PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour 15-16

JAN DEKKER sealed a PDC Tour Card alongside Richie Corner as the Dutchman shared the spoils on the final PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour double-header of the year with Martin Lukeman on Sunday.

Dekker picked up his third Challenge Tour victory of 2015 in Sunday's Event 15, defeating Jon Jukes 5-2 in the final to pick up a £2,000 first prize.

Allied to a further £50 he collected in Event 16 - following a second round whitewash to Sam Hamilton - Dekker took his total for the year to £7,350 to share top spot on the final Order of Merit with Corner.

Corner has won two previous events this year, and reached the last 32 of Event 15 before losing out to Dekker, before being a quarter-finalist in Event 16 as Kirk Shepherd ended his run.

However, both Dekker and Corner will now win two-year PDC Tour Cards for 2016-2017, with the players ending the year ranked from third-eighth picking up free entry to the 2016 PDC Qualifying School.

Dekker's run to the Event 15 title at the Ricoh Arena began with a 5-3 win over former UK Open finalist Barrie Bates, and he then defeated Ryan Searle, whitewashed Corner, overcame Karl Merchant, Jay Foreman and Ricky Sudale on his way to the final.

Jukes' journey to the final included wins over John Newland, Andreas Hajimina, Ryan Palmer, Nigel Birch and Stuart Harding before he swept past Sam Hamilton 5-0 in the semi-finals, only to lose out 5-2 in the decider.

Middlesex's Martin Lukeman won his first-ever title by taking victory in Sunday's Event 16, as he defeated former World Championship finalist Kirk Shepherd 5-2 in the final.

Lukeman - who has competed in the final three weekends of the Challenge Tour this year on his PDC debut - enjoyed a whitewash win over Philip Milburn and dropped only one leg in each of his wins over Andreas Hajimina, Richard North and Steve Maish as he reached the quarter-finals.

There, he edged out Paul Coughlin in a deciding leg before overcoming Ryan Searle 5-3 and he continued the momentum to claim the £2,000 first prize.

Shepherd had been bidding to book-end the 2015 Challenge Tour season, following his Event One victory in March, and defeated Steve Randall, Simon Cassidy, Chris Aubrey, Dan Russell, Richie Corner and Alex Roy on his way to the final.

Belgium's Mike De Decker, a two-time PDC Unicorn Development Tour winner this year, joined Corner, Coughlin and Tony Lincoln amongst the quarter-finalists in Event 16.

The day also saw Brazil's Diogo Portela enjoy his best run on the Challenge Tour this year as he reached the last 16 of Event 16, just days after his victorious appearance on the darts-themed Sky One gameshow "One Hundred and Eighty".

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PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour
Event 15
Sunday September 20, Ricoh Arena, Coventry

Preliminary Round
Peter Hudson 5-1 Tony Randell
Barrie Bates 5-1 Ben Simpson
Simon Stevenson 5-1 Luke Kennedy
Shaun Griffiths 5-0 Rory Duffy
Kurt Parry 5-3 John Scott

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

Second Round
Richie Corner 5-2 Peter Hudson
Jan Dekker 5-2 Ryan Searle
Antony Hayman 5-4 Colin Fowler
Karl Merchant 5-2 James Richardson
Luke Woodhouse 5-4 Eddie Dootson
Adam Huckvale 5-3 Darron Brown
Chris Aubrey 5-1 Dan Russell
Jay Foreman 5-1 Ryan Hawkes
Simon Stevenson 5-2 Alex Roy
Dave Honey 5-3 Chris Skeates
Stephen Gallimore 5-2 Coni Singh Nagi
Chris Hartrey 5-2 Jack Tweddell
Michael Barnard 5-4 Kevin Thomas
Brett Claydon 5-3 Jason Marriott
Lee Evans 5-2 Matthew Golding
Ricky Sudale 5-1 John Power
Shaun Griffiths 5-3 Philip Milburn
Sam Hamilton 5-1 James Thompson
Mike De Decker 5-1 David Airey
Nick Fullwell 5-2 Matthew Dennant
Darren Weaver 5-4 Richie Howson
Ian Lever 5-3 Vernon Sheppard
Ryan Harrington 5-4 Danny Pinhorne
Wayne Pepper 5-3 Wayne Thomas
Kurt Parry 5-4 Ian Walters
Chris Quantock 5-1 Ben Burton
Stuart Harding 5-4 Jamie Landon
Paul Hogan 5-2 James Hubbard
Jon Jukes 5-1 Andreas Hajimina
Ryan Palmer 5-3 Will Harwood
Nigel Birch 5-3 Mark Carter
Aden Kirk 5-4 James Welding

