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DAVE Chisnall produced a brilliant display to defeat Steve Beaton 6-2 in the final of Players Championship Ten to claim the £10,000 prize at the Barnsley Metrodome on Saturday.

The 35-year-old, who reached the semi-finals of the inaugural Shanghai Darts Masters last week and has also appeared in two European Tour finals so far in 2016, claimed his first PDC title of the year with some scintillating darts.

After beating Jamie Robinson 6-2 in his opening game, he then pushed past Jonathan Worsley by the same scoreline in the second round. Chisnall's first major test came from John Henderson, but the world number nine proved too strong as he reached the last 16 with a 6-5 victory.

Chisnall then put a stop to recent Challenge Tour finalist Lee Evans' impressive run with a thumping 6-0 victory, before seeing off Kyle Anderson 6-3 to reach the semi-finals.

It was there that he produced arguably his best display of the day, destroying Andrew Gilding 6-0 to set up a final with Beaton.

The 52-year-old was equally as impressive on his run to the final. After overcoming Ronny Huybrechts in his opening game 6-4, the former Lakeside Champion then defeated Shaun Griffiths by the same scoreline and followed that up with a 6-0 thumping of Christian Kist.

In the last 16 he edged past Spain's Cristo Reyes 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals, where he then put a stop to recent ProTour winner Benito van de Pas with another 6-4 victory.

Beaton then repeated the 6-4 scoreline in the semi-finals against number one seed Kim Huybrechts - seeing off both Belgian brothers on the day before losing out to Chisnall at the final hurdle.

It was a change in fortunes for Chisnall, having lost in The Unibet Masters final in January, and two European Tour events in the Peperami Gibraltar Darts Trophy and the HappyBet European Darts Matchplay, as he scooped his 11th PDC career title.

Former UK Open finalist Mark Walsh enjoyed his best run in a ranking event since February 2014 as he won through to the quarter-finals alongside Anderson, van de Pas and Welsh ace Gerwyn Price.

Gilding's run to the semi-finals gives him an outside chance of qualifying for the BetVictor World Matchplay later this month, with the 32-player field to be confirmed following Sunday's Players Championship 11.

Bungay ace Gilding needs another run to the quarter-finals of Sunday's Players Championship to be in with a shot of qualifying for this month's Sky Sports-televised event.

Germany's PDC Unicorn World Youth Champion Max Hopp also needs a run to at least the quarter-finals to give him a chance of reaching the prestigious event in Blackpool.

Rowby-John Rodriguez, who reached the last 16 with victories over Mickey Mansell, Jyhan Artut and Ron Meulenkamp, currently holds on to the last qualification spot.

Jamie Lewis, Kevin Painter and Devon Petersen all need a run to at least the semi-finals in order to have any chance of qualifying.

Mensur Suljovic and Mervyn King, meanwhile, could still break into the world's top 16 - to claim a seeding position in the World Matchplay - by winning Sunday's tournament, although both are assured of qualification via the ProTour Order of Merit

The PDC ProTour weekend concludes on Sunday with Players Championship 11, the last chance for players to affect the Order of Merit ahead of the BetVictor World Matchplay qualification cut-off, with the world's top 16 players joined by the 16 top non-qualified players from the One-Year ProTour Order of Merit.

Players Championship Ten.

Barnsley Metrodome, Saturday July 2.

First Round.

Kim Huybrechts (1) 6-2 Terry Temple, Kevin Thomas 6-4 Harry Robinson, Ricky Evans (32) 6-1 Mark Frost, Magnus Caris 6-3 Johnny Haines, Matthew Edgar 6-3 Joe Cullen (16), Michael Power 6-4 Nathan Aspinall, Andy Jenkins 6-4 Justin Pipe (17), Robert Owen 6-4 Brian Woods, Robert Thornton (8) 6-1 Paul Milford, Ron Meulenkamp 6-2 Stephen Willard, Rowby-John Rodriguez (25) 6-2 Mickey Mansell, Jyhan Artut 6-4 Nigel Daniels, Gerwyn Price (9) 6-3 Steve Brown, Mike De Decker 6-4 Ted Evetts, Darron Brown 6-4 Brendan Dolan (24), Mark Barilli 6-1 Stuart Kellett, Benito van de Pas (5) 6-3 Jim Walker, William O'Connor 6-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh, Jan Dekker 6-1 Kevin Painter (28), James Wilson 6-1 Antonio Alcinas, Stephen Bunting (12) 6-3 Jonny Clayton, Vincent Kamphuis 6-5 Steve Hine, Simon Stevenson 6-3 Josh Payne (21), Devon Petersen 6-3 Andy Smith, Cristo Reyes 6-5 Ian White (4), Darren Johnson 6-2 Ray Campbell, Robbie Green (29) 6-1 Peter Hudson,

