JAMIE ROBINSON and Ron Meulenkamp shared the spoils as the new PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour kicked-off at the Robin Park Tennis Centre in Wigan, on Sunday.
Robinson started his run to the first title on offer strongly, dropping just one leg in his first two games before wins over Jason Wilson and Ron Meulenkamp secured a quarter-final spot.
The 37-year-old from Colchester, who produced a brilliant run to his reach the final of the last Players Championship event in 2013, overcame Bristol’s 16-year-old Ryan Palmer by a 5-1 scoreline to secure a semi-final spot.
In the last four Robinson edged out Oliver Stell in a deciding leg before claiming the title by the same scoreline, coming out on top in a tight contest against Matthew Edgar to win the £2,000 winners prize.
Northampton’s Edgar, who reached the last 32 of the UK Open in 2011, claimed good wins against Max Hopp, Jon Jukes and Steve Evans on route to the semi-finals.
There he defeated three-time major quarter-finalist Alan Tabern 5-4 to reach the final but was agonisingly denied victory after falling to a deciding leg defeat to Robinson.
Kent’s Oliver Stell and former UK Open semi-finalist Alan Tabern reached the semi-finals before both suffered narrow 5-4 defeats.
Holland’s Ron Meulenkamp, who was defeated by Robinson in the Sunday’s first event, gained revenge for that defeat with a 5-3 win over the Colchester man in the third round of the second tournament.
In the last 16 the 25-year-old Dutchman, who has competed at the Lakeside on two occasions, beat Stephen McNally 5-2 before edging past Dave Weston in a deciding leg to reach the last four.
There, Meulenkamp beat Ian McFarlane 5-2 to secure a place in his first final in a PDC competition and then held his nerve to claim a tight 5-4 victory against Alan Tabern.
Tabern improved on his semi-final performance earlier in the day double-header of events by reaching the final of the second.
Tabern, a winner of five PDC ranking titles, defeated Andy Pearson and Dave Place in his first two games before edging past Karl Merchant 5-4 to reach the last 16.
The St Helens man recorded a brace of 5-1 wins over Trevor Burkhill and Jamie Gemmell before sealing a place in the final after a 5-3 triumph over Colin Fowler.
However, Tabern was denied the title after falling on the wrong side of a 5-4 scoreline to Meulenkamp, having to settle for the £1,000 runners-up prize, ending the day with £1,500 after a strong display.
The Birmingham duo of Colin Fowler and Ian McFarlane enjoyed their best performances to date in a PDC competition by reaching the last four, taking away £500 for their efforts.
The next two events on the PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour will take place at the Rivermead Centre in Reading, on Sunday 30 March, both carrying £10,000 in prize money.
