Menzies beats home favourite Van Veen to win Players Championship 29 in the Netherlands

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/menzies-cameron/2NUpDqVt/"]Menzies[/a] won seven successive matches in 's-Hertogenbosch to claim the £15,000 top prize.[/p][p]The Scottish number two averaged more than 101 in his opening-round victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kenny-nick/jFcDETH7/"]Nick Kenny[/a] before edging [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/long-jim/ENiPRh9J/"]Jim Long[/a] in a deciding leg.[/p][p]He then saw off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pratnemer-benjamin/ABfmYG32/"]Benjamin Pratnemer[/a] and top seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nijman-wessel/xCX137Ee/"]Wessel Nijman[/a] 6-4 before beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-graaf-jeffrey/QihQLWNE/"]Jeffrey de Graaf[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doets-kevin/I14LCcyQ/"]Kevin Doets[/a] to reach his third Players Championship final in his last five events.[/p][embed guid="37941e1d-301b-49ee-9d26-f53c57945cfb" url="https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/2102432444657852847?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Menzies made a fast start in the final, winning the first five legs without giving [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-veen-gian/jgT1AT29/"]Van Veen[/a] a dart at double.[/p][p]The Dutchman responded with three consecutive legs, but Menzies won three of the next four to secure an 8-4 triumph. [/p][p][b]“I just wanted to win a game today. To go and win another ProTour is awesome. I'm so happy,”[/b] said Menzies.[/p][p][b]“I think this is my fifth year on the tour and I’ve won four ProTours. That’s not bad, I suppose![/b][/p][p][b]“My aim is to make a good life for myself. That’s the aim that I think is achievable, but winning a major and having a good run at the World Championship would be amazing.[/b][/p][p][b]“I’ve put more effort in this year than I ever have because I nearly lost it all and I’m grateful to be in this position.”[/b][/p][embed guid="2f46f28b-19fb-42ed-869c-69967367b723" url="https://x.com/OfficialPDC/status/2102446688413573145?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Van Veen reached his first Players Championship final of the year after beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/morris-tommy/27R9WVYE/"]Tommy Morris[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/klose-daniel/IP1jitWk/"]Daniel Klose[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/labanauskas-darius/xEYlNLtI/"]Darius Labanauskas[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/aspinall-nathan/KURJJrU5/"]Nathan Aspinall[/a].[/p][p]The world number three averaged 104.78 against Labanauskas before recovering from 5-3 down to beat Aspinall in a deciding leg.[/p][p]He then edged [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dobey-chris/dWj1FjDn/"]Chris Dobey[/a] 6-5 with a 120 checkout before beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/o-connor-william/pSbuZfV4/"]William O’Connor[/a] 7-5 in the semi-finals.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/self-archie/z93lho2K/"]Archie Self[/a], aged just 16, also impressed on his ProTour debut, beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ljubic-pero/820h44c5/"]Pero Ljubic[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sedlacek-karel/MgQ7sJG9/"]Karel Sedlacek[/a] to reach the last 32.[/p][p]The ProTour action continues with Players Championship 30 at the same venue in the Netherlands on Wednesday.[/p][h2]Results[/h2][p][b]Last 16[/b][/p][p]Cameron Menzies 6-4 Wessel Nijman[/p][p]Jeffrey de Graaf 6-4 Danny Noppert[/p][p]Kevin Doets 6-5 Cristo Reyes[/p][p]Jermaine Wattimena 6-3 Callan Rydz[/p][p]Oskar Lukasiak 6-4 Dave Chisnall[/p][p]William O'Connor 6-4 Cor Dekker[/p][p]Chris Dobey 6-3 Josh Rock[/p][p]Gian van Veen 6-5 Nathan Apsinall[/p][p][b]Quarter-finals [/b][/p][p]Cameron Menzies 6-3 Jeffrey de Graaf[/p][p]Kevin Doets 6-2 Jermaine Wattimena[/p][p]William O'Connor 6-3 Oskar Lukasiak[/p][p]Gian van Veen 6-5 Chris Dobey[/p][p][b]Semi-finals[/b][/p][p]Cameron Menzies 7-5 Kevin Doets[/p][p]Gian van Veen 7-5 William O'Connor[/p][p][b]Final [/b][/p][p]Cameron Menzies 8-4 Gian van Veen[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/darts/world/players-championship-29/"]Catch up on PC29 with Flashscore[/a][/h2]