Sebastian Bialecki breaks new ground, joining Krzysztof Ratajski and Radek Szaganski in becoming the third Polish player to win a senior ranking title;you can watch the BoyleSports World Grand Prix live on Sky Sports from October 6-12 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester
Polish star Sebastian Bialecki defied Cameron Menzies, Gian van Veen and Danny Noppert en route to winning Players Championship 22 in Hildesheim.
Bialecki went on to claim his maiden PDC ranking title with an 8-6 victory over Niels Zonneveld in Tuesday’s decider.
He broke new ground with a landmark win, overturning a 6-4 deficit against Zonneveld to join Krzysztof Ratajski and Radek Szaganski in becoming the third Polish player to win a senior ranking title.
The 21-year-old had suffered six consecutive first-round exits on the ProTour ahead of the action, although he snapped that streak in sensational style to pocket the £15,000 top prize.
Bialecki had also never progressed beyond the last 16 of a Players Championship event but he defied the record books with a string of superb performances at Halle 39.
The former UK Open quarter-finalist recovered from 5-3 down to deny Lukas Wenig in his opener, before overcoming Adam Paxton, Luke Woodhouse and Menzies to reach the last eight.
Bialecki registered ton-plus averages in wins over Menzies and Van Veen while he also converted 161 and 156 checkouts to defeat Noppert 7-5 in the semi-finals.
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