Mervyn King was zondag dichtbij een tweede
Challenge Tour-titel dit weekend, maar het was Jack Tweddell die er vandoor ging met de titel tijdens het vijftiende evenement van het seizoen.
Voor de 30-jarige Engelsman is het zijn eerste triomf op de Challenge Tour. Hij versloeg Jim Moston (5-3), Ryan Palmer (5-1), Andreas Harrysson (5-1), Ryan O'Connor (5-3), Alexander Merkx (5-4), Dmitriy Zhukov (5-2) en Colin Osborne (5-1) voor een plek in de finale.
King haalde de finale door Steven Harbert (5-0), Luis Camacho (5-1), David Pallett (5-3), Eddie Lovely (5-4), Sam Spivey (5-3), Shane McGuirk (5-2) en Nathan Girvan (5-0) te verslaan. Vervolgens was Tweddell in de finale met 5-1 te sterk voor King, die eerder dit weekend wel Challenge Tour 11 op zijn naam schreef.
Het Challenge Tour-circuit staat open voor spelers die mee hebben gedaan aan de Q-School, maar geen Tour Card hebben gewonnen. Via de Challenge Tour kunnen de hoogst geklasseerde spelers als invaller toegang krijgen tot de Players Championship-toernooien. De twee beste spelers aan het einde van het seizoen krijgen een PDC Tour Card en mogen meedoen aan het WK Darts.
Uitslagen PDC Challenge Tour 15
Finale
Jack Tweddell (92.94) 5 | 1 (91.21) Mervyn King
Halve finale
Jack Tweddell (93.66) 5 | 1 (83.38) Colin Osborne
Mervyn King (90.54) 5 | 0 (83.54) Nathan Girvan
Kwartfinale
Colin Osborne (87.46) 5 | 2 (75.69) Steve West
Jack Tweddell (89.30) 5 | 2 (88.24) Dmitriy Zhukov
Mervyn King (92.09) 5 | 2 (87.58) Shane McGuirk
Nathan Girvan (87.60) 5 | 4 (85.62) Michael Flynn
Laatste 16
Colin Osborne (81.51) 5 | 4 (76.50) Martin Thomas
Steve West (86.15) 5 | 4 (89.01) John O'Shea
Dmitriy Zhukov (88.32) 5 | 1 (75.97) Keegan Brown
Jack Tweddell (88.08) 5 | 4 (84.58) Alexander Merkx
Shane McGuirk (89.98) 5 | 3 (88.63) Stuart Wares
Mervyn King (81.82) 5 | 3 (82.84) Sam Spivey
Nathan Girvan (88.65) 5 | 4 (93.05) Jamie Atkins
Michael Flynn (88.06) 5 | 3 (78.56) Phil Coward
Laatste 32
Colin Osborne (85.42) 5 | 4 (87.02) Trevor Burkhill
Martin Thomas (96.02) 5 | 3 (79.86) Bruno Stoeckli
John O'Shea (89.47) 5 | 4 (91.57) Danny van Trijp
Steve West (85.40) 5 | 3 (76.76) Charlie Manby
Keegan Brown (83.42) 5 | 3 (80.75) Andy Hamilton
Dmitriy Zhukov (89.92) 5 | 2 (79.24) Jenson Walker
Jack Tweddell (95.29) 5 | 3 (89.25) Ryan O'Connor
Alexander Merkx (91.94) 5 | 1 (93.03) Marcel Walpen
Shane McGuirk (82.58) 5 | 0 (71.34) Colin Gibson
Stuart Wares (79.27) 5 | 1 (72.08) Matt Gallett
Sam Spivey (80.65) 5 | 4 (79.36) Callum Francis
Mervyn King (82.14) 5 | 4 (80.36) Eddie Lovely
Jamie Atkins (82.77) 5 | 2 (75.13) Ron Meulenkamp
Nathan Girvan (87.66) 5 | 4 (88.31) Samuel Price
Phil Coward (83.82) 5 | 4 (87.87) Martin Grearson
Michael Flynn (83.50) 5 | 0 (77.00) Oliver Mitchell
Laatste 64
Colin Osborne (82.58) 5 | 0 (71.93) Christian Perez
