Dave Chisnall wins Players Championship event in Barnsley

Dave Chisnall beat Steve Beaton to claim Players Championship Ten at the Barnsley Metrodome on Saturday.

The 35-year-old, who reached the semi-finals of the inaugural Shanghai Darts Masters last week and has also appeared in two European Tour finals so far in 2016, claimed his first PDC title of the year and the £10,000 winners prize with some scintillating darts.

After beating Jamie Robinson 6-2 in his opening game, he then eased past Jonathan Worsley by the same scoreline in the second round. Chisnall's first major test came from John Henderson, but the world number nine proved too strong as he reached the last 16 with a 6-5 victory.

Chisnall then put a stop to recent Challenge Tour finalist Lee Evans' impressive run with a thumping 6-0 victory, before seeing off Kyle Anderson 6-3 to reach the semi-finals.

It was there that he produced arguably his best display of the day, destroying Andrew Gilding 6-0 to set up a final with Beaton.

The 52-year-old was equally as impressive on his run to the final. After overcoming Ronny Huybrechts in his opening game 6-4, the former Lakeside Champion then defeated Shaun Griffiths by the same scoreline and followed that up with a 6-0 thumping of Christian Kist.

In the last 16 he edged past Spain's Cristo Reyes 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals, where he then put a stop to recent ProTour winner Benito van de Pas with another 6-4 victory.

Beaton then repeated the 6-4 scoreline in the semi-final against No 1 seed Kim Huybrechts - seeing off both Belgian brothers on the day before losing out to Chisnall at the final hurdle.

It was a change in fortunes for Chisnall, having lost in The Unibet Masters final in January, and two European Tour events in the Peperami Gibraltar Darts Trophy and the HappyBet European Darts Matchplay, as he scooped his 11th PDC career title.

With the BetVictor World Matchplay in Blackpool just a couple of weeks away there are some big ranking points on offer and Gilding's run to the semi-finals gives him an outside chance of qualifying for the event, the 32-player field will be confirmed after Sunday's Players Championship 11.

Gilding needs another run to the quarter-finals of Sunday's event to be in with a shot of qualifying while World Youth Champion Max Hopp also needs a run to at least the quarter-finals to give himself a chance of reaching the Winter Gardens

Rowby-John Rodriguez, who reached the last 16 with victories over Mickey Mansell, Jyhan Artut and Ron Meulenkamp, currently holds on to the last qualification spot.

Jamie Lewis, Kevin Painter and Devon Petersen all need a run to at least the semi-finals in order to have any chance of qualifying.

Mensur Suljovic and Mervyn King, meanwhile, could still break into the world's top 16 - to claim a seeding position in the World Matchplay - by winning Sunday's tournament, although both are assured of qualification via the ProTour Order of Merit

The PDC ProTour weekend concludes on Sunday with Players Championship 11, the last chance for players to affect the Order of Merit ahead of the BetVictor World Matchplay qualification cut-off, with the world's top 16 players joined by the 16 top non-qualified players from the One-Year ProTour Order of Merit.

Players Championship 10 Results

Sunday July 3
First Round 
Kim Huybrechts (1) 6-2 Terry Temple
Kevin Thomas 6-4 Harry Robinson 
Ricky Evans (32) 6-1 Mark Frost
Magnus Caris 6-3 Johnny Haines
Matthew Edgar 6-3 Joe Cullen (16) 
Michael Power 6-4 Nathan Aspinall 
Andy Jenkins 6-4 Justin Pipe (17) 
Robert Owen 6-4 Brian Woods
Robert Thornton (8) 6-1 Paul Milford
Ron Meulenkamp 6-2 Stephen Willard
Rowby-John Rodriguez (25) 6-2 Mickey Mansell
Jyhan Artut 6-4 Nigel Daniels 
Gerwyn Price (9) 6-3 Steve Brown
Mike De Decker 6-4 Ted Evetts 
Darron Brown 6-4 Brendan Dolan (24)
Mark Barilli 6-1 Stuart Kellett 
Benito van de Pas (5) 6-3 Jim Walker
William O'Connor 6-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh 
Jan Dekker 6-1 Kevin Painter (28)
James Wilson 6-1 Antonio Alcinas
Stephen Bunting (12) 6-3 Jonny Clayton
Vincent Kamphuis 6-5 Steve Hine
Simon Stevenson 6-3 Josh Payne (21) 
Devon Petersen 6-3 Andy Smith 
Cristo Reyes 6-5 Ian White (4)
Darren Johnson 6-2 Ray Campbell
Robbie Green (29) 6-1 Peter Hudson
Andy Hamilton 6-1 Prakash Jiwa
Christian Kist 6-2 Simon Whitlock (13) 
Tony Newell 6-1 David Pallett 
Steve Beaton (20) 6-4 Ronny Huybrechts
Shaun Griffiths 6-1 Wes Newton
Dave Chisnall (2) 6-2 Jamie Robinson
Jonathan Worsley 6-1 Jerry Hendriks
John Henderson (31) 6-1 Jason Wilson
Ryan Palmer 6-4 Ross Smith 
Mervyn King (15) 6-3 Brett Claydon 
Curtis Hammond 6-3 Dean Winstanley
Vincent van der Voort (18) 6-4 Andy Parsons
Lee Evans 6-5 Dave Ladley
Mensur Suljovic (7) 6-5 John Bowles
Michael Barnard 6-5 James Richardson
Max Hopp (26) 6-4 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Joe Murnan 6-5 Alan Tabern 
Matt Clark 6-4 Terry Jenkins (10) 
Scott Dale 6-4 Pete Dyos
Kyle Anderson (23) 6-2 Simon Preston
Jeffrey De Graaf 6-5 Darren Webster 
Jelle Klaasen (6) 6-4 Keegan Brown
Mick McGowan 6-2 Ricky Williams 
Andrew Gilding (27) 6-5 Steve McNally
Jason Marriott 6-5 Nathan Derry 
Kevin Dowling 6-4 Alan Norris (11) 
Andy Boulton 6-5 Yordi Meuwisse 
Jamie Caven (22) 6-2 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Jermaine Wattimena 6-5 Berry van Peer 
Michael Smith (3) 6-3 Chris Dobey
Ronnie Baxter 6-5 Nigel Heydon 
Jamie Lewis (30) 6-2 Dennis Smith
Ryan Meikle 6-3 Jason Lovett
Mike Zuydwijk 6-5 Daryl Gurney (14) 
Mark Walsh 6-3 Steve West
Wayne Jones 6-3 Mark Webster (19) 
John Michael 6-4 Matthew Dennant 

