Gary Anderson claimed his 30th career ranking title with victory in Players Championship Seven in Hildesheim on Monday.
The two-time world champion defeated surprise finalist Adam Lipscombe 8-3 to seal victory and end an eight-month wait for more silverware.
Anderson told pdc.tv: "The last few months have been hard for me. I've been struggling since December so it’s nice to win one."
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William O'Connor hits the third nine-dart finish of the day at Players Championship 7 in a 6-1 last 16 win over Jimmy van Schie!
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Anderson had romped through the early rounds but required a final-leg decider to edge Krzysztof Ratajski in the last eight before a solid semi-final win over Mike De Decker.
Lipscombe’s loss denied him a fairy-tale finish in what was only his eighth tournament since he had secured his tour card at the start of the year.
He beat Ireland's Willie O’Connor 6-4 in the last eight before claiming a superb 7-4 win over Dirk van Duijvenbode in the semi-finals.
O’Connor and Van Duijvenbode were two of three players to land nine-dart finishes in the earlier rounds in Monday, along with Ryan Searle in the opening leg of his match against Joshua Richardson.
