RISING STARS Luke Humphries and Dimitri Van den Bergh triumphed in the first two events of the 2017 PDC Unicorn Development Tour season, while Kenny Neyens fired in a nine-darter at Robin Park in Wigan on Saturday.
Humphries took victory in Event One by defeating Dawson Murschell in the final to claim his maiden title, having reached the final of Event 12 in 2016.
The 22-year-old kicked off the first Development Tour event of the year with 4-1 wins against Jack Vincent and Pascal Herwig before defeating both Thomas Lovely and Jimmy Hendriks 4-2.
In the quarter-finals, Humphries saw off Van den Bergh with a 5-3 success, which he followed up by beating Adam Hunt by the same score to reach the decider.
There, he enjoyed a 5-1 success against Canada's Murschell, who was playing in his first Development Tour final.
Murschell knocked out Cain Unwin, James Thompson, Rhys Hayden, James Carroll, Ronnie Roberts, Charlie Beaumont and Neyens on his way to the final.
Neyens had earlier produced a brilliant nine-dart finish in his second round whitewash win against Mikey Rees.
Event Two saw Belgian ace Van den Bergh pick up his seventh Development Tour title after he denied Neyens the perfect end to a memorable day.
Van den Bergh defeated his compatriot 5-2 in the final to secure the £2,000 first prize.
The 22-year-old began his run to glory by edging out Event One winner Humphries 4-3, before dropping just two legs in defeats of Morgan Smith, Nico Ziemann and Brandon Walsh.
He then saw off Mike De Decker with a 4-2 win to reach the quarter-finals, where he enjoyed a 5-1 success over Steve Lennon.
Van den Bergh defeated Hunt 5-2 in the last four and completed the job with victory against fellow Belgian prospect Neyens.
Neyens' route to the final included wins against Scott Dale, Rusty-Jake Rodriguez, Greg Ritchie, Hendriks, Sam Head and Martin Schindler.
Three-time Development Tour event winner Hunt made an encouraging start to the new campaign by reaching the semi-finals in both events.
Germany's Schindler made an impressive Development Tour debut with runs to the quarter-finals and semi-finals in Saturday's tournaments.
Sunday sees PDC Unicorn Development Tour Events Three and Four take place, with £10,000 in prize money on offer in each of the tournaments.
Prize Fund (Per Event)
Winner £2,000
Runner-Up £1,000
Semi-Finalists £500
Quarter-Finalists £300
Last 16 Losers £200
Last 32 Losers £100
Last 64 Losers £50
Total £10,000