ROB HEWSON and Niels Zonneveld shared victories as the opening PDC Unicorn Development Tour weekend of 2018 came to a close at Wigan's Robin Park Tennis Centre on Sunday.

Lincolnshire's Hewson, 22, claimed his first Development Tour success in Event Three to open Sunday's double-header as he took the £2,000 top prize.

Hewson had never previously reached a Development Tour final since first competing in 2012, but won eight games on his way to victory.

His opening whitewash of Paul Reid was followed by defeats of Adam Paxton, Tom Lonsdale and Fred Box, before Hewson then saw off Saturday's nine-dart star, Canada's Dawson Murschell, with a 4-2 success.

He then overcame Jaikob Selby 5-2, enjoyed a 5-3 semi-final win over Tommy Wilson and repeated the scoreline against Melvin de Fijter in the final.

De Fijter's run to the final was the Dutchman's best since he began competing on the PDC circuit last year, as he saw off Harry Ward, Owen Maiden and Mike De Decker in the latter stages.

The weekend concluded with Event Four later on Sunday, as Niels Zonneveld became the second Dutch winner of the weekend, following Wessel Nijman's Event Two triumph 24 hours earlier.

The 19-year-old from Uitgeest enjoyed whitewash wins over Aiden Cope, Scott Jackson and Declan Cox during the event, and also defeated Maiden, Bradley Halls, Daniel Thomas and William Borland on his way to the final.

There, Zonneveld was a 5-2 winner over Joe Davis to pick up the £2,000 top prize.

Brighton's Davis, a two-time UK Open qualifier, won through to his first Development Tour final as he overcame both Nijman and Hewson before edging out Geert Nentjes 5-4 in the semi-finals.

The next PDC Unicorn Development Tour weekend will be held on May 26-27 at Halle 39 in Hildesheim as the German venue hosts four tournaments each worth £10,000 in prize money.