Trevor Burkhill (77.55) 5 | 4 (80.10) Steve Hine
Bruno Stoeckli (82.62) 5 | 1 (82.47) Lewis Pride
Martin Thomas (88.41) 5 | 0 (72.18) Bhav Patel
Danny van Trijp (92.78) 5 | 0 (82.92) David Sharp
John O'Shea (85.40) 5 | 0 (71.28) Rowby-John Rodriguez
Charlie Manby (90.29) 5 | 2 (84.38) Aden Kirk
Steve West (94.12) 5 | 2 (79.06) Lee Budgen
Andy Hamilton (78.19) 5 | 4 (83.57) Ciaran Teehan
Keegan Brown (93.28) 5 | 3 (81.43) Andrew Callary
Jenson Walker (89.43) 5 | 3 (80.21) Charlie Kemp
Dmitriy Zhukov (72.32) 5 | 2 (73.71) Lee Williams
Jack Tweddell (86.34) 5 | 1 (89.53) Andreas Harrysson
Ryan O'Connor (83.05) 5 | 4 (87.56) Scott Campbell
Alexander Merkx (86.38) 5 | 0 (75.15) John Henderson
Marcel Walpen (83.92) 5 | 3 (77.35) Derek Maclean
Colin Gibson (78.89) 5 | 4 (83.64) Lee Evans
Shane McGuirk (96.81) 5 | 2 (82.07) Jonas Graversen
Stuart Wares (81.70) 5 | 3 (78.66) Daniel Nicholls
Matt Gallett (79.01) 5 | 3 (77.45) Arno Merk
Sam Spivey (90.27) 5 | 4 (91.39) Ryan Branley
Callum Francis (88.41) 5 | 0 (81.11) Jacques Labre
Eddie Lovely (93.26) 5 | 2 (92.28) Beau Greaves
Mervyn King (91.29) 5 | 3 (95.41) David Pallett
Ron Meulenkamp (97.92) 5 | 2 (89.76) Kevin Leadenham
Jamie Atkins (90.54) 5 | 0 (71.19) Lee Barrow
Samuel Price (86.93) 5 | 3 (86.75) Jarno Bottenberg
Nathan Girvan (88.41) 5 | 0 (77.00) Tommy Morris
Phil Coward (83.98) 5 | 4 (85.29) James Howard Hughes
Martin Grearson (83.83) 5 | 1 (80.43) Andrew Cass
Michael Flynn (85.79) 5 | 1 (77.71) Patrick Quinn
Oliver Mitchell (88.41) 5 | 2 (79.99) Scott Baker
Laatste 128
Colin Osborne (79.17) 5 | 4 (73.80) Jimmy McKirdy
Christian Perez (84.53) 5 | 3 (75.54) Brian Raman
Trevor Burkhill (91.65) 5 | 0 (81.37) Martin Tonks
Steve Hine (79.18) 5 | 2 (81.71) Keenan Thomas
Bruno Stoeckli (91.62) 5 | 3 (86.58) John Part
Lewis Pride (84.09) 5 | 3 (88.95) Daniel Ayres
Bhav Patel (76.27) 5 | 2 (70.43) Charlie Symons
Martin Thomas (87.57) 5 | 3 (86.34) Carl Sneyd
David Sharp (90.43) 5 | 3 (77.69) David Davies
Danny van Trijp (83.98) 5 | 3 (82.56) Jurjen van der Velde
Rowby-John Rodriguez (72.02) 5 | 2 (76.27) Kevin Troppmann
John O'Shea (92.36) 5 | 4 (84.98) Danny Goddard
Aden Kirk (93.94) 5 | 0 (82.04) Kelvin O'Keefe
Charlie Manby (85.40) 5 | 0 (75.50) Jeffrey De Zwaan
Lee Budgen (83.49) 5 | 3 (74.04) Dylan Dowling
Steve West (87.62) 5 | 2 (85.56) Charlie Martin
Ciaran Teehan (74.25) 5 | 4 (76.91) Stefan Bellmont
Andy Hamilton (85.81) 5 | 2 (89.81) Graham Hall
Andrew Callary (82.46) 5 | 3 (78.00) Taylor Greaves
Keegan Brown (91.75) 5 | 4 (87.92) Scott Waites
Charlie Kemp (76.40) 5 | 2 (67.83) Marco Jungwirth
Jenson Walker (86.33) 5 | 3 (79.11) Jason Heaver
Dmitriy Zhukov (85.08) 5 | 2 (75.70) Tim Scholz
Lee Williams (85.80) 5 | 4 (82.40) James Parkin
Andreas Harrysson (91.62) 5 | 3 (76.76) Louis Lucas-Carter
