Development Tour Double For Reynolds

DEAN REYNOLDS enjoyed a double PDC Unicorn Development Tour success on Sunday to claim three tournament wins across a remarkable weekend in Wigan and continue his emergence.

Reynolds had already picked up his third £2,000 Development Tour title of the year when he claimed the Event 13 title at the Robin Park Tennis Centre on Saturday.

However, he became the first player to win both in events in a day since the double-header weekends were introduced when he went all the way to victory in both Development Tour events on Sunday.

Reynolds began Sunday's event by dropping only one leg in wins over Jill Desmedt and Shane Underwood, with Tommy Lishman then pushing him all the way to a decider in the last 32.

He then overcame Dylan van Beek and Josh Payne 4-1 and whitewashed James Hubbard 4-0 to reach the final, where he edged out John de Kruijf in a seven-leg contest.

Reynolds then produced another superb display of darts in Event 16 to cap a brilliant weekend with a further eight wins in an imperious display to claim £2,000 and extend his lead at the top of the Development Tour Order of Merit.

Reynolds droppped only four legs in his first six games as he overcame Luke Nelson, Rhys Julian, Mike De Decker, Ryan Hoggarth, Liam DeVries and Steve Lennon, Saturday's Event 14 runner-up.

Reynolds then defeated Ronnie Roberts 4-2 in the semi-finals before dropping just one leg against Aden Kirk to seal his daily double and weekend treble.

De Kruijf's run to the Event 15 final was his best performance of the year, and included whitewashes of Harvey Glover and Jack Vincent as well as seven-leg clashes with Nathan Rafferty, John de Kruijf, Ronnie Roberts and Ross Twell.

Former World Youth Champion Hubbard enjoyed his best result for over two years as he won through to the semi-finals as he lost just seven legs in five matches.

Twell, a three-time Development Tour winner this year, also won through to the Event 15 semi-finals before losing out in a deciding leg to de Kruijf.

Kirk, meanwhile, had been bidding to win his second Development Tour title of the year as he followed up a first round whitewash of Jack Main with defeats of Dean Finn, Fredi Gselmann, Matthew Dicken, Aaron Dyer and Jordan Matthews.

Roberts reached a quarter-final and a semi-final on the day, while Jordan Matthews won through to the last four in Event 16.

The day also saw a nine-dart finish from Daniel Cole, a 22-year-old from East Hanningfield in Essex, although the achievement - the first perfect leg on the 2016 Development Tour - came in defeat to Berry van Peer in the Event 15 third round.

The final weekend of the 2016 PDC Unicorn Development Tour season will see Events 17-19 held on October 15 & 16, to be followed by the Last 64 of the PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship.

Prize Fund (Per Event)
Winner £2,000
Runner-Up £1,000
Semi-FInalists £500
Quarter-Finalists £300
Last 16 £200
Last 32 £100
Last 64 £50
Total £10,000

PDC Unicorn Development Tour Event 15
Preliminary Round
Carlo van Peer 4-1 Thomas Briggs
Nathan Rafferty 4-3 Dan Read
Mike De Decker 4-2 Shaun Lovett
Kacey Jones 4-2 Sean Ryan
Rhys Donnell 4-2 Morgan Smith
Kieran Smith 4-1 Rick Pellow
Adam Smith-Neale 4-0 Nathan Richards
Nicholas Day 4-3 Andy Kent
Matthew Shaw 4-1 Jordan Copland
Brian Raman 4-0 Jordan Matthews
Cas Hogenhout 4-2 Eelco Sieperda
Callum Loose 4-0 Josh McCarthy
Adam Hunt 4-0 Matt Deller
Lee Budgen 4-2 Josh Clough
Harry Ward 4-1 Craig Reeves

