The recently qualified Mongolia assumed centre stage for the fourth instalment of the 2026 Professional Darts Corporation Asian Tour, and proceedings commenced in strikingly familiar fashion to the campaign’s opening weekend.
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Haruki Muramatsu continued his extraordinary start to the season by securing a fifth title of 2026, narrowly overcoming Christian Perez in a gripping curtain-raiser.
The Japanese virtuoso, already firmly entrenched amongst the continent’s elite operators, added yet another Asian Tour crown to an already distinguished résumé, elevating his overall tally to eight career titles. Aptly nicknamed The Rising Sun, Muramatsu illuminated proceedings in Ulaanbaatar with a consummately polished display to capture Event 13.
After surviving two fiercely competitive opening encounters, the 49-year-old surged through the latter stages with remarkable authority, surrendering just two further legs across his next four matches en route to the final. There, he once again exhibited supreme composure and technical refinement, edging past the ever-dangerous Perez in a captivating finale that remained delicately poised throughout.
PDC ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP DARTS – EVENT 13
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (Sat 16 May)
Quarter-Finals
Christian Perez (PHI) 4 – 0 Motomu Sakai (JPN)
Lok Yin Lee (HKG) 4 – 3 Man Lok Leung (HKG)
Mönkh-Orgil Jargalsaikhan (MGL) 4 – 3 Alexis Toylo (PHI)
Haruki Muramatsu (JPN) 4 – 2 Yuya Fukuchi (JPN)
Semi-Finals
Christian Perez (PHI) 5 – 4 Lok Yin Lee (HKG)
Haruki Muramatsu (JPN) 5 – 0 Mönkh-Orgil Jargalsaikhan (MGL)
Final
Haruki Muramatsu (JPN) 5 – 4 Christian Perez (PHI)
Later on Saturday afternoon, it was indeed a representative from the Philippines who ascended to glory, as Alain AbiAbi produced an accomplished and assured exhibition to overcome renowned compatriot Paolo Nebrida in the final.
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Hailing from General Santos City – hence the moniker The General – AbiAbi delivered an imperious sequence of performances throughout the event. The Filipino standout first dispatched highly regarded Hong Kong competitor Lok Yin Lee in the semi-finals before comfortably defeating Nebrida in the title decider to conclude the day atop the standings, simultaneously denying his fellow countryman a third seasonal triumph.
PDC ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP – EVENT 14
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (Sat 16 May)
Quarter-Finals
Alain AbiAbi (PHI) 4 – 0 Altantülkhüür Myagmarsüren (MGL)
Lok Yin Lee (HKG) 4 – 1 Odontögs Erdenetsogt (MGL)
Ganzorig Lkhagvasüren (MGL) 4 – 2 Ryusei Azemoto (JPN)
Paolo Nebrida (PHI) 4 – 1 Odkhüü Khundaganai (MGL)
Semi-Finals
Alain AbiAbi (PHI) 5 – 3 Lok Yin Lee (HKG)
Paolo Nebrida (PHI) 5 – 1 Ganzorig Lkhagvasüren (MGL)
Final
Alain AbiAbi (PHI) 5 – 1 Paolo Nebrida (PHI)
Attention subsequently shifted towards Sunday’s action, where Japan once again returned to the winner’s enclosure, this time courtesy of Yuya Fukuchi, who narrowly edged compatriot Motomu Sakai in a thrilling conclusion to Event 15.
The 32-year-old produced a succession of highly accomplished displays, eliminating compatriots Haruki Muramatsu and Tomoya Goto before prevailing in a dramatic last-leg decider against Sakai in the final.
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Victory ensured Fukuchi etched his name onto the 2026 Asian Tour roll of honour alongside several of the circuit’s most distinguished names, underlining both the remarkable depth and relentless competitiveness currently flourishing within Asian darts.
PDC ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP – EVENT 15
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (Sun 17 May)
Quarter-Finals
Ryusei Azemoto (JPN) 4 – 2 Sonny Balagat (PHI)
Motomu Sakai (JPN) 4 – 2 Alain AbiAbi (PHI)
Man Lok Leung (HKG) 4 – 3 Alexis Toylo (PHI)
Yuya Fukuchi (JPN) 4 – 2 Tomoya Goto (JPN)
Semi-Finals
Motomu Sakai (JPN) 5 – 3 Ryusei Azemoto (JPN)
Yuya Fukuchi (JPN) 5 – 2 Man Lok Leung (HKG)
Final
Yuya Fukuchi (JPN) 5 – 4 Motomu Sakai (JPN)
Rounding off another frenetic and fiercely competitive weekend, a third different Japanese victor emerged as Motomu Sakai emphatically claimed the final title on offer, condemning Christian Perez to a second runners-up finish of the weekend.
Sakai proved utterly sensational in the concluding showpiece, producing a breathtaking 108.91 average to whitewash the Filipino star and complete an almost immaculate Mongolian campaign for Japanese darts.
Remarkably, despite securing just a solitary event victory thus far this season, Motomu Sakai currently sits atop the Asian Tour Order of Merit, aided considerably by two runners-up finishes and a succession of consistently formidable performances throughout the campaign.
PDC ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP – EVENT 16
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (Sun 17 May)
Quarter-Finals
Ryusei Azemoto (JPN) 4 – 1 Alain AbiAbi (PHI)
Motomu Sakai (JPN) 4 – 2 Gan-Erdene Sharavsambuu (MGL)
Alexis Toylo (PHI) 4 – 2 Man Lok Leung (HKG)
Christian Perez (PHI) 4 – 1 Odontögs Erdenetsogt (MGL)
Semi-Finals
Motomu Sakai (JPN) 5 – 2 Ryusei Azemoto (JPN)
Christian Perez (PHI) 5 – 2 Alexis Toylo (PHI)
Final
Motomu Sakai (JPN) 5 – 0 Christian Perez (PHI)
The next destination for the Asian Tour contingent will be Singapore in mid-July, where momentum, rankings and coveted World Championship aspirations will once again be placed firmly under the spotlight as the race for qualification intensifies.
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