Three gamers hit nine-dart finishes and Michael van Gerwen was eradicated within the first spherical earlier than Gary Anderson received his thirtieth Gamers Championship title on an eventful day in Germany.
Ryan Searle, Dirk van Duijvenbode and William O’Connor have been the lads to document excellent legs in Hildesheim, nevertheless it was Anderson who triumphed at Gamers Championship 7, beating Adam Lipscombe 8-3 within the remaining after profitable seven of the final eight legs.
Van Gerwen – the one Premier League participant in motion with Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Gerwyn Value, Nathan Aspinall, Stephen Bunting, Chris Dobey and Rob Cross sitting out – misplaced 6-3 to Niko Springer within the final 128.
Ryan Searle barely celebrated after hitting a nine-darter on the Gamers Championship – and the referee then wrongly introduced a match-winning dart!
Anderson ‘over the moon’ with victory
Talking to PDC TV after his victory, Anderson mentioned: “The previous couple of months have been laborious for me.
“I began off iffy at the moment however picked up all through the day, so I’m over the moon. I’ve been struggling since December so it is good to get one.
“I take pleasure in taking part in darts. Generally it does not play ball body-wise and that is what I’ve acquired to place up with.”
Anderson received seven of the final eight legs to beat Lipscombe 8-3
Anderson – who misplaced within the second spherical on the 2025 World Darts Championship – pipped Krzysztof Ratajski 6-5 within the quarter-finals on Monday after which noticed off reigning World Grand Prix champion Mike De Decker 7-3 within the semi-finals.
Lipscombe, in the meantime, defeated O’Connor 6-4 within the quarters after which overcame Van Duijvenbode 7-4 within the final 4 as he got here near a title in his simply his eighth occasion since since securing a Tour Card for the primary time in January.
Anderson mentioned of Lipscombe, who additionally beat Damon Heta en path to the ultimate: “Honest play to Adam. I count on him to do nicely and put a gap within the rankings.”
Gamers Championship 8 shall be held on the identical venue on Wednesday earlier than the sequence switches to Leicester for occasions 9 and 10 on March 31 and April 1 respectively.
Gamers Championship 7 – final-stage outcomes
Remaining
- Gary Anderson 8-3 Adam Lipscombe
Semi-finals
- Adam Lipscombe 7-4 Dirk van Duijvenbode
- Gary Anderson 7-3 Mike De Decker
Quarter-finals
- Adam Lipscombe 6- 4 William O’Connor
- Dirk van Duijvenbode 6- 3 Kevin Doets
- Gary Anderson 6-5 Krzysztof Ratajski
- Mike De Decker 6-3 Peter Wright
Gamers Championship winners and schedule 2025
February 10: Players Championship 1 – Winner: Rob Cross
February 11: Players Championship 2 – Winner: Gerwyn Price
February 17: Players Championship 3 – Winner: Chris Dobey
February 18: Players Championship 4 – Winner: Ryan Searle
March 11: Players Championship 5 – Winner: Joe Cullen
March 12: Players Championship 6 – Winner: Gian van Veen
March 17: Gamers Championship 7 – Winner: Gary Anderson
March 18: Gamers Championship 8 (Hildesheim, Germany)
March 31: Gamers Championship 9 (Leicester)
April 1: Gamers Championship 10 (Leicester)
April 8: Gamers Championship 11 (Leicester)
April 9: Gamers Championship 12 (Leicester)
April 14: Gamers Championship 13 (Rosmalen, Netherlands)
April 15: Gamers Championship 14 (Rosmalen, Netherlands)
Might 12: Gamers Championship 15 (Hildesheim, Germany)
Might 13: Gamers Championship 16 (Hildesheim, Germany)
June 17: Gamers Championship 17 (Leicester)
June 18: Gamers Championship 18 (Leicester)
June 19: Gamers Championship 19 (Leicester)
July 8: Gamers Championship 20 (Leicester)
July 9: Gamers Championship 21 (Leicester)
July 29: Gamers Championship 22 (Hildesheim, Germany)
July 30: Gamers Championship 23 (Hildesheim, Germany)
August 25: Gamers Championship 24 (Milton Keynes)
August 26: Gamers Championship 25 (Milton Keynes)
September 9: Gamers Championship 26 (Hildesheim, Germany)
September 10: Gamers Championship 27 (Hildesheim, Germany)
September 30: Gamers Championship 28 (Leicester)
October 1: Gamers Championship 29 (Leicester)
October 2: Gamers Championship 30 (Leicester)
October 14: Gamers Championship 31 (Wigan)
October 15: Gamers Championship 32 (Wigan)
October 29: Gamers Championship 33 (Wigan)
October 30: Gamers Championship 34 (Wigan)
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