First Round
Lee Whitworth 4-1 Douglas Thomas
Kurt Parry 4-1 Carlo van Peer
John de Kruijf 4-0 Harvey Glover
Nathan Rafferty 4-1 Stephen Mallams
Aaron Dyer 4-0 Joe Gardam
Mike De Decker 4-0 Luke Humphries
Jack Vincent 4-1 Dan Ladley
Liam DeVries 4-0 Kacey Jones
Jimmy Hendriks 4-2 Jamie Branton
Declan Salter 4-0 Greg Ritchie
Toine Leidelmeijer 4-2 James Wilkinson
Dimitri Van den Bergh 4-3 Joshua Richardson
Reece Colley 4-2 George Edwards
Fabian Herz 4-2 Tony Field
Ronnie Roberts 4-2 Sam Head
Sam Carter 4-3 Andrew Beauchamp
Rhys Griffin 4-0 Jack Kerr
Aden Kirk 4-0 Rhys Donnell
Charlie Beaumont 4-0 Dylon Smith
Kieran Smith 4-0 Kishan Jiwa
Ross Twell 4-2 Sean Johnson
Aiden Cope 4-3 Adam Smith-Neale
Curtis Turner 4-0 Jack Main
Justin Smith 4-1 Nicholas Day
Ryan Jones 4-1 Callum Matthews
Charlie Symons 4-3 Shane Reidy
Jack Dickinson 4-2 Rhys Jackson
Connor Bowler 4-3 Thomas Lovely
Zak Cross 4-2 Jordan Lister
Dean Finn 4-2 Sam Chance
Adam Howard 4-0 George Jones
Arron Fairweather 4-3 Rhys Hayden
James Lane 4-3 Jeremy Derksen
Thomas Sykes 4-2 Matthew Shaw
Ted Evetts 4-1 Ben Oldroyd
Brian Raman 4-0 Kevin De Vries
James Young 4-2 Mark Baxter
Rhys Julian 4-2 Cas Hogenhout
Stephen Rosney 4-0 Ben Chance
Sven Groen 4-1 Callum Loose
Bradley Brooks 4-3 Jack Warner
Chris Gower 4-2 Ciaran Teehan
Jim Moston 4-0 Thomas King
James Hubbard 4-2 Fredi Gselmann
Nathan Barrett 4-1 Stephen Naisbitt
Zac Sanders 4-3 Scott Dale
Daniel Jensen 4-3 Jack Todd
Ryan De Vreede 4-1 Adam Paxton
Nick van Duijvenboden 4-3 Christophe Snyders
Matthew Dicken 4-3 Adam Hunt
Josh Payne 4-0 Declan Cox
Lee Budgen 4-0 Joshua Church
Daniel Cole 4-3 Jack Seymour
Harry Ward 4-1 Joost Geurts
Steve Lennon 4-1 Luke Nelson
Berry van Peer 4-1 Cain Unwin
Robert Ludlow 4-3 Liam Carlyon
Tommy Lishman 4-1 Sion Thomas
Dean Reynolds 4-0 Jill Desmedt
Shane Underwood 4-2 Jamie Banks
Lewis Pride 4-2 Matthew Hayes
Dylan van Beek 4-2 Callan Rydz
Luciano Tardio 4-2 Ryan Hoggarth
Sonny Johal 4-2 Jack Faragher

Second Round
Kurt Parry 4-3 Lee Whitworth
John de Kruijf 4-3 Nathan Rafferty
Aaron Dyer 4-2 Mike De Decker
Jack Vincent 4-1 Liam DeVries
Jimmy Hendriks 4-0 Declan Salter
Dimitri Van den Bergh 4-0 Toine Leidelmeijer
Fabian Herz 4-3 Reece Colley
Ronnie Roberts 4-0 Sam Carter
Aden Kirk 4-2 Rhys Griffin
Charlie Beaumont 4-1 Kieran Smith
Ross Twell 4-2 Aiden Cope
Curtis Turner 4-2 Justin Smith
Ryan Jones 4-1 Charlie Symons
Jack Dickinson 4-2 Connor Bowler
Dean Finn 4-3 Zak Cross
Arron Fairweather 4-0 Adam Howard
James Lane 4-2 Thomas Sykes
Ted Evetts 4-2 Brian Raman
James Young 4-3 Rhys Julian
Sven Groen 4-1 Stephen Rosney
Bradley Brooks 4-3 Chris Gower
James Hubbard 4-2 Jim Moston
Zac Sanders 4-1 Nathan Barrett
Daniel Jensen 4-3 Ryan De Vreede
Nick van Duijvenboden 4-3 Matthew Dicken
Josh Payne 4-1 Lee Budgen
Daniel Cole 4-2 Harry Ward
Berry van Peer 4-1 Steve Lennon
Tommy Lishman 4-1 Robert Ludlow
Dean Reynolds 4-1 Shane Underwood
Dylan van Beek 4-0 Lewis Pride
Sonny Johal 4-3 Luciano Tardio

