Sunday saw the final two Challenge Tour events of the year take place, with Andreas Harrysson and Sebastian Bialecki claiming the spoils on a dramatic day in the East Midlands.
In Event 23, Harrysson went back-to-back having picked up the title at Event 22 less than 24 hours prior, with the Swede reaching the final firstly by recording victories against Lee Grace, Jimmy Van Schie, Patrick Peters, Bradley Brooks, Darius Labanauskas and Kai Gotthardt, to set up a clash with Connor Scutt.
The final began with Scutt racing into a 2-0 lead, with winning legs coming in 18 and 13 darts respectively, before Harrysson stormed in front by rattling off three successive legs in a total of 48 darts to move 3-2 ahead in a race to five.
Scutt levelled the tie up at 3apiece in the following leg, before Harrysson won back-to-back legs in 10 and 12 darts respectively to seal a 5-3 victory and claim yet another £2,500 top prize and a second successive title success.
In Event 24, Sebastian Bialecki was victorious, with the Polish youngster reaching the final firstly by recording victories against Grant Brown, Pete Burgoyne, Jaikob Selby-Rivas, Martin Grearson, Callum Francis and Adam Paxton, to set up a clash with Ted Evetts.
The tie remarkable saw the pair hold throw for the nine successive legs with the advantage of winning the bull proving to be vital for Bialecki, with the Pole sealing a deciding leg victory in Leg Nine with a 19 darter to pick up a maiden Challenge Tour title as well as collecting the £2,500 top prize.
PDC Winmau Challenge Tour
Event 23
Quarter Finals
Connor Scutt 5-3 Stefan Bellmont
Alexander Merkx 5-3 Richie Burnett
Andreas Harrysson 5-3 Darius Labanauskas
Kai Gotthardt 5-4 Wesley Plaisier
Semi Finals
Connor Scutt 5-3 Alexander Merkx
Andreas Harrysson 5-0 Kai Gotthardt
Final
Andreas Harrysson 5-3 Connor Scutt
Event 24
Quarter Finals
Darryl Pilgrim 5-3 Cam Crabtree
Ted Evetts 5-4 John Henderson
Adam Paxton 5-4 Carl Wilson
Sebastian Bialecki 5-4 Callum Francis
Semi Finals
Ted Evetts 5-3 Darryl Pilgrim
Sebastian Bialecki 5-3 Adam Paxton
Final
Sebastian Bialecki 5-4 Ted Evetts
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