Last week, the second weekend of play of the PDC Challenge Tour 2023 was completed in Hildesheim. The statistics lists were updated after this by statistics platform Premium Dart Data.
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The Challenge Tour Order of Merit is led after nine tournaments by John Henderson with 4575 pounds. Following in his wake are three Dutchmen; Christian Kist (4475 pounds), Ron Meulenkamp (4375 pounds) and Berry van Peer (3925 pounds).
The highest circuit average is in the name of James Hurrell with 92.16. By the way, Challenge Tour leader Henderson is number three here with a 90.42 average over all his matches.
Owen Bates has thrown the most 180 scores after nine tournaments, namely 80. That's two more than Hurrell. Henderson follows next with 68 maximum scores, while Meulenkamp is number four with 65 times a 180 score. Stefan Bellmont has thrown the most 100+ finishes, namely 23. Berry van Peer also has more than 20, namely 21.
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