Gerwyn Price claimed victory in the final of Players Championship 12 after world champion Luke Littler had bowed out in the last 16.
The 40-year-old Welshman survived a concerted fightback by Josh Rock to clinch a dramatic 8-7 win at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester.
The 23-year-old Northern Irishman, playing in his second Players Championship final this year, had agonisingly missed out on a second nine-dart leg of the day when he fell just short of double 12 as he went for a 141 out-shot at 7-5.
EDHOUSE WITH THE UPSET!
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Ritchie Edhouse halts the comeback from Luke Littler, as the reigning European Champion beats the reigning World Champion 6-5 in a last-leg decider!
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Price, who averaged almost 111 as he dispatched Ian White in the semi-finals, kept his nerve to hit double 10 and claim a third title in 2025.
Rock, who had completed a nine-dart finish in his third round win over Matt Campbell, eased his way into the final with a 7-4 victory over Gian Van Veen which was secured with an 11-dart leg.
Earlier, Ritchie Edhouse had dumped world number two Littler out of the tournament in a tense conclusion to their last-16 match, hitting double top with his first dart after the 18-year-old had missed the same double when attempting a 120 check-out in the 11th and deciding leg.
The teenager had earlier recovered from a 4-1 deficit to lead 5-4, but could not close the match out.