Andy Hamilton 6-1 Prakash Jiwa, Christian Kist 6-2 Simon Whitlock (13), Tony Newell 6-1 David Pallett, Steve Beaton (20) 6-4 Ronny Huybrechts, Shaun Griffiths 6-1 Wes Newton, Dave Chisnall (2) 6-2 Jamie Robinson, Jonathan Worsley 6-1 Jerry Hendriks, John Henderson (31) 6-1 Jason Wilson, Ryan Palmer 6-4 Ross Smith, Mervyn King (15) 6-3 Brett Claydon, Curtis Hammond 6-3 Dean Winstanley, Vincent van der Voort (18) 6-4 Andy Parsons, Lee Evans 6-5 Dave Ladley, Mensur Suljovic (7) 6-5 John Bowles, Michael Barnard 6-5 James Richardson, Max Hopp (26) 6-4 Jeffrey De Zwaan, Joe Murnan 6-5 Alan Tabern, Matt Clark 6-4 Terry Jenkins (10), Scott Dale 6-4 Pete Dyos, Kyle Anderson (23) 6-2 Simon Preston, Jeffrey De Graaf 6-5 Darren Webster, Jelle Klaasen (6) 6-4 Keegan Brown, Mick McGowan 6-2 Ricky Williams, Andrew Gilding (27) 6-5 Steve McNally,

Jason Marriott 6-5 Nathan Derry, Kevin Dowling 6-4 Alan Norris (11), Andy Boulton 6-5 Yordi Meuwisse ,

Jamie Caven (22) 6-2 Dirk van Duijvenbode, Jermaine Wattimena 6-5 Berry van Peer, Michael Smith (3) 6-3 Chris Dobey, Ronnie Baxter 6-5 Nigel Heydon, Jamie Lewis (30) 6-2 Dennis Smith, Ryan Meikle 6-3 Jason Lovett,

Mike Zuydwijk 6-5 Daryl Gurney (14), Mark Walsh 6-3 Steve West, Wayne Jones 6-3 Mark Webster (19), John Michael 6-4 Matthew Dennant.

Second Round.

Kim Huybrechts 6-4 Kevin Thomas, Magnus Caris 6-4 Ricky Evans, Matthew Edgar 6-1 Michael Power, Andy Jenkins 6-1 Robert Owen, Ron Meulenkamp 6-5 Robert Thornton, Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-2 Jyhan Artut,

Gerwyn Price 6-5 Mike De Decker, Mark Barilli 6-3 Darron Brown, Benito van de Pas 6-2 William O'Connor,

Jan Dekker 6-2 James Wilson, Vincent Kamphuis 6-5 Stephen Bunting, Devon Petersen 6-5 Simon Stevenson,

Cristo Reyes 6-4 Darren Johnson, Robbie Green 6-5 Andy Hamilton, Christian Kist 6-5 Tony Newell, Steve Beaton 6-4 Shaun Griffiths, Dave Chisnall 6-3 Jonathan Worsley, John Henderson 6-0 Ryan Palmer, Mervyn King 6-3 Curtis Hammond, Lee Evans 6-4 Vincent van der Voort, Mensur Suljovic 6-3 Michael Barnard, Joe Murnan 6-2 Max Hopp, Matt Clark 6-4 Scott Dale, Kyle Anderson 6-0 Jeffrey de Graaf, Jelle Klaasen 6-4 Mick McGowan,

Andrew Gilding 6-1 Jason Marriott, Andy Boulton 6-2 Kevin Dowling, Jermaine Wattimena 6-2 Jamie Caven,

Michael Smith 6-2 Ronnie Baxter, Ryan Meikle 6-4 Jamie Lewis, Mark Walsh 6-1 Mike Zuydwijk, John Michael 6-4 Wayne Jones.

Third Round.

Kim Huybrechts 6-0 Magnus Caris, Matthew Edgar 6-2 Andy Jenkins, Rowby-John Rodriguez 6-5 Ron Meulenkamp, Gerwyn Price 6-1 Mark Barilli, Benito van de Pas 6-2 Jan Dekker, Devon Petersen 6-2 Vincent Kamphuis, Cristo Reyes 6-2 Robbie Green, Steve Beaton 6-0 Christian Kist, Dave Chisnall 6-5 John Henderson,

Lee Evans 6-4 Mervyn King, Mensur Suljovic 6-5 Joe Murnan, Kyle Anderson 6-2 Matt Clark, Andrew Gilding 6-0 Jelle Klaasen, Jermaine Wattimena 6-1 Andy Boulton, Ryan Meikle 6-5 Michael Smith, Mark Walsh 6-3 John Michael.

Fourth Round.

Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Matthew Edgar, Gerwyn Price 6-1 Rowby-John Rodriguez, Benito van de Pas 6-1 Devon Petersen, Steve Beaton 6-4 Cristo Reyes, Dave Chisnall 6-0 Lee Evans, Kyle Anderson 6-3 Mensur Suljovic,

Andrew Gilding 6-4 Jermaine Wattimena, Mark Walsh 6-0 Ryan Meikle.

Quarter-Finals.

Kim Huybrechts 6-3 Gerwyn Price, Steve Beaton 6-4 Benito van de Pas, Dave Chisnall 6-3 Kyle Anderson,

Andrew Gilding 6-1 Mark Walsh.

Semi-Finals.

Steve Beaton 6-4 Kim Huybrechts, Dave Chisnall 6-0 Andrew Gilding.

Final. Dave Chisnall 6-2 Steve Beaton.