2014 PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour
Event One - March 2
Preliminary Round
Richard Denis 5-4 Dan Dean
Michael Symes 5-3 Michael Waterworth
Jamie Gemmell 5-2 Michael Harrison
Kevin Bambrick 5-4 Tony Stone
Nigel Birch 5-2 Andy Pearce
Jamie Landon 5-0 Richard Ludlow
Darren Weaver 5-2 Barrie Bates
Lee Whitworth 5-4 Danny Summers
Aden Kirk 5-4 John Brammeld
Oliver Stell 5-3 Martin Bowley
Dimitri Van Den Bergh 5-3 Lee Palfreyman
Richard Baillie 5-3 Harry Lane
Ryan Harrington 5-2 Jack Hill
Mark Frost 5-0 Andy Bless
Martin Homer 5-3 Shaun Griffiths
Nathan Richards 5-4 Peter Manley
Jason Wilson 5-2 Michael Blake
Nick Fullwell 5-3 Steve Maish
Matt Clark 5-3 Mark Wilson
Mark Hylton 5-0 Carl Sparrow
Geoff Whitworth 5-2 Lee Holden
Mark Forman 5-3 Philip Milburn
John Crossley 5-0 Neville Roberts
Matthew Dennant 5-0 Ian Lever
Robert Parker 5-1 Sean Ryan
Graham Kurle 5-1 Jeff Batham
Jon Jukes 5-1 Ben Songhurst
Mike Norton 5-3 Dave Weston
Gary Eastwood 5-3 Kurt Parry
Chris Mason 5-3 Bradley Williams
Robert Turner 5-0 Anthony Wort
Alan Derrett 5-3 Craig Mansell
Shaun Littler 5-3 Paul Lennon
Dave Honey 5-4 Danny Pinhorne
Steve Douglas 5-3 Darren Whittingham
Luke Woodhouse 5-2 Ricky Sudale
Doug Thompson 5-2 Lee Moffat
Barry Tyler 5-4 Ewan Hyslop
Terry Roach 5-2 Darren Mawer
Garry Spedding 5-1 Colin Feeley
Lewis McGurn 5-2 Matthew Dicken
Mark Lawrence 5-3 Darren Williams
Jaron Esteve 5-2 Stuart Stubbs
Trevor Burkhill 5-4 Alex Low
First Round
Stuart Holden 5-2 Frankie Ansell
Richard Denis 5-1 Michael Symes
John Burgess 5-3 Philip Wathen
Jamie Gemmell 5-2 Kevin Bambrick
Shane Edwards 5-3 Stuart Bousfield
Nigel Birch 5-3 Jamie Landon
Prakash Jiwa 5-2 Sam Hill
Darren Weaver 5-2 Sion Thomas
Alex Roy 5-1 Wayne Dunn
Lee Whitworth 5-2 Adam Smith-Neale
Andrew Halls 5-0 Karl Brooks
Aden Kirk 5-4 James Bevan
Paul Osmotherley 5-3 Ian McFarlane
Oliver Stell 5-0 Lee Hayes
Martin Carvill 5-1 Vince Tipple
John Scott 5-0 Dimitri Van Den Bergh
Ron Meulenkamp 5-3 Curtis Hammond
Ryan Harrington 5-4 Richard Baillie
Paul Carter 5-1 Damien Sherwood
Mark Frost 5-0 Martin Homer
Andrew Johnson 5-2 Brian Lewis
Jason Wilson 5-0 Nathan Richards
Malcolm Smallshaw 5-3 Colin Rice
Jamie Robinson 5-0 Nick Fullwell
Ryan Palmer 5-3 Kevin Thomas
Matt Clark 5-0 Andy Pearson
Dave Place 5-4 Rees Hall
Mark Hylton 5-0 Greg Dickinson
Krit Middleton 5-3 Mark Stephenson
Paul Rowley 5-1 Geoff Whitworth
Darron Brown 5-1 Nathan Derry
Jake Patchett 5-2 Mark Forman
Max Hopp 5-0 Ashley Holgate
Matthew Dennant 5-0 John Crossley
Matthew Edgar 5-0 Brandon Walsh
Robert Parker 5-2 Graham Kurle
Stephen McNally 5-3 John Newland
Jon Jukes 5-1 Mike Norton
Ryan Herrington 5-0 David A Murphy
