COLIN LLOYD claimed victory in the opening Players Championship of 2010, defeating Wayne Jones 6-2 to win the StanJames.com Eddie Cox Memorial Trophy.

The world number eight claimed the £6,000 title in Gibraltar with a strong showing on Saturday, dropping only one leg in his opening two wins, against Dave Ahmet and Julian Sanchez before edging out Tony Eccles 6-5.

Peter Wright was whitewashed in the last 16, while Colin Osborne took out three 100-plus finishes in their quarter final, which Lloyd won 6-3.

He then defeated Mervyn King 6-2 in the semi-finals, having led 5-0, and repeated the scoreline against Jones in the decider.

Lloyd opened the final with a 180 and produced back-to-back 14-darters in leading 3-0, before hitting a 168 score to leave double 12 in the fourth.

Jones won two successive legs to pull back to 4-2, but paid for a missed dart at double top in the seventh as Lloyd posted double 12, before taking out 92 on double eight for victory.

"I'm really happy and it's a great result for me," said Lloyd. "I've had some very tough games throughout the day but I showed a lot of authority on the board.

"I'm relaxed and enjoying myself at the moment, and that's showing on the dartboard. I think I played well in the Players Championship finals in Purfleet last week and continued that in this event."

The tournament was named in memory of the late PDC official Eddie Cox, who died in December 2008, and Lloyd added: "It means a lot to me to win this tournament.

"Eddie was a close friend and we all miss him, so I'm honoured to be the champion of his event."



Jones' display earned him £3,000 and included a semi-final victory over world number two James Wade, as well as wins over Mark Dudbridge, Gary Anderson and Kevin Painter.

Wade had missed double 18 for a nine-dart finish during the early stages of the tournament,

New PDPA members Sam Allen and Peter Hudson both enjoyed successful debuts on the PDC Pro Tour, reaching the last 32, while Andy Smith's recovery from pleurisy continued with a quarter-final finish.

StanJames.com Eddie Cox Memorial Players Championship

Preliminary Round

George Ramos 6-0 Jonatan Aparicio

Miguel Tejero 6-2 Carsten Christensen

Mark Webster 6-4 Alex Roy

Amos Bosano 6-0 Valentin Del Olmo

Daniel Carmona 6-1 Alvaro Ruiz

Jimmy King 6-5 Glenn Cameron

Stuart Bousfield 6-3 Lars Erkelenz

Manolo Vilerio 6-4 Carlos Rodriguez

Tony Ayres 6-0 Raul Lazaro

Andree Welge 6-1 Justin Stagno

Marko Puls 6-4 John Part

Alan Kimberley 6-4 Jeremy Cruz

Nigel Heydon 6-0 Jim Leighton

Dave Ladley 6-0 Paul Nash

Henry Zapata 6-1 Daz Mawer

Colin Monk 6-1 Christian Robba

Chris Thompson 6-3 Steve Evans

Mark Hylton 6-3 David Bautista

Steve Grubb 6-4 Par Riihonen

Darren Latham 6-1 Salvadore Santiago

Darren Webster 6-1 Ian Eames

John MaGowan 6-1 Justin Broton

Didier De Vuyst 6-2 Francisco Arias

Michael Rosenauer 6-0 Tab Hunter

Mark Stephenson 6-0 David Rodriguez

Jann Hoffmann 6-1 Dawitahma Degefe

Adrian Gray 6-1 Enrique Soba

Rocco Maes 6-2 Jose Lopez

Geoff Whitworth 6-4 Alvaro Gonzalez

Tony Randell 6-3 Dave Honey

Alberto Rodriguez 6-3 Jose Agudo

Dave Askew 6-4 Bryan De Hoog

Juan Villalobos 6-4 Jose Gutierrez

Michael Barnard 6-3 Michael Kloenhammer



First Round

Tomas Seyler 6-4 Mark Walsh (1)

Antonio Estelerric 6-2 Oscar Sanchez

Gary Mawson 6-5 Kevin McDine (32)

George Ramos 6-5 Miguel Tejero

Jyhan Artut 6-4 Paul Nicholson (16)

Simon Craven 6-4 Daniel Carrero

Andy Smith (17) 6-5 Mark Webster

Amos Bosano v Daniel Carmona

James Wade 6-2 Steve Maish

Maik Langendorf 6-3 Andy Relf

Co Stompe (25) 6-4 Michel Helder

Stuart Bousfield 6-0 Jimmy King

Ronnie Baxter (9) 6-0 Stefan Federico

Sam Allen 6-4 Dylan Duo

Jelle Klaasen (24) 6-0 Steve Randall

Tony Ayres 6-2 Manolo Vilerio

Gary Anderson (5) 6-1 Eric Segui

Carlos Martinez 6-1 Paul Wills

Peter Manley (28) 6-3 Anastasia Dobromyslova

Marko Puls Bye (Andree Welge timed out)

Wayne Jones (12) 6-4 Sebastijan Pecjak

Jon Archer 6-3 Agustin Hernandez

Kevin Painter (21) 6-1 Dyson Parody

Nigel Heydon 6-1 Alan Kimberley

Mario Masurka 6-5 Steve Beaton (4)

