League rival Jelle Klaasen 6-3 and again went to 11 legs in his quarter-final win over Brendan Dolan.

Chisnall then saw off Ryan Searle 6-2 at the semi-final stage, before coming from 2-0 and 3-1 down in the final against North.

A 107 checkout saw Chisnall level at three-all in the decider, with the Hampshire-based thrower moving 4-3 and 5-4 up before a brilliant 144 finish sent the game all the way.

Chisnall was first to a finish, and though he initially missed tops for the match, North was unable to take out 155 as the St Helens man returned on double ten for the win.

He told the PDC website: "I'm playing good darts at the moment and if my doubles go in, I'm dangerous. My doubles were going in and that's what lets me down most, so it was nice.

"I said last week in Blackpool that I was looking forward to Barnsley, that I was going to win one this weekend and I've just done it, so happy days.

Of the final, Chisnall added: "Richard was hitting the maximums, he played well and he was unlucky. In the last leg he had a bad leg and I was decent - I sneaked it."

North's run to the final was his best on the professional circuit since he won a PDC Tour Card at Qualifying School in January.

He defeated Ricky Evans, Ryan Meikle, Steve West, Joe Cullen and Stephen Bunting - surviving a missed match dart in a dramatic semi-final against the former Lakeside Champion - on his way to the final.

Bunting's run to the last four followed up a quarter-final appearance on Saturday as he enjoyed a strong weekend in Barnsley, while Somerset's Searle reached his second ProTour semi-final of 2017.

Cullen and Norris both saw their bid for further ProTour glory in 2017 ended at the last eight stage, alongside Northern Ireland's Dolan and Irish ace William O'Connor, who lost out 6-3 to Searle.

Click here for a review of Saturday's Players Championship 17 action, where Kyle Anderson claimed glory.

