Owen Bates and Sam Jackson were victorious on Friday, after winning Development Tour Events 16 & 17 respectively, as the fourth weekend of the PDC’s Youth Tour season commenced at Halle 39, Hildesheim.
Bates – the winner of two Development Tour titles to date – reached the Event 16 final firstly by recording victories against Moritz Jahns, Angus Marshall, Carl Van Mens, Kieran Tynan, Arthur Allston, Jan Schmidt and Adam Gawlas, to set up a clash with Turkey’s Kaya Baysal.
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The final was a complete one-sided affair as Bates reeled off five successive legs to seal a 5-0 whitewash victory with winning legs coming in 17,16,17,13 and 14 darts respectively to pick up a third Development Tour title of his career as well as the £3,000 top prize.
In Event 17, Sam Jackson was victorious with the Englishman reaching the final firstly by recording victories against Karsten Dalhoff, Finlay Cleave, Cas Maessen, JJ Wright, Killian Heffernan, Jack Drayton and Owen Bates, to set up a clash with Germany’s Jan Schmidt.
The final began with three straight breaks of throw, before the first hold came from Jackson in Leg Four with an 11 darter to move 3-1 ahead in a race to five. The final then saw a further four straight holds of throw between the pair which saw Jackson seal a 5-3 victory in Leg Eight with a 17 darter to pick up a maiden PDC title as well as the £3,000 first prize.
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The PDC Winmau Development Tour weekend continues on Saturday, with Events 18 & 19 taking place in Hildesheim, with play commencing at 10:30 CEST (9:30 BST), as all live scores and results can be viewed at tv.dartconnect.com.
PDC Winmau Development Tour Darts
Event 16
Quarter Finals
Adam Gawlas 5-4 Lenny Schlueter
Owen Bates 5-4 Jan Schmidt
Kaya Baysal 5-1 Jenson Walker
Leon Weber 5-4 Archie Self
Semi Finals
Owen Bates 5-2 Adam Gawlas
Kaya Baysal 5-4 Leon Weber
Final
Owen Bates 5-0 Kaya Baysal
Event 17
Quarter Finals
Sam Jackson 5-4 Jack Drayton
Owen Bates 5-3 Kimi Seemann
Archie Self 5-4 Jenson Remory
Jan Schmidt 5-1 Kaya Baysal
Semi Finals
Sam Jackson 5-3 Owen Bates
Jan Schmidt 5-2 Archie Self
Final
Sam Jackson 5-3 Jan Schmidt
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