Dave Chisnall claimed his second European Tour title of 2024 at the Flanders Darts Trophy in Antwerp.
Chizzy defeated Ricardo Pietreczko 8-6 to claim the eighth Euro Tour title of his career after beating Chris Dobey, Peter Wright, and Gabriel Clemens on his way to the final.
The 43-year-old has moved up to No. 6 in the rankings and he has unveiled the reason he believes that he won the Belgium event.
Dave Chisnall shares delight at Euro Tour win
Chisnall believed the crowd played a big part in him claiming his second European trophy of the year.
Speaking on stage after the final, he said: “I’m really happy, it means a lot to me to win this. The crowd were great, they brought the best out of me all weekend.
I’ve played a great tournament. I got lucky against Peter [Wright] but apart from that I think I deserve to win the event.
Backstage my manager told me it was my 100th European Tour event so I said to him ‘let’s go win it then’ and thankfully that’s what I’ve done.”
Chisnall had previously won the European Darts Open in June, defeating Ross Smith in the final of the German event.
Chisnall is one of the most consistent players on tour
Chizzy’s No. 6 ranking is a testament to his consistency on the tour. Although he doesn’t pick up as many trophies as he would like, his steady game always means he’ll be there or thereabouts deeper in tournaments.
Chisnall picked up a Players Championship in March and has reached the later stages of The Masters and the UK Open.
No matter the form or momentum of the players around him, Chizzy continued to be a dependable presence on the tour.