Third Round
John de Kruijf 4-2 Kurt Parry
Jack Vincent 4-3 Aaron Dyer
Jimmy Hendriks 4-3 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Ronnie Roberts 4-1 Fabian Herz
Aden Kirk 4-1 Charlie Beaumont
Ross Twell 4-0 Curtis Turner
Ryan Jones 4-1 Jack Dickinson
Arron Fairweather 4-3 Dean Finn
James Lane 4-2 Ted Evetts
Sven Groen 4-3 James Young
James Hubbard 4-1 Bradley Brooks
Daniel Jensen 4-3 Zac Sanders
Josh Payne 4-1 Nick van Duijvenboden
Berry van Peer 4-2 Daniel Cole - Daniel Cole hits nine-dart finish
Dean Reynolds 4-3 Tommy Lishman
Dylan van Beek 4-0 Sonny Johal

Fourth Round
John de Kruijf 4-0 Jack Vincent
Ronnie Roberts 4-2 Jimmy Hendriks
Ross Twell 4-1 Aden Kirk
Ryan Jones 4-1 Arron Fairweather
Sven Groen 4-2 James Lane
James Hubbard 4-1 Daniel Jensen
Josh Payne 4-3 Berry van Peer
Dean Reynolds 4-1 Dylan van Beek

Quarter-Finals
John de Kruijf 4-3 Ronnie Roberts
Ross Twell 4-1 Ryan Jones
James Hubbard 4-1 Sven Groen
Dean Reynolds 4-1 Josh Payne

Semi-Finals
John de Kruijf 4-3 Ross Twell
Dean Reynolds 4-0 James Hubbard

Final
Dean Reynolds 4-3 John de Kruijf

PDC Unicorn Development Tour Event 16
Preliminary Round

Lewis Pride 4-2 Jack Dickinson
Joshua Richardson 4-0 Jeremy Derksen
Ronnie Roberts 4-2 John Bryan
Jim Moston 4-1 Matt Deller
Dean Reynolds 4-0 Luke Nelson
Jamie Branton 4-2 Robert Ludlow
Liam DeVries 4-1 Charlie Symons
Sven Groen 4-1 Callum Matthews
Fredi Gselmann 4-1 Chris Gower
Dean Finn 4-1 Nathan Rafferty
Lee Budgen 4-1 Stephen Naisbitt
Morgan Smith 4-1 Thomas King
Arron Fairweather 4-3 Cas Hogenhout
Stephen Mallams 4-0 Matthew Hayes
Lee Whitworth 4-1 Shane Underwood
Brian Raman 4-0 Craig Reeves

First Round
Charlie Beaumont 4-0 Greg Ritchie
Lewis Pride 4-0 Joost Geurts
Thomas Sykes 4-0 James Young
Joshua Richardson 4-3 James Hubbard
Jack Warner 4-3 Thomas Lovely
Ronnie Roberts 4-1 Jordan Copland
Jack Todd 4-0 Sam Chance
Jim Moston 4-2 George Edwards
Carlo van Peer 4-0 Kishan Jiwa
Adam Hunt 4-0 Declan Cox
Daniel Cole 4-1 Dan Ladley
Harry Ward 4-0 Josh McCarthy
Justin Smith 4-2 Adam Smith-Neale
Daniel Jensen 4-1 Jack Kerr
Kurt Parry 4-2 Ben Oldroyd
Reece Colley 4-2 Sean Ryan
Mike De Decker 4-3 Ciaran Teehan
Dean Reynolds 4-2 Rhys Julian
Ryan Hoggarth 4-3 Stephen Rosney
Jamie Branton 4-3 Sam Carter
Fabian Herz 4-0 Jill Desmedt
Liam DeVries 4-2 Jack Faragher
Shaun Lovett 4-3 Tommy Lishman
Sven Groen 4-0 Rhys Jackson
Douglas Thomas 4-2 Joshua Church
Ted Evetts 4-3 Scott Dale
Josh Payne 4-3 Curtis Turner
Mark Baxter 4-2 Kacey Jones
Steve Lennon 4-0 Cain Unwin
Berry van Peer 4-0 Eelco Sieperda
Jack Vincent 4-0 Harvey Glover
Connor Bowler 4-0 Andrew Beauchamp
Aiden Cope 4-0 George Jones
Fredi Gselmann 4-1 Zak Cross
Aden Kirk 4-0 Jack Main
Dean Finn 4-2 Matthew Shaw
Matthew Dicken 4-1 Thomas Briggs
Lee Budgen 4-3 Rhys Hayden
Jordan Lister 4-3 Jack Seymour
Morgan Smith 4-2 Adam Paxton
Rhys Griffin 4-1 Sion Thomas
Dylon Smith 4-1 Declan Salter
Tony Field 4-1 Toine Leidelmeijer
Aaron Dyer 4-2 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Sonny Johal 4-1 Ben Chance
James Lane 4-3 Zac Sanders
Luciano Tardio Bye (Jamie Banks)
Dylan van Beek 4-2 Callan Rydz
Sean Johnson 4-0 Christophe Snyders
Arron Fairweather 4-1 Rhys Donnell
Rick Pellow 4-3 Dion van Everdingen
Stephen Mallams 4-0 Nathan Barrett
Luke Humphries 4-1 Ryan De Vreede
Lee Whitworth 4-1 James Wilkinson
Jordan Matthews 4-1 Nick van Duijvenboden
Kieran Smith 4-2 Brian Raman
Callum Loose 4-3 Dan Read
Nicholas Day 4-1 Joe Gardam
John de Kruijf 4-3 Adam Howard
Sam Head 4-0 Shane Reidy
Jimmy Hendriks 4-1 Josh Clough
Bradley Brooks 4-3 Ross Twell
Ryan Jones 4-2 Andy Kent
Kevin De Vries 4-0 Liam Carlyon

