Wattimena Wins Players Championship 31 as Aspinall Fires Two Nine-Darters

A dominant final from Jermaine Wattimena punctuates a ProTour day reshaping the race for Minehead.

Overview

Jermaine Wattimena defeated Nathan Aspinall 8-2 in Wigan, reeling off eight straight legs for his second ranking title of the season.
Nathan Aspinall hit nine-darters in wins over Steve Lennon and Lukas Wenig before edging James Wade 6-5 and beating Stephen Bunting 7-3 to reach the final.
Aspinall’s two perfect legs place him in a select group to achieve multiple nine-darters at a single PDC ProTour event.
Hours before his run, Aspinall announced he will part ways with ZXF sports management after the world championships.
Luke Littler lost 6-4 to Ritchie Edhouse and sits 67th with three events left, while Michael van Gerwen fell to Dom Taylor and, at 92nd, reportedly must reach Wednesday’s final as he will skip the last two events before the Minehead Finals on November 21–23.