Gerwyn Price doubled his 2022 title tally with victory at Players Championship 7 in Niedernhausen, Germany on Saturday.
Price defeated Madars Razma 8-4 in the final to claim his 25th PDC title and move closer to reclaiming the world number one spot.
The Welshman fought off a mini-fightback from Razma, having led 7-1, before getting over the line with his sixth match dart.
His semi-final victory over Rob Cross was less routine, as Cross spurned 12 match darts to allow Price to come back from 6-2 down to triumph 7-6.
“I got lucky in the semis but you need a bit of lucky to win any tournament,” said Price, who produced four ton-plus averages across the day.
“Rob missed loads of chances and I took advantage, but I’ve been on the other side of that plenty of times so I’ll take it.
“Most of the day I played alright. My hand is still not 100 per cent right but if I can still win ProTours that’s not too bad.
“Playing in ProTours will stand me in good stead for the rest of the Premier League, they give me the match practice I’ve been missing due to my hand injury.”
Price’s day began with a win over Connor Scutt, before coming through a last-leg decider against Ted Evetts.
The former World Champion then saw off Dutch duo Geert Nentjes and Dirk van Duijvenbode to reach the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, Razma landed a 160 checkout to seal his semi-final victory over Kevin Doets to reach his third PDC final.
The event also saw two nine-dart finishes hit courtesy of Raymond van Barneveld and Jose de Sousa, both in round three against Adam Hunt and Keane Barry respectively.
The 2022 PDC ProTour season continues with Players Championships 8 on Sunday at the H+ Hotel in Niedernhausen, where back-to-back titles for Price would see him move back to top spot on the PDC Order of Merit.
Live action will be broadcast across two streams on PDCTV.
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2022 Players Championship 7
Saturday March 26
Last 16
Gerwyn Price 6-1 Geert Nentjes
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-5 Krzysztof Ratajski
Scott Williams 6-2 Ron Meulenkamp
Rob Cross 6-1 Callan Rydz
Gary Blades 6-4 Damian Mol
Madars Razma 6-1 Luke Humphries
Jose de Sousa 6-4 Raymond van Barneveld
Kevin Doets 6-5 Damon Heta
Quarter-Finals
Gerwyn Price 6-3 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Rob Cross 6-3 Scott Williams
Madars Razma 6-3 Gary Blades
Kevin Doets 6-4 Jose de Sousa
Semi-Finals
Gerwyn Price 7-6 Rob Cross
Madars Razma 7-3 Kevin Doets
Final
Gerwyn Price 8-4 Madars Razma
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