to throw a nine darter in the history of the event and also took out a 170 finish during the match. In March, Jenkins reached his eighth major PDC final at the UK Open. He beat James Wade 9–8 in the last 16, Brendan Dolan 10–4 in the quarter-finals, and sensationally beat world number one and world champion Michael van Gerwen 10–8 in the semi-finals. He was beaten 11–1 by Adrian Lewis (who averaged over 109) in the final. His run earned him £25,000 and secured his place in the top 20 on the PDC Order of Merit. Jenkins averaged 105.85 against Robert Thornton in the final of the eighth Players Championship, but was defeated 6–4. He won his first ranking title in two years at the 10th event by beating Stephen Bunting 6–3 in the final. Jenkins' second major final of the year came at the European Championship where he lost 11–4 to Van Gerwen, meaning he has now reached nine major finals without being crowned the champion. At the Players Championship Finals he knocked out Van Gerwen for the second time in a major event this season with a 10–7 success, but Wes Newton defeated Jenkins 10–5 in the quarter-finals. 2015 From level at 1–1 against Michael van Gerwen in the third round of the 2015 World Championship, Jenkins lost a trio of sets in deciding legs to be defeated 4–1. In the Masters, he advanced to the quarter-finals after beating Phil Taylor 10–7 in his first-round game, but then lost 10–3 to Raymond van Barneveld. Jenkins reached his first European Tour final at the Gibraltar Darts Trophy by eliminating reigning champion James Wade 6–2, but would lose 6–3 to Van Gerwen. He let a 5–2 lead over Mensur Suljović turn into an 11–9 loss in the first round of the World Matchplay. In September, on his 52nd birthday, Jenkins won his first title of the year at the 15th Players Championship by beating Peter Wright 6–4 with an average of 108.02. He qualified for the first World Series of Darts Finals and a pair of 6–5 victories over Chris Dobey and Gary Anderson saw him reach the quarter-finals, where he lost 10–6 to Adrian Lewis. 2016 Jenkins could only win four legs in his second round match with Mark Webster at the 2016 World Championship in a 4–0 loss. He was beaten 9–5 by Peter Wright in