Sebastian Bialecki secured his second PDC ranking title with a hard-fought 8-6 victory against Mario Vandenbogaerde in Wednesday’s Players Championship 26 final.
Exactly a year to the day since he claimed his maiden ranking title in Hildesheim, Bialecki repeated the feat on German soil, overturning a 5-3 deficit to cap off another memorable triumph.
Last 16
Karel Sedlacek 6-0 Wessel Nijman
Justin Hood 6-4 William O'Connor
Mario Vandenbogaerde 6-1 Richard Veenstra
Joe Hunt 6-4 Niels Zonneveld
Ritchie Edhouse 6-1 Mensur Suljovic
Gian van Veen 6-3 Ricky Evans
Sebastian Bialecki 6-0 Bradley Brooks
Damon Heta 6-2 Raymond van Barneveld
Quarter-Finals
Justin Hood 6-2 Karel Sedlacek
Mario Vandenbogaerde 6-5 Joe Hunt
Gian van Veen 6-5 Ritchie Edhouse
Sebastian Bialecki 6-2 Damon Heta
Semi-Finals
Mario Vandenbogaerde 7-4 Justin Hood
Sebastian Bialecki 7-4 Gian van Veen