Coulson reaches last 16 as Welsh Challenge Tour runs end
Archive article. Published on Sat 26 Sept, 16:07. Conditions may have changed since this reporting.
Derek Coulson reached the last 16 of Challenge Tour 22 in Wigan on Saturday before Ashton Brown beat him 5–2. Coulson went furthest of the 14 entrants identified as Welsh in the PDC tournament record, winning three matches before his exit.
Final Welsh match paths
- Ewan Jones
- Out: Last 64
- Mike Warburton
- Out: Last 128
- Callum Goffin
- Out: Last 256
- Kieren Morris
- Out: Last 256
- Kevin Lane
- Out: Last 256
- Daniel Poole
- Out: Last 256
- Declan Coles
- Out: Last 64
- David Davies
- Out: Last 128
- Richie Burnett
- Out: Last 128
- Derek Coulson
- Out: Last 16
- Steve Price
- Out: Last 128
- Keenan Thomas
- Out: Last 128
- Martin Thomas
- Out: Last 128
- Shaun Devonald
- Out: Last 64
Deciding-leg win takes Coulson through
Coulson beat Dave Ian Wilson and Ryan Hawkes 5–1 before edging Patrick Geeraets 5–4 in the last 32. Brown then ended his challenge. The PDC has now supplied both results, which were still pending at our previous update. Shaun Devonald, Ewan Jones and Declan Coles all reached the last 64.
Burnett and Warburton go out
Richie Burnett lost 5–3 to Oliver Mitchell in the last 128. Mike Warburton, who had beaten Joe Murnan 5–3, was knocked out 5–1 by Andy Hamilton at the same stage. Keenan Thomas lost a deciding leg to Radek Szaganski, going out 5–4.
Jones and Coles reach the last 64
Ewan Jones beat Martin Tonks 5–3 and Cayden Smith 5–1 before Joe Hunt ended his run with a 5–2 win. Declan Coles defeated Ultan McDyer 5–2 and William Leonard 5–4, then lost 5–1 to Derek Maclean.
All Welsh runs complete
The results table covers all 14 Welsh entrants and their completed match paths at Robin Park Tennis Centre. None remains in the tournament. The PDC record checked for this report does not provide match averages, 180s or checkout statistics.
Background and supporting figures
Where this sits
Jones and Coles each won two matches before a last-64 exit, one round further than Burnett and Warburton.
Coulson is the only Welsh player without a recorded defeat at this check; Devonald lost 2–5 to Callum Wilson in the last 64.
Coulson beat Geeraets 5–4 in last32 then lost 2–5 to Brown last16.
Coulson reached last16, further than all other 13 Welsh entrants; next best Jones, Coles and Devonald last64.