Chris Loudon 6-2 Nick Fullwell

Mark Dudbridge (29) 6-2 James Barton

Dave Ladley 6-4 Henry Zapata

Vincent van der Voort (13) 6-5 John Quantock

Joe Cullen 6-5 Justin Pipe

Terry Jenkins (20) 6-2 Ian MacFarlane

Chris Thompson 6-2 Colin Monk

Colin Osborne (2) 6-2 Jason Clark

Mark Lawrence 6-3 Martyn Turner

Matt Clark (31) 6-4 Keith Rooney

Steve Grubb 6-3 Mark Hylton

Alan Tabern (15) 6-2 Barrie Bates

George Federico 6-0 Gonzalo Medina

Andy Hamilton (18) 6-2 Darren Latham

Darren Webster 6-4 John MaGowan

Colin Lloyd (7) 6-1 Dave Ahmet

Julian Sanchez 6-0 Jairo Casado

Tony Eccles (26) 6-2 Louis Blundell

Michael Rosenauer 6-4 Didier De Vuyst

Robert Thornton (10) 6-4 Mareno Michels

Mark Jodrill 6-1 Mark Robinson

Peter Wright (23) 6-0 Michael Schmidt

Mark Stephenson 6-3 Jann Hoffmann

Wes Newton (6) 6-3 Darren Johnson

Mick McGowan 6-4 Richie Burnett

Peter Hudson 6-3 Steve Hine (27)

Adrian Gray 6-4 Rocco Maes

Jamie Caven (11) 6-1 Lee White

Kirk Shepherd 6-3 Dennis Smith

Denis Ovens (22) 6-5 Wayne Mardle

Tony Randell 6-0 Geoff Whitworth

Adrian Lewis (3) 6-0 Michael Fryendahl

Tony Blundell 6-1 Mike Roberts

Wayne Atwood 6-2 Steve Brown (30)

Dave Askew 6-1 Alberto Rodriguez

Michael van Gerwen (14) 6-2 Matthew Wenham

Rafael Carrero 6-3 Tony Martin

Mervyn King (19) 6-2 Roland Scholten

Michael Barnard 6-4 Juan Villalobos



Second Round

Tomas Seyler 6-0 Antonio Estelerric

Gary Mawson 6-0 George Ramos

Jyhan Artut 6-4 Simon Craven

Andy Smith 6-1 Amos Bosano

James Wade 6-3 Maik Langendorf

Co Stompe 6-2 Stuart Bousfield

Sam Allen 6-4 Ronnie Baxter

Tony Ayres 6-4 Jelle Klaasen

Gary Anderson 6-0 Carlos Martinez

Marko Puls 6-3 Peter Manley

Wayne Jones 6-0 Jon Archer

Kevin Painter 6-4 Nigel Heydon

Mario Masurka 6-4 Chris Loudon

Mark Dudbridge 6-1 Dave Ladley

Vincent van der Voort 6-4 Joe Cullen

Terry Jenkins 6-1 Chris Thompson

Colin Osborne 6-2 Mark Lawrence

Steve Grubb 6-1 Matt Clark

Alan Tabern 6-3 George Federico

Andy Hamilton 6-1 Darren Webster

Colin Lloyd 6-0 Julian Sanchez

Tony Eccles 6-5 Michael Rosenauer

Robert Thornton 6-3 Mark Jodrill

Peter Wright 6-2 Mark Stephenson

Wes Newton 6-2 Mick McGowan

Peter Hudson 6-2 Adrian Gray

Jamie Caven 6-1 Kirk Shepherd

Denis Ovens 6-5 Tony Randell

Adrian Lewis 6-2 Tony Blundell

Wayne Atwood 6-5 Dave Askew

Michael van Gerwen 6-0 Rafael Carrero

Mervyn King 6-0 Michael Barnard

Losers £200



Third Round

Tomas Seyler 6-4 Gary Mawson

Andy Smith 6-1 Jyhan Artut

James Wade 6-3 Co Stompe

Tony Ayres 6-0 Sam Allen

Gary Anderson 6-5 Marko Puls

Wayne Jones 6-5 Kevin Painter

Mark Dudbridge 6-0 Mario Masurka

Vincent van der Voort 6-3 Terry Jenkins

Colin Osborne 6-2 Steve Grubb

Andy Hamilton 6-5 Alan Tabern

Colin Lloyd 6-5 Tony Eccles

Peter Wright 6-3 Robert Thornton

Wes Newton 6-4 Peter Hudson

Jamie Caven 6-5 Denis Ovens

Adrian Lewis 6-5 Wayne Atwood

Mervyn King 6-3 Michael van Gerwen

Losers £300



Fourth Round

Andy Smith 6-2 Tomas Seyler

James Wade 6-4 Tony Ayres

Wayne Jones 6-3 Gary Anderson

Mark Dudbridge 6-5 Vincent van der Voort

Colin Osborne 6-5 Andy Hamilton

Colin Lloyd 6-0 Peter Wright

Jamie Caven 6-2 Wes Newton

Mervyn King 6-4 Adrian Lewis

Losers £500



Quarter-Finals

James Wade 6-2 Andy Smith

Wayne Jones 6-5 Mark Dudbridge

Colin Lloyd 6-3 Colin Osborne

Mervyn King 6-4 Jamie Caven

Losers £1,000



Semi-Finals

Wayne Jones 6-5 James Wade

Colin Lloyd 6-2 Mervyn King

Losers £1,500



Final

Colin Lloyd 6-2 Wayne Jones

Winner £6,000

Runner-Up £3,000