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By Paul Prenderville
Last update: 04/30/20 10:47 pm
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A look back at the history of the 14th night of the PDC Home Tour, which saw Chris Dobey win the group.
Chris Dobey may have taken first place in Thursday’s offer on the PDC Home Tour, but Kai Fan Leung receives an honorable mention for beating the group winner in the wee hours of the morning, in front of his dog in Hong Kong.
The PDC’s 32-night jamboree had its most international field yet, as Almere in the Netherlands and Cork in the Republic of Ireland joined Hong Kong to host tungsten from their home, but it was Bedlington in northeast England. the one who would be victorious.
PDC Home Tour – Group 14 standing
| Pts | Legs +/- | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Chris Dobey | 4 4 | +6 |
| (2) Ron Meulenkamp | 4 4 | +1 |
| (3) Ciaran Teehan | 2 | -3 |
| (4) Kai Fan Leung | 2 | -4 |
PDC Home Tour – Thursday games (Group 14)
| Chris Dobey 5-2 Ciaran Teehan |
| Ron Meulenkamp 5-4 Kai Fan Leung |
| Ciaran Teehan 5-1 Kai Fan Leung |
| Chris Dobey 5-1 Ron Meulenjamp |
| Ron Meulenkamp 5-2 Ciaran Teehan |
| Kai Fan Leung 5-4 Chris Dobey |
World No 20 Dobey has been making breakthroughs in recent years, and ‘Hollywood’ underscored its growing reputation with stellar nightly work that led to it recording two all-round wins on its way to Group 14.
Only Nathan Aspinall, Dave Chisnall, Jonny Clayton and Max Hopp have lived up to their bill as the highest ranked player and Dobey joined to advance to the second phase, sealing the top spot with a game to spare.
Big wins over Ciaran Teehan and Ron Meulenkamp, the latter with seven perfect darts, put him in an almost impregnable position before the last round of matches and was confirmed first place when Meulenkamp sank Teehan in the fifth game.
1:03 Chris Dobey hit seven perfect darts before falling short in his nine-dart attempt against Ron Meulenjamp on the PDC Home Tour
PDC Home Tour – The Winners
| Group one – Jamie Lewis | Group Nine – Martijn Kleermaker | |
|---|---|---|
| Group two – Luke Woodhouse | Group Ten – Nathan Aspinall | |
| Group three: Dave Chisnall | Group 11 – Alan Tabern | |
| Group four – Geert Nentjes | Group 12 – Max Hopp | |
| Group five – Nick Kenny | Group 13 – Carl Wilkinson | |
| Group Six – Ryan Searle | Group 14 – Chris Dobey | |
| Group seven – Jelle Klaasen | ||
| Group Eight – Jonny Clayton |
One night of high-class arrows, Meulenkamp himself shot perfect darts twice while the Home Tour chased his second perfect arrow leg. The Dutchman nicknamed The Bomb crashed in six-180s in his 5-2 victory over Teehan which ended the Irishman’s hopes and crowned Dobey as the winner of the night.
Dobey was unable to put the stamp on his night job suffering a 5-4 loss to Leung, who celebrated a well-earned victory with his dog at 5.07 am local time in Hong Kong. “At least I can tell my wife that I achieved a victory,” he said later.
PDC Home Tour – latest confirmed groups
| Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|
| Darren Webster | Ricky Evans |
| Bradley Brooks | Martin Atkins |
| Scott Baker | Christian bunse |
| Andy Hamilton | Jeff smith |
It may not have been a perfect night for Dobey, but he was able to celebrate as the group’s winner, revealing that playing in various virtual and online leagues had familiarized him with the setup and is now moving forward to join the other 13 names in the hat for the second round.
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