PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour 13-14

CHRIS QUANTOCK and Peter Hudson shared the victories in Saturday's PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour double-header at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.

York's Quantock won his first career title Saturday's opening tournament, whitewashing Paul Rowley 5-0 in the final of Event 13.

The 24-year-old has followed father John onto the PDC circuit, initially competing on the Development Tour in 2012 before returning this year, with his improved results including one previous Challenge Tour final in July.

Although he lost out in that event to Dean Reynolds, Quantock went all the way to take the £2,000 title in Coventry to kick off the final Challenge Tour weekend of the year in style.

He opened the event with a whitewash of Anthony Hayman before defeating Will Harwood and Alex Roy 5-3, and edged out Karl Merchant in a decider to reach the quarter-finals.

He then overcame another young prospect, Shaun Griffiths, 5-3 in the last eight before edging past Peter Hudson 5-4 in the semis, but overcame Rowley in comprehensive fashion in the final.

Rowley's run had seen him defeat Terry Roach, Stuart Stubbs, Ian Lever, Ben Simpson, Kevin Thomas and Jason Marriott as he picked up £1,000 in prize money.

Hudson gained revenge over Quantock when the pair met again at the semi-final stage in the day's second tournament, Event 14, with the Eccles ace taking a 5-1 win to deny the York thrower his chance of completing a daily double.

Hudson then edged out Ryan Palmer 5-4 in the final, having earlier defeated former World Matchplay winner Peter Evison, former World Youth champion James Hubbard, Brett Claydon, Ryan Searle, Michael Beal and Darren Weaver.

The win is 31-year-old Hudson's first PDC title, and his best run since losing his PDC Tour Card at the end of 2014 as he took home the £2,000 first prize.

Palmer's run to the final saw him pick up £1,000 after defeating Martin Thomas, Ben Burton, Michael Reilly, Matthew Dennant, Lee Evans and Danny Pinhorne.

Sunday sees the year's final two PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour events take place in Coventry, with a further £10,000 prize money on offer in each event for PDPA Associate Members.

PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour
Event 13
Saturday September 19, Ricoh Arena

Preliminary Round
Michael Beal 5-1 Danny Pinhorne
Michael Reilly 5-1 Shaun Barlow
Nigel Birch 5-2 Steve Smith
Darron Brown 5-2 Dan Read
Jan Dekker 5-0 Ron Meulenkamp
Christopher Dale 5-3 Kelvin Hart
Ricky Palmer 5-2 James Welding
Ian Walters 5-3 Michael Baynham
Glen Parsons 5-2 Ricky Sudale
Daniel Smith 5-4 Steve Maish
Mike Norton 5-1 Ross Parsons
Wayne Pepper 5-3 Ryan Searle

