Rashad Sweeting rounded off the 2026 Championship Darts Latin America and Caribbean Tour in style on Sunday, defeating Joshua Balfour 6-3 to claim the Event Six title in Nassau.
The Bahamian star reached his third final in as many events on home soil, and after back-to-back defeats to Jesus Salate, Sweeting finally got his reward with a title-winning performance in the final event of the season.
It was Sweeting’s first CDLC Tour title since Event Four of the 2025 season, which also came in The Bahamas on July 27 last year — almost one year to the day.
Balfour had produced one of the moments of the weekend in the semifinals, ending Salate’s perfect Nassau run in a last-leg decider. The Trinidad and Tobago World Cup debutant survived five match darts from the Argentinian before pinning double six to reach the final, averaging 87.82 to Salate’s 86.86 in a superb contest.
Sweeting, meanwhile, booked his place in the showpiece with a 6-2 quarterfinal win over seventh seed Dean Persad, before defeating third seed Norman Madhoo 6-4 in the semifinals.
In the final, Balfour made the brighter start, moving 2-1 ahead after edging the second and third legs, but Sweeting responded by taking three on the spin to seize control.
The Bahamian produced the biggest finish of the final with a 106 checkout in leg five, and although Balfour stopped the run to close the gap to 4-3, Sweeting answered emphatically by winning the final two legs to complete a 6-3 victory.
Sweeting averaged 82.99 in the final, with Balfour close behind at 80.96, as the pair served up a fitting conclusion to the 2026 CDLC Tour.
Earlier in the day, Barbados’ Mark Griffith produced a career-best CDLC performance, reaching the quarterfinals as the only unseeded player to make the last eight before falling 6-1 to Salate.
Madhoo also came through a tight quarterfinal, edging James Walkin 6-5, while Balfour defeated fourth seed Sudesh Fitzgerald 6-3 to set up his dramatic semifinal meeting with Salate.
Salate still led the field statistically on the day, averaging 80.68 and firing in seven 180s, while Balfour’s 158 checkout against Salate was the highest finish of the event.
The conclusion of Event Six also confirmed the top eight players on the 2026 CDLC Tour Points List, each of whom will receive complimentary entry into PDC Q-School and a berth in the qualifying rounds of the Winmau World Masters.
Salate finished top of the rankings and, in addition to securing his return to the World Darts Championship, will receive an exemption through to the second stage of PDC Q-School.
The 2026 CDLC Tour Points List qualifiers are:
Jesus Salate — Argentina
Rashad Sweeting — Bahamas
Joshua Balfour — Trinidad and Tobago
Norman Madhoo — Guyana
James Walkin — Trinidad and Tobago
Sudesh Fitzgerald — Guyana
Dean Persad — Trinidad and Tobago
Victor Guillin — Argentina
Results
Quarterfinals
Jesus Salate (1) 6-1 Mark Griffith
Sudesh Fitzgerald (4) 3-6 Joshua Balfour (5)
Rashad Sweeting (2) 6-2 Dean Persad (7)
Norman Madhoo (3) 6-5 James Walkin (5)
Semifinals
Jesus Salate 5-6 Joshua Balfour
Rashad Sweeting 6-4 Norman Madhoo
Final
Joshua Balfour 3-6 Rashad Sweeting
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Jesus Salate secured his return to the World Darts Championship in dramatic fashion on Saturday, edging Rashad Sweeting 6-5 to claim the Event Five title on the 2026 Championship Darts Latin America and Caribbean Tour.
The Argentinian’s second consecutive title in Nassau means he can no longer be caught at the top of the 2026 CDLC rankings, confirming his place at Alexandra Palace in December. Salate had already put himself in pole position with victory in Friday’s Event Four, and he doubled up in style 24 hours later, surviving a superb final against Sweeting to put the race for top spot beyond doubt.
The final was a rematch of Friday’s showpiece, but this time Sweeting pushed Salate all the way in a high-quality contest that fittingly went to a deciding leg. The Bahamian produced one of the moments of the weekend in leg nine, completing the 170 checkout — the big fish — to keep his title hopes alive. The Argentinian responded by winning the tenth leg, before sealing the title in spectacular fashion with a 118 finish in the deciding leg with Sweeting sitting on 66.
Salate averaged 93.68 in the final, with Sweeting also impressing at 87.20, as the pair again underlined their status as two of the leading forces on the CDLC circuit.
