Wessel Nijman continued his staggering Players Championship superiority by claiming his fifth title of the year at Event Fourteen in Hildesheim on Tuesday.
Nijman thrashed Max Hopp 8-1 in the showpiece to scoop the £15,000 top prize for a fifth time in just 12 appearances on the circuit, becoming the first player to win five Players Championship titles in one year since Michael van Gerwen in 2016.
Last 16
Wessel Nijman 6-4 Joe Cullen
Krzysztof Ratajski 6-1 James Hurrell
Danny Noppert 6-2 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Richard Veenstra 6-1 Oliver Mitchell
Tom Bissell 6-1 Lukas Wenig
Mensur Suljovic 6-3 Maik Kuivenhoven
Joe Hunt 6-1 Keane Barry
Max Hopp 6-2 Rob Cross
Quarter-Finals
Wessel Nijman 6-1 Krzysztof Ratajski
Danny Noppert 6-2 Richard Veenstra
Tom Bissell 6-5 Mensur Suljovic
Max Hopp 6-3 Joe Hunt
Semi-Finals
Wessel Nijman 7-2 Danny Noppert
Max Hopp 7-3 Tom Bissell