Gary Anderson whitewashed both Peter Wright and Rob Cross 6-0 in Saturday's Players Championship event in Barnsley as he claimed his second title in a week.
The newly-crowned UK Open champion, who triumphed in Minehead last Sunday, was again in superb form as he blazed past all in his path at the Barnsley Metrodome to claim the £10,000 winning prize.
And there was perfection struck on the floor once more in Barnsley, as Jamie Lewis landed a nine-dart finish in his second-round win over Adam Hunt.
Anderson’s intent against his Scottish rival Wright in the final was clear from the off as he landed a 180 with his first visit to the board, before finding double 10 to break and take the lead.
The two-time world champion's best leg of the final came in the third as he took just 12 darts to break once more and lead 3-0.
He was at it again in the fifth, breaking throw with a 76 checkout to lead 5-0, before holding in the sixth and final leg to secure an incredible whitewash victory.
However, Anderson’s performance of the day came in a 6-0 whitewash of world champion Cross in the last 16.
Averaging a staggering 108.7, the UK Open Champion landed three bullseye finishes, including a 170 checkout on his way to victory.
He then bettered that in the last four, beating World Championship semi-finalist Lewis with a brilliant 109.7 average.
It wasn’t all plain sailing for Anderson, however, as he was forced to recover from 5-1 down beat Terry Jenkins in his opening game.
He was then pushed hard in respective 6-4 victories over Gary Eastwood and Simon Stevenson, and beat Steve Nine 6-3 in his quarter-final clash.
It was a welcome run to the final for world number two Wright, who crashed out in the defence of his UK Open title last weekend at the first hurdle, and suffered a heavy defeat to Mensur Suljovic in the Unibet Premier League on Thursday.
To start the day, Wright edged out youngster Chris Quantock 6-3.
He then survived scares against Steve Lennon and Jermaine Wattimena as he picked up 6-5 victories.
Wright’s performance of the day came in the last 16 as he whitewashed Darren Webster, before beating Brendan Dolan and Jeffrey De Graaf 6-3 to reach the final.
Lewis, who beat Diogo Portela 6-3 in the opening round, found his moment of perfection with two 180s and a 141 checkout to level at 5-5 against Adam Hunt in the second round, before holding his throw to seal victory.
He then beat Stephen Bunting, Danny Noppert and Joe Cullen to reach the semi-finals.
Young Dutchman De Graaf enjoyed his best run on the floor as he reached the quarter-finals.
He started the day with a victory over Robert Marijanovic, before beating Luke Woodhouse.
His biggest scalp came as he defeated Premier League star Daryl Gurney 6-4 in the Last 32, and followed that with a last-leg victory over compatriot Jelle Klaasen.
And finally, he sealed his day with a 6-4 win against Richard North to reach the final four, where he ran into Peter Wright.
Players Championship Three Results
Last 128
Peter Wright 6-3 Chris Quantock
Steve Lennon 6-0 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Jermaine Wattimena 6-4 Ryan Meikle
Jamie Caven 6-5 Jeffrey de Zwaan
Darren Webster 6-2 Ronny Huybrechts
Prakash Jiwa 6-2 Mick McGowan
Benito van de Pas 6-5 Eddie Dootson
Dawson Murschell 6-2 Jose Justicia
Dave Chisnall 6-1 Sven Groen
Chris Dobey 6-3 Aden Kirk
James Wilson 6-2 Jim Brown
Brendan Dolan 6-3 Bradley Brooks
Ian White 6-1 Ross Twell
Darren Johnson 6-1 Scott Darbyshire
Alan Norris 6-4 Christian Kist
Mark Wilson 6-4 William O'Connor
Mensur Suljovic 6-2 Michael Barnard
Cameron Menzies 6-3 Ryan Harrington
Richard North 6-0 Madars Razma