Earlier in the day, Salate opened the final stages with a 6-2 quarterfinal win over eighth seed Dean Persad, before defeating Sudesh Fitzgerald by the same scoreline in the semifinals. Fitzgerald’s run to the last four demonstrated that Friday’s improved performance was no one-off, with the Guyanese star appearing to have rediscovered his form after a difficult opening weekend in Panama.
Sweeting, meanwhile, whitewashed Jamaica’s Vasseon Roye 6-0 in the quarterfinals before defeating James Walkin 6-3 in the semifinals, immediately after which play had to be halted for approximately one hour due to a power failure at the venue ahead of the second semifinal.
Trinidad and Tobago continued to impress, with three players reaching the quarterfinals or better. Joshua Balfour, James Walkin and Dean Persad all featured in the last eight, further underlining the country’s growing depth on the CDLC Tour.
It was also a day for the favorites, with seven of the eight seeds reaching the quarterfinal stage. The only absentee was Bahamian seventh seed Robin Albury, who fell in the Last 32 to Roye.
Salate led the field statistically with an 83.48 average on the day, while he and Sweeting shared the 180 lead with five maximums apiece.
The 2026 CDLC Tour concludes Sunday in Nassau with Event Six beginning at 11:00 AM. The top eight players on the 2026 Tour Points ranking will receive berths in the PDC/Winmau World Masters in January, along with complimentary entry to PDC Q-School. Salate, by virtue of finishing first, will also receive an exemption through to the second stage of Q-School.
Results
Quarterfinals
Jesus Salate (1) 6-2 Dean Persad (8)
Sudesh Fitzgerald (4) 6-4 Joshua Balfour (5)
Rashad Sweeting (2) 6-0 Vasseon Roye
Norman Madhoo (3) 3-6 James Walkin (6)
Semifinals
Jesus Salate 6-2 Sudesh Fitzgerald
Rashad Sweeting 6-3 James Walkin
Final
Jesus Salate 6-5 Rashad Sweeting
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Jesus Salate continued his march towards a return to the World Darts Championship on Friday, defeating Rashad Sweeting 6-1 to claim the Event Four title as the 2026 Championship Darts Latin America and Caribbean Tour resumed in Nassau.
The CDLC Tour’s closing weekend began in The Bahamas with the first of three events, and Salate arrived as the clear favourite to top the rankings and secure a second consecutive World Championship appearance. The Argentinian entered the weekend on 44 Tour Points, 16 clear of Guyana’s Norman Madhoo and 18 ahead of Trinidad and Tobago’s World Cup debutant Joshua Balfour.
Madhoo did himself no favours on Friday, falling at the first hurdle in a last-leg decider against Jamaica’s Vasseon Roye, while Balfour strengthened his own position with a run to the semifinals. Balfour, for his part, produced one of the day’s headline results in the quarterfinals, edging fourth seed Sudesh Fitzgerald 6-5, before bowing out 6-4 to Salate in the last four.
Salate had opened the final stages with a 6-1 quarterfinal win over George Patterson, before seeing off Balfour to reach another CDLC final.
Sweeting, meanwhile, righted the ship after a disappointing opening weekend in Panama, reaching his first CDLC final since Event Four of the 2025 Tour, where he defeated Madhoo 6-3. The number two seed swept aside Robin Albury 6-0 in the quarterfinals before defeating Shane Sawyer 6-4 in the semifinals to book his place in the showpiece. Sawyer had earlier ended the day of Balfour’s World Cup teammate James Walkin, edging the Trinidadian 6-5 in a heartbreaking quarterfinal decider.
Fitzgerald also showed encouraging signs following a disastrous opening weekend in Panama, producing some strong darts in his run to the quarterfinals, where he was edged out by Balfour.
The final itself was tighter than the scoreline suggested, with Sweeting finishing only a point behind Salate in the averages, but the Bahamian was punished for untimely missed doubles. Salate took the opening three legs before Sweeting got on the board with a 68 checkout, but the Argentinian immediately restored control, winning the next three legs to complete a 6-1 victory. The win gave Salate his third CDLC Tour title of the season and his sixth title in the last ten CDLC events, further underlining his status as the player to catch in the race to Alexandra Palace.
Sweeting led the field statistically on the day with an 80.72 average, while his four 180s were one better than four other players.
The CDLC Tour continues Saturday from Nassau with Event Five beginning at 11:00 AM Bahamas time.
