Michael van Gerwen knocked out by Tommy Morris, who fell to Chris Dobey in final of Players Championship 32 in Den Bosch; watch the Grand Slam of Darts live on Sky Sports from November 14-22
Chris Dobey clinched his third ranking title of the season as he beat Tommy Morris 8-4 at Players Championship 32 on Thursday.
The day in Den Bosch notably featured three nine-dart finishes courtesy of Tom Sykes against Cor Dekker, Bradley Brooks against Adam Gawlas and Wesley Plaisier against Damon Heta.
Dobey registered the three highest averages of the afternoon on his way to victory, averaging 103.15 across his seven matches.
"I was saying yesterday that I just need a bit of consistency back," admitted Dobey. "I've changed darts. I've gone to a brand new barrel this week. I took them out of the wrapper at home the day before I travelled, and I've felt great and produced some good stuff.
Chris Dobey is the champion in Den Bosch, as Hollywood beats Tommy Morris 8-4 to claim his third Players Championship title this year! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/ZyCRVCC5Rd
"I'm just delighted to get another win after my recent performances on TV. I've had a few struggles but my doubles were brilliant today and you can tell I've been working at home.
"I'm knuckling down and I'll be working hard for the back end of the year. I know what I've got to defend at the World Championship so I'm looking to dig deep and hopefully get up those rankings again."
Dobey produced an average of 108.65 to beat Owen Bates followed by 6-2 wins over Mickey Mansell and Bradley Brooks to reach the quarter-finals. He then averaged 111.12 in a 6-1 win over Krzysztof Ratajski and 109.69 in the semi-finals against William O'Connor.
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He then fired a 12-darter to see off Morris with an average of 103.
Earlier in the day Morris knocked out Michael van Gerwen and Wednesday's Players Championship 31 winner Charlie Manby, before beating former world champion Michael Smith.
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Thursday October 29 Maassport Den Bosch Last 16 Ricardo Pietreczko 6-5 Wessel Nijman Scott Williams 6-2 Darius Labanauskas Tommy Morris 6-2 Charlie Manby Michael Smith 6-3 Stephen Burton Karel Sedlacek 6-3 Kevin Doets William O'Connor 6-5 Niels Zonneveld Chris Dobey 6-2 Bradley Brooks Krzysztof Ratajski 6-1 Wesley Plaisier Quarter-Finals Scott Williams 6-0 Ricardo Pietreczko Tommy Morris 6-2 Michael Smith William O'Connor 6-5 Karel Sedlacek Chris Dobey 6-1 Krzysztof Ratajski
Semi-Finals Tommy Morris 7-3 Scott Williams Chris Dobey 7-4 William O'Connor
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