Luke Humphries' recent slump continued with an early exit at the Players Championship 9, while Chris Dobey secured his second title of the year. Humphries' hopes of reaching the Premier League finals took a hit after a quarter-final loss to Jonny Clayton, and he was unable to bounce back, falling 6-4 to Andrew Gilding. Dobey, meanwhile, dominated the competition, dropping just five legs en route to the final, where he overcame Justin Hood 8-4 to claim the £15,000 prize. Despite a slow start, Dobey found his rhythm, winning six of the next seven legs to take control of the match.
His impressive 105.28 average in the final was too much for Hood, who averaged 102.91. 'I'm hoping to pick up more titles, it's hard to win just one, so to win ten is a great feeling,' Dobey said. 'I just want to start doing it on TV and picking up some European Tour titles, I know I can do it, it's just about being consistent.' The tournament also saw a notable achievement from 22-year-old Beau Greaves, who became the first woman to reach a ProTour quarter-final.
Thomas Lovely also made headlines with a perfect leg of darts in his round three defeat to Luke Woodhouse.