Results
Quarterfinals
Jesus Salate (1) 6-1 George Patterson
Sudesh Fitzgerald (4) 5-6 Joshua Balfour (5)
Rashad Sweeting (2) 6-0 Robin Albury (7)
Shane Sawyer 6-5 James Walkin (6)
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Fred Krueger claimed his maiden CDC Tour title on Sunday, defeating Leonard Gates 7-2 in the final of the CDC Indianapolis 501.
The first CDC Sunday Special event of the 2026 season featured a Double-In/Double-Out format, and Krueger mastered the discipline to become the second first-time CDC winner in as many days, following Brayden Hall’s triumph in Saturday’s Cosmo Darts Classic.
Krueger’s breakthrough also marked the second time in three days that Gates was denied a 15th career CDC Tour title, after the American great fell to Adam Sevada in Friday’s Winmau Darts Trophy final.
Gates struck first in Sunday’s final, but Krueger responded emphatically, winning six consecutive legs to seize control of the showpiece. The run included a 130 checkout in leg three, before Krueger continued to punish Gates’ struggles on the starting double. Krueger averaged 82.20 in the final, while Gates finished at 70.58, as the format proved unforgiving. Gates briefly stopped the rot by taking the eighth leg, but Krueger closed out the title in the next to complete a commanding 7-2 victory.
The new champion had earlier survived a major quarterfinal scare against Scott Estle, edging through a last-leg decider before producing a 7-4 semifinal win over top seed Adam Sevada. Estle again impressed with another deep run, ultimately losing in a deciding leg to the eventual champion.
Gates’ route to the final was far from straightforward. In the Last 16, he mounted a blistering comeback against Jeremiah Millar, winning five legs on the spin and surviving match darts in three of them to eke out the slimmest of victories in a deciding leg. The number two seed then defeated Glen Richard 6-3 in the quarterfinals before accounting for Jason Watt 7-3 in the semifinals.
Watt continued his sizzling run of form, reaching the last four one day after finishing runner-up to Brayden Hall in the Cosmo Darts Classic.
Fourteenth seed Chris McHargue also impressed again, reaching the quarterfinals by knocking out third seed David Cameron before bowing out to Watt.
Sevada led the field statistically with an 80.65 average on the day, while Krueger’s eight 180s edged Estle by one in the maximum count.
The 2026 Championship Darts Circuit resumes next month in Chicago, with three events over two days on August 29 and 30.
Results
Quarterfinals
Adam Sevada (1) 6-3 Nick Linberg (8)
Scott Estle 5-6 Fred Krueger
Leonard Gates (2) 6-3 Glen Richard
Chris McHargue (14) 2-6 Jason Watt
Semifinals
Adam Sevada 4-7 Fred Krueger
Leonard Gates 7-3 Jason Watt
Final
Fred Krueger 7-2 Leonard Gates
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Brayden Hall claimed his first CDC Tour title on Saturday, defeating Jason Watt 7-4 in the final of the Cosmo Darts Classic in Indianapolis.
The 23-year-old Canadian, who reached his first CDC final earlier this season at Event Two, went one better in Event Six, coming through a competitive field to secure a landmark victory.
Hall’s triumph came at the end of a strong run through the bottom half of the draw, beginning with a 6-2 quarterfinal win over second seed Kiley Edmunds. He then survived a semifinal thriller against Jeff Smith, edging out the Canadian veteran 7-6 to deny Smith a place in the final for the second consecutive day.
Smith, who had reached the semifinals of Friday’s Winmau Darts Trophy before falling to Adam Sevada, had again impressed in Indianapolis, defeating third seed David Cameron 6-4 in the quarterfinals.
Watt, meanwhile, enjoyed a breakthrough day of his own, reaching his first career CDC Tour final after a superb run through the top half of the draw. After defeating Jim Long 6-3 in the quarterfinals, Watt produced one of the performances of the day in the semifinals, sweeping past top seed Sevada 7-2 to reach Saturday’s showpiece.
The final was a composed performance from Hall, who kept finding timely legs despite Watt edging the match average 81.51 to 80.89 and firing in both 180s recorded in the contest.
Watt twice pulled level in the early stages, and later cut the deficit to 4-3, but Hall responded by winning three of the final four legs. The Canadian sealed the title with a 16-dart leg, closing out a 7-4 victory and his maiden CDC crown.
