Nijman & Bialecki prevail as latest Winmau Development Tour weekend begins

Winmau Development Tour

Apr 28 2023

Wessel Nijman and Sebastian Bialecki celebrated victories as the second weekend of 2023 Winmau Development Tour action began in Wigan on Friday.

Littler secures second Development Tour crown at Event Five

Winmau Development Tour

Apr 02 2023

Luke Littler secured his second Winmau Development Tour title in as many days to cap off an incredible opening weekend of action in Milton Keynes.

Littler and Van Veen secure Development Tour 3&4 titles

Winmau Development Tour

Apr 01 2023

The 2023 Winmau Development Tour season continues with Events Three and Four in Milton Keynes on Saturday.

Toonders & Slevin prevail on opening day of 2023 Development Tour

Winmau Development Tour

Mar 31 2023

Christopher Toonders and Dylan Slevin claimed their maiden PDC titles on a thrilling day of Winmau Development Tour action in Milton Keynes, as the 2023 season began in sensational style on Friday.

PDC Women's Series & Winmau Development Tour entries open

News

Jan 24 2023

Player entries for the 2023 PDC Women’s Series and Winmau Development Tour are now open, with both tours set to get underway over the coming weeks.

Ruthless Rock races to Winmau World Youth Championship title

PDC Winmau World Youth Championship

Nov 27 2022

Shooting star Josh Rock was crowned as the PDC Winmau World Youth Champion following a 6-1 win over Nathan Girvan in Sunday's final at Butlin's Minehead Resort.

Prize funds boosted for Winmau Challenge & Development Tours

News

Nov 22 2022

Increased prize funds will be on offer for Winmau Challenge Tour and Winmau Development Tour Events from 2023.

Rock & Girvan to contest Winmau World Youth Championship final

PDC Winmau World Youth Championship

Oct 09 2022

Josh Rock and Nathan Girvan will contest the 2022 PDC Winmau World Youth Championship final in Minehead next month.

2022 PDC Winmau World Youth Championship field confirmed

PDC Winmau World Youth Championship

Oct 08 2022

The 96-player field for the 2022 PDC Winmau World Youth Championship has been confirmed following the conclusion of the Development Tour season.

Rafferty tops Development Tour Order of Merit following dramatic final day

Winmau Development Tour

Oct 08 2022

Nathan Rafferty and Joshua Richardson shared titles as the 2022 Winmau Development Tour season drew to a close in Wigan on Saturday.

The PDC Unicorn Development Tour allows players aged 16-23 the chance to compete in a series of 20 tournaments throughout 2019.

Tournaments will be held over five double-header weekends, which each feature four events as two are held per day.

Players can compete from the day which they turn 16. Players aged 23 on January 2 2019 can compete in all 2019 tournaments, regardless of the date which they turn 24.

Entries can be made via the PDC Online Entry System, with the closing date of 2pm on the Friday immediately before each weekend.

All players must Register their details with the new system at this link (existing PDC players are required to do this with the new system to ensure that your details are correct).
Following your registration, you will receive an email to confirm that you are available to enter tournaments, and at this stage you can login to make your entry to the relevant events. This verification may take up to 48 hours.

The Development Tour season concludes with the PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship, with qualifiers from the Development Tour Order of Merit joined by international qualifiers in competing in that event.

The schedule of events is:
Events 1-4 - March 9-10, Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan
Events 5-8 - April 20-21, Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan
Events 9-12 - June 8-9, Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes
Events 13-16 - August 17-18, Halle 39, Hildesheim
Events 17-20 - November 2-3, Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan
PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship early rounds - November 4, Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan
PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship - November 24, Butlin's Minehead Resort

TED EVETTS and Nathan Rafferty claimed the first two Unicorn Development Tour titles of 2019 on Saturday in Wigan.

The Robin Park Tennis Centre played host to the year's opening two tournaments for players aged 16-23, with Evetts and Raffert claiming their fifth and second Development Tour titles respectively.

Evetts picked up his fifth Development Tour title in the opening event of 2019 with a 5-0 win over Northern Ireland's Rafferty in the final.

The 21-year-old’s success on the 2018 Development Tour saw him qualify for the 2018/19 World Championship and regain his place on the ProTour, and Evetts wasted no time in replicating that success.

Evetts won his opening three matches of the day without the concession of a leg, before edging past Ciaran Teehan 4-3 to reach the last 16 where he saw off fellow Tour Card Holder Bradley Brooks 4-2.

A convincing 5-1 victory over Benjamin Smith in the quarter-finals was followed by a 5-2 success over Dutch youngster Geert Nentjes, before Evetts produced a stunning 103 average to take the first title of the year.

Rafferty bounced back from disappointment to storm to go all the way in Event Two, defeating Aiden Cope 5-2 in the final game of the day.

Rising star Rafferty, who reached the last 32 of the 2018 UK Open, didn't drop a leg in his opening two matches, before coming through deciding legs against William Borland and Brooks to advance to the quarter-finals.

There, a sensational performance saw Rafferty whitewash World Matchplay semi-finalist Jeffrey de Zwaan 5-0, before seeing off Wessel Nijman 5-3 to reach his second final of the day where he doubled his Development Tour title tally almost a year on from his maiden crown.