Cocks claims maiden Challenge Tour victory

Winmau Challenge Tour

Mar 17 2024

Lee Cocks claimed his maiden PDC title at Winmau Challenge Tour Event Ten in Hildesheim on Sunday, whitewashing Wesley Plaisier 5-0 in the final.

Brilliant Boulton goes back-to-back on Winmau Challenge Tour

Winmau Challenge Tour

Mar 16 2024

Andy Boulton claimed back-to-back Winmau Challenge Tour titles to cap off a remarkable day of action in Hildesheim on Saturday.

Van Leuven & Eidams celebrate maiden Challenge Tour titles in Hildesheim

Winmau Challenge Tour

Mar 15 2024

Noa-Lynn van Leuven and Rene Eidams claimed maiden titles as the 2024 Winmau Challenge Tour continued in Germany on Friday.

Kirk denies Jansen to clinch maiden Challenge Tour crown

Winmau Challenge Tour

Jan 21 2024

Aden Kirk rounded off the opening weekend of 2024 Winmau Challenge Tour action with Event Five victory in Milton Keynes on Sunday.

Lukasiak & Bellmont claim Challenge Tour wins in Milton Keynes

Winmau Challenge Tour

Jan 20 2024

Oskar Lukasiak and Stefan Bellmont each picked up titles as the 2024 Winmau Challenge Tour continued in Milton Keynes on Saturday.

Burnett & Jansen claim titles on 2024 Challenge Tour opening day

Winmau Challenge Tour

Jan 19 2024

Richie Burnett and Danny Jansen each picked up titles as the 2024 Winmau Challenge Tour got underway in Milton Keynes on Friday.

Van Peer & Bates confirm Ally Pally spots as 2023 Challenge Tour concludes

Winmau Challenge Tour

Oct 30 2023

Berry van Peer and Owen Bates will feature in the 2023/24 Paddy Power World Darts Championship after finishing first and second respectively on the 2023 Winmau Challenge Tour Order of Merit.

Boulton & Sedlak share spoils on penultimate day of Challenge Tour season

Winmau Challenge Tour

Oct 29 2023

Andy Boulton and Vitezslav Sedlak shared the spoils on the penultimate day of 2023 Winmau Challenge Tour action in Wigan on Sunday.

Emerging star Bates claims landmark Winmau Challenge Tour title

Winmau Challenge Tour

Aug 13 2023

Owen Bates defied a late fightback from Wesley Plaisier to secure a maiden Winmau Challenge Tour title in Milton Keynes on Sunday.

Crabtree & Grundy celebrate Winmau Challenge Tour success

Winmau Challenge Tour

Aug 12 2023

Cam Crabtree and Robert Grundy shared titles as the 2023 Winmau Challenge Tour season continued in Milton Keynes on Saturday.

Robert Owen and Wesley Plaisier shared the spoils as the 2022 Winmau Challenge Tour resumed in Leicester on Friday.

The first of three days of action got underway at the Morningside Arena on Friday, and former UK Open semi-finalist Owen secured his maiden title at Event 16 to move up to second on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit.

The Welshman averaged above 92 in seven of his eight matches, following up a hard-fought win over Colin Osborne by seeing off Matthew Dennant and Robert Thornton in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively.

Owen then eased past former Lakeside Championship winner Christian Kist 5-2 in Friday afternoon's showpiece, averaging 94 and firing in four 180s to scoop the £2,000 top prize.

However, it was Plaisier who prevailed at Event 17, overcoming former World Grand Prix and UK Open champion Thornton 5-3 to secure his first triumph on the Winmau Challenge Tour.

The Dutchman has excelled on the European Tour in 2022, and he continued his fine form in Leicester, producing three ton-plus averages en route to the title.

Plaisier averaged 103, 100 and 101 in wins over Geoffrey Murray, Raymond Marshall and Lewis Pride respectively, having also accounted for Event 16 runner-up Kist earlier in the day.

The 32-year-old recorded a convincing victory over fellow Dutchman Martijn Dragt in the semi-finals, before winning four of the last five legs to topple Thornton, who also impressed at the Morningside Arena.

The veteran Scot posted a superb 103.75 average in his semi-final success against Czech star Karel Sedlacek, but he was unable to repeat the feat against Plaisier.

Elsewhere, Germany's Lukas Wenig achieved perfection at Event 17, landing a nine-darter to complete a 5-3 win over Andrew Hyland in the last 32, before succumbing to Sedlacek in the quarter-finals.

This weekend's Winmau Challenge Tour action continues with Events 18 & 19 on Saturday, with £20,000 in prize money up for grabs.

The top two players from the final 2022 Challenge Tour Order of Merit will secure a PDC Tour Card for 2023/24 and a place in the 2022/23 Cazoo World Darts Championship, with Scott Williams still boasting a £1,450 lead at the summit.

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