Elsewhere, Kieran Strauss made an immediate impression on his CDC Tour debut, reaching the Last 16 before falling in a deciding leg to Sevada. John Liggett also produced one of the day’s standout performances, demolishing second seed Leonard Gates in the Last 32 before pushing eventual champion Hall to a deciding leg in the Last 16.
Joe Chaney led the field statistically with an 89.13 average for the day, while Watt’s 11 180s were more than double the total of his nearest challenger.
For Hall, though, the Cosmo Darts Classic marked a significant breakthrough, as he converted his second CDC final appearance into a first Tour title!
Weekend 3 on the 2026 Championship Darts Circuit concludes with Event #7 – the CDC Indianapolis 501, a Double-in/Double-out affair – from Indianapolis on Sunday at 11:00 AM Eastern. You can follow all the action on the five streamed boards on PDCTV, with the feature board also on the @champdarts YouTube channel and live scoring from all boards available on DartConnect.
COSMO DARTS CLASSIC RESULTS
Quarterfinals
Adam Sevada (1) 6-3 Joey Lynaugh (9)
Jason Watt 6-3 Jim Long (5)
Brayden Hall 6-2 Kiley Edmunds (2)
David Cameron (3) 4-6 Jeff Smith
Semifinals
Adam Sevada 2-7 Jason Watt
Brayden Hall 7-6 Jeff Smith
Final
Jason Watt 4-7 Brayden Hall
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Adam Sevada claimed his 11th career CDC Tour title on Friday night, defeating Leonard Gates 7-3 in the final of the Winmau Darts Trophy in Indianapolis.
The top seed produced a superb day’s work to deny Gates a 15th CDC Tour crown, prevailing in a heavyweight final between two of the most decorated players in Championship Darts Circuit history.
Sevada was in control for much of the showpiece, averaging over 100 through the opening seven legs before finishing with a 95.88 average in a high-quality final. Gates also produced strong numbers, averaging 91.76, but Sevada’s scoring power and timely finishing proved decisive.
After the opening two legs were shared, Sevada took command by winning five straight legs, including back-to-back 12-darters in legs five and seven. Gates responded with consecutive legs of his own, including a 133 checkout, but Sevada closed out the title with a 15-dart leg to complete a 7-3 victory.
Earlier in the day, Sevada had begun the final stages with a 6-1 quarterfinal win over ninth seed Joey Lynaugh, before sweeping past Jeff Smith 7-2 in the semifinals. Smith, fresh off winning three events at the WDF tournament in Las Vegas, enjoyed his best CDC Tour result of the season, reaching the semifinals before bowing out to Sevada.
Gates booked his place in the final with a hard-fought 6-5 quarterfinal win over seventh seed Doug Boehm, before defeating 11th seed Danny Young 7-3 in the last four. Young had earlier continued his strong run of form by edging third seed David Cameron 6-5 in the quarterfinals, while Smith was the only unseeded player to progress beyond the Last 16 on a day largely dominated by the favorites.
Sevada also topped the statistical charts across the day, averaging 91.91 over 47 legs, with Smith close behind at 89.53 over 43 legs. The maximum count was shared at the top, with Sevada, Gates and Boehm each firing in ten 180s during the event.
For Sevada, the victory adds another title to an already glittering CDC résumé and prevents Gates from extending his own record haul, as the battle at the top of the North American game continues to produce compelling chapters. The next to be written will be on Saturday as Event #6 – the Cosmo Darts Classic – kicks off at Noon, Eastern Time with five boards streaming to PDCTV and the feature board also on the champdarts YouTube Channel.
QUARTERFINALS
Adam Sevada (1) 6-1 Joey Lynaugh (9)
Alex Spellman (4) 0-6 Jeff Smith
Leonard Gates (2) 6-5 Doug Boehm (7)
David Cameron (3) 5-6 Danny Young (11)
SEMIFINALS
Adam Sevada 7-2 Jeff Smith
Leonard Gates 7-3 Danny Young
FINAL
Adam Sevada 7-3 Leonard Gates
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Sweeting Ends CDLC Season with Home Soil Triumph
/in CDLC Latin America, Uncategorized /by DoubleOut170Rashad Sweeting rounded off the 2026 Championship Darts Latin America and Caribbean Tour in style on Sunday, defeating Joshua Balfour 6-3 to claim the Event Six title in Nassau.
The Bahamian star reached his third final in as many events on home soil, and after back-to-back defeats to Jesus Salate, Sweeting finally got his reward with a title-winning performance in the final event of the season.
