Foreshadowing? Ryan Searle made final at Players Championship 1 each of last three years

The new Pro Tour season begins this Monday Player championships Tournament of the Year. One of the contenders for the title is Ryan Searle.

The 37-year-old Englishman is known as one of the best players on the floor and in the last four years he was in the finals of the championships in no less than thirteen players. It is noteworthy detail that “Heavy Metal” usually begins a strong season.

Indeed, in each of the last three years Searle was in the final of the first players championship tournament. In 2022, Searle reached the finals, but then fell 8-4 to Luke Humphries in the last match. For “Cool Hand Luke” it was his first Protour title at that time.

A year later, Searle was again in the final of the player championship 1. This time he was successful and with the victory 8-4 over Jamie Hughes took the title.

In 2023, Searle provided even better performance. The current world number 19 reached the finals in each of the first three tournaments of the 2024 player championships. However, in the final of the Labor Championships 1 he had to face Luke Littler (8-7). Then Searle lost the final of the 2nd Gary’s Championships against Gary Anderson, after which he will take revenge on Anderson in the final of the labor championship 3.