Players Championship 18 Results

Last 128

Michael Smith BYE

Ryan Meikle 6-1 Jonathan Worsley

Richard North 6-5 Ray Campbell

Ricky Evans 6-3 Peter Jacques

Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-5 Steve Beaton

Mick McGowan 6-4 John Bowles

Steve West 6-4 Andy Jenkins

Mark Walsh 6-3 Steve Hine

Ian White 6-1 Ryan Palmer

Richie Corner 6-2 Alan Tabern

Jonny Clayton 6-3 Jamie Lewis

Antonio Alcinas 6-4 Matt Clark

Joe Cullen 6-3 Simon Stevenson

Mick Todd 6-0Rusty-Jake Rodriguez

Paul Harvey 6-5 Chris Dobey

Vincent Kamphuis 6-2 Bryan de Hoog

James Richardson 6-4 Benito van de Pas

Aden Kirk 6-3 Wes Newton

Jermaine Wattimena 6-2 Ronnie Baxter

John Michael 6-5 Steve Lennon

Stephen Bunting 6-5 John Part

Paul Rowley 6-4 Matthew Dennant

Justin Pipe 6-2 Peter Hudson

Max Hopp 6-1 Stephen Burton

Alan Norris 6-3 Martin Schindler

Brian Woods 6-5 Scott Darbyshire

Robbie Green 6-2 Josh Payne

Paul Nicholson 6-1 Jim Walker

James Wade 6-1 Mickey Mansell

Maik Langendorf 6-5 Trevor Burkhill

Christian Kist 6-3 Stuart Kellett

Madars Razma 6-1 David Pallett

Simon Whitlock 6-1 Andy Hamilton

Jan Dekker 6-2 Ross Twell

Brendan Dolan 6-2 Kevin Painter

Devon Petersen 6-2 Michael Barnard

Darren Webster 6-1 Prakash Jiwa

Andy Boulton 6-2 Callan Rydz

Jamie Caven 6-5 James Wilson

Jeffrey de Graaf 6-4 Tony Newell

Jelle Klaasen 6-5 Diogo Portela

Zoran Lerchbacher 6-3 Joe Murnan

Vincent van der Voort 6-4 Dennis Smith

Jim Brown 6-4 Warrick Scheffer

Dave Chisnall 6-0Darren Johnson

Yordi Meeuwisse 6-2 Luke Woodhouse

Ritchie Edhouse 6-2 Ronny Huybrechts

Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-4 Berry van Peer

Kim Huybrechts 6-1 Jamie Bain

Terry Temple 6-2 Harry Robinson

Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-2 Robert Owen

William O'Connor 6-1 Ron Meulenkamp

Rob Cross 6-3 Wayne Jones

Chris Quantock 6-2 Nathan Aspinall

John Henderson 6-3 Jeffrey de Zwaan

Adam Hunt 6-2 Jimmy Hendriks

Daryl Gurney 6-3 Richie Burnett

Mike De Decker 6-5 Lee Bryant

Kirk Shepherd 6-1 Mark Webster

Simon Preston 6-2 Scott Taylor

Kyle Anderson 6-4 Ted Evetts

Keegan Brown 6-4 Matthew Edgar

Andrew Gilding 6-3 Robert Thornton

Ryan Searle 6-1 Sven Groen

Last 64

Ryan Meikle 6-4 Michael Smith

Richard North 6-5 Ricky Evans

Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-3 Mick McGowan

Steve West 6-4 Mark Walsh

Ian White 6-1 Richie Corner

Jonny Clayton 6-4 Antonio Alcinas

Joe Cullen 6-1 Mick Todd

Paul Harvey 6-0Vincent Kamphuis

James Richardson 6-3 Aden Kirk

John Michael 6-4 Jermaine Wattimena

Stephen Bunting 6-5 Paul Rowley

Justin Pipe 6-4 Max Hopp

Alan Norris 6-0Brian Woods

Robbie Green 6-3 Paul Nicholson

James Wade 6-1 Maik Langendorf

Christian Kist 6-5 Madars Razma

Simon Whitlock 6-3 Jan Dekker

Brendan Dolan 6-5 Devon Petersen

Darren Webster 6-1 Andy Boulton

Jamie Caven 6-4 Jeffrey de Graaf

Jelle Klaasen 6-3 Zoran Lerchbacher

Vincent van der Voort 6-3 Jim Brown

Dave Chisnall 6-5 Yordi Meeuwisse

Ritchie Edhouse 6-2 Rowby-John Rodriguez

Kim Huybrechts 6-4 Terry Temple

William O'Connor 6-3 Dimitri Van den Bergh

Chris Quantock 6-2 Rob Cross

Adam Hunt 6-4 John Henderson

Daryl Gurney 6-3 Mike De Decker

Kirk Shepherd 6-3 Simon Preston

Keegan Brown 6-4 Kyle Anderson

Ryan Searle 6-3 Andrew Gilding

Last 32

Richard North 6-2 Ryan Meikle

Steve West 6-2 Dirk van Duijvenbode

Jonny Clayton 6-5 Ian White

Joe Cullen 6-2 Paul Harvey

James Richardson 6-1 John Michael

Stephen Bunting 6-2 Justin Pipe

Alan Norris 6-5 Robbie Green

James Wade 6-5 Christian Kist

Brendan Dolan 6-5 Simon Whitlock

Darren Webster 6-2 Jamie Caven

Jelle Klaasen 6-1 Vincent van der Voort

Dave Chisnall 6-5 Ritchie Edhouse

William O'Connor 6-3 Kim Huybrechts

Chris Quantock 6-5 Adam Hunt

Daryl Gurney 6-1 Kirk Shepherd

Ryan Searle 6-5 Keegan Brown

Last 16

Richard North 6-4 Steve West

Joe Cullen 6-2 Jonny Clayton

Stephen Bunting 6-2 James Richardson

Alan Norris 6-2 James Wade

Brendan Dolan 6-0Darren Webster

Dave Chisnall 6-3 Jelle Klaasen

William O'Connor 6-3 Chris Quantock

Ryan Searle 6-2 Daryl Gurney

Last Eight

Richard North 6-3 Joe Cullen

Stephen Bunting 6-1 Alan Norris

Dave Chisnall 6-5 Brendan Dolan

Ryan Searle 6-3 William O'Connor

Last Four

Richard North 6-5 Stephen Bunting

Dave Chisnall 6-2 Ryan Searle

Final

Dave Chisnall 6-5 Richard North