Hubbard scoort bij derde poging
Voor James Hubbard was het dan eindelijk na drie keer raak. Dit darttalent uit het Engelse Norfolk zal komend weekeinde debuteren op de Matchplay in Blackpool. Hij haalde dit starbewijs door het bereiken van de kwart finale tijdens de European Darts Open in Berlijn enkele weken geleden, en alle ogen waren dit weekeinde op hem gericht. Veel media aandacht wat hem toch de nodige extra druk heeft gegeven maar deze vandaag toch van zich af kon zetten en de titel van de derde PDC Unicorn Your dit weekeinde op naam kon zetten.
In het eerste toernooi struikelde Hubbard in de halve finale over de latere winnaar Sam Hamilton. In het tweede toernooi was de ronde voor een plaats bij de laatste 8 het eindstation. Vandaag was het dus raak met een klinkende 4-0 overwinning op Sam Hill. Ryan de Vreede hield vandaag de Nederlandse eer hoog. Ryan bereikte de kwartfinale waarin hij werd geklopt door de latere runner up Sam Hill.
Hieronder de uitslagen van het toernooi van vandaag:
| Laatste 128 | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | Reece Robinson | – | bye | b | |
| 2 | Dan Dean | – | bye | b | |
| 3 | Jake Jones | – | Tom Hodgson | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Daniel Firth | – | Darren Wittingham | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Daniel Wood | – | bye | b | |
| 6 | Sam Hamilton | – | bye | b | |
| 7 | Oliver Edwards | – | Mike Nissen | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | John Seagrave | – | Ryan Guinnane | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Kirsty Hutchinson | – | bye | b | |
| 10 | John Esam | – | bye | b | |
| 11 | Greg Falcus | – | James Young | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Joe Davis | – | Jack Hill | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Martin Heneghan | – | bye | b | |
| 14 | Josh Jones | – | bye | b | |
| 15 | Shane Friedlander | – | bye | b | |
| 16 | Aaron Bateman | – | Ryan Maher | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | James Thompson | – | bye | b | |
| 18 | Sam Hill | – | bye | b | |
| 19 | John de Kruijf | – | Hermie van Orsouw | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | Steve Haggerty | – | Samuel Head | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | Barry Holand | – | bye | b | |
| 22 | Jack Twedell | – | bye | b | |
| 23 | Harry Lane | – | Kurt Parry | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | Ash Khayat | – | Curtis Bagley | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Ben Songhurst | – | bye | b | |
| 26 | Matthew Dicken | – | bye | b | |
| 27 | Joe Thompson | – | James O’Connor | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | Dan Read | – | Ryan Harrington | 2 | 4 |
| 29 | Rainer Hofweber | – | bye | b | |
| 30 | Keegan Brown | – | bye | b | |
| 31 | Robbie Hewson | – | bye | b | |
| 32 | Ryan de Vreede | – | Robert Marsden | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Jamie Ogley | – | bye | b | |
| 34 | David Galaska | – | bye | b | |
| 35 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | – | Harry Miles | 4 | 2 |
| 36 | Arron Monk | – | Liam Fairclough | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | Nick Kenny | – | bye | b | |
| 38 | Shaun Griffiths | – | bye | b | |
| 39 | Ben Edwards | – | Christopher Quantock | 0 | 4 |
| 40 | Curtis Hammond | – | Paddy Meaney | 1 | 4 |
| 41 | Sean Ryan | – | bye | b | |
| 42 | Daniel King Morris | – | bye | b | |
| 43 | Brandon Walsh | – | bye | b | |
| 44 | Adam Hunt | – | Aden Kirk | 2 | 4 |
| 45 | Lewis Veynes | – | bye | b | |
| 46 | George Killington | – | bye | b | |
| 47 | Jamie Clements | – | bye | b | |
| 48 | Ricky Evans | – | Oliver Stell | 4 | 1 |
| 49 | Sam Hewson | – | bye | b | |
| 50 | Martin Walker | – | bye | b | |
| 51 | Dionne Glennon | – | Kirsty Haw | 4 | 1 |
| 52 | Jacke Patchett | – | Chris Aubrey | 2 | 4 |
| 53 | Josh Payne | – | bye | b | |
| 54 | James Hubbard | – | bye | b | |
| 55 | Jack Morris | – | Joshua Carter | 1 | 4 |
| 56 | Luke Humphries | – | Thomas Chant | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | Tommy Lishman | – | bye | b | |
| 58 | Joshua Richardson | – | bye | b | |
| 59 | Jamie Landon | – | bye | b | |
| 60 | Wouter Vaes | – | Ricky de Vos | 4 | 2 |
| 61 | Matthew Dennant | – | bye | b | |
| 62 | Sam Davidson | – | bye | b | |
| 63 | Ross Hobson | – | bye | b | |
| 64 | Liam Stephen Showell | – | Andrew Clark | 3 | 4 |
