RONNIE WINS LAS VEGAS PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP

01/07/2009

Ronnie warmed up for the Desert Classic in spectacular style winning the Las Vegas leg of The Players Championship beating Phil 'The Power' Taylor 6-2 in the final.

Ronnie was on top form throughout as he defeated Morihiro Hasimoto 6-5 in Round 2, a game which proved to be the closest all afternoon. Ronnie picked up form defeating Davis Snider 6-2 the next round and carrying on the good form by taking out former world number 5 Wayne Mardle 6-4 in Round 4.

The fifth round saw him against Kevin Painter, but Ronnie eased past 6-1 setting up a quarter final against John Part. Ronnie defeated Part 6-3 and then defeating Peter Wright 6-2 in the semi's setting up a mouth watering final against the world number 1.

Ronnie went on to win 6-2 and win the Las Vegas Players Championship, and warm himself up in style for tomorrows main event shown live on Sky Sports.

Full Results..

Las Vegas Players Championship
First Round
Chris White 6-1 Neil Dickson
Simon Whitlock 6-5 Lee Williams
Sean Palfrey 6-1 David Ansell
Paul Lim 6-1 Jim McKevitt
Mark Carter 6-4 Jacko Barry
Michael Putz 6-2 Gary Storey
Jan van der Rassel 6-2 Louis Blundell
Roland Scholten 6-4 John Quantock
Scott Burnett 6-0 Ken MacNeil
Mick McGowan 6-4 Stephen Panuncialman
Phillip Hazel 6-5 Gislain Tremblay
Darren Johnson 6-5 John Murray
Chuck Pankow 6-0 Kevin Fletcher
Peter Wright 6-5 Dennis Smith
Gary Barnett 6-2 Joe Formica
Davis Snider 6-3 Brian Jones
Jon Archer 6-4 Jeff Angione
Ian Jopling Bye (Andy Fordham retired with back injury)
Robert Heckman 6-1 Matt Jackson
John Part 6-0 John Latchic

Second Round
Phil Taylor (1) 6-1 John Kuczynski
Darin Young 6-4 Chris White
Matt Clark (32) 6-1 Robert Race
Rocco Maes 6-2 Tyler Hayne
Michael van Gerwen (16) v Mark Lawrence
Simon Whitlock 6-0 John Denich
Andy Smith (17) 6-1 Tony Ayres
Sean Palfrey 6-0 Cory Donham
Alan Tabern (8) 6-3 Stuart Holden
Paul Lim 6-2 Pete Riehl
Jelle Klaasen (25) 6-1 Dan Lauby
Shane O'Connor 6-0 Mark Venable
Gerry Convery 6-5 Terry Jenkins (9)
Mark Carter 6-3 Robbie Newland
Paul Knighton 6-5 Tony Eccles (24)
Davey Mansell 6-0 Martin Hulme
James Wade (5) 6-4 Mark Webster
James Barton 6-0 Michael Putz
Steve Maish (28) 6-0 Andrew Bennett
Bill Davis 6-0 Brian Rowe
Andy Hamilton (12) 6-1 Gary Mawson
Jan van der Rassel 6-2 Larry Butler - Larry Butler hits nine-darter
Jamie Caven (21) 6-1 Scott Henning
Mark Tiller 6-1 Simon Craven
Robert Thornton (4) 6-0 Sam Rooney
Roland Scholten 6-1 Adrian W Lewis
Raymond van Barneveld (29) 6-0 Ryan Vander Weit
Jim Newman 6-1 Karl Loiseau
Gary Anderson (13) 6-2 Jeff Hubbard
Scott Burnett 6-2 Paul DiCecca
Adrian Lewis (20) 6-1 David Wilderman
Kevin Harris 6-4 Mick McGowan
Mark Walsh (2) 6-5 David Fatum
Phillip Hazel 6-5 Bertrand Lajoie
Co Stompe (31) 6-4 Ray Carver
Steve Hine 6-4 Darren Latham
Mark Dudbridge (15) 6-2 Nick Fullwell
Darren Johnson 6-0 Sato Fumihiro
Vincent van der Voort (18) 6-5 Steve Brown
Colin Monk 6-3 Chuck Pankow
Colin Lloyd (7) 6-4 Chris Cooper
Peter Wright 6-1 Dan Zimmerman
Peter Manley (26) 6-1 Andy Mason
Timmy Nicoll 6-0 Drazen Severin
Dennis Priestley (10) 6-1 Joe Cullen
Bryan de Hoog 6-0 Gary Barnett
Andy Jenkins (23) 6-2 Martyn Turner
Barrie Bates 6-0 Marc Garcia
Ronnie Baxter (6) 6-5 Morihiro Hashimoto
Davis Snider 6-1 Steve Gooch
Wayne Mardle (27) 6-3 Jason Clark
Steve Grubb 6-5 Mark Stephenson
Mervyn King (11) 6-0 Ron Peppers
Kirk Shepherd 6-1 Jon Archer
Kevin Painter (22) 6-1 Eddie Lawrence
Mark Nielsen 6-4 Kevin Hill
Colin Osborne (3) 6-3 Par Riihonen
Kevin Dowling 6-3 Ian Jopling
Wes Newton (30) 6-4 Dave Ladley
Dieter Schutsch 6-2 Joe DaVanti
Denis Ovens (14) 6-1 Joseph Bodrogi
Robert Heckman 6-2 Stacy Bromberg
Steve Beaton (19) 6-2 Kevin McDine
John Part 6-0 Anthony Thompson

