Pipe cleans up Crawley

The in-form Justin Pipe beat Vincent van der Voort 6-3 in Crawley to claim his third Players Championship in a month.

Pipe makes it three wins for the season with success in Crawley

The in-form Justin Pipe beat Vincent van der Voort 6-3 in Crawley to claim his third Players Championship in a month. The 39-year-old from Taunton won Saturday's PDC ProTour event at the K2 Centre in Crawley to continue his fine run of form. After claiming his maiden professional title at the start of October when he defeated Phil Taylor in Dublin, Pipe then picked up another victory in Killarney before sealing a treble in the first of two Players Championships over the weekend. Pipe enjoyed a memorable day in Crawley, following up victories over young duo Kirk Shepherd and Reece Robinson with wins over former World Champions Steve Beaton and Mark Webster to reach the semi-finals. There, he overcame Matt Clark 6-3 before repeating the scoreline in the decider against van der Voort. "I'm delighted with that," said Pipe. "I'm really enjoying myself at the moment and I'm climbing up the rankings, and this is another massive confidence boost for me." Van der Voort was also looking for his third victory of the year, but had to settle for the £3,000 runners-up cheque following his run. His victims on the day included Wayne Jones, Jamie Caven and Wes Newton before he saw off Co Stompe 6-4 in an all-Dutch semi-final.