Gary Eastwood 5-2 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Paul Palmer 5-3 Robert Fuller
Andrew Howarth 5-2 Chris Mason
Phil Henshaw 5-3 John Ferrell
Steve Evans 5-3 Robert Turner
Glenn Spearing 5-3 Nick Paenen
Richie Howson 5-3 Alan Derrett
Brett Claydon 5-4 Karl Merchant
Shaun Littler 5-1 Laurie Selby
Sam Hamilton 5-0 Jack Tweddell
Steve Douglas 5-4 Dave Honey
Kevin Lane 5-2 Jay Foreman
Luke Woodhouse 5-3 Doug Thompson
Tim Martin 5-4 John Goldie
Terry Roach 5-3 Barry Tyler
Tony Richardson 5-1 Lee Rose
Garry Spedding 5-1 Alan James Tabern Jnr
Barry Lynn 5-2 Michael Beal
Lewis McGurn 5-4 Mark Jones
Reece Robinson 5-3 Mark Flawn
Alan Tabern 5-4 Mark Lawrence
Dan Dean 5-2 Darren Burksfield
Colin Fowler 5-4 Jaron Esteve
David Copley 5-1 Mick Bushby
Trevor Burkhill 5-1 Lance Hackett
Second Round
Richard Denis 5-4 Stuart Holden
John Burgess 5-2 Jamie Gemmell
Shane Edwards 5-3 Nigel Birch
Darren Weaver 5-4 Prakash Jiwa
Lee Whitworth 5-3 Alex Roy
Aden Kirk 5-3 Andrew Halls
Oliver Stell 5-3 Paul Osmotherley
Martin Carvill 5-1 John Scott
Ron Meulenkamp 5-4 Ryan Harrington
Paul Carter 5-3 Mark Frost
Jason Wilson 5-4 Andrew Johnson
Jamie Robinson 5-1 Malcolm Smallshaw
Ryan Palmer 5-4 Matt Clark
Dave Place 5-3 Mark Hylton
Paul Rowley 5-2 Krit Middleton
Darron Brown 5-3 Jake Patchett
Max Hopp 5-3 Matthew Dennant
Matthew Edgar 5-3 Robert Parker
Jon Jukes 5-2 Stephen McNally
Gary Eastwood 5-3 Ryan Herrington
Andrew Howarth 5-2 Paul Palmer
Steve Evans 5-3 Phil Henshaw
Richie Howson 5-3 Glenn Spearing
Brett Claydon 5-3 Shaun Littler
Sam Hamilton 5-3 Steve Douglas
Luke Woodhouse 5-1 Kevin Lane
Tim Martin 5-0 Terry Roach
Garry Spedding 5-0 Tony Richardson
Barry Lynn 5-4 Lewis McGurn
Alan Tabern 5-0 Reece Robinson
Colin Fowler 5-1 Dan Dean
Trevor Burkhill 5-4 David Copley
Losers £50
Third Round
Richard Denis 5-4 John Burgess
Darren Weaver 5-1 Shane Edwards
Aden Kirk 5-4 Lee Whitworth
Oliver Stell 5-3 Martin Carvill
Ron Meulenkamp 5-4 Paul Carter
Jamie Robinson 5-2 Jason Wilson
Ryan Palmer 5-1 Dave Place
Paul Rowley 5-4 Darron Brown
Matthew Edgar 5-2 Max Hopp
Jon Jukes 5-2 Gary Eastwood
Steve Evans 5-2 Andrew Howarth
Richie Howson 5-4 Brett Claydon
Sam Hamilton 5-4 Luke Woodhouse
Tim Martin 5-3 Garry Spedding
Alan Tabern 5-3 Barry Lynn
Colin Fowler 5-0 Trevor Burkhill
Losers £100
Fourth Round
Richard Denis 5-1 Darren Weaver
Oliver Stell 5-3 Aden Kirk
Jamie Robinson 5-3 Ron Meulenkamp
Ryan Palmer 5-4 Paul Rowley
Matthew Edgar 5-1 Jon Jukes
Steve Evans 5-2 Richie Howson
Sam Hamilton 5-3 Tim Martin
Alan Tabern 5-2 Colin Fowler
Losers £200
Quarter-Finals
Oliver Stell 5-1 Richard Denis
Jamie Robinson 5-1 Ryan Palmer
Matthew Edgar 5-1 Steve Evans
Alan Tabern 5-2 Sam Hamilton
Losers £300
Semi-Finals
Jamie Robinson 5-4 Oliver Stell
Matthew Edgar 5-4 Alan Tabern
Losers £500