Third Round
Phil Taylor 6-2 Darin Young
Rocco Maes 6-5 Matt Clark
Simon Whitlock 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
Sean Palfrey 6-5 Andy Smith
Alan Tabern 6-3 Paul Lim
Jelle Klaasen 6-5 Shane O'Connor
Mark Carter 6-4 Gerry Convery
Paul Knighton 6-1 Davey Mansell
James Wade 6-5 James Barton
Bill Davis 6-3 Steve Maish
Andy Hamilton 6-3 Jan van der Rassel
Jamie Caven 6-0 Mark Tiller
Robert Thornton 6-1 Roland Scholten
Jim Newman 6-5 Raymond van Barneveld
Gary Anderson 6-1 Scott Burnett
Adrian Lewis 6-3 Kevin Harris
Mark Walsh 6-4 Phillip Hazel
Co Stompe 6-2 Steve Hine
Mark Dudbridge 6-4 Darren Johnson
Vincent van der Voort 6-3 Colin Monk
Peter Wright 6-0 Colin Lloyd
Peter Manley 6-3 Timmy Nicoll
Dennis Priestley 6-3 Bryan de Hoog
Barrie Bates 6-3 Andy Jenkins
Ronnie Baxter 6-2 Davis Snider
Wayne Mardle 6-2 Steve Grubb
Mervyn King 6-4 Kirk Shepherd
Kevin Painter 6-0 Mark Nielsen
Colin Osborne 6-3 Kevin Dowling
Wes Newton 6-2 Dieter Schutsch
Denis Ovens 6-1 Robert Heckman
John Part 6-3 Steve Beaton
Losers £200

Fourth Round
Phil Taylor 6-0 Rocco Maes
Simon Whitlock 6-0 Sean Palfrey
Alan Tabern 6-5 Jelle Klaasen
Paul Knighton 6-5 Mark Carter
James Wade 6-4 Bill Davis
Andy Hamilton 6-3 Jamie Caven
Robert Thornton 6-2 Jim Newman
Gary Anderson 6-3 Adrian Lewis
Co Stompe 6-3 Mark Walsh
Mark Dudbridge 6-3 Vincent van der Voort
Peter Wright 6-3 Peter Manley
Dennis Priestley 6-4 Barrie Bates
Ronnie Baxter 6-4 Wayne Mardle
Kevin Painter 6-3 Mervyn King
Colin Osborne 6-3 Wes Newton - Wes Newton hits nine-darter
John Part 6-4 Denis Ovens
Losers £300

Fifth Round
Phil Taylor 6-0 Simon Whitlock
Alan Tabern 6-1 Paul Knighton
James Wade 6-4 Andy Hamilton
Gary Anderson 6-3 Robert Thornton
Co Stompe 6-3 Mark Dudbridge
Peter Wright 6-1 Dennis Priestley
Ronnie Baxter 6-1 Kevin Painter
John Part 6-5 Colin Osborne
Losers £400