First Round
Sean Ryan 5-4 Jon Jukes
Justin Bradshaw 5-2 Michael Beal
Lee Evans 5-0 Matthew Golding
Ben Burton 5-2 Michael Reilly
Martin Thomas 5-4 Ryan Hawkes
Luke Woodhouse 5-3 Nigel Birch
Richie Corner 5-1 Mark Carter
Nick Fullwell 5-4 Ricky Williams
Stephen Gallimore 5-1 Luke Kennedy
Ricky Harding 5-3 Tony Lincoln
Kurt Parry 5-3 Paul Amos
Ryan Palmer 5-4 Martin Lukeman
Jason Marriott 5-1 Vernon Sheppard
Jay Foreman 5-4 Chris Skeates
Wayne Thomas 5-2 Dave Place
Jonathan Worsley 5-1 Chris Aubrey
Kevin Thomas 5-0 Richard North
Colin Littlecott 5-4 Darron Brown
Ryan Harrington 5-1 Simon Preston
Paul Coughlin 5-1 Jan Dekker
Coni Singh Nagi 5-1 Lee Gregory
Christopher Dale 5-3 Tony Oak
Matthew Dennant 5-3 Mark Forman
Tony Randell 5-2 Dan Russell
Paul Rowley 5-1 Terry Roach
Stuart Stubbs 5-0 Jordan Johnston
BJ Fairhurst 5-0 Rory Duffy
Ian Lever 5-4 Aden Kirk
Ben Simpson 5-2 David Airey
Simon Cassidy 5-2 Jack Hill
Jack Tweddell 5-2 Andrew Johnson
Stuart Harding 5-4 Eddie Dootson
Chris Quantock 5-0 Antony Hayman
Will Harwood 5-3 Ricky Palmer
Adam Huckvale 5-3 Adam Smith-Neale
Alex Roy 5-1 Ian Walters
Philip Milburn 5-3 John Newland
Fred Smith 5-4 Glen Parsons
Karl Merchant 5-4 James Richardson
Krit Middleton 5-4 Daren Kitchen
Shaun Griffiths 5-2 Martyn Turner
Richard Ludlow 5-3 Steve Perkins
Jeff Batham 5-3 Barrie Bates
Colin Fowler 5-2 Peter Evison
Harry Ward 5-2 Ian McFarlane
James Hubbard 5-3 James Thompson
Brett Claydon 5-3 Matt Clark
Allan Manzie 5-3 Aaron Turner
Tony Bradley 5-1 John Power
Sam Hamilton 5-2 Daniel Smith
Kirk Shepherd 5-2 John Scott
Scott Dale 5-2 Mike Norton
Mike De Decker 5-2 Steve Grubb
Wayne Pepper 5-4 Kevin Dowling
Andreas Hajimina 5-2 Rohit Rabadia
Michael Barnard 5-2 Diogo Portela
Stephen Lovett 5-2 Dean Lewer
Chris Hartrey 5-1 Lee Moffat
Mike Symes 5-3 Simon Stevenson
Michael Power 5-0 Steve Randall
Darren Weaver 5-3 Richie Howson
Peter Hudson 5-0 Ashley Sandon-James
Paul Hogan 5-2 Andy Pearce
Kevin Bambrick 5-3 Marc Dewsbury

Second Round
Sean Ryan 5-4 Justin Bradshaw
Lee Evans 5-2 Ben Burton
Martin Thomas 5-3 Luke Woodhouse
Richie Corner 5-3 Nick Fullwell
Stephen Gallimore 5-1 Ricky Harding
Kurt Parry 5-0 Ryan Palmer
Jason Marriott 5-4 Jay Foreman
Jonathan Worsley 5-0 Wayne Thomas
Kevin Thomas 5-2 Colin Littlecott
Ryan Harrington 5-0 Paul Coughlin
Coni Singh Nagi 5-3 Christopher Dale
Tony Randell 5-4 Matthew Dennant
Paul Rowley 5-0 Stuart Stubbs
Ian Lever 5-3 BJ Fairhurst
Ben Simpson 5-1 Simon Cassidy
Stuart Harding 5-3 Jack Tweddell
Chris Quantock 5-3 Will Harwood
Alex Roy 5-2 Adam Huckvale
Philip Milburn 5-0 Fred Smith
Karl Merchant 5-3 Krit Middleton
Shaun Griffiths 5-0 Richard Ludlow
Jeff Batham 5-4 Colin Fowler
James Hubbard 5-4 Harry Ward
Brett Claydon 5-0 Allan Manzie
Sam Hamilton 5-4 Tony Bradley
Kirk Shepherd 5-3 Scott Dale
Mike De Decker 5-2 Wayne Pepper
Michael Barnard 5-4 Andreas Hajimina
Stephen Lovett 5-2 Chris Hartrey
Michael Power 5-3 Mike Symes
Peter Hudson 5-0 Darren Weaver
Paul Hogan 5-3 Kevin Bambrick

Third Round
Lee Evans 5-2 Sean Ryan
Richie Corner 5-3 Martin Thomas
Stephen Gallimore 5-3 Kurt Parry
Jason Marriott 5-2 Jonathan Worsley
Kevin Thomas 5-2 Ryan Harrington
Tony Randell 5-3 Coni Singh Nagi
Paul Rowley 5-3 Ian Lever
Ben Simpson 5-2 Stuart Harding
Chris Quantock 5-3 Alex Roy
Karl Merchant 5-4 Philip Milburn
Shaun Griffiths 5-1 Jeff Batham
James Hubbard 5-2 Brett Claydon
Sam Hamilton 5-3 Kirk Shepherd
Michael Barnard 5-2 Mike De Decker
Stephen Lovett 5-2 Michael Power
Peter Hudson 5-3 Paul Hogan

