Joe Cullen reached his first PDC final for two years. The Unicorn man was beaten 8-1 by a red hot Peter Wright, who won both Players Championship events in Barnsley to add to his German Darts Masters crown at the weekend.
But Cullen still enjoyed a superb day and it was the ideal confidence boost ahead of his all Unicorn clash with Ian White at the Winter Gardens. He beat the likes of Gerwyn Price, Rob Cross and Adrian Lewis en route to the final.
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Devon Petersen reached his first Pro Tour quarter-final for four years. A great achievement before he was beaten by Wright.
Also on Wednesday the Unicorn trio of Dimitri van den Bergh, Jelle Klaasen and Jeffrey de Zwaan made it to the last 16.
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Gary Anderson reached the semi-finals of PC 19 before losing to Wright on Tuesday but over the two days, he played eight competitive games which is perfect match practice ahead of Blackpool and defending his Matchplay title. It was all about finding that competitive edge.
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And Team Unicorn youngster Harry Ward provided further evidence of his immense potential by getting through to the quarter-finals of PC 19. His run was only ended in a last leg decider by Ron Meulenkamp.
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The latest stop in the World Series of Darts took the roadshow to Cologne and there was a semi-final for James Wade at the German Darts Masters. He was beaten by eventual winner Peter Wright.
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There were four different winners at the latest weekend on the PDC Unicorn Challenge Tour. Cody Harris, Nick Fulwell, Berry van Peer and Andy Jenkins took the honours. Team Unicorn’s Cameron Menzies lost in the final of CT 11 to Van Peer.
The top two in the Challenge Tour Order of Merit earn prized PDC Tour Cards for 2020 and the man who finishes top also claims a spot at the World Championship. Menzies is currently 4th. The list is topped by Stephen Burton with eight events remaining this year.
By STUART PYKE