Final
Jamie Robinson 5-4 Matthew Edgar
Winner £2,000
Runner-Up £1,000
Event Two - March 2
Preliminary Round
Paul Carter 5-0 Frankie Ansell
Stuart Stubbs 5-4 Dan Read
John Brammeld 5-4 Brandon Walsh
Doug Thompson 5-0 Darren Burksfield
Robert Parker 5-1 Alan Derrett
Lewis McGurn 5-1 Dan Dean
Mark Stephenson 5-4 Shane Edwards
Philip Wathen 5-4 Paul Rowley
Reece Robinson 5-4 Mark Lawrence
Michael Beal 5-1 Jordan Johnston
Curtis Hammond 5-3 Ben Songhurst
Ewan Hyslop 5-3 Tony Stone
Matthew Edgar 5-4 Craig Mansell
Andy Pearce 5-2 Ryan Herrington
Darren Williams 5-4 Alan James Tabern Jnr
Jon Jukes 5-3 Richard Baillie
Paul Osmotherley 5-4 Andrew Johnston
Barry Lynn 5-3 Brett Claydon
Rees Hall 5-3 Mike Norton
James Bevan 5-0 Colin Rice
Andy Pearson 5-0 Glenn Spearing
Ricky Sudale 5-4 Robert Turner
Prakash Jiwa 5-1 John Newland
Ian Lever 5-2 Lee Holden
Jay Foreman 5-3 Colin Feeley
Andrew Halls 5-0 Paul Palmer
Nigel Birch 5-1 Malcolm Smallshaw
Mark Hylton 5-1 Richie Howson
Wayne Dunn 5-0 Terry Roach
Darren Weaver 5-4 Dirk van Duijvenbode
Philip Milburn 5-4 John Burgess
Matthew Dicken 5-4 Martin Bowley
Matthew Dennant 5-0 Jack Hill
Barrie Bates 5-0 Anthony Wort
Carl Sparrow 5-4 Phil Henshaw
Mark Frost 5-4 Luke Woodhouse
Dave Weston 5-3 Harry Lane
Steve Maish 5-2 Michael Harrison
Lee Palfreyman v Darren Mawer
Stuart Holden 5-0 Gary Eastwood
Jamie Robinson 5-2 Robert Fuller
Stephen McNally 5-3 Tim Martin
Jason Wilson 5-0 Martin Homer
First Round
Michael Waterworth 5-2 Mark Flawn
Paul Carter 5-0 Stuart Stubbs
Ryan Palmer 5-1 Paul Lennon
John Brammeld 5-4 Doug Thompson
Tony Richardson 5-1 Laurie Selby
Robert Parker 5-1 Lewis McGurn
Mark Jones 5-4 Kevin Thomas
Stuart Bousfield 5-4 Mark Stephenson
Dimitri Van Den Bergh 5-3 Brian Lewis
Colin Fowler 5-4 Philip Wathen
Sam Hamilton 5-2 Andy Bless
Reece Robinson 5-1 Alex Low
Oliver Stell 5-0 Graham Kurle
Michael Beal 5-1 Damien Sherwood
Jeff Batham 5-4 John Crossley
Jaron Esteve 5-4 Curtis Hammond
Shaun Griffiths 5-4 Mark Forman
Ewan Hyslop 5-4 Matthew Edgar
Jamie Gemmell 5-3 Aden Kirk
Andy Pearce 5-1 Darren Williams
Jack Tweddell 5-3 Danny Summers
Jon Jukes 5-1 Paul Osmotherley
Steve Evans 5-0 Vince Tipple
Barry Lynn 5-3 Mark Wilson
Alex Roy 5-0 Lee Hayes
Lee Rose 5-3 Rees Hall
Trevor Burkhill 5-2 Greg Dickinson
James Bevan 5-1 Geoff Whitworth
Dave Place 5-3 Sion Thomas
Alan Tabern 5-3 Andy Pearson
Kurt Parry 5-2 Lee Whitworth
Karl Merchant 5-3 Ricky Sudale
John Scott 5-1 Karl Brooks
Prakash Jiwa 5-0 Ian Lever
Sam Hill 5-0 Peter Manley
Jay Foreman 5-3 Andrew Halls
Darron Brown 5-4 Mick Bushby
Mark Hylton 5-2 Nigel Birch
Ian McFarlane 5-2 Shaun Littler
Garry Spedding 5-2 Wayne Dunn
Nick Fullwell 5-1 Kevin Bambrick
Matt Clark 5-4 Darren Weaver
Richard Denis 5-1 Lee Moffat
Philip Milburn 5-0 Sean Ryan