Third Round
Jan Dekker 5-0 Richie Corner
Karl Merchant 5-3 Antony Hayman
Adam Huckvale 5-2 Luke Woodhouse
Jay Foreman 5-4 Chris Aubrey
Simon Stevenson 5-1 Dave Honey
Chris Hartrey 5-1 Stephen Gallimore
Michael Barnard 5-3 Brett Claydon
Ricky Sudale 5-4 Lee Evans
Sam Hamilton 5-3 Shaun Griffiths
Mike De Decker 5-4 Nick Fullwell
Ian Lever 5-1 Darren Weaver
Ryan Harrington 5-2 Wayne Pepper
Kurt Parry 5-2 Chris Quantock
Stuart Harding 5-0 Paul Hogan
Jon Jukes 5-4 Ryan Palmer
Nigel Birch 5-4 Aden Kirk

Fourth Round
Jan Dekker 5-3 Karl Merchant
Jay Foreman 5-0 Adam Huckvale
Simon Stevenson 5-4 Chris Hartrey
Ricky Sudale 5-1 Michael Barnard
Sam Hamilton 5-0 Mike De Decker
Ryan Harrington 5-1 Ian Lever
Stuart Harding 5-2 Kurt Parry
Jon Jukes 5-1 Nigel Birch

Quarter-Finals
Jan Dekker 5-1 Jay Foreman
Ricky Sudale 5-3 Simon Stevenson
Sam Hamilton 5-3 Ryan Harrington
Jon Jukes 5-2 Stuart Harding

Semi-Finals
Jan Dekker 5-0 Ricky Sudale
Jon Jukes 5-0 Sam Hamilton

Final
Jan Dekker 5-2 Jon Jukes

PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour
Event 16
Sunday September 20, Ricoh Arena, Coventry

Preliminary Round
Simon Preston 5-4 Chris Quantock
Karl Merchant 5-1 Colin Fowler
Ricky Williams 5-3 Jonathan Worsley
David Airey 5-3 Aden Kirk

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

Second Round
Eddie Dootson 5-2 Mark Carter
Dave Place 5-2 Christopher Dale
Ryan Harrington 5-4 Richie Howson
Paul Coughlin 5-4 Glen Parsons
Kurt Parry 5-0 Stuart Harding
Steve Maish 5-3 Michael Baynham
Philip Milburn 5-4 Ian Lever
Martin Lukeman 5-1 Richard North
Ryan Searle 5-3 Karl Merchant
Simon Stevenson 5-4 Scott Dale
Ross Parsons 5-3 BJ Fairhurst
Diogo Portela 5-4 Matthew Golding
Tony Lincoln 5-3 Mark Forman
Shaun Griffiths 5-0 Vernon Sheppard
Colin Littlecott 5-3 Marc Dewsbury
Chris Hartrey 5-4 Danny Pinhorne
Dan Russell 5-3 Ricky Williams
Martyn Turner 5-1 Darren Mawer
Chris Aubrey 5-2 James Richardson
Kirk Shepherd 5-4 Simon Cassidy
Ben Burton 5-4 Luke Woodhouse
Richie Corner 5-3 Tony Randell
Nick Fullwell 5-1 Shaun Barlow
Chris Skeates 5-1 Matthew Dennant
Aaron Turner 5-2 David Airey
Paul Hogan 5-0 James Hubbard
Jay Foreman 5-1 Matt Clark
Mike De Decker 5-2 Dan Read
Stephen Lovett 5-0 James Thompson
Sam Hamilton 5-0 Jan Dekker
Jason Marriott 5-0 John Newland
Alex Roy 5-2 Jon Jukes

Third Round
Dave Place 5-3 Eddie Dootson
Paul Coughlin 5-3 Ryan Harrington
Steve Maish 5-1 Kurt Parry
Martin Lukeman 5-0 Philip Milburn
Ryan Searle 5-4 Simon Stevenson
Diogo Portela 5-2 Ross Parsons
Tony Lincoln 5-3 Shaun Griffiths
Chris Hartrey 5-4 Colin Littlecott
Dan Russell 5-3 Martyn Turner
Kirk Shepherd 5-0 Chris Aubrey
Richie Corner 5-2 Ben Burton
Nick Fullwell 5-2 Chris Skeates
Paul Hogan 5-4 Aaron Turner
Mike De Decker 5-4 Jay Foreman
Stephen Lovett 5-1 Sam Hamilton
Alex Roy 5-2 Jason Marriott

Fourth Round
Paul Coughlin 5-1 Dave Place
Martin Lukeman 5-1 Steve Maish
Ryan Searle 5-0 Diogo Portela
Tony Lincoln 5-1 Chris Hartrey
Kirk Shepherd 5-1 Dan Russell
Richie Corner 5-4 Nick Fullwell
Mike De Decker 5-2 Paul Hogan
Alex Roy 5-3 Stephen Lovett

Quarter-Finals
Martin Lukeman 5-4 Paul Coughlin
Ryan Searle 5-4 Tony Lincoln
Kirk Shepherd 5-2 Richie Corner
Alex Roy 5-2 Mike De Decker

Semi-Finals
Martin Lukeman 5-3 Ryan Searle
Kirk Shepherd 5-1 Alex Roy

Final
Martin Lukeman 5-2 Kirk Shepherd

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