This marks career floor title number eight for the recent World Championship semi-finalist ...

Not only did the 35-year-old claim the title, he did so without conceding a single leg - a feat bordering on the absurd in its clinical perfection ...

Dekker responded with admirable resilience, transforming himself from runner-up to champion in the fourth Pro Tour event of the season ...

Barstow who came out on top defeating ‘The Owl’ 4-2 to seal his place in Champions Week as well as collecting £5,000 in prize money...

The decorated Development Tour champion did things the hard way, with many of his nine matches en route to victory going right down to the wire ...

He is joined on the sidelines by Luke Humphries, whose sporadic ProTour involvement this season has thus far been limited to Wigan ...

... secured their places in Saturday’s finale on Friday after coming through their respective groups ...to join Brian Raman, the winner of Group A earlier in the week.

The PDC’s second tier tour weekend commenced at the Mattioli Arena, Leicester.  

In a competition already scrutinised for its cyclical rhythm and unforgiving format, the Welshman’s remarks add further perspective to an increasingly nuanced discussion.

Chas Barstow and Jamie Atkins took the early lead on Thursday in ending Day One of their respective darts groups. Each looks to join Brian Raman...