Gary Anderson retained the Elten Safety Shoes European Darts Grand Prix title with a comprehensive 8-0 victory over Andrew Gilding on Sunday evening.
Anderson ended his ten-year wait for a European Tour crown in last year’s Sindelfingen showpiece, and the Scottish icon continued his love-affair at the Glaspalast with another memorable triumph.
The 54-year-old produced a clinical display on the outer ring to secure the £30,000 top prize, punishing Gilding’s doubling woes to become the first player to successfully retain the European Darts Grand Prix.
Former UK Open champion Gilding squandered seven darts at double across the opening two legs, and that set the tone for a one-sided final.
Anderson conjured up a sensational 141 checkout in leg four, before following up an 84 finish on the bull with a brace of 14-darters to cap off a ruthless performance.
Sunday May 4th
THIRD ROUND
Martin Lukeman 6-5 Raymond van Barneveld
Rob Cross 3-6 Gary Anderson
Niels Zonneveld 2-6 James Wade
Dirk van Duijvenbode 6-2 Martin Schindler
Cameron Menzies 5-6 Peter Wright
Andrew Gilding 6-3 Danny Noppert
Luke Woodhouse 6-3 Ross Smith
Luke Humphries 5-6 Michael Smith
QUARTERS
Martin Lukeman 5-6 Gary Anderson
James Wade 5-6 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Peter Wright 1-6 Andrew Gilding
Luke Woodhouse 6-5 Michael Smith
SEMIS
Gary Anderson 7-2 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Andrew Gilding 7-3 Luke Woodhouse
FINAL
Gary Anderson 8-0 Andrew Gilding