Jack Tweddell (82.23) 5 | 1 (76.59) Ryan Palmer
Scott Campbell (86.05) 5 | 3 (77.56) Ultan McDyer
Ryan O'Connor (86.22) 5 | 2 (76.24) Tom Lonsdale
John Henderson (77.53) 5 | 1 (65.83) Paul Mitchell
Alexander Merkx (90.67) 5 | 3 (89.72) Ashley Coleman
Derek Maclean (84.48) 5 | 2 (82.28) David Sumner
Marcel Walpen (86.98) 5 | 4 (84.12) Damian Mol
Lee Evans (81.68) 5 | 0 (67.10) John Davey
Colin Gibson (83.78) 5 | 4 (75.98) Steven Inkpen
Jonas Graversen (74.77) 5 | 4 (74.42) Janek Hill
Shane McGuirk (94.92) 5 | 4 (86.23) Mike Warburton
Stuart Wares (92.78) 5 | 0 (84.26) Michael Huntley
Daniel Nicholls (83.50) 5 | 0 (73.03) Reece Colley
Arno Merk (89.77) 5 | 2 (78.93) Chris Hurds
Matt Gallett (80.81) 5 | 2 (81.36) Carl Wilson
Ryan Branley (87.11) 5 | 4 (83.91) Dean Finn Forde
Sam Spivey (86.32) 5 | 1 (76.38) Frankie Ansell
Jacques Labre (89.88) 5 | 1 (74.76) Tom Parradine
Callum Francis (91.94) 5 | 1 (81.57) Peter Burgoyne
Beau Greaves (88.34) 5 | 1 (81.03) David Evans
Eddie Lovely (86.95) 5 | 3 (82.56) Jason Wilson
David Pallett (95.13) 5 | 0 (76.19) David Williams
Mervyn King (79.54) 5 | 1 (69.87) Luis Camacho
Kevin Leadenham (86.73) 5 | 4 (82.69) Joe Croft
Ron Meulenkamp (80.72) 5 | 4 (77.01) Kevin Lane
Lee Barrow (76.94) 5 | 2 (80.09) Joe Hunt
Jamie Atkins (83.94) 5 | 1 (69.42) Lee Grace
Jarno Bottenberg (74.26) 5 | 2 (70.49) Neil Parry
Samuel Price (94.01) 5 | 2 (92.26) Jamie Hughes
Nathan Girvan (82.37) 5 | 2 (74.93) James Waite
Tommy Morris (73.61) 5 | 2 (71.98) Kevin McDine
James Howard Hughes (79.35) 5 | 3 (75.98) Sietse Lap
Phil Coward (75.91) 5 | 0 (68.00) Vinay Ramnath
Andrew Cass (91.65) 5 | 0 (61.67) Marco Reichenpfader
Martin Grearson (78.44) 5 | 2 (74.81) Jaikob Selby-Rivas
Patrick Quinn (91.54) 5 | 3 (87.58) Shane Turner
Michael Flynn (104.33) 5 | 2 (97.31) Darius Labanauskas
Oliver Mitchell (88.11) 5 | 2 (80.25) Callum Goffin
Scott Baker (87.74) 5 | 2 (81.11) Niels Aagaard Nielsen
Laatste 256
Brian Raman (79.95) 5 | 0 (70.47) Danny Trueman
Christian Perez (88.24) 5 | 3 (80.27) Jimmy Bristow
Keenan Thomas (74.41) 5 | 0 (65.76) David Hill
Steve Hine (97.18) 5 | 3 (101.89) Shaun Carroll
Lewis Pride (76.44) 5 | 2 (69.34) Kristian Barker
Daniel Ayres (92.78) 5 | 0 (51.00) Laszlo B Csato
Bhav Patel (74.14) 5 | 4 (68.65) Ricky Palmer
Carl Sneyd (75.22) 5 | 2 (69.61) Ian Lever
Martin Thomas (84.13) 5 | 4 (84.54) Adam Mould
Danny van Trijp (80.81) 5 | 0 (47.14) Chi-Minh Tran
Jurjen van der Velde (108.32) 5 | 2 (87.84) Nathan Care
John O'Shea (82.69) 5 | 4 (82.98) Jimmy van Schie
Danny Goddard (85.31) 5 | 1 (67.06) Karl Williams
Jeffrey De Zwaan (74.27) 5 | 4 (70.06) Robert Nelson
Charlie Manby (86.65) 5 | 1 (75.12) Dan Hands
Dylan Dowling (75.75) 5 | 4 (76.58) Marc Vleghert
Steve West (75.82) 5 | 1 (66.52) Max Baulcomb
Charlie Martin (78.28) 5 | 0 (67.97) Deian Roberts
