{"id":669635,"date":"2026-10-30T07:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T07:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/669635\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T07:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T07:22:08","slug":"dobey-wins-in-den-bosch-as-oconnor-makes-semi-final-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/669635\/","title":{"rendered":"Dobey wins in Den Bosch as O’Connor makes semi-final run"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ireland’s Willie O’Connor made an impressive run to the semi-finals at Players Championship 32 but it was England’s Chris Dobey who went all the way to victory in Den Bosch, Netherlands on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Dobey beat Tommy Morris 8-4 to wrap up his third ranking title of the season.<\/p>\n

Matches between Tom Sykes and Cor Dekker, Bradley Brooks and Adam Gawlas, and Wesley Plaisier and Damon Heta all produced nine-dart finishes in Den Bosch.<\/p>\n

Dobey averaged 103.15 across his seven matches, registering the three highest averages of the afternoon on his way to the win.<\/p>\n

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\nChris Dobey in action at Players Championship 32. (Image: PDC)<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Limerick native O’Connor posted 100-plus averages to first beat Martin Schindler 6-4 and then Niels Zonneveld 6-5 in the last-16.<\/p>\n

His quarter-final victory over Karel Sedlacek by the same score also saw him convert an excellent 148 finish.<\/p>\n

But a 7-4 defeat to Dobey in the last-four prevented the 40-year-old from advancing to the decider.<\/p>\n

Last 16<\/p>\n

Ricardo Pietreczko 6-5 Wessel Nijman<\/p>\n

Scott Williams 6-2 Darius Labanauskas<\/p>\n

Tommy Morris 6-2 Charlie Manby<\/p>\n

Michael Smith 6-3 Stephen Burton<\/p>\n

Karel Sedlacek 6-3 Kevin Doets<\/p>\n

William O’Connor 6-5 Niels Zonneveld<\/p>\n

Chris Dobey 6-2 Bradley Brooks<\/p>\n

Krzysztof Ratajski 6-1 Wesley Plaisier<\/p>\n

Quarter-Finals<\/p>\n

Scott Williams 6-0 Ricardo Pietreczko<\/p>\n

Tommy Morris 6-2 Michael Smith<\/p>\n

William O’Connor 6-5 Karel Sedlacek<\/p>\n

Chris Dobey 6-1 Krzysztof Ratajski<\/p>\n

Semi-Finals<\/p>\n

Tommy Morris 7-3 Scott Williams<\/p>\n

Chris Dobey 7-4 William O’Connor<\/p>\n

Final<\/p>\n

Chris Dobey 8-4 Tommy Morris<\/p>\n

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