Gerwyn Value secured his first PDC rating title in over a yr with an exciting 8-7 victory over Chris Dobey in Tuesday’s Gamers Championship Two ultimate.
Value overturned a 6-3 deficit to disclaim his Premier League rival Dobey in a high-quality ultimate in Wigan, profitable 5 of the final six legs to clinch his first ProTour crown since November 2023.
Tuesday’s motion additionally offered a landmark second for two-time Girls’s World Matchplay champion Beau Greaves, who celebrated her first victory on the PDC ProTour.
Value has loved a promising begin to 2025, and he defeated a bunch of huge names to return to profitable methods on the Robin Park Leisure Centre.
Value stormed via to the final 16 with a hat-trick of 6-2 wins towards William Borland, Danny Lauby and Jonny Clayton, averaging virtually 106 in his opening spherical tie towards Borland.
Following a routine victory over his World Cup accomplice Clayton, Value produced back-to-back 14-darters to defeat Martin Schindler 6-4, defying a ton-plus common from the German No 1.
The 2021 world champion then gained via an epic deciding-leg conflict towards present world champion Luke Littler within the final eight, averaging 102 to arrange a semi-final showdown with Ryan Searle.
Value beat Luke Littler within the quarters en path to claiming his first title in over a yr
Value continued his march in the direction of glory with a 7-5 success towards Searle, though he appeared set to succumb to an impressed Dobey, who led 6-3 with a 106 common at one stage.
Nevertheless, the Bedlington star spurned 4 darts for a 7-3 lead, and Value duly capitalised, following up a clutch 78 checkout with successive 14-darters to stage at six apiece.
The 39-year-old continued his cost with a fourth straight leg to guide 7-6, and whereas Dobey hit again to drive a decider, Value saved his cool within the closing levels to scoop the £15,000 prime prize.
Dobey put himself into a powerful place within the ultimate, however simply fell away
“I think Chris played better than me in that final, but I hung in there until the end,” claimed Value, contemporary from claiming his 18th Gamers Championship title.
“Today has been brilliant. Yesterday I played really well too; I’m getting back to my best. I’m enjoying the game more. I think my mentality and the way I think has changed, and it has just benefitted me.
“I had a bit of little bit of assist with a sports activities psychologist earlier than the World Championship, which actually helped. There’s much more positivity in my recreation now, and it appears to be working!
“I know how well I am playing, but when it comes to the big games sometimes, I am trying too hard because I want it too much.
“That is what I wanted. This win will hopefully make issues come a bit of bit simpler, as a result of while you’re profitable you do not strive too exhausting.”
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2025 Gamers Championship 2, Tuesday February 11
Final 16
Dave Chisnall 6-5 Nick Kenny
Ross Smith 6-4 Danny Noppert
Florian Hempel 6-3 Krzysztof Ratajski
Chris Dobey 6-4 Kim Huybrechts
Gian van Veen 6-3 Stephen Bunting
Ryan Searle 6-3 Damon Heta
Luke Littler 6-4 Wessel Nijman
Gerwyn Value 6-4 Martin Schindler
Quarter-Finals
Ross Smith 6-2 Dave Chisnall
Chris Dobey 6-5 Florian Hempel
Ryan Searle 6-3 Gian van Veen
Gerwyn Value 6-5 Luke Littler
Semi-Finals
Chris Dobey 7-4 Ross Smith
Gerwyn Value 7-5 Ryan Searle
Remaining
Gerwyn Value 8-7 Chris Dobey
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