Hamilton Celebrated a nine dart leg in the third round against Dennis Priestley and showed great form leading to the final...

Final - Leg By Leg
0-1 - Whitlock hits a 180 and double 16 to break throw, after both players previously missed a single 20 which would have left a double
0-2 - Whitlock hits scores of 131, 140 and 180 before finishing a 14-darter on double four
0-3 - Hamilton misses the bull for an 86 finish and Whitlock lands double ten
0-4 - Whitlock hits a 180 to set up a finsh and takes out double four to lead by four legs
0-5 - Double one puts Whitlock to the brink of victory, after Hamilton missed three darts at double 16 and eight to steal the leg
0-6 - Whitlock seals a third Players Championship of the year with a 13-darter, finishing on double top

Players Championship 12 Draw
Preliminary Round
Ian White 6-5 Matt Draper
Terry Temple 6-0 Harry Robinson
Joe Cullen 6-2 Jason Clark
Nick Fullwell 6-1 Robbie Newland
William O'Connor 6-0 Jimmy Dunlop
Gary Mawson 6-1 Steven Pearson

First Round
Mark Walsh (1) 6-1 Aodhagan O'Neill
Steve Grubb 6-4 Martyn Bevan
Stuart Bousfield 6-5 Co Stompe (32)
Jimmy Mann 6-3 Andy Fordham
Mark Frost 6-5 Denis Ovens (16)
Jamie Atkins 6-0 Mike Roberts
Ronnie Baxter (17) 6-2 Andy Hutchings
Ian White 6-2 Brian Startin
Andy Hamilton (8) 6-1 Dave Smith
Sam Allen 6-5 Mark Hylton
Dennis Priestley (25) 6-1 Andy Pearson
Kirk Shepherd 6-3 Kevin Dowling
Wayne Jones (9) 6-1 Kevin Harris
Steve Evans 6-2 Wayne Mardle
Kevin Painter (24) 6-1 Alex Roy
Colin Monk 6-5 Matt Clark
Gary Anderson (5) 6-4 Chris Thompson
Paul Williams 6-1 Sean White
Peter Wright (28) 6-5 Tony Martin
Daz Mawer 6-3 Anton Liscsey
James Wade (12) 6-4 Mick McGowan
Patrick Pace 6-5 Stephen Hardy
Richie Burnett 6-3 Robert Thornton (21)
Terry Temple 6-1 Jimmy O'Regan
Colin Lloyd (4) 6-1 Ian Lever
Darren Weaver 6-2 Trevor Frost
Mark Webster (29) 6-4 Steve Hine
Tony Ayres 6-0 Jon Archer
Paul Nicholson (13) 6-0 Andy Relf
Mark Cox 6-1 Geoff Whitworth
Barrie Bates (20) 6-1 Alex Tinsley
Joe Cullen 6-3 Mareno Michels
Wes Newton (2) 6-1 Gary Eastwood
Darren Webster 6-4 Michael Smith
Steve Brown (31) 6-5 Ian McFarlane
John Part 6-0 Nigel Birch
Mervyn King (15) 6-0 Jim McKevitt
Lee White 6-1 Tony Blundell
Simon Whitlock (18) 6-0 Anthony Urmston-Toft
Nick Fullwell 6-2 Shaun Dring
Jamie Caven (7) 6-1 Lionel Sams
Mark Stephenson 6-4 Ian Jopling
Brendan Dolan (26) 6-4 Dennis Smith
Peter Hudson 6-0 Steve Maish
Steve Beaton (10) 6-3 Peter Manley
Nigel Heydon 6-4 Par Riihonen
Terry Jenkins (23) 6-2 Martyn Turner
Scott Rand 6-4 Jyhan Artut
Adrian Lewis (6) 6-0 Adrian Gray
Tony Eccles 6-2 Ron Atwill
Dave Honey 6-5 Michael van Gerwen (27)
Louis Blundell 6-4 Michael Barnard
Vincent van der Voort (11) 6-1 Arron Monk
Darren Johnson 6-3 Roland Scholten
Alan Tabern (22) 6-0 Nicholas Ogier
William O'Connor 6-1 Dave Ladley
Colin Osborne (3) 6-1 Chris Loudon
Andy Pearce 6-2 Anastasia Dobromyslova
Jelle Klaasen (30) 6-2 Andy Jenkins
Gary Welding 6-1 Matt Padgett
Andy Smith (14) 6-2 Mark Jones
Tony Randell 6-5 Wayne Atwood
Mark Dudbridge (19) 6-3 Paul Rowley
Gary Mawson 6-3 Dean Allsopp