It was Sweeting’s first CDLC Tour title since Event Four of the 2025 season, which also came in The Bahamas on July 27 last year — almost one year to the day.
Balfour had produced one of the moments of the weekend in the semifinals, ending Salate’s perfect Nassau run in a last-leg decider. The Trinidad and Tobago World Cup debutant survived five match darts from the Argentinian before pinning double six to reach the final, averaging 87.82 to Salate’s 86.86 in a superb contest.
Sweeting, meanwhile, booked his place in the showpiece with a 6-2 quarterfinal win over seventh seed Dean Persad, before defeating third seed Norman Madhoo 6-4 in the semifinals.
In the final, Balfour made the brighter start, moving 2-1 ahead after edging the second and third legs, but Sweeting responded by taking three on the spin to seize control.
The Bahamian produced the biggest finish of the final with a 106 checkout in leg five, and although Balfour stopped the run to close the gap to 4-3, Sweeting answered emphatically by winning the final two legs to complete a 6-3 victory.
Sweeting averaged 82.99 in the final, with Balfour close behind at 80.96, as the pair served up a fitting conclusion to the 2026 CDLC Tour.
Earlier in the day, Barbados’ Mark Griffith produced a career-best CDLC performance, reaching the quarterfinals as the only unseeded player to make the last eight before falling 6-1 to Salate.
Madhoo also came through a tight quarterfinal, edging James Walkin 6-5, while Balfour defeated fourth seed Sudesh Fitzgerald 6-3 to set up his dramatic semifinal meeting with Salate.
Salate still led the field statistically on the day, averaging 80.68 and firing in seven 180s, while Balfour’s 158 checkout against Salate was the highest finish of the event.
The conclusion of Event Six also confirmed the top eight players on the 2026 CDLC Tour Points List, each of whom will receive complimentary entry into PDC Q-School and a berth in the qualifying rounds of the Winmau World Masters.
Salate finished top of the rankings and, in addition to securing his return to the World Darts Championship, will receive an exemption through to the second stage of PDC Q-School.
The 2026 CDLC Tour Points List qualifiers are:
Jesus Salate — Argentina
Rashad Sweeting — Bahamas
Joshua Balfour — Trinidad and Tobago
Norman Madhoo — Guyana
James Walkin — Trinidad and Tobago
Sudesh Fitzgerald — Guyana
Dean Persad — Trinidad and Tobago
Victor Guillin — Argentina
Results
Quarterfinals
Jesus Salate (1) 6-1 Mark Griffith
Sudesh Fitzgerald (4) 3-6 Joshua Balfour (5)
Rashad Sweeting (2) 6-2 Dean Persad (7)
Norman Madhoo (3) 6-5 James Walkin (5)
Semifinals
Jesus Salate 5-6 Joshua Balfour
Rashad Sweeting 6-4 Norman Madhoo
Final
Joshua Balfour 3-6 Rashad Sweeting
Salate Books World Championship Return After Deciding-Leg Drama
/in CDLC Latin America, Uncategorized /by DoubleOut170Jesus Salate secured his return to the World Darts Championship in dramatic fashion on Saturday, edging Rashad Sweeting 6-5 to claim the Event Five title on the 2026 Championship Darts Latin America and Caribbean Tour.
The Argentinian’s second consecutive title in Nassau means he can no longer be caught at the top of the 2026 CDLC rankings, confirming his place at Alexandra Palace in December. Salate had already put himself in pole position with victory in Friday’s Event Four, and he doubled up in style 24 hours later, surviving a superb final against Sweeting to put the race for top spot beyond doubt.
The final was a rematch of Friday’s showpiece, but this time Sweeting pushed Salate all the way in a high-quality contest that fittingly went to a deciding leg. The Bahamian produced one of the moments of the weekend in leg nine, completing the 170 checkout — the big fish — to keep his title hopes alive. The Argentinian responded by winning the tenth leg, before sealing the title in spectacular fashion with a 118 finish in the deciding leg with Sweeting sitting on 66.
Salate averaged 93.68 in the final, with Sweeting also impressing at 87.20, as the pair again underlined their status as two of the leading forces on the CDLC circuit.
Earlier in the day, Salate opened the final stages with a 6-2 quarterfinal win over eighth seed Dean Persad, before defeating Sudesh Fitzgerald by the same scoreline in the semifinals. Fitzgerald’s run to the last four demonstrated that Friday’s improved performance was no one-off, with the Guyanese star appearing to have rediscovered his form after a difficult opening weekend in Panama.
