Overview

• Stephen Bunting claimed his fourth PDC title of 2025 with an 8-5 victory over Jermaine Wattimena at Players Championship 18, averaging over 100 in six matches.
• Jermaine Wattimena reached his third Players Championship final, his first since 2020, but fell short against Bunting.
• On June 19 at the Mattioli Arena, James Wade beat Scott Williams 8-3 in Players Championship 19, ending a nearly three-year wait for a PDC ranking title.
• Wade averaged 101.52 in the final and converted eight of nine double attempts to secure his first ranking triumph since November 2022.
• Both wins give Bunting and Wade momentum as they head into July’s World Matchplay at the Winter Gardens.