ADAM HUNT and Nick Kenny were the victorious duo in the fifth double-header of 2014 PDC Unicorn Youth Tour events held at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan.
Hunt started his run to a third PDC Unicorn Youth Tour title with a tough first round clash against new World Youth Champion Keegan Brown, claiming a 4-2 win before dismissing Liam Cooper by the same scoreline.
The 20-year-old from Chester-le-Street progressed to the last eight following deciding leg victories over Cain Unwin and Dimitri Van Den Bergh before defeating George Killington 4-2.
Hunt then secured an excellent 4-2 semi-final win over James Hubbard before claiming the £1,000 first prize with a 4-3 win over Austria’s Rowby-John Rodriguez – his third deciding leg win of the event.
Rodriguez, who had lost the PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship final to Keegan Brown nine days earlier, continued his good form in Wigan on Saturday to reach another final.
The 20-year-old dropped just one leg in each of his first three matches before crushing Hull talent Reece Robinson with a whitewash 4-0 win to secure a quarter-final spot.
Rodriguez edged out Glamorgan’s Kurt Parry in their quarter-final clash before securing a place in the final with a 4-2 triumph over German teenager Max Hopp.
That gave the Austrian the opportunity of claiming a second Youth Tour title, but he was to be denied glory after losing the deciding leg of a tight final to Durham’s Hunt, having to settle for the £500 runners-up prize for his efforts.
Germany’s bright hope Max Hopp narrowly missed out on a second Youth Tour final of 2014 when his good run in the first event of the day ended in a 4-2 semi-final defeat to Rodriguez.
Former World Youth Champion Hubbard, who won the last Youth Tour event held in Coventry two weeks ago, enjoyed a strong run in Saturday’s first event with a run to the last four before falling to a 4-2 loss to Adam Hunt.
UK Open giant-killer Aden Kirk reached his second Youth Tour quarter-final in the space of a fortnight while Wales’ Parry reached his second quarter-final of the year following a strong display.
London’s George Killington, another Youth Tour winner already in 2014, produced a good run to the last eight while Braintree’s Rhys Hayden reached the same stage, backing up a semi-final appearance last time out in Coventry.
The day's second tournament saw Nick Kenny claim the second £1,000 prize to take his second PDC Unicorn Youth Tour title - having won the opening event of year back in early March.
The Welshman recorded whitewash wins over Lewis Pickin and Joshua Richardson in his first two games to secure a place in the last 32, where he had lost in the day’s opening event.
Kenny continued his progress in Wigan with wins against the very strong trio of Rodriguez, Brown and Van Den Bergh as he sealed a semi-final spot.
Kenny carried on his fine form with a deciding-leg victory over former World Youth Champion Hubbard before claiming the title with a 4-1 victory over Sam Hewson.
Hewson, who turns 21 next week, reached his second Youth Tour final in the space of a month with a fine display at the Robin Park Tennis Centre.
The Lincolnshire youngster, who lost to Rodriguez in the second round of the day's opening event, reached the decider of the second which included wins over Jeffrey De Zwaan, Josh McCarthy and Rhys Hayden.
The victory over Hayden confirmed his place in the final, but his hopes of a second Youth Tour title were extinguished by Kenny, who defeated the 20-year-old by a 4-1 margin.
Hubbard continued his strong day with a second run to the semi-final stages, only to lose out again in the last four following an agonising 4-3 loss to Kenny, ending his hopes of a second title in 2014.
Essex’s Hayden improved on his last eight effort in the first event of Saturday’s double-header with a fine run to the last four in the second, continuing his strong form in recent weeks.
Belgium’s Van Den Bergh - twice a winner in Youth Tour competitions in 2014 - reached the quarter-finals in the second event of the day, alongside Kent’s Josh Payne, who has already reached two finals and two semi-finals at this level so far this year.
Holland’s de Kruijf made it through to the quarter-final stage before losing a deciding leg to Hayden, while 17-year-old Josh McCarthy reached the last eight of a Youth Tour event for the first time since August 2012.
Sunday sees the PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour take centre stage at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan, where PDPA Associate Members will contest a double-header of scheduled events with £10,000 on offer in each tournament.
PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Event Nine
Robin Park Tennis Centre, May 31
First Round
Carl Draper 4-1 Terry Webb
Liam Johnson 4-3 Martin Walker
Rhys Hayden 4-3 Tom Lonsdale
Sean Jowers 4-1 Adam Robert Dent
Nick Kenny 4-2 Sean Ryan
Lee Whitworth 4-1 Bradley Elsden
Callum Loose 4-1 Samuel Fuller
Josh Payne 4-2 Nicholas Day
Ben Songhurst 4-1 Stephen Mallams
Tom Smith 4-2 Bradley Chapman
Sam Hill 4-2 Jamie Branton
Ryan Newton 4-0 Jack Petcher
Sam Head Bye
Max Hopp 4-2 Ben Oldroyd
Ben Cheeseman Bye
John de Kruijf 4-1 Craig Simpson
Shane Friedlander 4-3 Adam Crawford
Reece Robinson 4-0 Brandon Walsh
James Young 4-1 Paul Mitchell
Kacey Jones 4-0 Joshua Richardson
Sam Hewson 4-0 Brandon Monk
Rowby-John Rodriguez 4-1 George Gardner
Jake Jones 4-0 Jamie Cassidy
Andrew Clark 4-1 Sam Graham
Kurt Parry 4-1 Stuart McCann
Krit Middleton 4-3 Kieran Bridgwater
Lewis Venes Bye
Jack Tweddell 4-3 Matt Smith
James Wilkinson Bye
Chris Gower 4-1 William Longshaw
Lee Budgen Bye
Connor Scutt 4-3 Shaun Michael Lovett
Luke Cheevers 4-2 Callum Goffin
Ryan De Vreede 4-2 Danny Roberts
Ted Evetts 4-0 Lewis Pickin
Charlie Burns 4-1 Joe Singleton
Dan Dean 4-1 Kev Kershaw
Conor Mayes 4-2 Ryan Anderson
Jordan Matthews 4-3 Thomas Flint
James Hubbard 4-1 Shaun Littler
Sean McArdle 4-0 Mason Mayes
Sean Johnson 4-3 Joshua Tunicliffe
Kevin Voornhout Bye
Jeffrey De Zwaan 4-1 Joe Twinn
Jake Patchett Bye
James Thompson 4-2 Arron Fairweather
Adam Smith-Neale Bye
Aden Kirk 4-2 Ryan Hoggarth
Dirk van Duijvenbode 4-2 Tommy Wilson
Cameron Hinchcliffe 4-0 Lewis Pride
Jordan Patterson 4-2 Dan Read
Ryan Jones 4-2 Jamie Britten
George Killington 4-0 Ryan Nassau
Dan Green 4-2 Aaron Holdstock
Mike Zuydwijk 4-3 Jack Kirtland
Harry Ward 4-0 John Esam
Leighton Jones 4-1 Charlie Symons
Dimitri Van Den Bergh 4-0 Lewis Ireland
Robbie Herbert Bye
Shaun Narain 4-1 Josh McCarthy
Liam Cooper Bye
Adam Hunt 4-2 Keegan Brown
John Bryan Bye
Cain Unwin 4-2 Tommy Lishman
Second Round
Liam Johnson 4-3 Carl Draper
Rhys Hayden 4-0 Sean Jowers
Nick Kenny 4-2 Lee Whitworth
Josh Payne 4-3 Callum Loose
Ben Songhurst 4-0 Tom Smith
Sam Hill 4-2 Ryan Newton
Max Hopp 4-2 Sam Head
John de Kruijf 4-1 Ben Cheeseman
Reece Robinson 4-0 Shane Friedlander
James Young 4-1 Kacey Jones
Rowby-John Rodriguez 4-1 Sam Hewson
Jake Jones 4-0 Andrew Clark
Kurt Parry 4-0 Krit Middleton
Lewis Venes 4-3 Jack Tweddell
Chris Gower 4-0 James Wilkinson
Lee Budgen 4-1 Connor Scutt
Ryan De Vreede 4-0 Luke Cheevers
Ted Evetts 4-2 Charlie Burns
Conor Mayes 4-3 Dan Dean
James Hubbard 4-3 Jordan Matthews
Sean McArdle 4-2 Sean Johnson
Kevin Voornhout 4-3 Jeffrey De Zwaan
James Thompson 4-3 Jake Patchett
Aden Kirk 4-0 Adam Smith-Neale
Dirk van Duijvenbode 4-1 Cameron Hinchcliffe
