Chris Dobey continued his sturdy begin to the yr by clinching the Gamers Championship 3 title with victory over Jelle Klaasen in Rosmalen.
The 34-year-old Dobey pulled away to assert an 8-4 win only a week after shedding within the closing of Gamers Championship 2 to Gerwyn Worth.
Dobey, who began 2025 by reaching the World Championship semi-finals, started with an 11-dart leg and was by no means behind towards the Dutchman, who was taking part in in his first PDC closing since 2015.
Dobey received three video games on Monday to seal his place in his second straight closing, easing previous Wessel Nijman and Krzysztof Ratajski respectively earlier than he was pushed to the restrict in a 7-6 semi-final win over Callan Rydz.
Klaasen reached his long-awaited closing the laborious manner, edging previous Mickey Mansell in a deciding leg, then seeing off former world champion Rob Cross and Welshman Nick Kenny.
“This was massive for me,” mentioned Dobey, who claimed a hat-trick of titles final yr to complete prime of the 2024 Gamers Championship Order of Advantage.
“I in all probability ought to have received the ultimate towards Gezzy [Gerwyn Price] final week, however I got here again right this moment, battled laborious and it is one other level confirmed.
“I was crying out for this form on the ProTour a couple of years ago,” admitted Dobey, who strikes into the world’s prime eight after securing his sixth Gamers Championship crown.
“If I can take this form on to the big stage, then who knows? I could be winning these major titles.
“It’s important to take your alternatives and make it rely. I simply love taking part in darts and I wish to maintain profitable titles now.”
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