Glansrol voor Benito van de Pas tijdens 9de Players Championship toernooi
Zaterdag 24 mei werd in het Engelse Crawley de negende editie gespeeld van de PDC Players Championship ranking. Het toernooi werd gewonnen door de Schot Peter Wright die in de finale Justin Pipe met 6-2 wist te kloppen. Na een moeizaam begin in de finale van beide spelers liep Peter Wright uit naar een 4-0 voorsprong, pas in de vijfde leg kon Pipe na vijf gemiste darts op de dubbel zijn eerste punt scoren. Maar 3 legs later was de partij gespeeld met een geweldige 11 darts afsluiter van Wright. Een glansrol deze speeldag voor Brabander Benito van de Pas die op een haar na de finale miste. Benito verloor in de elfde en beslissende leg van de latere runner up Justin Pipe.
Maar met een schitterende overwinning op de als 16de geplaatste Kevin Painter in de eerste ronde en met 6-1 winnen van Mervyn King in de kwartfinale kan Benito terug kijken op een goed toernooi. Premier League finalisten Raymond van Barneveld en Michael van Gerwen wisten zaterdag niet te schitteren. Raymond verloor al in de eerste ronde van Nigel Heydon en Michael kon bij de laatste 32 de pijlen opbergen na een 6-3 nederlaag tegen Michael Mansell
Hieronder de uitslagen van deze dag:
| Players Championship | nummer 9 | ||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen (1) | – | Ross Twell | 6 | 5 |
| 2 | Christian Kist | – | Ryan Harrington | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Stephen Bunting (32) | – | John Newland | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | Michael Mansell | – | Steve Hine | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | Benito van de Pas | – | Kevin Painter (16) | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Josh Payne | – | John Part | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | Michael Smith (17) | – | Tomas Seyler | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Mark Walsh | – | Colin Osborne | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Steve Beaton (8) | – | Magnus Caris | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | Mark Dudbridge | – | Denis Ovens | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | Jelle Klaasen (25) | – | Ross Smith | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | Scott Rand | – | Zoran Lerchbacher | 6 | 4 |
| 13 | Mervin King (9) | – | Aden Kirk | 6 | 4 |
| 14 | Campbell Jackson | – | Ron Meulenkamp | 6 | 3 |
| 15 | Vincent van der Voort (24) | – | Tony Newell | 6 | 3 |
| 16 | John Bowles | – | Colin Fowler | 6 | 3 |
| 17 | Dave Chisnall (5) | – | Steve West | 6 | 3 |
| 18 | Connie Finnan | – | Stuart White | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | Wayne Jones (28) | – | Paul Amos | 6 | 5 |
| 20 | Terry Temple | – | Brian Woods | 6 | 5 |
| 21 | Simon Whitlock (12) | – | Keegan Brown | 6 | 1 |
| 22 | Darren Johnson | – | Kevin Voornhout | 6 | 2 |
| 23 | Antonio Alcinas | – | Ronnie Baxter (21) | 6 | 5 |
| 24 | Matt Padgett | – | Andy Parsons | 6 | 3 |
| 25 | Robert Thornton (4) | – | Kevin Thomas | 6 | 5 |
| 26 | Joe Murnan | – | Rowby John Rodriguez | 6 | 3 |
| 27 | Andy Smith (29) | – | Johnny Haines | 6 | 2 |
| 28 | Dan Russell | – | Mareno Michels | 6 | 2 |
| 29 | Justin Pipe (13) | – | Steve Maish | 6 | 3 |
| 30 | Andy Jenkins | – | Jyhan Artut | 6 | 4 |
| 31 | Terry Jenkins (20) | – | Kirk Shepherd | 6 | 3 |
| 32 | Kevin Dowling | – | Pete Dyos | 6 | 2 |
| 33 | Gary Anderson (2) | – | James Hubbard | 6 | 4 |
| 34 | Michael Barnard | – | Joey ten Berge | 6 | 4 |
| 35 | Matt Clark | – | Andrew Gilding (31) | 6 | 5 |
| 36 | Adam Hunt | – | Dennis Smith | 6 | 1 |
| 37 | Wes Newton (15) | – | Jason Lovett | 6 | 3 |
| 38 | Arron Monk | – | Glenn Spearing | 6 | 5 |
| 39 | Nigel Heydon | – | Raymond v Barneveld (18) | 6 | 3 |
| 40 | Mark Webster | – | Stuart Kellett | 6 | 4 |
| 41 | Ian White (7) | – | Peter Hudson | 6 | 0 |
| 42 | Mark Barilli | – | William O’Connor | 6 | 5 |
| 43 | Darren Webster (26) | – | Ian Moss | 6 | 4 |
| 44 | Ben Ward | – | David Ladley | 6 | 4 |
| 45 | Jamie Caven (10) | – | Adrian Gray | 6 | 2 |
| 46 | Ronny Huybrechts | – | Jamie Robinson | 6 | 3 |
| 47 | James Wade (23) | – | Brett Claydon | 6 | 0 |
| 48 | Mick Todd | – | Matthew Edgar | 6 | 0 |
| 49 | Peter Wright (6) | – | John Henderson | 6 | 2 |
| 50 | Steve Douglas | – | Marc Dewsbury | 6 | 1 |
| 51 | Steve Brown | – | Dean Winstanley (27) | 6 | 4 |
| 52 | Scott Mackenzie | – | Jim Walker | 6 | 3 |
| 53 | Adrian Lewis (11) | – | Colin Lloyd | 6 | 1 |
| 54 | Ryan de Vreede | – | Chris Aubrey | 6 | 2 |
| 55 | James Richardson | – | Jamie Lewis (22) | 6 | 5 |
| 56 | Jamie Bain | – | David Dodds | 6 | 3 |
| 57 | Brendan Dolan (3) | – | Kurt Parry | 6 | 4 |
| 58 | Joe Cullen | – | Kevin McDine | 6 | 1 |
| 59 | Richie Burnett (30) | – | Steve Grubb | 6 | 5 |
| 60 | Kyle Anderson | – | Gerwyn Price | 6 | 5 |
| 61 | Andy Hamilton (14) | – | Gary Stone | 6 | 4 |
| 62 | David Pallett | – | Mark Cox | 6 | 0 |
| 63 | Paul Nicholson (19) | – | Ricky Evans | 6 | 1 |
| 64 | Daryl Gurney | – | Andy Pearce | 6 | 3 |
| Laatste 64 | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen (1) | – | Christian Kist | 6 | 5 |