Sweeting, meanwhile, whitewashed Jamaica’s Vasseon Roye 6-0 in the quarterfinals before defeating James Walkin 6-3 in the semifinals, immediately after which play had to be halted for approximately one hour due to a power failure at the venue ahead of the second semifinal.
Trinidad and Tobago continued to impress, with three players reaching the quarterfinals or better. Joshua Balfour, James Walkin and Dean Persad all featured in the last eight, further underlining the country’s growing depth on the CDLC Tour.
It was also a day for the favorites, with seven of the eight seeds reaching the quarterfinal stage. The only absentee was Bahamian seventh seed Robin Albury, who fell in the Last 32 to Roye.
Salate led the field statistically with an 83.48 average on the day, while he and Sweeting shared the 180 lead with five maximums apiece.
The 2026 CDLC Tour concludes Sunday in Nassau with Event Six beginning at 11:00 AM. The top eight players on the 2026 Tour Points ranking will receive berths in the PDC/Winmau World Masters in January, along with complimentary entry to PDC Q-School. Salate, by virtue of finishing first, will also receive an exemption through to the second stage of Q-School.
Results
Quarterfinals
Jesus Salate (1) 6-2 Dean Persad (8)
Sudesh Fitzgerald (4) 6-4 Joshua Balfour (5)
Rashad Sweeting (2) 6-0 Vasseon Roye
Norman Madhoo (3) 3-6 James Walkin (6)
Semifinals
Jesus Salate 6-2 Sudesh Fitzgerald
Rashad Sweeting 6-3 James Walkin
Final
Jesus Salate 6-5 Rashad Sweeting
Salate Sees Off Sweeting to Tighten Grip on CDLC Rankings
/in CDLC Latin America, Uncategorized /by DoubleOut170Jesus Salate continued his march towards a return to the World Darts Championship on Friday, defeating Rashad Sweeting 6-1 to claim the Event Four title as the 2026 Championship Darts Latin America and Caribbean Tour resumed in Nassau.
The CDLC Tour’s closing weekend began in The Bahamas with the first of three events, and Salate arrived as the clear favourite to top the rankings and secure a second consecutive World Championship appearance. The Argentinian entered the weekend on 44 Tour Points, 16 clear of Guyana’s Norman Madhoo and 18 ahead of Trinidad and Tobago’s World Cup debutant Joshua Balfour.
Madhoo did himself no favours on Friday, falling at the first hurdle in a last-leg decider against Jamaica’s Vasseon Roye, while Balfour strengthened his own position with a run to the semifinals. Balfour, for his part, produced one of the day’s headline results in the quarterfinals, edging fourth seed Sudesh Fitzgerald 6-5, before bowing out 6-4 to Salate in the last four.
Salate had opened the final stages with a 6-1 quarterfinal win over George Patterson, before seeing off Balfour to reach another CDLC final.
Sweeting, meanwhile, righted the ship after a disappointing opening weekend in Panama, reaching his first CDLC final since Event Four of the 2025 Tour, where he defeated Madhoo 6-3. The number two seed swept aside Robin Albury 6-0 in the quarterfinals before defeating Shane Sawyer 6-4 in the semifinals to book his place in the showpiece. Sawyer had earlier ended the day of Balfour’s World Cup teammate James Walkin, edging the Trinidadian 6-5 in a heartbreaking quarterfinal decider.
Fitzgerald also showed encouraging signs following a disastrous opening weekend in Panama, producing some strong darts in his run to the quarterfinals, where he was edged out by Balfour.
The final itself was tighter than the scoreline suggested, with Sweeting finishing only a point behind Salate in the averages, but the Bahamian was punished for untimely missed doubles. Salate took the opening three legs before Sweeting got on the board with a 68 checkout, but the Argentinian immediately restored control, winning the next three legs to complete a 6-1 victory. The win gave Salate his third CDLC Tour title of the season and his sixth title in the last ten CDLC events, further underlining his status as the player to catch in the race to Alexandra Palace.
Sweeting led the field statistically on the day with an 80.72 average, while his four 180s were one better than four other players.
The CDLC Tour continues Saturday from Nassau with Event Five beginning at 11:00 AM Bahamas time.
