Gary Anderson claimt Pro Tour nummer 20
Het laatste toernooi in Coventry dit weekeinde was het het twintigste Player Championship toernooi. Gisteren bij editie 19 nog een hoofdrol voor Benito van de Pas die de finale verloor, vandaag wist Jelle Klaasen de eer op te eisen. Jelle zette de beste prestatie neer van de aanwezige Nederlandse deelnemers. Tot en met de halve finale kwam Jelle maar moest daar buigen voor de als vierde geplaatste James Wade. In de finale speelde James Wade tegen Gary Anderson en die had het vizier op scherp staan. Na een moeizame 6-5 overwinning op Joey ten Berge in de eerste ronde en met dezelfde uitslag in de tweede ronde op Nigel Heydon kwam de Schot op stoom.
Bij de laatste 32 klopte hij Alan Norris met 6-3 en de ronde erna moest ook Adrian Lewis met nederlaag van 6-3 het veld ruimen. Anderson wilde vandaag waarschijnlijk alles dubbel op want in de kwartfinale klopte hij Stephen Bunting met 6-2 en in de halve finale ook met 6-2 Dave Chisnall.
Een toegift in de finale want ook de laatste partij werd met 6-2 gewonnen en werd zijn Order of Merit kapitaal met £ 10.000,= verhoogd.
Hieronder alle uitslagen van Pro Tour 20
| Eerste ronde | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | |||
| 1 | Michael Smith (1) | – | Dirk van Duijvenbode | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Robbie Green | – | Andy Hamilton | 6 | 5 |
| 3 | Andrew Gilding (32) | – | Nick Fullwell | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | Colin Osbourne | – | Mickey Mansell | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Justin Pipe (16) | – | Darren Johnson | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Jyhan Artut | – | John Part | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | Mervyn King | – | Johnny Haines | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Matt Padgett | – | Max Hopp | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | Robert Thornton (8) | – | Brian Woods | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | Jay Foreman | – | Tony Newell | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | John Henderson (25) | – | Tomas Seyler | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | Ronny Huybrechts | – | Jeffrey De Zwaan | 6 | 5 |
| 13 | Jelle Klaasen | – | Haruki Muramatsu | 6 | 4 |
| 14 | Andy Parsons | – | Ronnie Baxter | 6 | 5 |
| 15 | Joe Murnan (24) | – | Paul Nicholson | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | Mike Zuydwijk | – | Rober Owen | 6 | 2 |
| 17 | Ian White (5) | – | Jermaine Wattimena | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | Jim Walker | – | Cristo Reyes | 2 | 6 |
| 19 | Steve Beaton (28) | – | William O’Connor | 5 | 6 |
| 20 | Martyn Turner | – | Gary Stone | 0 | 6 |
| 21 | Brendan Dolan (12) | – | Paul Milford | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | Lee Palfreyman | – | Andy Smith | 6 | 2 |
| 23 | Gerwyn Price (21) | – | Ricky Evans | 3 | 6 |
| 24 | Mark Walsh | – | Andy Jenkins | 5 | 6 |
| 25 | James Wade (4) | – | Tony Robinson | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | Colin Lloyd | – | Ken Macneil | 6 | 4 |
| 27 | Keegan Brown (29) | – | Steve Brown | 3 | 6 |
| 28 | Nathan Derry | – | Matthew Edgar | 6 | 5 |
| 29 | Benito van de Pas (13) | – | Chris Dobey | 6 | 4 |
| 30 | James Wilson | – | Rowby-John Rodriguez | 5 | 6 |
| 31 | Phil Taylor (20) | – | Curtis Hammond | 6 | 1 |
| 32 | Luke Woodhouse | – | Kyle Anderson | 0 | 6 |
| 33 | Peter Wright (2) | – | Aaron Monk | 6 | 1 |
| 34 | Jason Lovett | – | Ben Ward | 6 | 3 |
| 35 | Mark Webster (31) | – | David Pallett | 6 | 2 |
| 36 | Nathan Aspinall | – | Kirk Shepherd | 3 | 6 |
| 37 | Vincent van der Voort | – | Eddie Dootson | 6 | 4 |
| 38 | Magnus Caris | – | Mark Frost | 6 | 1 |
| 39 | Simon Whitlock (18) | – | Dean Winstanley | 6 | 5 |
| 40 | Darren Webster | – | Mick Todd | 6 | 5 |
| 41 | Dave Chisnall (7) | – | Andy Boulton | 6 | 3 |
| 42 | Wayne Jones | – | Jamie Robinson | 6 | 1 |
| 43 | Daryl Gurney (26) | – | Josh Payne | 6 | 3 |
| 44 | Jan Dekker | – | Wes Newton | 6 | 3 |
| 45 | Terry Jenkins (10) | – | Joe Cullen | 6 | 5 |
| 46 | Kevin McDine | – | Terry Temple | 3 | 6 |
| 47 | Jamie Lewis (23) | – | Kevin Thomas | 6 | 4 |
| 48 | Connie Finnan | – | Stuart Kellett | 1 | 6 |
| 49 | Adrian Lewis (6) | – | Roxy-James Rodriguez | 6 | 4 |
| 50 | Dimitri van den Bergh | – | Prakash Jiwa | 4 | 6 |
| 51 | Jamie Caven (27) | – | Stephen McNally | 4 | 6 |
| 52 | Jason Wilson | – | Alan Tabern | 4 | 6 |
| 53 | Gary Anderson (11) | – | Joey ten Berge | 6 | 5 |
| 54 | Ian Moss | – | Nigel Heydon | 1 | 6 |
| 55 | Alan Norris (22) | – | Mark Dudbridge | 6 | 3 |
| 56 | Kevin Painter | – | John Bowles | 6 | 3 |
| 57 | Kim Huybrechts | – | Dennis Smith | 6 | 2 |
| 58 | Steve Douglas | – | Mark Barilli | 2 | 6 |
| 59 | Raymond v Barneveld (30) | – | David Ladley | 6 | 2 |
| 60 | Johnny Clayton | – | Devon Petersen | 2 | 6 |
| 61 | Mensur Suljovic (14) | – | Steve West | 3 | 6 |
| 62 | Ross Twell | – | Ross Smith | 2 | 6 |
| 63 | Stephen Bunting (19) | – | Jamie Bain | 6 | 3 |
| 64 | Adam Hunt | – | Steve Hine | 6 | 5 |
| Laatste 64 | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | |||