Second Round
Charlie Beaumont 4-3 Lewis Pride
Thomas Sykes 4-3 Joshua Richardson
Ronnie Roberts 4-0 Jack Warner
Jack Todd 4-3 Jim Moston
Adam Hunt 4-2 Carlo van Peer
Harry Ward 4-2 Daniel Cole
Daniel Jensen 4-3 Justin Smith
Reece Colley 4-3 Kurt Parry
Dean Reynolds 4-1 Mike De Decker
Ryan Hoggarth 4-3 Jamie Branton
Liam DeVries 4-2 Fabian Herz
Sven Groen 4-3 Shaun Lovett
Ted Evetts 4-0 Douglas Thomas
Josh Payne 4-3 Mark Baxter
Steve Lennon 4-1 Berry van Peer
Connor Bowler 4-1 Jack Vincent
Fredi Gselmann 4-1 Aiden Cope
Aden Kirk 4-2 Dean Finn
Matthew Dicken 4-3 Lee Budgen
Morgan Smith 4-3 Jordan Lister
Rhys Griffin 4-1 Dylon Smith
Aaron Dyer 4-1 Tony Field
James Lane 4-1 Sonny Johal
Dylan van Beek 4-1 Luciano Tardio
Sean Johnson 4-3 Arron Fairweather
Stephen Mallams 4-2 Rick Pellow
Luke Humphries 4-0 Lee Whitworth
Jordan Matthews 4-3 Kieran Smith
Callum Loose 4-0 Nicholas Day
Sam Head 4-3 John de Kruijf
Bradley Brooks 4-2 Jimmy Hendriks
Ryan Jones 4-1 Kevin De Vries

Third Round
Thomas Sykes 4-3 Charlie Beaumont
Ronnie Roberts 4-3 Jack Todd
Adam Hunt 4-0 Harry Ward
Reece Colley 4-3 Daniel Jensen
Dean Reynolds 4-0 Ryan Hoggarth
Liam DeVries 4-1 Sven Groen
Josh Payne 4-3 Ted Evetts
Steve Lennon 4-1 Connor Bowler
Aden Kirk 4-3 Fredi Gselmann
Matthew Dicken 4-0 Morgan Smith
Aaron Dyer 4-1 Rhys Griffin
Dylan van Beek 4-3 James Lane
Sean Johnson 4-0 Stephen Mallams
Jordan Matthews 4-3 Luke Humphries
Callum Loose 4-2 Sam Head
Ryan Jones 4-1 Bradley Brooks

Fourth Round
Ronnie Roberts 4-0 Thomas Sykes
Adam Hunt 4-2 Reece Colley
Dean Reynolds 4-1 Liam DeVries
Steve Lennon 4-2 Josh Payne
Aden Kirk 4-2 Matthew Dicken
Aaron Dyer 4-0 Dylan van Beek
Jordan Matthews 4-2 Sean Johnson
Ryan Jones 4-1 Callum Loose

Quarter-Finals
Ronnie Roberts 4-2 Adam Hunt
Dean Reynolds 4-0 Steve Lennon
Aden Kirk 4-2 Aaron Dyer
Jordan Matthews 4-2 Ryan Jones

Semi-Finals
Dean Reynolds 4-2 Ronnie Roberts
Aden Kirk 4-1 Jordan Matthews

Final
Dean Reynolds 4-1 Aden Kirk