Results
Quarterfinals
Jesus Salate (1) 6-1 George Patterson
Sudesh Fitzgerald (4) 5-6 Joshua Balfour (5)
Rashad Sweeting (2) 6-0 Robin Albury (7)
Shane Sawyer 6-5 James Walkin (6)
Semifinals
Jesus Salate 6-4 Joshua Balfour
Rashad Sweeting 6-4 Shane Sawyer
Final
Jesus Salate 6-1 Rashad Sweeting
Sweet Dreams for The Nightmare – Krueger Claims First CDC Crown
/in Main Tour, Uncategorized /by DoubleOut170Fred Krueger claimed his maiden CDC Tour title on Sunday, defeating Leonard Gates 7-2 in the final of the CDC Indianapolis 501.
The first CDC Sunday Special event of the 2026 season featured a Double-In/Double-Out format, and Krueger mastered the discipline to become the second first-time CDC winner in as many days, following Brayden Hall’s triumph in Saturday’s Cosmo Darts Classic.
Krueger’s breakthrough also marked the second time in three days that Gates was denied a 15th career CDC Tour title, after the American great fell to Adam Sevada in Friday’s Winmau Darts Trophy final.
Gates struck first in Sunday’s final, but Krueger responded emphatically, winning six consecutive legs to seize control of the showpiece. The run included a 130 checkout in leg three, before Krueger continued to punish Gates’ struggles on the starting double. Krueger averaged 82.20 in the final, while Gates finished at 70.58, as the format proved unforgiving. Gates briefly stopped the rot by taking the eighth leg, but Krueger closed out the title in the next to complete a commanding 7-2 victory.
The new champion had earlier survived a major quarterfinal scare against Scott Estle, edging through a last-leg decider before producing a 7-4 semifinal win over top seed Adam Sevada. Estle again impressed with another deep run, ultimately losing in a deciding leg to the eventual champion.
Gates’ route to the final was far from straightforward. In the Last 16, he mounted a blistering comeback against Jeremiah Millar, winning five legs on the spin and surviving match darts in three of them to eke out the slimmest of victories in a deciding leg. The number two seed then defeated Glen Richard 6-3 in the quarterfinals before accounting for Jason Watt 7-3 in the semifinals.
Watt continued his sizzling run of form, reaching the last four one day after finishing runner-up to Brayden Hall in the Cosmo Darts Classic.
Fourteenth seed Chris McHargue also impressed again, reaching the quarterfinals by knocking out third seed David Cameron before bowing out to Watt.
Sevada led the field statistically with an 80.65 average on the day, while Krueger’s eight 180s edged Estle by one in the maximum count.
The 2026 Championship Darts Circuit resumes next month in Chicago, with three events over two days on August 29 and 30.
Results
Quarterfinals
Adam Sevada (1) 6-3 Nick Linberg (8)
Scott Estle 5-6 Fred Krueger
Leonard Gates (2) 6-3 Glen Richard
Chris McHargue (14) 2-6 Jason Watt
Semifinals
Adam Sevada 4-7 Fred Krueger
Leonard Gates 7-3 Jason Watt
Final
Fred Krueger 7-2 Leonard Gates
Hall Breaks Through in Indianapolis with First CDC Crown
/in Main Tour, Uncategorized /by DoubleOut170Brayden Hall claimed his first CDC Tour title on Saturday, defeating Jason Watt 7-4 in the final of the Cosmo Darts Classic in Indianapolis.
The 23-year-old Canadian, who reached his first CDC final earlier this season at Event Two, went one better in Event Six, coming through a competitive field to secure a landmark victory.
Hall’s triumph came at the end of a strong run through the bottom half of the draw, beginning with a 6-2 quarterfinal win over second seed Kiley Edmunds. He then survived a semifinal thriller against Jeff Smith, edging out the Canadian veteran 7-6 to deny Smith a place in the final for the second consecutive day.
Smith, who had reached the semifinals of Friday’s Winmau Darts Trophy before falling to Adam Sevada, had again impressed in Indianapolis, defeating third seed David Cameron 6-4 in the quarterfinals.
Watt, meanwhile, enjoyed a breakthrough day of his own, reaching his first career CDC Tour final after a superb run through the top half of the draw. After defeating Jim Long 6-3 in the quarterfinals, Watt produced one of the performances of the day in the semifinals, sweeping past top seed Sevada 7-2 to reach Saturday’s showpiece.
The final was a composed performance from Hall, who kept finding timely legs despite Watt edging the match average 81.51 to 80.89 and firing in both 180s recorded in the contest.