James Richardson 6-4 Devon Petersen
Ben Burton 6-3 Mervyn King
Jan Dekker 6-4 Kirk Shepherd
John Henderson 6-3 John Goldie
John Part 6-2 Mark Dudbridge
Daryl Gurney 6-1 Lee Bryant
Joe Murnan 6-2 Keegan Brown
Luke Woodhouse 6-5 Robert Thornton
Jeffrey de Graaf 6-3 Robert Marijanovic
Jelle Klaasen 6-2 George Killington
Paul Nicholson 6-1 Scott Taylor
Zoran Lerchbacher 6-4 Jonny Clayton
Gabriel Clemens 6-1 Mark Frost
Rob Cross 6-3 Matthew Edgar
Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-2 Ross Smith
Tytus Kanik 6-4 Steve West
Mario Robbe 6-1 Paul Rowley
Gary Anderson 6-5 Terry Jenkins
Gary Eastwood 6-4 Mark Webster
Steve Beaton 6-2 Ryan Searle
Simon Stevenson 6-1 Jason Cullen
Robert Owen 6-2 Kim Huybrechts
Steve Hine 6-2 Peter Jacques
Ricky Evans 6-0 James Wade
Ron Meulenkamp 6-1 Robbie Green
Ritchie Edhouse 6-5 Simon Whitlock
Max Hopp 6-5 Vincent Kamphuis
Stephen Burton 6-4 Adrian Lewis
Luke Humphries 6-3 Alan Tabern
Joe Cullen 6-0Jamie Bain
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-3 Kevin Burness
Kevin Painter 6-3 Vincent van der Voort
Andrew Gilding 6-4 Simon Preston
Gerwyn Price 6-3 Terry Temple
Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Martin Schindler
Ryan Joyce 6-4 Cristo Reyes
Jimmy Hendriks 6-3 Tony Newell
Michael Smith 6-4 Arron Monk
Danny Noppert 6-3 Mickey Mansell
Richie Burnett 6-1 Justin Pipe
Peter Hudson 6-2 Toni Alcinas
Adam Hunt 6-2 Kyle Anderson
Jamie Lewis 6-3 Diogo Portela
Stephen Bunting 6-2 Jarred Cole
Wayne Jones 6-1 Josh Payne
Last 64
Peter Wright 6-5 Steve Lennon
Jermaine Wattimena 6-4 Jamie Caven
Darren Webster 6-2 Prakash Jiwa
Benito van de Pas 6-5 Dawson Murschell
Dave Chisnall 6-4 Chris Dobey
Brendan Dolan 6-5 James Wilson
Darren Johnson 6-3 Ian White
Alan Norris 6-4 Mark Wilson
Mensur Suljovic 6-4 Cameron Menzies
Richard North 6-5 James Richardson
Jan Dekker 6-2 Ben Burton
John Henderson 6-2 John Part
Daryl Gurney 6-3 Joe Murnan
Jeffrey de Graaf 6-2 Luke Woodhouse
Jelle Klaasen 6-3 Paul Nicholson
Gabriel Clemens 6-2 Zoran Lerchbacher
Rob Cross 6-3 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Mario Robbe 6-4 Tytus Kanik
Gary Anderson 6-4 Gary Eastwood
Simon Stevenson 6-4 Steve Beaton
Steve Hine 6-5 Robert Owen
Ron Meulenkamp 6-5 Ricky Evans
Ritchie Edhouse 6-5 Max Hopp
Stephen Burton 6-5 Luke Humphries
Joe Cullen 6-3 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Kevin Painter 6-5 Andrew Gilding
Gerwyn Price 6-2 Nathan Aspinall
Ryan Joyce 6-2 Jimmy Hendriks
Danny Noppert 6-4 Michael Smith
Peter Hudson 6-5 Richie Burnett
Jamie Lewis 6-5 Adam Hunt
Stephen Bunting 6-5 Wayne Jones
Last 32
Peter Wright 6-5 Jermaine Wattimena
Darren Webster 6-2 Benito van de Pas
Brendan Dolan 6-2 Dave Chisnall
Darren Johnson 6-2 Alan Norris
Richard North 6-4 Mensur Suljovic
John Henderson 6-5 Jan Dekker
Jeffrey de Graaf 6-4 Daryl Gurney
Jelle Klaasen 6-3 Gabriel Clemens
Rob Cross 6-3 Mario Robbe
Gary Anderson 6-4 Simon Stevenson
Steve Hine 6-4 Ron Meulenkamp
Ritchie Edhouse 6-3 Stephen Burton
Joe Cullen 6-2 Kevin Painter
Gerwyn Price 6-5 Ryan Joyce
Danny Noppert 6-3 Peter Hudson
Jamie Lewis 6-2 Stephen Bunting
Last 16
Peter Wright 6-0 Darren Webster
Brendan Dolan 6-3 Darren Johnson
Richard North 6-4 John Henderson
Jeffrey de Graaf 6-5 Jelle Klaasen
Gary Anderson 6-0 Rob Cross
Steve Hine 6-4 Ritchie Edhouse
Joe Cullen 6-5 Gerwyn Price
Jamie Lewis 6-1 Danny Noppert
Last Eight
Peter Wright 6-3 Brendan Dolan
Jeffrey de Graaf 6-4 Richard North
Gary Anderson 6-3 Steve Hine
Jamie Lewis 6-3 Joe Cullen
Last Four
Peter Wright 6-3 Jeffrey de Graaf
Gary Anderson 6-3 Jamie Lewis
Final
Gary Anderson 6-0 Peter Wright
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