Lourence Ilagan took the title Sunday at the third edition of the PDC Asian Championship. It is the first time that Ilagan, who did have 11 Asian Tour titles to his name, managed to win this tournament.
Ilagan had easily made it through the pool phase on Saturday by defeating Royden Lam (5-1) and Woonghee Han (5-2). Sunday, the tournament continued with the knockout phase and there, 'The Gunner' managed to win over John Marco Lumilang (5-3), Reynaldo Rivera (6-4), Jenn Ming Tan (6-1) and then Sandro Sosing (7-3).
By winning the PDC Asian Championship, Ilagan secured the top prize of $15,000 and entry to the Grand Slam of Darts. Winning the PDC Asian Championship also carried a World Championship spot, but the Filipino dart player already had that in his pocket through the Asian Tour. Losing finalist Sandro Sosing and semifinalist Lok Yin Lee can also make their appearance at the World Darts Championship in December.
Final
Lourence Ilagan (92.71) 7 | 3 (85.77) Sandro Sosing
Semi-final
Sandro Sosing (84.43) 6 | 5 (85.83) Lok Yin Lee
Lourence Ilagan (85.89) 6 | 1 (82.88) Jenn Ming Tan
Quarterfinals
Lok Yin Lee (89.16) 6 | 2 (77.11) Alexis Toylo
Sandro Sosing (90.32) 6 | 3 (83.33) Rodolfo Jr. Escaros
Lourence Ilagan (84.40) 6 | 4 (74.42) Reynaldo Rivera
Jenn Ming Tan (72.27) 6 | 3 (66.29) Marvic Meana
Last 16
Alexis Toylo (99.03) 5 | 1 (97.43) Eduardo Largo
Lok Yin Lee (85.19) 5 | 4 (83.32) Nitin Kumar
Sandro Sosing (89.41) 5 | 4 (79.46) Yoshihisa Baba
Rodolfo Jr. Escaros (81.61) 5 | 4 (78.57) John Mark Bracero
Lourence Ilagan (91.68) 5 | 3 (91.11) John Marco Lumilang
Reynaldo Rivera (97.37) 5 | 1 (88.58) Abdul Qahar
Jenn Ming Tan (82.95) 5 | 4 (86.57) Paolo Nebrida
Marvic Meana (83.50) 5 | 0 (72.28) Raymond Copano
🇵🇭 Lourence Ilagan beats Sandro Sosing 7-3 to win the PDC Asian Championship! He broke in the 9th leg with one of 3 15-darters to go with a 14-darter, averaging 92.71 with 4 180s and 6 140s in a solid display. He earns the $15k top prize and a place in the Grand Slam of Darts.