Dave Honey 5-2 Neville Roberts
Matthew Dicken 5-0 Michael Blake
Nick Paenen 5-0 Lance Hackett
Matthew Dennant 5-3 Darren Whittingham
Max Hopp 5-3 Nathan Richards
Carl Sparrow 5-3 Barrie Bates
Andrew Howarth 5-2 Krit Middleton
Dave Weston 5-1 Mark Frost
Nathan Derry 5-3 Adam Smith Neale
Steve Maish 5-1 Martin Carvill
Steve Douglas 5-0 Richard Ludlow
Lee Palfreyman 5-0 Michael Symes
Danny Pinhorne 5-4 John Goldie
Ron Meulenkamp 5-2 Stuart Holden
Barry Tyler 5-4 John Ferrell
Jamie Robinson 5-4 Jake Patchett
Jamie Landon 5-0 David A Murphy
Stephen McNally 5-1 Bradley Williams
David Copley 5-1 Ashley Holgate
Jason Wilson 5-4 Ryan Harrington
Second Round
Michael Waterworth 5-4 Paul Carter
John Brammeld 5-4 Ryan Palmer
Robert Parker 5-2 Tony Richardson
Stuart Bousfield 5-2 Mark Jones
Colin Fowler 5-2 Dimitri Van Den Bergh
Reece Robinson 5-3 Sam Hamilton
Michael Beal 5-4 Oliver Stell
Jaron Esteve 5-4 Jeff Batham
Ewan Hyslop 5-4 Shaun Griffiths
Jamie Gemmell 5-2 Andy Pearce
Jon Jukes 5-1 Jack Tweddell
Barry Lynn 5-4 Steve Evans
Lee Rose 5-4 Alex Roy
Trevor Burkhill 5-4 James Bevan
Alan Tabern 5-1 Dave Place
Karl Merchant 5-4 Kurt Parry
Prakash Jiwa 5-1 John Scott
Sam Hill 5-4 Jay Foreman
Mark Hylton 5-1 Darron Brown
Ian McFarlane 5-4 Garry Spedding
Matt Clark 5-4 Nick Fullwell
Philip Milburn 5-0 Richard Denis
Dave Honey 5-3 Matthew Dicken
Matthew Dennant 5-0 Nick Paenen
Max Hopp 5-1 Carl Sparrow
Dave Weston 5-0 Andrew Howarth
Steve Maish 5-2 Nathan Derry
Lee Palfreyman 5-1 Steve Douglas
Ron Meulenkamp 5-2 Danny Pinhorne
Jamie Robinson 5-2 Barry Tyler
Stephen McNally 5-3 Jamie Landon
Jason Wilson 5-4 David Copley
Losers £50
Third Round
John Brammeld 5-3 Michael Waterworth
Stuart Bousfield 5-4 Robert Parker
Colin Fowler 5-4 Reece Robinson
Michael Beal 5-4 Jaron Esteve
Jamie Gemmell 5-3 Ewan Hyslop
Barry Lynn 5-4 Jon Jukes
Trevor Burkhill 5-2 Lee Rose
Alan Tabern 5-4 Karl Merchant
Prakash Jiwa 5-2 Sam Hill
Ian McFarlane 5-3 Mark Hylton
Philip Milburn 5-1 Matt Clark
Dave Honey 5-2 Matthew Dennant
Dave Weston 5-3 Max Hopp
Lee Palfreyman 5-3 Steve Maish
Ron Meulenkamp 5-3 Jamie Robinson
Stephen McNally 5-1 Jason Wilson
Losers £100
Fourth Round
Stuart Bousfield 5-4 John Brammeld
Colin Fowler 5-1 Michael Beal
Jamie Gemmell 5-2 Barry Lynn
Alan Tabern 5-1 Trevor Burkhill
Ian McFarlane 5-4 Prakash Jiwa
Dave Honey 5-4 Philip Milburn
Dave Weston 5-3 Lee Palfreyman
Ron Meulenkamp 5-2 Stephen McNally
Losers £200
Quarter-Finals
Colin Fowler 5-1 Stuart Bousfield
Alan Tabern 5-1 Jamie Gemmell
Ian McFarlane 5-1 Dave Honey
Ron Meulenkamp 5-4 Dave Weston
Losers £300
Semi-Finals
Alan Tabern 5-3 Colin Fowler
Ron Meulenkamp 5-2 Ian McFarlane
Losers £500
Final
Ron Meulenkamp 5-4 Alan Tabern
Winner £2,000
Runner-Up £1,000
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