Second Round 
Kim Huybrechts 6-4 Kevin Thomas
Magnus Caris 6-4 Ricky Evans
Matthew Edgar 6-1 Michael Power
Andy Jenkins 6-1 Robert Owen
Ron Meulenkamp 6-5 Robert Thornton
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-2 Jyhan Artut
Gerwyn Price 6-5 Mike De Decker
Mark Barilli 6-3 Darron Brown 
Benito van de Pas 6-2 William O'Connor
Jan Dekker 6-2 James Wilson
Vincent Kamphuis 6-5 Stephen Bunting
Devon Petersen 6-5 Simon Stevenson 
Cristo Reyes 6-4 Darren Johnson
Robbie Green 6-5 Andy Hamilton
Christian Kist 6-5 Tony Newell
Steve Beaton 6-4 Shaun Griffiths
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Jonathan Worsley
John Henderson 6-0 Ryan Palmer 
Mervyn King 6-3 Curtis Hammond
Lee Evans 6-4 Vincent van der Voort 
Mensur Suljovic 6-3 Michael Barnard
Joe Murnan 6-2 Max Hopp
Matt Clark 6-4 Scott Dale
Kyle Anderson 6-0 Jeffrey de Graaf
Jelle Klaasen 6-4 Mick McGowan
Andrew Gilding 6-1 Jason Marriott
Andy Boulton 6-2 Kevin Dowling 
Jermaine Wattimena 6-2 Jamie Caven
Michael Smith 6-2 Ronnie Baxter
Ryan Meikle 6-4 Jamie Lewis
Mark Walsh 6-1 Mike Zuydwijk
John Michael 6-4 Wayne Jones 

Third Round 
Kim Huybrechts 6-0 Magnus Caris
Matthew Edgar 6-2 Andy Jenkins
Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-5 Ron Meulenkamp 
Gerwyn Price 6-1 Mark Barilli
Benito van de Pas 6-2 Jan Dekker
Devon Petersen 6-2 Vincent Kamphuis 
Cristo Reyes 6-2 Robbie Green
Steve Beaton 6-0 Christian Kist 
Dave Chisnall 6-5 John Henderson
Lee Evans 6-4 Mervyn King
Mensur Suljovic 6-5 Joe Murnan
Kyle Anderson 6-2 Matt Clark 
Andrew Gilding 6-0 Jelle Klaasen
Jermaine Wattimena 6-1 Andy Boulton 
Ryan Meikle 6-5 Michael Smith
Mark Walsh 6-3 John Michael

Fourth Round 
Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Matthew Edgar
Gerwyn Price 6-1 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Benito van de Pas 6-1 Devon Petersen
Steve Beaton 6-4 Cristo Reyes
Dave Chisnall 6-0 Lee Evans
Kyle Anderson 6-3 Mensur Suljovic
Andrew Gilding 6-4 Jermaine Wattimena
Mark Walsh 6-0 Ryan Meikle

Quarter-Finals 
Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Gerwyn Price
Steve Beaton 6-4 Benito van de Pas
Dave Chisnall 6-3 Kyle Anderson
Andrew Gilding 6-1 Mark Walsh

Semi-Finals 
Steve Beaton 6-4 Kim Huybrechts
Dave Chisnall 6-0 Andrew Gilding

Final 
Dave Chisnall 6-2 Steve Beaton