Chris Dobey clinched his ninth Players Championship title as he thumped Stephen Bunting 8-1 in Monday's final in Wigan.
It marked Dobey's first PDC ranking title of 2026 as he stormed past Bradley Brooks, Darryl Pilgrim, Tom Bissell and Bunting to secure the £15,000 top prize.
"I felt like I played pretty steady all day, and I'm happy to get over the line," said Dobey after his win at Players Championship 3.
"Stephen said he felt good before the game, but sometimes it just isn't your day and, fortunately for me, I came out on the winning end.
"I want to be back in there [Premier League]. I didn't do enough last year; I want to produce this game on the big stages."
Dobey did not drop a leg on his way to a 6-0 rout of Brooks in the last 16, before holding Pilgrim off 6-5 and then surrendering just two legs in a 7-2 win over Bissell.
Bissell had notably knocked out both Ritchie Edhouse and Rob Cross on his way to the semi-finals.
Bunting, meanwhile, had mapped his route to the final with victories over Danny Noppert, Jonny Clayton and James Wade, managing three ton-plus averages on the day.
Beau Greaves suffered a 6-5 defeat to Clayton in the last 16, while Gian van Veen saw his tournament ended by quarter-finalist Pilgrim.
Last 16
Tom Bissell 6-5 Ritchie Edhouse
Jim Long 6-2 Karel Sedlacek
Chris Dobey 6-0 Bradley Brooks
Darryl Pilgrim 6-5 Krzysztof Ratajski
Stephen Bunting 6-4 Danny Noppert
Jonny Clayton 6-5 Beau Greaves
Kevin Doets 6-3 Niko Springer
James Wade 6-5 Cristo Reyes
Quarter-Finals
Tom Bissell 6-4 Jim Long
Chris Dobey 6-5 Darryl Pilgrim
Stephen Bunting 6-3 Jonny Clayton
James Wade 6-4 Kevin Doets
Semi-Finals
Chris Dobey 7-2 Tom Bissell
Stephen Bunting 7-6 James Wade
Final
Chris Dobey 8-1 Stephen Bunting
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