Leonard Gates and Danny Young claimed a title apiece on the Championship Darts Circuit in Philadelphia, as Gary Mawson secured his spot at the US Darts Masters later this month. Gates stormed to a 14th-career CDC ProTour title in Event Three, defeating a resurgent John Part 7-3 in the final. The 55-year-old defeated Canadian duo […]
Leonard Gates and Danny Young claimed a title apiece on the Championship Darts Circuit in Philadelphia, as Gary Mawson secured his spot at the US Darts Masters later this month.
Gates stormed to a 14th-career CDC ProTour title in Event Three, defeating a resurgent John Part 7-3 in the final.
The 55-year-old defeated Canadian duo Ben Goddard and Tyler Rettie in contrasting fashion to kick off his campaign, whitewashing the former before edging through a last-leg decider against Rettie.
Gates then flew past Mike Scarborough and Fred Krueger to reach the semi-finals, where he put out Nick Linberg 7-5 to set-up a showdown against former World Champion Part.
There, he dispatched Part 7-3 to claim his first title on the circuit in 2026, wrapping up victory with a cool 15-dart hold.
In Event Four, Young propelled himself to victory, claiming his maiden CDC ProTour title after squeezing past Ronald Sargent 7-6 in the final.
Young ceded just three legs in his opening two matches to breeze past Brayden Hall and Gino Florian, before pipping Gates in a last-leg decider to reach the quarter-finals.
He then downed two-time Continental Cup winner Alex Spellman and Joey Lynaugh in the semi-finals, before denying Sargent with a 15-dart hold despite his opponent waiting on double 18.
Sargent had reached the final by winning five matches straight, including last-leg deciders against Event Three runner-up Part and three-time World Championship qualifier David Cameron.
In the second US Darts Masters Qualifier of the year, Mawson reigned supreme to confirm his spot at the Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden later in June.
After wins over Edward Laveck and Florian, the 63-year-old got past Hossey Hicks to reach the quarter-finals.
Mawson then survived multiple match darts to come back from 4-3 down and defeat Jeff Smith in a last-leg decider, defying an eight-point superior average from his opponent to reach the last four, where he breezed past former Continental Cup winner Stowe Buntz 5-1.
The former UK Open runner-up faced current CDC Tour-topper Adam Sevada in the final, where he almost let a 4-1 lead slip, before converting the deciding-leg with a 97 checkout to confirm his spot at the World Series event.
Following on from Events Three and Four on the CDC ProTour, Sevada confirmed his spot at the US Darts Masters as the highest-ranked American, while 23-year-old Brayden Hall qualified as the top-performing Canadian on the circuit.
The 2026 US Darts Masters will take place on June 25-26 at the Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden, while the next three CDC ProTour events take place from July 17-19 in Brownsburg.
2026 CDC Championship Darts Circuit Tour
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Event Three
Quarter-Finals
Nick Linberg 6-4 Adam Sevada
Leonard Gates 6-3 Fred Krueger
Glen Richard 6-3 Doug Boehm
Part John 6-3 David Cameron
Semi-finals
Leonard Gates 7-5 Nick Linberg
John Part 7-3 Glen Richard
Final
Leonard Gates 7-3 John Part
Event Four
Quarter-Finals
Joey Lynaugh 6-2 BJ Pollock
Danny Young 6-3 Alex Spellman
John Cioffoletti 6-5 Glen Richard
Ronald Sargent 6-5 David Cameron
Semi-finals
Danny Young 7-2 Joey Lynaugh
Ronald Sargent 7-2 John Cioffoletti
Final
Danny Young 7-6 Ronald Sargent
US Masters Qualifier Two
Quarter-finals
Adam Sevada 5-2 Fred Krueger
Drew Anusky 5-3 Keith Way
Stowe Buntz 5-2 Albert Anstey
Gary Mawson 5-4 Jeff Smith
Semi-finals
Adam Sevada 5-1 Drew Anusky
Gary Mawson 5-1 Stowe Buntz
Final
Gary Mawson 5-4 Adam Sevada