| 2 | Stephen Bunting (32) | – | Michael Mansell | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Benito van de Pas | – | Josh Payne | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Michael Smith (17) | – | Mark Walsh | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Steve Beaton (8) | – | Mark Dudbridge | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Jelle Klaasen (25) | – | Scott Rand | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Mervin King (9) | – | Campbell Jackson | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Vincent van der Voort (24) | – | John Bowles | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | Dave Chisnall (5) | – | Connie Finnan | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Wayne Jones (28) | – | Terry Temple | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | Simon Whitlock (12) | – | Darren Johnson | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | Antonio Alcinas | – | Matt Padgett | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Robert Thornton (4) | – | Joe Murnan | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | Andy Smith (29) | – | Dan Russell | 6 | 4 |
| 15 | Justin Pipe (13) | – | Andy Jenkins | 6 | 2 |
| 16 | Terry Jenkins (20) | – | Kevin Dowling | 6 | 2 |
| 17 | Gary Anderson (2) | – | Michael Barnard | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | Matt Clark | – | Adam Hunt | 6 | 4 |
| 19 | Wes Newton (15) | – | Arron Monk | 0 | 6 |
| 20 | Nigel Heydon | – | Mark Webster | 4 | 6 |
| 21 | Ian White (7) | – | Mark Barilli | 6 | 2 |
| 22 | Darren Webster (26) | – | Ben Ward | 1 | 6 |
| 23 | Jamie Caven (10) | – | Ronny Huybrechts | 6 | 4 |
| 24 | James Wade (23) | – | Mick Todd | 6 | 3 |
| 25 | Peter Wright (6) | – | Steve Douglas | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | Steve Brown | – | Scott Mackenzie | 6 | 5 |
| 27 | Adrian Lewis (11) | – | Ryan de Vreede | 6 | 2 |
| 28 | James Richardson | – | Jamie Bain | 6 | 5 |
| 29 | Brendan Dolan (3) | – | Joe Cullen | 6 | 4 |
| 30 | Richie Burnett (30) | – | Kyle Anderson | 6 | 5 |
| 31 | Andy Hamilton (14) | – | David Pallett | 6 | 1 |
| 32 | Paul Nicholson (19) | – | Daryl Gurney | 0 | 6 |
| Laatste 32 | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | Michael van Gerwen (1) | – | Michael Mansell | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Benito van de Pas | – | Michael Smith (17) | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Steve Beaton (8) | – | Scott Rand | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | Mervin King (9) | – | John Bowles | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | Connie Finnan | – | Terry Temple | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Simon Whitlock (12) | – | Antonio Alcinas | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Robert Thornton (4) | – | Andy Smith (29) | 6 | 5 |
| 8 | Justin Pipe (13) | – | Terry Jenkins (20) | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Gary Anderson (2) | – | Matt Clark | 6 | 5 |
| 10 | Arron Monk | – | Mark Webster | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Ian White (7) | – | Ben Ward | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | Jamie Caven (10) | – | James Wade (23) | 6 | 5 |
| 13 | Peter Wright (6) | – | Steve Brown | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | Adrian Lewis (11) | – | James Richardson | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | Brendan Dolan (3) | – | Richie Burnett (30) | 6 | 4 |
| 16 | Andy Hamilton (14) | – | Daryl Gurney | 4 | 6 |
| Laatste 16 | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | Michael Mansell | – | Benito van de Pas | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Steve Beaton (8) | – | Mervin King (9) | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Connie Finnan | – | Simon Whitlock (12) | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | Robert Thornton (4) | – | Justin Pipe (13) | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Gary Anderson (2) | – | Mark Webster | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Ben Ward | – | Jamie Caven (10) | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Peter Wright (6) | – | Adrian Lewis (11) | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Brendan Dolan (3) | – | Daryl Gurney | 6 | 2 |
| Laatste 8 | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | Benito van de Pas | – | Mervin King (9) | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Connie Finnan | – | Justin Pipe (13) | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Gary Anderson (2) | – | Jamie Caven (10) | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Peter Wright (6) | – | Brendan Dolan (3) | 6 | 4 |
| Halve finale | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | Benito van de Pas | – | Justin Pipe (13) | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Jamie Caven (10) | – | Peter Wright (6) | 2 | 6 |
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| Finale | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | Justin Pipe (13) | – | Peter Wright (6) | 2 | 6 |