Dominant Dobey dazzles to clinch latest PDC Players Championship crown

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Chris Dobey picked up his first PDC title of the year on Monday, after a dominant 8-1 victory against Stephen Bunting in the final of Players Championship Three, as the second double header of the 2026 PDC Pro Tour season commenced at Wigan’s Robin Park Leisure Centre.

Dobey – the winner of three Players Championship titles in 2025 – went all the way once again as he reached the final firstly by recording victories against Shane McGuirk, Jimmy Van Schie, Ryan Joyce, Bradley Brooks, Darryl Pilgrim and Tom Bissell, to set up a clash with Bunting.

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The final began with Dobey racing into a 5-0 lead with winning legs coming in 13,14,15,20 and 14 darts respectively, before Bunting ended the drought by picking up his first leg of the tie in Leg Six with a 17 dart hold of throw. This ultimately resulted in being ‘The Bullet’s’ only leg won in the finale, as Dobey rattled off three successive legs and sealed the victory in Leg Nine with a 12 darter to pick up a ninth Players Championship title of his career as well as collecting the £15,000 top prize.

Bunting’s run to the final in his first Players Championship Event of the season saw the Premier League star record victories on the day against Carl Sneyd, Alexander Merkx, Derek Coulson, Danny Noppert, Jonny Clayton and James Wade, before being denied by Dobey.

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Elsewhere, there were Quarter Final runs for Dutchman Kevin Doets and Canada’s Jim Long, whilst the likes of Gerwyn Price, Peter Wright and Dave Chisnall were amongst the high profile first round casualties.

The PDC Pro Tour double header in Wigan concludes on Tuesday with Players Championship Four taking place, with the 128 players returning to compete for a further £150,000 in prize money, with play beginning at 13:00 GMT. Play will be broadcasted across four streaming boards on PDC.TV and various bookmaker websites worldwide, with all live scores and results on tv.dartconnect.com.

Players Championship Three​

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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