After the earlier success of José Justicia, the title went to a Spaniard again on the European Challenge Tour on Friday evening. Alcinas won the final of the eighth tournament by beating Jimmy Hendriks 5-0.
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It is the first Challenge Tour title for Alcinas, who had a Tour Card from 2011 to 2014 and from 2017 to 2020. On his way to the final the Spanish ace had won against Erik Tautfest (5-1), Martijn Dragt (5-4), Niko Springer (5-4), Marvin van Velzen (5-2) and Rowby-John Rodriguez (5-3).
The Challenge Tour circuit is open to players who have participated in the Q-School, but have not won a Tour Card.
Due to travel restrictions still in place due to the corona pandemic, this year's Challenge Tour has been split into a separate circuit for both British and European players. The winners of both tours will be allowed to participate in the upcoming World Championship and receive a PDC Tour Card for 2022 and 2023.
Results PDC European Challenge Tour 8
Quarter-Finals
Toni Alcinas (87.71) 5 | 2 (78.39) Marvin van Velzen
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Rowby-John Rodriguez (89.69) 5 | 4 (83.62) Wesley Plaisier
Jimmy Hendriks (85.27) 5 | 3 (89.52) Mario Vandenbogaerde
Kenny Neyens (94.86) 5 | 1 (86.63) Arjan Konterman
Semi-Finals
Toni Alcinas (94.41) 5 | 3 (87.60) Rowby-John Rodriguez
Jimmy Hendriks (90.63) 5 | 2 (92.97) Kenny Neyens
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Final
Toni Alcinas (90.54) 5 | 0 (77.08) Jimmy Hendriks
I stumbled into the world of darts quite by accident back in 2013. For a Journalism School assignment, I had to produce a live sports report and as it happened, the European Tour event in Veldhoven was the only available option. That weekend, I caught the darts bug. The post-match interviews especially appealed to me, as darts players tend to be much more open and approachable than what you usually see with footballers on television.
After a few detours, I joined Dartsnieuws.com in 2017 as editor-in-chief. I don’t have much competitive experience myself, although I once entered a PDC Development Tour weekend just to experience what it’s like from a player’s perspective. I even managed to win a leg against a Tour Card holder and, quite by accident, earned £50 in prize money.
In 2022, I was also involved in the founding of the TOTO Dart Kings, a commercial darts team, where I worked as media manager for three years. Unfortunately, due to new legislation in the Netherlands, that project came to an end in 2025.
Through my work in darts, I’ve been fortunate to travel to some incredible events, from Premier League nights at Ahoy Rotterdam, to several World Championships, and even the US Darts Masters at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Beyond darts, I’m a passionate sports fan in general. You can always wake me up for a game of tennis or padel, and I love following football, tennis, padel, cycling, Formula 1, and ice skating.
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