Players Championship 17: Scott Williams wins first PDC Pro Tour title after beating Nathan Aspinall
UK Open champion Nathan Aspinall had no answer for Scott Williams' wonderful display during the Players Championship 17 final.
Top class darts from Scott Williams as he beats Jonny Clayton 6-5 to reach the Last 16.
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) June 15, 2022
An 11-darter in a last-leg decider for the man WITHOUT a Tour Card!
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Reigning World Cup champion John Henderson was next in line, and after toppling the Scot, Williams then managed a 6-4 win over Rob Cross in the quarter-finals to mark the furthest he had been in any Players Championship this year.
In the final four, two-time Pro Tour winner Chris Dobey also became a victim of Williams' unstoppable momentum, with the eventual winner booking his place in the final with a 7-4 win.
Williams also made a stunning start to the final, racing into a 2-0 lead against a stunned Aspinall who suffered a slow start to the showpiece.
However, the Stockport star then reeled off three consecutive games to fight his way back into the lead, the first of which was an impressive 13-darter.
Williams responded with a 12-dart break in leg nine to reassert his authority and worry Aspinall, and his opponent's nerves showed in the following leg, with Aspinall squandering five darts to allow Williams to extend his lead.
WILLIAMS HAS DONE IT 👏
— PDC Darts (@OfficialPDC) June 15, 2022
The man without a PDC Tour Card has WON Players Championship 17!
An absolutely incredible run from Scott Williams as he seals the title by beating Nathan Aspinall 8-5 in the final! pic.twitter.com/zTU6jdakgs