Watt twice pulled level in the early stages, and later cut the deficit to 4-3, but Hall responded by winning three of the final four legs. The Canadian sealed the title with a 16-dart leg, closing out a 7-4 victory and his maiden CDC crown.
Elsewhere, Kieran Strauss made an immediate impression on his CDC Tour debut, reaching the Last 16 before falling in a deciding leg to Sevada. John Liggett also produced one of the day’s standout performances, demolishing second seed Leonard Gates in the Last 32 before pushing eventual champion Hall to a deciding leg in the Last 16.
Joe Chaney led the field statistically with an 89.13 average for the day, while Watt’s 11 180s were more than double the total of his nearest challenger.
For Hall, though, the Cosmo Darts Classic marked a significant breakthrough, as he converted his second CDC final appearance into a first Tour title!
Weekend 3 on the 2026 Championship Darts Circuit concludes with Event #7 – the CDC Indianapolis 501, a Double-in/Double-out affair – from Indianapolis on Sunday at 11:00 AM Eastern. You can follow all the action on the five streamed boards on PDCTV, with the feature board also on the @champdarts YouTube channel and live scoring from all boards available on DartConnect.
COSMO DARTS CLASSIC RESULTS
Quarterfinals
Adam Sevada (1) 6-3 Joey Lynaugh (9)
Jason Watt 6-3 Jim Long (5)
Brayden Hall 6-2 Kiley Edmunds (2)
David Cameron (3) 4-6 Jeff Smith
Semifinals
Adam Sevada 2-7 Jason Watt
Brayden Hall 7-6 Jeff Smith
Final
Jason Watt 4-7 Brayden Hall
The Reaper Rises Again with Winmau Darts Trophy Triumph
/in Main Tour, Uncategorized /by DoubleOut170Adam Sevada claimed his 11th career CDC Tour title on Friday night, defeating Leonard Gates 7-3 in the final of the Winmau Darts Trophy in Indianapolis.
The top seed produced a superb day’s work to deny Gates a 15th CDC Tour crown, prevailing in a heavyweight final between two of the most decorated players in Championship Darts Circuit history.
Sevada was in control for much of the showpiece, averaging over 100 through the opening seven legs before finishing with a 95.88 average in a high-quality final. Gates also produced strong numbers, averaging 91.76, but Sevada’s scoring power and timely finishing proved decisive.
After the opening two legs were shared, Sevada took command by winning five straight legs, including back-to-back 12-darters in legs five and seven. Gates responded with consecutive legs of his own, including a 133 checkout, but Sevada closed out the title with a 15-dart leg to complete a 7-3 victory.
Earlier in the day, Sevada had begun the final stages with a 6-1 quarterfinal win over ninth seed Joey Lynaugh, before sweeping past Jeff Smith 7-2 in the semifinals. Smith, fresh off winning three events at the WDF tournament in Las Vegas, enjoyed his best CDC Tour result of the season, reaching the semifinals before bowing out to Sevada.
Gates booked his place in the final with a hard-fought 6-5 quarterfinal win over seventh seed Doug Boehm, before defeating 11th seed Danny Young 7-3 in the last four. Young had earlier continued his strong run of form by edging third seed David Cameron 6-5 in the quarterfinals, while Smith was the only unseeded player to progress beyond the Last 16 on a day largely dominated by the favorites.
Sevada also topped the statistical charts across the day, averaging 91.91 over 47 legs, with Smith close behind at 89.53 over 43 legs. The maximum count was shared at the top, with Sevada, Gates and Boehm each firing in ten 180s during the event.
For Sevada, the victory adds another title to an already glittering CDC résumé and prevents Gates from extending his own record haul, as the battle at the top of the North American game continues to produce compelling chapters. The next to be written will be on Saturday as Event #6 – the Cosmo Darts Classic – kicks off at Noon, Eastern Time with five boards streaming to PDCTV and the feature board also on the champdarts YouTube Channel.
QUARTERFINALS
Adam Sevada (1) 6-1 Joey Lynaugh (9)
Alex Spellman (4) 0-6 Jeff Smith
Leonard Gates (2) 6-5 Doug Boehm (7)
David Cameron (3) 5-6 Danny Young (11)
SEMIFINALS
Adam Sevada 7-2 Jeff Smith
Leonard Gates 7-3 Danny Young
FINAL
Adam Sevada 7-3 Leonard Gates