| Laatste 64 | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | Reece Robinson | – | Dan Dean | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Jake Jones | – | Darren Wittingham | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Daniel Wood | – | Sam Hamilton | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Mike Nissen | – | John Seagrave | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Kirsty Hutchinson | – | John Esam | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | James Young | – | Joe Davis | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Martin Heneghan | – | Josh Jones | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Shane Friedlander | – | Ryan Maher | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | James Thompson | – | Sam Hill | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | John de Kruijf | – | Samuel Head | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Barry Holand | – | Jack Twedell | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Kurt Parry | – | Ash Khayat | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Ben Songhurst | – | Matthew Dicken | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | James O’Connor | – | Ryan Harrington | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Rainer Hofweber | – | Keegan Brown | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | Robbie Hewson | – | Ryan de Vreede | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Jamie Ogley | – | David Galaska | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Dirk van Duijvenbode | – | Arron Monk | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | Nick Kenny | – | Shaun Griffiths | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | Christopher Quantock | – | Paddy Meaney | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Sean Ryan | – | Daniel King Morris | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | Brandon Walsh | – | Aden Kirk | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | Lewis Veynes | – | George Killington | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Jamie Clements | – | Ricky Evans | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | Sam Hewson | – | Martin Walker | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | Dionne Glennon | – | Chris Aubrey | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | Josh Payne | – | James Hubbard | 1 | 4 |
| 28 | Joshua Carter | – | Luke Humphries | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | Tommy Lishman | – | Joshua Richardson | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | Jamie Landon | – | Wouter Vaes | 2 | 4 |
| 31 | Matthew Dennant | – | Sam Davidson | 4 | 2 |
| 32 | Ross Hobson | – | Andrew Clark | 2 | 4 |
| Laatste 32 | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | Reece Robinson | – | Jake Jones | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Sam Hamilton | – | John Seagrave | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Kirsty Hutchinson | – | James Young | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Martin Heneghan | – | Shane Friedlander | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Sam Hill | – | John de Kruijf | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Jack Twedell | – | Kurt Parry | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Matthew Dicken | – | Ryan Harrington | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Rainer Hofweber | – | Ryan de Vreede | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Jamie Ogley | – | Arron Monk | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Shaun Griffiths | – | Paddy Meaney | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Sean Ryan | – | Aden Kirk | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | George Killington | – | Ricky Evans | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Martin Walker | – | Chris Aubrey | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | James Hubbard | – | Joshua Carter | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Joshua Richardson | – | Wouter Vaes | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Matthew Dennant | – | Andrew Clark | 4 | 2 |
| Laatste 16 | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | Reece Robinson | – | Sam Hamilton | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | James Young | – | Martin Heneghan | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Sam Hill | – | Kurt Parry | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Ryan Harrington | – | Ryan de Vreede | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Arron Monk | – | Shaun Griffiths | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Sean Ryan | – | Ricky Evans | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Chris Aubrey | – | James Hubbard | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Wouter Vaes | – | Matthew Dennant | 2 | 4 |
| Laatste 8 | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | Reece Robinson | – | Martin Heneghan | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Sam Hill | – | Ryan de Vreede | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Arron Monk | – | Ricky Evans | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | James Hubbard | – | Matthew Dennant | 4 | 3 |
| Halve finale | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | Martin Heneghan | – | Sam Hill | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Arron Monk | – | James Hubbard | 1 | 4 |
| – | |||||
| Finale | |||||
| Pos | Player | Player | score | ||
| 1 | Sam Hill | – | James Hubbard | 0 | 4 |