Second Round
Mark Walsh 6-5 Steve Grubb
Stuart Bousfield 6-4 Jimmy Mann
Mark Frost 6-5 Jamie Atkins
Ronnie Baxter 6-5 Ian White
Andy Hamilton 6-1 Sam Allen
Dennis Priestley 6-2 Kirk Shepherd
Steve Evans 6-5 Wayne Jones
Kevin Painter 6-5 Colin Monk
Gary Anderson 6-2 Paul Williams
Peter Wright 6-0 Daz Mawer
James Wade 6-1 Patrick Pace
Richie Burnett 6-4 Terry Temple
Colin Lloyd 6-0 Darren Weaver
Mark Webster 6-5 Tony Ayres
Paul Nicholson 6-3 Mark Cox
Barrie Bates 6-5 Joe Cullen
Wes Newton 6-3 Darren Webster
John Part 6-3 Steve Brown
Mervyn King 6-1 Lee White
Simon Whitlock 6-4 Nick Fullwell
Jamie Caven 6-1 Mark Stephenson
Brendan Dolan 6-0 Peter Hudson
Steve Beaton 6-5 Nigel Heydon
Scott Rand 6-3 Terry Jenkins
Adrian Lewis 6-2 Tony Eccles
Louis Blundell 6-2 Dave Honey
Vincent van der Voort 6-1 Darren Johnson
Alan Tabern 6-3 William O'Connor
Colin Osborne 6-3 Andy Pearce
Gary Welding 6-5 Jelle Klaasen
Andy Smith 6-5 Tony Randell
Gary Mawson 6-3 Mark Dudbridge
Losers £200

Third Round
Mark Walsh 6-0 Stuart Bousfield
Ronnie Baxter 6-0 Mark Frost
Andy Hamilton 6-4 Dennis Priestley - Andy Hamilton hits Nine-Dart Finish
Kevin Painter 6-4 Steve Evans
Gary Anderson 6-1 Peter Wright
James Wade 6-0 Richie Burnett
Mark Webster 6-3 Colin Lloyd
Paul Nicholson 6-1 Barrie Bates
John Part 6-4 Wes Newton
Simon Whitlock 6-4 Mervyn King
Jamie Caven 6-4 Brendan Dolan
Scott Rand 6-4 Steve Beaton
Adrian Lewis 6-2 Louis Blundell
Vincent van der Voort 6-4 Alan Tabern
Gary Welding 6-4 Colin Osborne
Gary Mawson 6-5 Andy Smith
Losers £300

Fourth Round
Mark Walsh 6-3 Ronnie Baxter
Andy Hamilton 6-4 Kevin Painter
James Wade 6-4 Gary Anderson
Mark Webster 6-5 Paul Nicholson
Simon Whitlock 6-5 John Part
Jamie Caven 6-1 Scott Rand
Adrian Lewis 6-4 Vincent van der Voort
Gary Mawson 6-5 Gary Welding
Losers £500

Quarter-Finals
Andy Hamilton 6-5 Mark Walsh
Mark Webster 6-2 James Wade
Simon Whitlock 6-4 Jamie Caven
Gary Mawson 6-3 Adrian Lewis
Losers £1,000

Semi-Finals
Andy Hamilton 6-2 Mark Webster
Simon Whitlock 6-1 Gary Mawson
Losers £1,500

Final
Simon Whitlock 6-0 Andy Hamilton
Winner £6,000
Runner-Up £3,000