Three gamers hit nine-dart finishes and Michael van Gerwen was eradicated within the first spherical earlier than Gary Anderson received his thirtieth Gamers Championship title on an eventful day in Germany.
Ryan Searle, Dirk van Duijvenbode and William O’Connor have been the boys to report excellent legs in Hildesheim, nevertheless it was Anderson who triumphed at Gamers Championship 7, beating Adam Lipscombe 8-3 within the closing after successful seven legs on the spin from 3-1 down.
Van Gerwen – the one Premier League participant in motion with Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Gerwyn Value, Nathan Aspinall, Stephen Bunting, Chris Dobey and Rob Cross sitting out – misplaced 6-3 to Niko Springer within the final 128.
Anderson ‘over the moon’ with victory
Chatting with PDC TV after his victory, Anderson stated: “The previous couple of months have been exhausting for me.
“I began off iffy immediately however picked up all through the day, so I’m over the moon. I’ve been struggling since December so it is good to get one.
“I take pleasure in enjoying darts. Typically it would not play ball body-wise and that is what I’ve bought to place up with.”
Anderson – who misplaced within the second spherical on the 2025 World Darts Championship – pipped Krzysztof Ratajski 6-5 within the quarter-finals on Monday after which noticed off reigning World Grand Prix champion Mike De Decker 7-3 within the semi-finals.
Lipscombe, in the meantime, defeated O’Connor 6-4 within the quarters after which overcame Van Duijvenbode 7-4 within the final 4.
Gamers Championship 8 can be held on the similar venue on Wednesday earlier than the sequence switches to Leicester for occasions 9 and 10 on March 31 and April 1 respectively.
Gamers Championship 7 – final-stage outcomes
Ultimate
Gary Anderson 8-3 Adam Lipscombe
Semi-finals
Adam Lipscombe 7-4 Dirk van DuijvenbodeGary Anderson 7-3 Mike De Decker
Quarter-finals
Adam Lipscombe 6- 4 William O’ConnorDirk van Duijvenbode 6- 3 Kevin DoetsGary Anderson 6-5 Krzysztof RatajskiMike De Decker 6-3 Peter Wright
Gamers Championship winners and schedule 2025
February 10: Gamers Championship 1 – Winner: Rob Cross
February 11: Gamers Championship 2 – Winner: Gerwyn Value
February 17: Gamers Championship 3 – Winner: Chris Dobey
February 18: Gamers Championship 4 – Winner: Ryan Searle
March 11: Gamers Championship 5 – Winner: Joe Cullen
March 12: Gamers Championship 6 – Winner: Gian van Veen
March 17: Gamers Championship 7 – Winner: Gary Anderson
March 18: Gamers Championship 8 (Hildesheim, Germany)
March 31: Gamers Championship 9 (Leicester)
April 1: Gamers Championship 10 (Leicester)
April 8: Gamers Championship 11 (Leicester)
April 9: Gamers Championship 12 (Leicester)
April 14: Gamers Championship 13 (Rosmalen, Netherlands)
April 15: Gamers Championship 14 (Rosmalen, Netherlands)
Could 12: Gamers Championship 15 (Hildesheim, Germany)
Could 13: Gamers Championship 16 (Hildesheim, Germany)
June 17: Gamers Championship 17 (Leicester)
June 18: Gamers Championship 18 (Leicester)
June 19: Gamers Championship 19 (Leicester)
July 8: Gamers Championship 20 (Leicester)
July 9: Gamers Championship 21 (Leicester)
July 29: Gamers Championship 22 (Hildesheim, Germany)
July 30: Gamers Championship 23 (Hildesheim, Germany)
August 25: Gamers Championship 24 (Milton Keynes)
August 26: Gamers Championship 25 (Milton Keynes)
September 9: Gamers Championship 26 (Hildesheim, Germany)
September 10: Gamers Championship 27 (Hildesheim, Germany)
September 30: Gamers Championship 28 (Leicester)
October 1: Gamers Championship 29 (Leicester)
October 2: Gamers Championship 30 (Leicester)
October 14: Gamers Championship 31 (Wigan)
October 15: Gamers Championship 32 (Wigan)
October 29: Gamers Championship 33 (Wigan)
October 30: Gamers Championship 34 (Wigan)
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