Quarter-Finals
Phil Taylor 6-4 Alan Tabern
Gary Anderson 6-4 James Wade
Peter Wright 6-3 Co Stompe
Ronnie Baxter 6-3 John Part
Losers £800

Semi-Finals
Phil Taylor 6-2 Gary Anderson
Ronnie Baxter 6-2 Peter Wright
Losers £1,500

Final
Ronnie Baxter 6-2 Phil Taylor Las Vegas Players Championship
First Round
Chris White 6-1 Neil Dickson
Simon Whitlock 6-5 Lee Williams
Sean Palfrey 6-1 David Ansell
Paul Lim 6-1 Jim McKevitt
Mark Carter 6-4 Jacko Barry
Michael Putz 6-2 Gary Storey
Jan van der Rassel 6-2 Louis Blundell
Roland Scholten 6-4 John Quantock
Scott Burnett 6-0 Ken MacNeil
Mick McGowan 6-4 Stephen Panuncialman
Phillip Hazel 6-5 Gislain Tremblay
Darren Johnson 6-5 John Murray
Chuck Pankow 6-0 Kevin Fletcher
Peter Wright 6-5 Dennis Smith
Gary Barnett 6-2 Joe Formica
Davis Snider 6-3 Brian Jones
Jon Archer 6-4 Jeff Angione
Ian Jopling Bye (Andy Fordham retired with back injury)
Robert Heckman 6-1 Matt Jackson
John Part 6-0 John Latchic

Second Round
Phil Taylor (1) 6-1 John Kuczynski
Darin Young 6-4 Chris White
Matt Clark (32) 6-1 Robert Race
Rocco Maes 6-2 Tyler Hayne
Michael van Gerwen (16) v Mark Lawrence
Simon Whitlock 6-0 John Denich
Andy Smith (17) 6-1 Tony Ayres
Sean Palfrey 6-0 Cory Donham
Alan Tabern (8) 6-3 Stuart Holden
Paul Lim 6-2 Pete Riehl
Jelle Klaasen (25) 6-1 Dan Lauby
Shane O'Connor 6-0 Mark Venable
Gerry Convery 6-5 Terry Jenkins (9)
Mark Carter 6-3 Robbie Newland
Paul Knighton 6-5 Tony Eccles (24)
Davey Mansell 6-0 Martin Hulme
James Wade (5) 6-4 Mark Webster
James Barton 6-0 Michael Putz
Steve Maish (28) 6-0 Andrew Bennett
Bill Davis 6-0 Brian Rowe
Andy Hamilton (12) 6-1 Gary Mawson
Jan van der Rassel 6-2 Larry Butler - Larry Butler hits nine-darter
Jamie Caven (21) 6-1 Scott Henning
Mark Tiller 6-1 Simon Craven
Robert Thornton (4) 6-0 Sam Rooney
Roland Scholten 6-1 Adrian W Lewis
Raymond van Barneveld (29) 6-0 Ryan Vander Weit
Jim Newman 6-1 Karl Loiseau
Gary Anderson (13) 6-2 Jeff Hubbard
Scott Burnett 6-2 Paul DiCecca
Adrian Lewis (20) 6-1 David Wilderman
Kevin Harris 6-4 Mick McGowan
Mark Walsh (2) 6-5 David Fatum
Phillip Hazel 6-5 Bertrand Lajoie
Co Stompe (31) 6-4 Ray Carver
Steve Hine 6-4 Darren Latham
Mark Dudbridge (15) 6-2 Nick Fullwell
Darren Johnson 6-0 Sato Fumihiro
Vincent van der Voort (18) 6-5 Steve Brown
Colin Monk 6-3 Chuck Pankow
Colin Lloyd (7) 6-4 Chris Cooper
Peter Wright 6-1 Dan Zimmerman
Peter Manley (26) 6-1 Andy Mason
Timmy Nicoll 6-0 Drazen Severin
Dennis Priestley (10) 6-1 Joe Cullen
Bryan de Hoog 6-0 Gary Barnett
Andy Jenkins (23) 6-2 Martyn Turner
Barrie Bates 6-0 Marc Garcia
Ronnie Baxter (6) 6-5 Morihiro Hashimoto
Davis Snider 6-1 Steve Gooch
Wayne Mardle (27) 6-3 Jason Clark
Steve Grubb 6-5 Mark Stephenson
Mervyn King (11) 6-0 Ron Peppers
Kirk Shepherd 6-1 Jon Archer
Kevin Painter (22) 6-1 Eddie Lawrence
Mark Nielsen 6-4 Kevin Hill
Colin Osborne (3) 6-3 Par Riihonen
Kevin Dowling 6-3 Ian Jopling
Wes Newton (30) 6-4 Dave Ladley
Dieter Schutsch 6-2 Joe DaVanti
Denis Ovens (14) 6-1 Joseph Bodrogi
Robert Heckman 6-2 Stacy Bromberg
Steve Beaton (19) 6-2 Kevin McDine
John Part 6-0 Anthony Thompson