Graham Hall (81.68) 5 | 0 (68.90) Graham Usher
Andy Hamilton (82.39) 5 | 3 (80.84) Ellis Radford
Keegan Brown (90.86) 5 | 1 (78.66) James Evans-Bradford
Scott Waites (82.19) 5 | 3 (82.01) Patrick Dekker
Jason Heaver (71.12) 5 | 4 (70.76) Nathan Potter
Jenson Walker (95.85) 5 | 3 (79.94) Geert Nentjes
Dmitriy Zhukov (73.82) 5 | 1 (66.42) Ben Robb
James Parkin (75.99) 5 | 3 (80.38) Ted Evetts
Lee Williams (74.41) 5 | 0 (68.64) Myles Avory
Jack Tweddell (84.04) 5 | 3 (81.70) Jim Moston
Ryan Palmer (83.96) 5 | 4 (83.26) Adam Beck
Tom Lonsdale (72.96) 5 | 0 (67.56) Stephen Castle
Ryan O'Connor (86.61) 5 | 1 (69.00) Adrian Gray
John Henderson (80.30) 5 | 1 (76.68) Lee Cocks
Alexander Merkx (76.75) 5 | 3 (72.29) Tom Riding
Ashley Coleman (84.89) 5 | 3 (87.30) James Vanbesien
David Sumner (80.81) 5 | 0 (69.58) Danny Jansen
Marcel Walpen (87.90) 5 | 2 (85.01) Ash Ling
Damian Mol (93.94) 5 | 0 (72.00) Mat Caste
Steven Inkpen (70.21) 5 | 3 (63.40) Dimitri Nees
Colin Gibson (75.87) 5 | 4 (81.97) Tom Sykes
Shane McGuirk (88.66) 5 | 3 (88.79) Jarred Cole
Mike Warburton (81.53) 5 | 2 (78.66) Remo Mandiau
Daniel Nicholls (89.46) 5 | 0 (57.62) Serge Brisset
Reece Colley (88.65) 5 | 2 (73.63) Davy Robijns
Arno Merk (85.60) 5 | 2 (81.94) Tom Baughan
Matt Gallett (86.52) 5 | 1 (81.59) Kirk De Ruyter
Carl Wilson (89.46) 5 | 0 (80.00) Lionel Maranhao
Sam Spivey (86.24) 5 | 2 (79.71) Simon Stothart
Frankie Ansell (87.04) 5 | 4 (81.97) Jamai van den Herik
Peter Burgoyne (80.54) 5 | 3 (81.93) Conor Heneghan
Callum Francis (96.68) 5 | 1 (90.28) Nicolas Thuillier
Beau Greaves (88.41) 5 | 0 (75.74) Adam Smith-neale
Eddie Lovely (83.09) 5 | 3 (76.77) Owen Maiden
Jason Wilson (82.55) 5 | 4 (86.17) Henry Coates
David Williams (65.09) 5 | 1 (66.12) Richie Burnett
Mervyn King (93.94) 5 | 0 (51.58) Steven Harbert
Luis Camacho (69.72) 5 | 3 (71.90) Coni Singh Nagi
Ron Meulenkamp (88.63) 5 | 4 (84.08) Scott Taylor
Kevin Lane (81.19) 5 | 4 (87.59) Jeffrey Sparidaans
Jamie Atkins (83.57) 5 | 3 (77.50) Gary Blades
Lee Grace (64.77) 5 | 3 (59.90) Bruno Rangel
Jamie Hughes (78.21) 5 | 1 (73.27) Aaron Beeney
Samuel Price (81.88) 5 | 2 (66.94) Gino Vermeersch
Nathan Girvan (91.24) 5 | 1 (78.26) Sean Fisher
Tommy Morris (84.44) 5 | 0 (61.72) Danny Moore
Kevin McDine (70.24) 5 | 2 (65.90) Mark Boardman
Vinay Ramnath (73.54) 5 | 1 (61.47) Sean Taylor
Phil Coward (75.67) 5 | 2 (70.16) Steve Sewell
Jaikob Selby-Rivas (78.65) 5 | 3 (75.50) Calvin Nicolai
Martin Grearson (85.32) 5 | 2 (81.21) Thomas Banks
Patrick Quinn (79.11) 5 | 0 (67.32) Neilie Brouder
Darius Labanauskas (84.43) 5 | 4 (87.57) Kevin Burness
Michael Flynn (85.57) 5 | 3 (71.17) Ben Adams
Oliver Mitchell (81.83) 5 | 3 (80.07) Stu Wilson
Scott Baker (71.11) 5 | 2 (70.35) Paul Higgins
Niels Aagaard Nielsen (79.14) 5 | 2 (72.78) Bailey White