Bradford darts ace Joe Cullen wins second title of 2020
The Yorkshireman defeated Polish number one Krzysztof Ratajski 8-4 in the final with a 105.1 average to follow up his European Tour event win in October.
The title looked unlikely for the world number 17 as he trailed Justin Pipe 5-0 in the opening round, but an incredible comeback sparked a run of six further victories to claim the final Players Championship event of the year.
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Hide AdWins over Chris Dobey and Niels Zonneveld followed, before a 6-0 whitewash of Boris Krcmar saw him through to the quarter-finals.
There, he edged out Daryl Gurney 6-5 before defeating Andy Boulton 7-3 in the semi-finals.
With Ratajski leading 2-1 in the opening stages, the Polish World Cup star missed break opportunities, allowing Cullen to level up.
A break of throw soon followed for Cullen to go 5-3 in front and he pressed home his advantage in the final legs.
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Hide AdCullen makes his debut in the BoyleSports Grand Slam of Darts against Germany’s Gabriel Clemens this evening.
He is has been drawn in group ‘A’ which also includes world number one Michael van Gerwen and qualifier Adam Hunt.