Ryan Jones 4-3 Jordan Patterson
George Killington 4-0 Dan Green
Mike Zuydwijk 4-1 Harry Ward
Dimitri Van Den Bergh 4-0 Leighton Jones
Shaun Narain 4-0 Robbie Herbert
Adam Hunt 4-2 Liam Cooper
Cain Unwin 4-0 John Bryan
Losers £25
Third Round
Rhys Hayden 4-1 Liam Johnson
Josh Payne 4-3 Nick Kenny
Sam Hill 4-3 Ben Songhurst
Max Hopp 4-3 John de Kruijf
Reece Robinson 4-3 James Young
Rowby-John Rodriguez 4-1 Jake Jones
Kurt Parry 4-1 Lewis Venes
Lee Budgen 4-0 Chris Gower
Ryan De Vreede 4-2 Ted Evetts
James Hubbard 4-1 Conor Mayes
Sean McArdle 4-2 Kevin Voornhout
Aden Kirk 4-2 James Thompson
Dirk van Duijvenbode 4-1 Ryan Jones
Geogre Killington 4-1 Mike Zuydwijk
Dimitri Van Den Bergh 4-1 Shaun Narain
Adam Hunt 4-3 Cain Unwin
Losers £50
Fourth Round
Rhys Hayden 4-2 Josh Payne
Max Hopp 4-2 Sam Hill
Rowby-John Rodriguez 4-0 Reece Robinson
Kurt Parry 4-1 Lee Budgen
James Hubbard 4-0 Ryan De Vreede
Aden Kirk 4-2 Sean McArdle
George Killington 4-3 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Adam Hunt 4-3 Dimitri Van Den Bergh
Losers £100
Quarter-Finals
Max Hopp 4-0 Rhys Hayden
Rowby-John Rodriguez 4-3 Kurt Parry
James Hubbard 4-3 Aden Kirk
Adam Hunt 4-2 George Killington
Losers £150
Semi-Finals
Rowby-John Rodriguez 4-2 Max Hopp
Adam Hunt 4-2 James Hubbard
Losers £250
Final
Adam Hunt 4-3 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Winner £1,000
Runner-Up £500
PDC Unicorn Youth Tour Event Ten
Robin Park Tennis Centre, May 31
First Round
Sean McArdle 4-3 Liam Cooper
Kevin Voornhout 4-0 Mike Zuydwijk
Keegan Brown 4-0 Jamie Britten
Charlie Burns 4-0 Jack Petcher
Callum Loose 4-1 Stephen Mallams
Rowby-John Rodriguez 4-0 Lewis Ireland
Joshua Richardson 4-2 Paul Mitchell
Nick Kenny 4-0 Lewis Pickin
Kurt Parry 4-0 Shane Friedlander
Dan Read 4-2 Sean Jowers
Dimitri Van Den Bergh Bye Martin Walker
Dirk van Duijvenbode 4-1 Tom Lonsdale
Kev Kershaw Bye
Jack Tweddell 4-1 Joe Singleton
Shaun Michael Lovett Bye
Jordan Matthews 4-0 Sean Ryan
Josh Payne 4-0 Sam Graham
Cameron Hinchcliffe 4-3 Matt Smith
Ryan Newton 4-2 Chris Gower
Ben Oldroyd 4-2 Joe Twinn
Samuel Fuller 4-3 Dan Green
Danny Roberts 4-0 Leighton Jones
Krit Middleton 4-3 Jordan Patterson
James Young 4-2 Ben Cheeseman
Lewis Venes 4-0 Jamie Cassidy
Jamie Branton 4-2 James Thompson
Connor Scutt Bye
Ted Evetts 4-3 Dan Dean
Nicholas Day Bye
James Wilkinson 4-3 John Esam
James Hubbard Bye
Lee Budgen 4-1 Brandon Walsh
Kieran Bridgwater 4-0 Luke Cheevers
Ryan Hoggarth 4-1 Bradley Elsden
Cain Unwin 4-1 Conor Mayes
Jake Patchett 4-3 Ryan De Vreede
Aden Kirk 4-1 Ryan Jones
Rhys Hayden 4-3 Sam Hill
Shaun Littler 4-3 Stuart McCann
Aaron Holdstock 4-0 Lewis Pride
Arron Fairweather 4-3 Bradley Chapman
John de Kruijf 4-0 Ryan Nassau
Craig Simpson Bye
William Longshaw 4-1 Dominic Buckley
