De Decker's Development Tour Joy

MIKE DE DECKER won his third PDC Unicorn Development Tour title with a narrow 4-3 victory over Berry van Peer in the final of Event 19 as the 2016 season came to a close in Wigan.

Belgian ace De Decker, a 20-year-old from Mechelen won two Development Tour events in 2015, and capped this year's campaign by winning the £2,000 first prize in Sunday's event.

Following a narrow 4-3 win in his opener against Cas Hogenhout, De Decker dropped just two legs in his next four games as he overcame Shane Reidy, Carlo van Peer, Russia's Anton Kolesov and Denmark's Daniel Jensen.

He then edged out former World Youth Champion James Hubbard in the semi-finals before repeating the 4-3 scoreline in the final against Berry van Peer, completing a double over the Dutch brothers in the tournament.

Berry van Peer, 20, had won two titles himself in 2015 and followed up three previous semi-finals this year with his best display of the year to reach the Event 19 final.

In a tough route through the event, van Peer dropped only one leg in his early wins over Ryan McCarthy and Ryan Meikle before edging out Callan Rydz - a semi-finalist in both of Saturday's events - before seeing off Ryan De Vreede, Kurt Parry and Aden Kirk on his way to the decider.

Norfolk's James Hubbard was a semi-finalist for the second time this year, while Aden Kirk was bidding to win his third Development Tour title as he also won through to the last four.

Danish youngster Jensen warmed up for his challenge at the PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship by reaching the quarter-finals alongside Justin Smith, Callum Loose and Welsh ace Parry.

In total, 252 players earned prize money on the PDC Unicorn Development Tour in 2016, with 19 events being held across the UK and in Germany during five weekends.

Dean Reynolds' win in Event 17 on Saturday secured him the top place on the Development Tour Order of Merit, with Ross Twell finishing second to join him in securing a PDC Tour Card for 2017/2018.

In addition, the players finishing from third to eighth will earn free entry to the 2017 PDC Qualifying School (if they do not already possess a PDC Tour Card).

The final 2016 PDC Unicorn Development Tour Order of Merit is at the foot of this page

PDC Unicorn Development Tour
Event 19
First Round
Kurt Parry 4-2 Dean Finn
James Richardson 4-3 Joshua Wilkinson
Thomas Sykes 4-0 Chris Coulter
Luke Humphries 4-2 Mike van Duivenbode
Eelco Sieperda 4-2 Cain Unwin
Josh Payne 4-1 Daniel Key
Justin Smith 4-1 Brian Raman
Dimitri Van den Bergh 4-1 Aiden Cope
Lee Whitworth 4-0 Dan Ladley
Carl Batchelor 4-2 Rhys Julian

Second Round
Kevin de Vries 4-0 Ciaran Teehan
Kurt Parry 4-0 Lewis Hobbs
Fredi Gselmann 4-0 Reece Colley
Joshua Richardson 4-1 Ben West
Zak Cross 4-1 Ronnie Roberts
Thomas Sykes 4-0 Andy Kent
Steve Lennon 4-1 Jarred Cole
Charlie Beaumont 4-1 Thomas Lovely
Callan Rydz 4-2 Sean Ryan
David Carr 4-1 Christophe Snyders
Ryan De Vreede 4-1 Kieran Heard
Corey Cadby 4-0 Douglas Thomas
Liam Gallagher 4-3 Sean Johnson
Declan Fishwick v Harvey Glover
Berry van Peer 4-0 Ryan McCarthy
Ryan Meikle 4-1 Jack Main
Nick Kenny 4-3 Zac Sanders
Jim Moston 4-3 Luke Humphries
Dylan van Beek 4-3 Robbie King
Aden Kirk 4-0 Eelco Sieperda
Samuel Fuller 4-3 Dylon Smith
Dean Reynolds 4-2 Josh Payne
Jonathan Loureiro Lightfoot 4-0 Nathan Richards
Reece Robinson 4-0 Daniel Cole
Colin Roelofs 4-0 Josie Paterson
James Young 4-3 Adam Watson
Sam Carter 4-0 Matthew Hayes
Callum Loose 4-1 Tony Field
Curtis Turner 4-3 John de Kruijf
Sam Head 4-2 Billy Holmes
Arron Fairweather 4-1 Rhys Jackson
Nathan Rafferty 4-1 Ryan Jones
Tommy Lishman 4-0 Matthew Dicken
Justin Smith 4-1 Shane Underwood
Adam Smith-Neale 4-0 Nico Mandl
Dimitri Van den Bergh 4-1 Jeffrey de Zwaan
Jaime Nunez Cortes 4-3 Justin Bradshaw
Stephen Mallams 4-2 Dongju Lee
Kenny Neyens 4-0 Jack Dickinson
Scott Dale 4-0 Sonny Johal
James Hubbard 4-2 Jordan Lister
Shaun Lovett 4-2 Luis Barberan
Josh McCarthy 4-1 Dan Read
Kay Smeets 4-2 Jordan Matthews
Aaron Dyer 4-1 Nicholas Day
Jack Faragher 4-0 Liam Carlyon
Rhys Hayden 4-0 Chris Gower
Jimmy Hendriks 4-0 Robert Ludlow
Lewis Cracknell 4-2 Jamie Branton
Lee Whitworth 4-1 Adam Howard
Jack Warner 4-3 Declan Salter
Carl Batchelor 4-2 Liam Devries
Harry Ward 4-0 Matthew Moore
Rhys Griffin 4-0 Bradley Kirk
Daniel Jensen 4-2 Mark Baxter
Ross Twell 4-2 Jake Jones
Shane Reidy 4-1 Lewis Pride
Mike De Decker 4-3 Cas Hogenhout
Carlo van Peer 4-1 Adam Paxton
James Lane 4-3 Jack Vincent
Sven Groen 4-1 George Edwards
Jack Todd 4-0 Connor Bowler
Anton Kolesov 4-1 Ryan Hoggarth
Lee Budgen 4-1 Avery Bozzetti