| 1 | Michael Smith (1) | – | Robbie Green | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Andrew Gilding (32) | – | Mickey Mansell | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Darren Johnson | – | Jyhan Artut | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | Mervyn King | – | Max Hopp | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Brian Woods | – | Tony Newell | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | John Henderson (25) | – | Ronny Huybrechts | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Jelle Klaasen | – | Andy Parsons | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | Paul Nicholson | – | Mike Zuydwijk | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Ian White (5) | – | Cristo Reyes | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | William O’Connor | – | Gary Stone | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Brendan Dolan (12) | – | Lee Palfreyman | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | Ricky Evans | – | Andy Jenkins | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | James Wade (4) | – | Colin Lloyd | 6 | 2 |
| 14 | Steve Brown | – | Nathan Derry | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Benito van de Pas (13) | – | Rowby-John Rodriguez | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | Phil Taylor (20) | – | Kyle Anderson | 6 | 3 |
| 17 | Peter Wright (2) | – | Jason Lovett | 6 | 2 |
| 18 | Mark Webster (31) | – | Kirk Shepherd | 6 | 3 |
| 19 | Vincent van der Voort | – | Magnus Caris | 6 | 4 |
| 20 | Simon Whitlock (18) | – | Darren Webster | 6 | 2 |
| 21 | Dave Chisnall (7) | – | Wayne Jones | 6 | 1 |
| 22 | Daryl Gurney (26) | – | Jan Dekker | 6 | 4 |
| 23 | Terry Jenkins (10) | – | Terry Temple | 6 | 3 |
| 24 | Jamie Lewis (23) | – | Stuart Kellett | 6 | 5 |
| 25 | Adrian Lewis (6) | – | Prakash Jiwa | 6 | 3 |
| 26 | Stephen McNally | – | Alan Tabern | 6 | 5 |
| 27 | Gary Anderson (11) | – | Nigel Heydon | 6 | 5 |
| 28 | Alan Norris (22) | – | Kevin Painter | 6 | 5 |
| 29 | Kim Huybrechts | – | Mark Barilli | 6 | 4 |
| 30 | Raymond v Barneveld (30) | – | Devon Petersen | 6 | 2 |
| 31 | Steve West | – | Ross Smith | 6 | 4 |
| 32 | Stephen Bunting (19) | – | Adam Hunt | 6 | 2 |
| Laatste 32 | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | |||
| 1 | Robbie Green | – | Mickey Mansell | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Darren Johnson | – | Max Hopp | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | Tony Newell | – | Ronny Huybrechts | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Jelle Klaasen | – | Mike Zuydwijk | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Ian White (5) | – | Gary Stone | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Brendan Dolan (12) | – | Andy Jenkins | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | James Wade (4) | – | Nathan Derry | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Benito van de Pas (13) | – | Phil Taylor (20) | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Peter Wright (2) | – | Mark Webster (31) | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | Vincent van der Voort | – | Simon Whitlock (18) | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Dave Chisnall (7) | – | Daryl Gurney (26) | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | Terry Jenkins (10) | – | Jamie Lewis (23) | 6 | 4 |
| 13 | Adrian Lewis (6) | – | Stephen McNally | 6 | 2 |
| 14 | Gary Anderson (11) | – | Alan Norris (22) | 6 | 3 |
| 15 | Kim Huybrechts | – | Raymond v Barneveld (30) | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | Steve West | – | Stephen Bunting (19) | 5 | 6 |
| Laatste 16 | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | |||
| 1 | Robbie Green | – | Max Hopp | 6 | 5 |
| 2 | Ronny Huybrechts | – | Jelle Klaasen | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Ian White (5) | – | Brendan Dolan (12) | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | James Wade (4) | – | Phil Taylor (20) | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Peter Wright (2) | – | Simon Whitlock (18) | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Dave Chisnall (7) | – | Terry Jenkins (10) | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Adrian Lewis (6) | – | Gary Anderson (11) | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Raymond v Barneveld (30) | – | Stephen Bunting (19) | 2 | 6 |
| Laatste 8 | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | |||
| 1 | Robbie Green | – | Jelle Klaasen | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Ian White (5) | – | James Wade (4) | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Simon Whitlock (18) | – | Dave Chisnall (7) | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Gary Anderson (11) | – | Stephen Bunting (19) | 6 | 2 |
| Halve finale | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | |||
| 1 | Jelle Klaasen | – | James Wade (4) | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Dave Chisnall (7) | – | Gary Anderson (11) | 2 | 6 |
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| Finale | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | |||
| 1 | James Wade (4) | – | Gary Anderson (11) | 2 | 6 |