Grand Slam delight: Chris Dobey seals his spot in PDC's next major

Chris Dobey picked up his third PDC title of the year on Wednesday, after defeating William O’Connor 8-6 in the final of Players Championship 33, as the final Pro Tour double-header of the year commenced at the Robin Park Leisure Centre, Wigan. 

Former Masters Champion, Dobey, the winner of PC3 & PC17 in 2025, went all the way once again as the Bedlington star reached the final firstly by recording victories against Greg Ritchie, Rob Owen, Jeffrey De Graaf, Damon Heta, Nathan Aspinall and Wessel Nijman, to set up a clash with O’Connor. 

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The final began with four straight holds of throw between the pair, before the first break came from Dobey in Leg Five with a 12 darter to move 3-2 ahead in a race to eight. O’Connor then hit back by winning back-to-back legs in a total of 32 darts to move halfway to victory, before Dobey squared the tie up at 4apiece in Leg Eight with a 17 dart hold of throw. The tie again saw four straight holds of throw between the pair, before Dobey moved within one of victory in Leg 13 with a 16-dart break of throw which was then followed by a 15 dart hold to seal an 8-6 victory and pick up a ninth career PDC title as well as the £15,000 top prize. 

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O’Connor’s run to the final saw ‘The Magpie’ record victories on the day against Robert Grundy, Michele Turetta, Andy Boulton, Chris Landman, Thibault Tricole and Ryan Joyce, before being denied the chance by Dobey to double his PDC title tally. 

Elsewhere, there were Quarter Final runs for Former World Champion Gerwyn Price and 2025 Development Tour Order of Merit winner Cam Crabtree, whilst the likes of World Number One Luke Humphries and Former World Champions in Rob Cross and Michael Smith were amongst the high profile first round casualties. 

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The PDC Pro Tour season concludes on Thursday with Players Championship 34 taking place in Wigan, with 128 players returning to compete for a further £125,000 in prize money, with play beginning at 13:00 GMT.

Following the event, the 64-player field for next month’s Players Championship Finals in Minehead will be confirmed. Play will be broadcasted across four streaming boards on PDC.TV and various bookmaker websites worldwide, with all live scores and results on tv.dartconnect.com.

Players Championship 33

Last 16

Ryan Joyce 6-5 Richard Veenstra

Cam Crabtree 6-2 Cameron Menzies

William O’Connor 6-5 Chris Landman

Thibault Tricole 6-4 Peter Wright

Gerwyn Price 6-1 Matt Campbell

Wessel Nijman 6-2 Ricky Evans

Nathan Aspinall 6-3 Luke Woodhouse

Chris Dobey 6-3 Damon Heta

Quarter Finals

Ryan Joyce 6-1 Cam Crabtree

William O’Connor 6-3 Thibault Tricole

Wessel Nijman 6-0 Gerwyn Price

Chris Dobey 6-2 Nathan Aspinall

Semi Finals

William O’Connor 7-2 Ryan Joyce

Chris Dobey 7-2 Wessel Nijman 

Final

Chris Dobey 8-6 William O’Connor

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