Players Championship 30: Karel Sedlacek wins first PDC Pro Tour title as furious Scott Williams throws darts on the ground after loss
Karel Sedlacek secured his first PDC Pro Tour title at Players Championship 30, beating Scott Williams 8-7 despite a late scare as he closed in on victory.
It was a thrilling encounter, with Sedlacek outlasting Williams' barrage of high scores, which included nine maximums, but both players struggled to close out the victory, with the Czech missing five match darts.
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Willa Rowe is a contributing writer at Polygon, covering games and entertainment. She is a New York-based journalist and critic whose work has been featured in Kotaku, Digital Trends, the A.V. Club, GamesRadar+, and more. She also co-hosts the Girl Mode podcast.
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