PERFECT 30 FOR ANDERSON
17/03/2025 By Aaron Nijjar
By Aaron Nijjar
GARY ANDERSON claimed his 30th Players Championship title after he beat Adam Lipscombe 8-3 in the final at Hildesheim.
‘The Flying Scotsman’ breezed through his opening four matches for the loss of just seven legs.
World No. 16 Anderson averaged a super 105.21 to beat Tavis Dudeney 6-4 in round four.
Former World champion Anderson then overcame Krzysztof Ratajski 6-5 in the quarter-final with a 104.72 average and dispatched Mike De Decker 7-3 to set up a clash with Lipscombe.
The 54-year-old reeled off seven legs on the spin from 3-1 down to beat Lipscombe and win the Players Championship Seven.
Anderson revealed he was delighted to win his maiden title of 2025.
He said: “The last few months have been hard for me.
“I started off a bit iffy today and then I picked it up.
“I’m over the moon. I have been struggling since early December, so it is nice to get one.
“Nowadays there are so many good players. It’s not like ten years ago when you pick the quarter-finals and the last 16.
“It’s a different kettle of fish now.
“I enjoy playing darts. Sometimes body-wise it does not play ball and that’s what I have to put up with.”
Elsewhere, Michael van Gerwen was the only Premier League participant in the field and he departed in round one, losing 6-3 to Germany’s Niko Springer.
The Dutchman is now down in 70th spot in the Players Championship Order of Merit and will be looking for an improved run on Tuesday.
Ryan Searle, Dirk van Duijvenbode and William O’Connor all recorded nine-dart legs in Hildesheim.
Image by Taylor Lanning.
