Jamai Van den Herik and Yorick Hofkens claimed the spoils on Saturday, in winning Winmau Development Tour Events 18 & 19 respectively, as the PDC’s Youth Tour weekend continued in Hildesheim.
Van den Herik – the winner of two Development Tour titles to date – reached the final of Event 18 firstly by recording victories against Finlay Cleave, Justin Atellinghusen, Alfie Hutton, Archie Self, Dominik Gruellich, Owen Bates and Mylo Michiels, to set up a clash with fellow compatriot, Angelo Balsamo.
Nothing separated the pair throughout the tie with each holding throw for the opening six legs before Van den Herik took control by winning the final two legs in 13 and 17 darts respectively to seal a 5-3 victory and clinch a third Development Tour title of his career as well as the £3,000 top prize.
In Event 19, Yorick Hofkens was victorious with the German reaching the final firstly by recording victories against Angelo Balsamo, Tim Hoffmann, James Buckby, Danio Aalders, Cody Crabtree, Jenson Walker and Cam Crabtree, to set up a clash with Czechia’s Adam Gawlas.
The final began with Gawlas racing into a 2-0 lead with winning legs coming in 15 and 17 darts, before Hofkens hit back by reeling off three successive legs in a total of 46 darts to move 3-2 ahead in a race to five.
Gawlas then took the lead again with successive legs won before Hofkens sent the tie all the way to a deciding leg with a 19 darter in Leg Eight.
The advantage of throwing first didn’t prove to be decisive in the decider as Hofkens hit a 14-dart break of throw to seal a 5-4 victory and clinch a maiden PDC title as well as the £3,000 first prize.
The PDC Winmau Development Tour weekend concludes on Sunday with Event 20 taking place in Hildesheim, as play commences from 10:30 CEST (9:30 BST), with all live scores and results to be viewed at tv.dartconnect.com.
PDC Winmau Development Tour Event 18
Quarter Finals
Sam Jackson 5-1 Charlie Manby
Angelo Balsamo 5-1 Cam Crabtree
Mylo Michiels 5-0 David Fidler
Jamai Van den Herik 5-4 Owen Bates
Semi Finals
Angelo Balsamo 5-1 Sam Jackson
Jamai Van den Herik 5-4 Mylo Michiels
Final
Jamai Van den Herik 5-3 Angelo Balsamo
Event 19 Quarter Finals
Adam Gawlas 5-2 Ieuan Halsall
Dylan Slevin 5-3 Lenny Schlueter
Cam Crabtree 5-0 Milan Biro
Yorick Hofkens 5-0 Jenson Walker
Semi Finals
Adam Gawlas 5-4 Dylan Slevin
Yorick Hofkens 5-3 Cam Crabtree
Final
Yorick Hofkens 5-4 Adam Gawlas
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