Ally Pally cult hero may dream of returning to World Darts Championship after good start to CDLC Tour

Last weekend, the new season of the Championship Darts Latin America and Caribbean Tour kicked off. At stake is the chance for darters from Latin and South America to qualify for the PDC World Darts Championship.

Last year Rashad Sweeting from the Bahamas managed to qualify for the World Championships via this route and 'The Candyman' is well on his way to sealing another visit to London. He delighted on the Ally Pally stage last year and became a cult hero.

The CDLC Tour consists of six tournaments, with at least the number one of the final ranking going to the World Darts Championship. Possibly the number two will also grab a World Cup ticket, as the field of participants in the World Darts Championship will be expanded to 128 players. It is not yet known how the extra spots will be distributed, but PDC director Matt Porter has already revealed that the bulk of these spots will go to international qualifiers.

The first tournament of the CDLC Tour was won by Jesus Salate of Argentina. He defeated Sweeting 6-4 in the semifinals and was then 6-5 too strong for Sudesh Fitzgerald in the final.

In the quarterfinals of CDLC Tour 2, Sweeting took revenge on his South American rival. The Bahamas-based darter won the second meeting between the two men 6-5. Sweeting then triumphed against Sudesh Fitzgerald (6-2) and Jonathan Heron (6-0) to win the title.

The next tournaments of the CDLC Tour will be played in the Bahamas in July. Then the circuit will conclude in Chile, where the final tournaments will be played on Oct. 4 and 5.

Results CDLC Tour 1

Quarterfinals

Jesus Salate 6-0 Bruno Amaro

Rashad Sweeting 6-2 James Walklin

Sudesh Fitzgerald 6-0 Robin Albury

Victor Guillin 6-3 Guillermo Soto

Semi-final

Jesus Salate 6-4 Rashad Sweeting

Sudhesh Fitzgerald 6-3 Victor Guillin

Finale

Jesus Salate 6-5 Sudesh Fitzgerald

Results CDLC Tour 2

Quarterfinals

Sudesh Fitzgerald 6-5 Roberto Wentz

Rashad Sweeting 6-5 Jesus Salate

Jonathan Heron 6-4 Jonathan Quiros

Artur Valle 6-4 Jacob Kevin

Semi-final

Rashad Sweeting 6-2 Sudesh Fitzgerald

Jonathan Heron 6-5 Artur Valle

Finale

Rashad Sweeting 6-0 Jonathan Heron

CDLC Tour Order of Merit standings

Rashad Sweeting 26

Jesus Salate 24

Sudesh Fitzgerald 20

Jonathan Heron 14

Victor Guillin 12

Artur Valle 10

James Walklin 10

Robert0 Wentz 10