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Players Championship 14: Wessel Nijman emulates Michael van Gerwen with fifth tour victory

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Wessel Nijman emulated fellow Dutchman Michael van Gerwen as he continued his superb form in the Players Championship with victory in the 14th tournament of the year.

The 25-year-old beat Max Hopp 8-1 in a one-sided final at the event in Hildesheim, Germany.

It ensured Nijman became the first to win five Players Championship titles in a year since fellow Dutchman Van Gerwen achieved the feat in 2016.

“I don’t really care about records, I care more about the form that I’m playing right now,” he told the PDC website.

“I just want to be in the top 16 and make as many steps as close to number one as possible by the end of the year.”

A number of the sport’s top players – including Luke Littler and Luke Humphries – skipped the event.

Van Gerwen was beaten 6-4 in the third round by Austria’s Mensur Suljovic 6-4, while two-time world champion Gary Anderson was upset 6-5 by Lewis Pride in the first round.

There are 34 Players Championship events across the year, with the competition’s finals held in Minehead in November.

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NASCAR Kansas takeaways: Kyle Larson wins again and is the clear title favorite

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Larson won for the second time in three weeks to cement his place atop the standings. He’s the clear title favorite with six races to go.

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Did Carson Benge's late surge put him in the hunt for NL rookie of the year?

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In the final month of the season, Benge hit .313 with four home runs.

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United States complete thrilling comeback to retain Presidents Cup

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The United States completed a thrilling comeback on the final day to beat the Internationals and win an 11th successive Presidents Cup.

The hosts, containing eight of the world’s 11 top-ranked players, trailed by three points going into Sunday and were looking to avoid just a second defeat since the biennial competition began 32 years ago.

They dominated the singles, winning nine of the 12 matches, to seal a 17-13 win at Medinah – the scene of Team Europe’s famous Ryder Cup comeback win in 2012.

Jacob Bridgeman secured the decisive point by holing a four-foot par putt at the 18th to seal a one-up win over Australia’s Min Woo Lee.

There were also wins for Cameron Young, Justin Thomas, Scottie Scheffler, Chris Gotterup, Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele and Jackson Koivun.

“I told the guys last night that funny stuff happens here. Medinah’s got a history of funny things happening,” said US captain Brandt Snedeker, who was a member of the team beaten by Europe in 2012.

“All these guys fought for each other, fought for this country, fought for this team.”

International captain Geoff Ogilvy said: “The US team came out firing, we knew they would.

“It was on a knife edge all day. If some of those one downs we had out there had flipped to one up, the numbers looked really good and who knows what momentum that could give.”

US President Donald Trump was in attendance in his role as honorary chairman, greeting the players and making a speech before the matches got under way.

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