Ben Songhurst Bye
Thomas Flint 4-2 Carl Draper
George Killington Bye
Tommy Lishman 4-0 Jake Jones
Callum Goffin 4-0 Terry Webb
Josh McCarthy 4-1 Jack Kirtland
Joshua Tunnicliffe 4-2 Liam Johnson
Andrew Clark 4-2 Robbie Herbert
Adam Smith-Neale 4-2 Sean Johnson
Reece Robinson 4-1 Charlie Symons
Harry Ward 4-1 Adam Robert Dent
Shaun Narain 4-1 Lee Whitworth
Max Hopp 4-2 Tom Smith
Tommy Wilson 4-2 Brandonn Monk
John Bryan Bye
Jeffrey De Zwaan 4-1 Kacey Jones
Adam Crawford Bye
George Gardner 4-3 Adam Hunt
Ryan Anderson Bye
Sam Hewson 4-3 Sam Head
Second Round
Kevin Voornhout 4-3 Sean McArdle
Keegan Brown 4-0 Charlie Burns
Rowby-John Rodriguez 4-3 Callum Loose
Nick Kenny 4-0 Joshua Richardson
Kurt Parry 4-3 Dan Read
Dimitri Van Den Bergh 4-3 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Jack Tweddell 4-2 Kev Kershaw
Jordan Matthews 4-2 Shaun Michael Lovett
Josh Payne 4-1 Cameron Hinchcliffe
Ben Oldroyd 4-0 Ryan Newton
Samuel Fuller 4-2 Danny Roberts
James Young 4-2 Krit Middleton
Lewis Venes 4-0 Jamie Branton
Ted Evetts 4-2 Connor Scutt
Nicholas Day 4-0 James Wilkinson
James Hubbard 4-1 Lee Budgen
Kieran Bridgwater 4-1 Ryan Hoggarth
Cain Unwin 4-3 Jake Patchett
Rhys Hayden 4-2 Aden Kirk
Shaun Littler 4-2 Aaron Holdstock
John de Kruijf 4-2 Arron Fairweather
William Longshaw 4-1 Craig Simpson
Ben Songhurst 4-1 Thomas Flint
Tommy Lishman 4-3 George Killington
Josh McCarthy 4-1 Callum Goffin
Andrew Clark 4-2 Joshua Tunnicliffe
Reece Robinson 4-2 Adam Smith-Neale
Harry Ward 4-2 Shaun Narain
Max Hopp 4-1 Tommy Wilson
Jeffrey De Zwaan 4-2 John Bryan
George Gardner 4-0 Adam Crawford
Sam Hewson 4-0 Ryan Anderson
Losers £25
Third Round
Keegan Brown 4-1 Kevin Voornhout
Nicky Kenny 4-2 Rowby-John Rodriguez
Dimitri Van Den Bergh 4-3 Kurt Parry
Jack Tweddell 4-1 Jordan Matthews
Josh Payne 4-1 Ben Oldroyd
James Young 4-1 Samuel Fuller
Ted Evetts 4-2 Lewis Venes
James Hubbard 4-0 Nicholas Day
Kieran Bridgwater 4-3 Cain Unwin
Rhys Hayden 4-3 Shaun Littler
John de Kruijf 4-2 William Longshaw
Tommy Lishman 4-1 Ben Songhurst
Josh McCarthy 4-0 Andrew Clark
Reece Robinson 4-3 Harry Ward
Jeffrey De Zwaan 4-0 Max Hopp
Sam Hewson 4-2 George Gardner
Losers £50
Fourth Round
Nick Kenny 4-2 Keegan Brown
Dimitri Van Den Bergh 4-0 Jack Tweddell
Josh Payne 4-0 James Young
James Hubbard 4-0 Ted Evetts
Rhys Hayden 4-2 Kieran Bridgwater
John de Kruijf 4-1 Tommy Lishman
Josh McCarthy 4-2 Reece Robinson
Sam Hewson 4-1 Jeffrey De Zwaan
Losers £100
Quarter-Finals
Nick Kenny 4-3 Dimitri Van Den Bergh
James Hubbard 4-3 Josh Payne
Rhys Hayden 4-3 John de Kruijf
Sam Hewson 4-3 Josh McCarthy
Losers £150
Semi-Finals
Nick Kenny 4-3 James Hubbard
Sam Hewson 4-1 Rhys Hayden
Losers £250
Final
Nick Kenny 4-1 Sam Hewson
Winner £1,000
Runner-Up £500