Charlie Manby storms past Maik Kuivenhoven to win first PDC title at Players Championship 31

Charlie Manby claimed his first PDC title after overwhelming Maik Kuivenhoven 8-2 in the Players Championship 31 final.

The 21-year-old from Huddersfield confirmed his qualification for the Grand Slam of Darts next month and scooped the £15,000 ($20,000) top prize in Den Bosch after progressing beyond the quarterfinals of a ranking event for the first time.

Manby stormed to a five-leg lead against Kuivenhoven and following a brief fightback from the Dutchman, he closed out the remaining three legs in style.

"It's absolutely amazing -- I'm literally lost for words," Manby said. "There are so many good players here, so it's just crazy that I've actually done it.

"I knew I was definitely capable of winning a title, but I'm over the moon."

'Champagne Charlie' began on Wednesday with a straightforward 6-1 win over Karel Sedlacek, before a 6-5 comeback victory over the Netherlands' Dennie Olde Kalter in the second round.

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After a 6-4 win over Adam Leek in the round of 32, Manby averaged 112.16 to beat Dominik Gruellich 6-3.

Another 6-3 comeback victory over Alan Soutar in the quaterfinals set up a semifinal clash with Beau Graves, in which he held off a fightback from his compatriot to win 7-5 and reach the final.

Information from PA contributed to this report.