Plaisier & Pilgrim pick up Winmau Challenge Tour titles

Winmau Challenge Tour

Aug 11 2023

Wesley Plaisier and Darryl Pilgrim each claimed titles as the 2023 Winmau Challenge Tour season resumed in Milton Keynes on Friday.

Whitehead wins maiden title at Challenge Tour Event 14

Winmau Challenge Tour

May 07 2023

The 2023 Winmau Challenge Tour continues with Event 14 in Milton Keynes on Sunday.

Resurgent Van Peer celebrates Challenge Tour double in Milton Keynes

Winmau Challenge Tour

May 06 2023

Berry van Peer continued his blistering form to celebrate a sensational Winmau Challenge Tour double in Milton Keynes on Saturday.

Van Peer and Jones win Challenge Tour Events Ten & 11

Winmau Challenge Tour

May 05 2023

Berry Van Peer and Wayne Jones picked up titles as the 2023 Winmau Challenge Tour returned to action at the Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes on Friday.

Trailblazer Sherrock becomes first woman to hit a PDC nine-darter

Winmau Challenge Tour

Mar 18 2023

Fallon Sherrock created another slice of darting history in Hildesheim on Saturday, after becoming the first woman to hit a nine-dart finish in a PDC event.

Meulenkamp and Horvat secure Challenge Tour success

Winmau Challenge Tour

Mar 18 2023

Ron Meulenkamp and Dragutin Horvat secured Winmau Challenge Tour titles on Saturday, as Fallon Sherrock created history on a thrilling day of action in Hildesheim.

Van Peer & Henderson celebrate Challenge Tour titles in Hildesheim

Winmau Challenge Tour

Mar 17 2023

Berry van Peer and John Henderson celebrated titles on a high-quality day of Winmau Challenge Tour action in Hildesheim on Friday.

New dates announced for August's Winmau Challenge Tour weekend

Winmau Challenge Tour

Mar 15 2023

The PDC Winmau Challenge Tour weekend planned for August 4-6 has been moved to August 11-13 in Milton Keynes.

Tricole wins Winmau Challenge Tour Event Five

Winmau Challenge Tour

Jan 22 2023

Thibault Tricole picked up the PDC Winmau Challenge Tour title of his career as he beat Owen Bates 5-2 to win Event Five in Milton Keynes.

Boulton & Crabtree claim Challenge Tour titles in Milton Keynes

Winmau Challenge Tour

Jan 21 2023

Andy Boulton and Cameron Crabtree clinched maiden titles on another intriguing day of Winmau Challenge Tour action in Milton Keynes on Saturday.

THE PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour is the PDC's second-tier tour for players who do not hold a PDC Tour Card.

A series of 20 tournaments will be held during 2019, each offering £10,000 in prize money.

Tournaments are held across five double-header weekends, with two events per day on each weekend.

BORIS KOLTSOV and Ritchie Edhouse picked up victories on Sunday as the opening PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour weekend of 2019 concluded in Wigan.

Edhouse claimed his second Challenge Tour title as he defeated Scott Taylor 5-3 in the Event Three final.

Edhouse, a winner previously in 2016 on the PDC's second-tier circuit, picked up the £2,000 first prize in the first of Sunday's two events at the Robin Park Tennis Centre.

The 35-year-old from Enfield won nine games to take the title, opening his challenge with a defeat of Michael Rasztovits, a Challenge Tour event winner last November.

He went on to defeat Zak Cross, Jimmy Hendriks, Berry van Peer, Darren Johnson, Ricky Williams and Jeffrey de Graaf.

Edhouse then overcame Andrew Gilding 5-3 in the semi-finals, before repeating that scoreline against Taylor in the decider.

Taylor had seen off former World Championship runner-up Andy Hamilton 5-3 with a 106 average in the quarter-finals in his best performance of Event Three.

Taylor also overcame Brazil's Diogo Portela, Sweden's Dennis Nilsson and Saturday's Event Two winner Nathan Rafferty as he reached the final, before being denied his second Challenge Tour title.

Gilding and Nilsson won through to the semi-finals, while Hamilton was joined by De Graaf, Mick Todd and Anthony Brown in the last eight.

Canada's John Part reached the last 16 before losing out to Hamilton, while Matthew Dennant caught the eye with a stunning 119 average in his early 5-1 win over Scott Dale.

Event Four saw the weekend's action in Wigan conclude, as Russian ace Koltsov edged out Prins in a deciding leg in the final.

The World Cup representative and three-time World Championship qualifier was in dominant form throughout Event Four, losing no more than two legs in his seven matches to reach the decider.

The final saw the opening six legs shared before Koltsov secured a break to lead 4-3.

Prins broke back to force a decider, but Koltsov returned on 12 to claim the £2,000 top prize.

Prins had defeated Event Three winner Edhouse in the last 16 and then overcame both Darren Johnson and Dave Ladley with a 5-1 scoreline to reach his first Challenge Tour final.

Jason Askew - the son of former PDC professional Dave - completed just his second weekend of competitive darts with a semi-final appearance in Event Four alongside Ladley.

The next PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour weekend will be held on May 11-12 at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan, as PDPA Associate Members compete across two days.

See full results and stats through DartConnect.

PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour
Event Three, Sunday January 27
Full Event Three Results
Last 16

Andrew Gilding 5-4 Stefaan Deprez
Mick Todd 5-1 Dave Prins
Jeffrey de Graaf 5-3 Mareno Michels
Ritchie Edhouse 5-4 Ricky Williams
Anthony Brown 5-4 Martin Atkins (Leeds)
Dennis Nilsson 5-4 Brian Woods
Scott Taylor 5-1 Peter Mitchell
Andy Hamilton 5-4 John Part

Quarter-Finals
Andrew Gilding 5-1 Mick Todd
Ritchie Edhouse 5-1 Jeffrey de Graaf
Dennis Nilsson 5-4 Anthony Brown
Scott Taylor 5-3 Andy Hamilton

Semi-Finals
Ritchie Edhouse 5-3 Andrew Gilding
Scott Taylor 5-1 Dennis Nilsson

Final
Ritchie Edhouse 5-4 Scott Taylor

Event Four, Sunday January 27
Full Event Four Results
Last 16

Danny Van Trijp 5-4 Stu Wilson
Boris Koltsov 5-2 Wesley Plaisier
Jason Askew 5-0 Nathan Rafferty
Jerry Hendriks 5-0 Dean Reynolds
Rhys Griffin 5-3 Diogo Portela
Dave Ladley 5-3 Andy Hamilton
Dave Prins 5-3 Ritchie Edhouse
Darren Johnson 5-4 Martin Atkins (Leeds)

Quarter-Finals
Boris Koltsov 5-4 Danny Van Trijp
Jason Askew 5-4 Jerry Hendriks
Dave Ladley 5-0 Rhys Griffin
Dave Prins 5-1 Darren Johnson

Semi-Finals
Boris Koltsov 5-2 Jason Askew
Dave Prins 5-1 Dave Ladley

Final
Boris Koltsov 5-4 Dave Prins