Fourth Round
Lee Evans 5-3 Richie Corner
Jason Marriott 5-3 Stephen Gallimore
Kevin Thomas 5-3 Tony Randell
Paul Rowley 5-3 Ben Simpson
Chris Quantock 5-4 Karl Merchant
Shaun Griffiths 5-3 James Hubbard
Sam Hamilton 5-1 Michael Barnard
Peter Hudson 5-2 Stephen Lovett

Quarter-Finals
Jason Marriott 5-3 Lee Evans
Paul Rowley 5-4 Kevin Thomas
Chris Quantock 5-3 Shaun Griffiths
Peter Hudson 5-3 Sam Hamilton

Semi-Finals
Paul Rowley 5-4 Jason Marriott
Chris Quantock 5-4 Peter Hudson

Final
Chris Quantock 5-0 Paul Rowley

PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour
Event 14
Saturday September 19, Ricoh Arena

Preliminary Round
Chris Quantock 5-2 Andy Pearce
Nigel Birch 5-4 Richard North
Kevin Bambrick 5-2 Kelvin Hart
Peter Hudson 5-2 Peter Evison
Aaron Turner 5-4 Allan Manzie
Rohit Rabadia 5-2 Steve Perkins
Martin Lukeman 5-2 Ricky Williams
Ricky Harding 5-0 John Scott
Martin Thomas 5-3 Stuart Harding
Mike Norton 5-4 Simon Stevenson
Diogo Portela 5-1 Lee Gregory
Wayne Pepper 5-3 Darron Brown

First Round
Jon Jukes 5-1 Lee Moffat
Chris Quantock 5-2 Antony Hayman
Jack Tweddell 5-2 Michael Baynham
Ryan Harrington 5-4 Nigel Birch
Barrie Bates 5-2 Chris Aubrey
Kevin Bambrick 5-4 Stephen Gallimore
Vernon Sheppard 5-4 Matthew Golding
Dan Read 5-1 Christopher Dale
Ricky Sudale 5-2 Adam Smith-Neale
Steve Maish 5-0 Shaun Barlow
Marc Dewsbury 5-0 Rory Duffy
Daniel Smith 5-3 Glen Parsons
Will Harwood 5-2 Alex Roy
Jan Dekker 5-2 Justin Bradshaw
Mark Forman 5-3 BJ Fairhurst
Paul Coughlin 5-4 Jack Hill
Brett Claydon 5-2 Kevin Thomas
Peter Hudson 5-2 James Hubbard
Jeff Batham 5-1 Steve Randall
Ryan Searle 5-2 Aaron Turner
Eddie Dootson 5-0 James Richardson
Shaun Griffiths 5-2 Rohit Robadia
Michael Beal 5-4 Wayne Thomas
Mark Carter 5-0 Karl Merchant
Scott Dale 5-0 Jordan Johnston
Darren Weaver 5-2 Simon Preston
Coni Singh Nagi 5-3 Kevin Dowling
Matt Clark 5-2 Michael Power
Harry Ward 5-2 Chris Hartrey
Ryan Hawkes 5-4 Tony Oak
Kurt Parry 5-4 Adek Kirk
Dan Russell 5-3 Ian McFarlane
Matthew Dennant 5-0 Steve Smith
Martin Lukeman 5-2 Ian Walters
Stuart Stubbs 5-4 John Power
Ricky Harding 5-1 Sam Hamilton
Ben Burton 5-0 Dean Lewer
Ryan Palmer 5-3 Martin Thomas
Richie Howson 5-4 Andrew Johnson
Michael Reilly 5-2 Ricky Palmer
Chris Skeates 5-3 Krit Middleton
Lee Evans 5-1 James Thompson
Jason Marriott 5-2 Terry Roach
John Newland 5-3 Philip Milburn
Mike De Decker 5-2 Colin Littlecott
Stephen Lovett 5-2 Sean Ryan
Jay Foreman 5-4 Fred Smith
Kirk Shepherd 5-4 Tony Randell
Tony Lincoln 5-3 Andreas Hajimina
Mike Norton 5-3 Adam Huckvale
Martyn Turner 5-2 Colin Fowler
Diogo Portela 5-4 Mike Symes
Richie Corner 5-2 Simon Cassidy
Wayne Pepper 5-3 Ashley Sandon-James
David Airey 5-2 Tony Bradley
Steve Grubb 5-2 Ben Simpson
Paul Hogan 5-1 James Welding
Michael Barnard 5-4 Ross Parsons
Danny Pinhorne 5-2 Dave Place
Luke Woodhouse 5-3 Ron Meulenkamp
Jonathan Worsley 5-2 Paul Rowley
Paul Amos 5-1 Richard Ludlow
Ian Lever 5-3 Nick Fullwell
Daren Kitchen 5-3 Luke Kennedy

