Hitting a nine-dart finish and winning the 22nd Challenge Tour, fair to say it was a superb end to Saturday for Jurjen van der Velde as he saw off Jamie Hughes.
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It was a third Challenge Tour title and first in three years despite not even being in the top 50 at the start of the day. He is now into the top 15 as we head towards the final day in Wigan.
He toppled perfection against Daniel Klose in the semi-finals before averaging 99.97 to see off former European Tour winner Jamie Hughes. He also edged out John Henderson, Steve West, Carl Wilson and Jack Tweddell to celebrate his first Challenge Tour since September 2022. Attention now turns to the last double header tomorrow.
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The PDC Challenge Tour is designed for players who participated in the Q-School, but failed to secure a Tour Card there. This circuit offers them a second chance to put themselves in the spotlight.
The highest ranked players on the Challenge Tour Order of Merit can participate as alternates in Players Championship tournaments during the season when spots become available. At the end of the year, the top two ranked players earn a coveted PDC Tour Card for the next two seasons - as well as a starting ticket to the World Darts Championship in Alexandra Palace.
Results PDC Challenge Tour 22
Final
Jurjen van der Velde (99.97) 5–2 Jamie Hughes (87.22)
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Semi-Finals
Jurjen van der Velde (92.42) 5–2 Daniel Klose (89.59)
Jamie Hughes (87.88) 5–3 David Pallett (95.95)
Quarter-Finals
Jurjen van der Velde (95.74) 5–2 Jack Tweddell (93.43)
Daniel Klose (90.54) 5–0 Ted Evetts (83.27)
David Pallett (93.54) 5–2 Daniel Astbury (99.39)
Jamie Hughes (98.57) 5–1 Nathan Potter (85.00)
Last 16
Jurjen van der Velde (89.22) 5–1 Carl Wilson (82.97)
Jack Tweddell (96.94) 5–2 Tommy Morris (88.80)
Daniel Klose (87.44) 5–3 Lee Cocks (86.93)
Ted Evetts (94.74) 5–1 Christopher Wickenden (88.20)
Daniel Astbury (89.60) 5–2 Michael Flynn (85.23)
David Pallett (88.89) 5–3 Stefan Bellmont (81.29)
Jamie Hughes (91.31) 5–4 Andy Hamilton (87.56)
Nathan Potter (89.63) 5–4 Andreas Harrysson (92.80)
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Last 32
Jurjen van der Velde (89.09) 5–2 Steve West (78.90)
Carl Wilson (88.18) 5–2 Tom Lonsdale (85.11)
Jack Tweddell (87.53) 5–2 Adrian Gray (70.85)
Tommy Morris (84.59) 5–3 Mervyn King (79.76)
Daniel Klose (94.13) 5–4 David Evans (91.80)
Lee Cocks (94.19) 5–2 Andrew Callary (82.25)
Christopher Wickenden (83.31) 5–3 Graham Usher (83.70)
Ted Evetts (84.86) 5–2 Jamie Atkins (81.15)
Michael Flynn (94.53) 5–2 Darren Armstrong (88.27)
Daniel Astbury (101.01) 5–4 Kurt Parry (89.37)
David Pallett (90.87) 5–3 Jim Moston (79.54)
Stefan Bellmont (92.43) 5–3 Alexander Merkx (88.77)
Jamie Hughes (82.75) 5–1 Bailey White (77.29)
Andy Hamilton (94.76) 5–2 Owen Maiden (93.21)
Andreas Harrysson (89.46) 5–0 Danny Goddard (72.73)
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Nathan Potter (86.40) 5–4 Callum Goffin (88.13)
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