Third Round
Phil Taylor 6-2 Darin Young
Rocco Maes 6-5 Matt Clark
Simon Whitlock 6-3 Michael van Gerwen
Sean Palfrey 6-5 Andy Smith
Alan Tabern 6-3 Paul Lim
Jelle Klaasen 6-5 Shane O'Connor
Mark Carter 6-4 Gerry Convery
Paul Knighton 6-1 Davey Mansell
James Wade 6-5 James Barton
Bill Davis 6-3 Steve Maish
Andy Hamilton 6-3 Jan van der Rassel
Jamie Caven 6-0 Mark Tiller
Robert Thornton 6-1 Roland Scholten
Jim Newman 6-5 Raymond van Barneveld
Gary Anderson 6-1 Scott Burnett
Adrian Lewis 6-3 Kevin Harris
Mark Walsh 6-4 Phillip Hazel
Co Stompe 6-2 Steve Hine
Mark Dudbridge 6-4 Darren Johnson
Vincent van der Voort 6-3 Colin Monk
Peter Wright 6-0 Colin Lloyd
Peter Manley 6-3 Timmy Nicoll
Dennis Priestley 6-3 Bryan de Hoog
Barrie Bates 6-3 Andy Jenkins
Ronnie Baxter 6-2 Davis Snider
Wayne Mardle 6-2 Steve Grubb
Mervyn King 6-4 Kirk Shepherd
Kevin Painter 6-0 Mark Nielsen
Colin Osborne 6-3 Kevin Dowling
Wes Newton 6-2 Dieter Schutsch
Denis Ovens 6-1 Robert Heckman
John Part 6-3 Steve Beaton

Fourth Round
Phil Taylor 6-0 Rocco Maes
Simon Whitlock 6-0 Sean Palfrey
Alan Tabern 6-5 Jelle Klaasen
Paul Knighton 6-5 Mark Carter
James Wade 6-4 Bill Davis
Andy Hamilton 6-3 Jamie Caven
Robert Thornton 6-2 Jim Newman
Gary Anderson 6-3 Adrian Lewis
Co Stompe 6-3 Mark Walsh
Mark Dudbridge 6-3 Vincent van der Voort
Peter Wright 6-3 Peter Manley
Dennis Priestley 6-4 Barrie Bates
Ronnie Baxter 6-4 Wayne Mardle
Kevin Painter 6-3 Mervyn King
Colin Osborne 6-3 Wes Newton - Wes Newton hits nine-darter
John Part 6-4 Denis Ovens

Fifth Round
Phil Taylor 6-0 Simon Whitlock
Alan Tabern 6-1 Paul Knighton
James Wade 6-4 Andy Hamilton
Gary Anderson 6-3 Robert Thornton
Co Stompe 6-3 Mark Dudbridge
Peter Wright 6-1 Dennis Priestley
Ronnie Baxter 6-1 Kevin Painter
John Part 6-5 Colin Osborne

Quarter-Finals
Phil Taylor 6-4 Alan Tabern
Gary Anderson 6-4 James Wade
Peter Wright 6-3 Co Stompe
Ronnie Baxter 6-3 John Part

Semi-Finals
Phil Taylor 6-2 Gary Anderson
Ronnie Baxter 6-2 Peter Wright

Final
Ronnie Baxter 6-2 Phil Taylor