Second Round
Chris Quantock 5-2 Jon Jukes
Jack Tweddell 5-2 Ryan Harrington
Barrie Bates 5-3 Kevin Bambrick
Vernon Sheppard 5-3 Dan Read
Ricky Sudale 5-0 Steve Maish
Marc Dewsbury 5-1 Daniel Smith
Jan Dekker 5-2 Will Harwood
Paul Coughlin 5-4 Mark Forman
Peter Hudson 5-4 Brett Claydon
Ryan Searle 5-3 Jeff Batham
Eddie Dootson 5-2 Shaun Griffiths
Michael Beal 5-0 Mark Carter
Darren Weaver 5-1 Scott Dale
Matt Clark 5-3 Coni Singh Nagi
Harry Ward 5-0 Ryan Hawkes
Dan Russell 5-4 Kurt Parry
Matthew Dennant 5-3 Martin Lukeman
Ricky Harding 5-1 Stuart Stubbs
Ryan Palmer 5-3 Ben Burton
Michael Reilly 5-4 Richie Howson
Lee Evans 5-4 Chris Skeates
John Newland 5-4 Jason Marriott
Mike De Decker 5-2 Stephen Lovett
Kirk Shepherd 5-3 Jay Foreman
Mike Norton 5-2 Tony Lincoln
Diogo Portela 5-3 Martyn Turner
Richie Corner 5-1 Wayne Pepper
David Airey 5-1 Steve Grubb
Michael Barnard 5-4 Paul Hogan
Danny Pinhorne 5-3 Luke Woodhouse
Jonathan Worsley 5-2 Paul Amos
Daren Kitchen 5-3 Ian Lever

Third Round
Chris Quantock 5-3 Jack Tweddell
Barrie Bates 5-0 Vernon Sheppard
Ricky Sudale 5-3 Marc Dewsbury
Paul Coughlin 5-3 Jan Dekker
Peter Hudson 5-3 Ryan Searle
Michael Beal 5-4 Eddie Dootson
Darren Weaver 5-2 Matt Clark
Harry Ward 5-3 Dan Russell
Matthew Dennant 5-3 Ricky Harding
Ryan Palmer 5-4 Michael Reilly
Lee Evans 5-1 John Newland
Kirk Shepherd 5-4 Mike De Decker
Mike Norton 5-1 Diogo Portela
Richie Corner 5-2 David Airey
Danny Pinhorne 5-2 Michael Barnard
Jonathan Worsley 5-4 Daren Kitchen

Fourth Round
Chris Quantock 5-2 Barrie Bates
Paul Coughlin 5-4 Ricky Sudale
Peter Hudson 5-3 Michael Beal
Darren Weaver 5-3 Harry Ward
Ryan Palmer 5-3 Matthew Dennant
Lee Evans 5-2 Kirk Shepherd
Mike Norton 5-4 Richie Corner
Danny Pinhorne 5-3 Jonathan Worsley

Quarter-Finals
Chris Quantock 5-4 Paul Coughlin
Peter Hudson 5-1 Darren Weaver
Ryan Palmer 5-2 Lee Evans
Danny Pinhorne 5-4 Mike Norton

Semi-Finals
Peter Hudson 5-1 Chris Quantock
Ryan Palmer 5-4 Danny Pinhorne
 
Final
Peter Hudson 5-4 Ryan Palmer

Prize Fund
Winner: £2,000
Runner-Up: £1,000
Semi-Finalists: £500
Quarter-Finalists: £300
Last 16: £200
Last 32: £100
Last 64: £50
Total: £10,000