Third Round
Kurt Parry 4-2 Kevin De Vries
Joshua Richardson 4-2 Fredi Gselmann
Thomas Sykes 4-3 Zak Cross
Charlie Beaumont 4-1 Steve Lennon
Callan Rydz 4-1 David Carr
Ryan De Vreede 4-3 Corey Cadby
Liam Gallagher 4-2 Declan Fishwick
Berry van Peer 4-1 Ryan Meikle
Jim Moston 4-3 Nick Kenny
Aden Kirk 4-2 Dylan van Beek
Dean Reynolds 4-2 Samuel Fuller
Reece Robinson 4-1 Jonathan Loureiro Lightfoot
James Young 4-2 Colin Roelofs
Callum Loose 4-0 Sam Carter
Curtis Turner 4-2 Sam Head
Arron Fairweather 4-2 Nathan Rafferty
Justin Smith 4-3 Tommy Lishman
Adam Smith-Neale 4-3 Dimitri Van den Bergh
Jaime Nunez Cortes 4-1 Stepham Mallams
Scott Dale 4-1 Kenny Neyens
James Hubbard 4-0 Shaun Lovett
Josh McCarthy 4-0 Kay Smeets
Aaron Dyer 4-1 Jack Faragher
Rhys Hayden 4-3 Jimmy Hendriks
Lee Whitworth 4-1 Lewis Cracknell
Carl Batchelor 4-0 Jack Warner
Harry Ward 4-1 Rhys Griffiths
Daniel Jensen 4-3 Ross Twell
Mike De Decker 4-1 Shane Reidy
Carlo van Peer 4-2 James Lane
Sven Groen 4-1 Jack Todd
Anton Kolesov 4-3 Lee Budgen

Fourth Round
Kurt Parry 4-1 Joshua Richardson
Thomas Sykes 4-2 Charlie Beaumont
Ryan De Vreede 4-3 Callan Rydz
Berry van Peer 4-1 Liam Gallagher
Aden Kirk 4-2 Jim Moston
Reece Robinson 4-3 Dean Reynolds
Callum Loose 4-1 James Young
Arron Fairweather 4-2 Curtis Turner
Justin Smith 4-3 Adam Smith-Neale
Jaime Nunez Cortes 4-1 Scott Dale
James Hubbard 4-2 Josh McCarthy
Rhys Hayden 4-2 Aaron Dyer
Lee Whitworth 4-3 Carl Batchelor
Daniel Jensen 4-2 Harry Ward
Mike De Decker 4-0 Carlo van Peer
Anton Kolesov 4-1 Sven Groen

Fifth Round
Kurt Parry 4-1 Thomas Sykes
Berry van Peer 4-2 Ryan De Vreede
Aden Kirk 4-2 Reece Robinson
Callum Loose 4-0 Arron Fairweather
Justin Smith 4-1 Jaime Nunez Cortes
James Hubbard 4-2 Rhys Hayden
Daniel Jensen 4-0 Lee Whitworth
Mike De Decker 4-0 Anton Kolesov

Quarter-Finals
Berry van Peer 4-3 Kurt Parry
Aden Kirk 4-3 Callum Loose
James Hubbard 4-3 Justin Smith
Mike De Decker 4-1 Daniel Jensen

Semi-Finals
Berry van Peer 4-2 Aden Kirk
Mike De Decker 4-3 James Hubbard

Final
Mike De Decker 4-3 Berry van Peer

Final 2016 PDC Unicorn Development Tour Order of Merit