MUIRKIRK man Cameron Menzies has secured his first-ever Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) ranking title.

Cammy has been one of the most in-form players on the circuit this season, though an illusive title was still evading the darts star.

That was until he lined up in Players Championship 29 - the second last event of its kind this season - on Wednesday, October 30.

The events are played on a regular basis throughout the year amongst all PDC tour card holders. Each tournament begins with 128 players in the draw.

Menzies had taken part in a number of the events prior to 2024, reaching the quarter-finals on just one occasion.

This season, however, has seen the Muirkirk man shine - reaching four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and a final to date.

And, at the 104th attempt, the 35-year-old put his name in the winners circle at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester - claiming the top £15,000 prize.

On his way to victory, he toppled former major champion Jose de Sousa and Jacques Labre before dispatching 2018 World Champion Rob Cross with a superb 107.73 average.

He came from 5-3 down in his last 16 match against Krzysztof Ratajski, winning three straight legs to earn victory, before taking down another major champion in James Wade in the quarters.

After easing past Danny Noppert in the semi-final, Cammy showed incredible composure to defeat Stephen Bunting in the final to claim his crown.

Reacting on X (formerly Twitter) after the triumph, Menzies simply said that "fat boy did a thing".

However, he did provide a more emotional response when speaking to the PDC after the title win.

Menzies said: “I’ve won a ProTour, and nobody can ever take that away from me. I wanted to win this title so much; I’m absolutely buzzing. This means so much to me.

“At one stage I never thought I was good enough to win a ProTour, but I believe right now I’m playing the best darts of my life.

“I’m playing against the best players in the world here, and I feel when I’m on my game, I can match them, and I never thought I’d be able to do that.

“Hopefully this is a stepping stone to winning a major [title], like Ritchie [Edhouse] and Mike De Decker have done recently."