Rock relishing Winmau World Youth Championship title defence

PDC Winmau World Youth Championship

Reigning champion Josh Rock believes this year’s Winmau World Youth Championship field could be the strongest ever, as he prepares to begin his title defence on Sunday.

Rock headlines confirmed qualifiers for 2023 World Youth Championship

PDC Winmau World Youth Championship

The field of international qualifiers & pre-qualified Tour Card Holders for the 2023 PDC Winmau World Youth Championship have been confirmed.

Nine-dart Littler stuns Van Veen to claim Event 20 title

Winmau Development Tour

Teenage sensation Luke Littler landed a nine-dart finish on his way to winning a fourth Winmau Development Tour title of 2023 in Leicester on Sunday.

Nijman and Rafferty celebrate Development Tour wins in Leicester

Winmau Development Tour

Wessel Nijman secured his third Winmau Development Tour title of 2023 in Leicester on Saturday, as Nathan Rafferty returned to winning ways at the Morningside Arena.

Littler and Van Veen continue Development Tour domination in Leicester

Winmau Development Tour

Luke Littler and Gian van Veen continued their monopoly of the 2023 Winmau Development Tour by sharing titles on an extraordinary day of action in Leicester on Friday.

Glory for Gawlas with Winmau Development Tour 15 title

Winmau Development Tour

Adam Gawlas celebrated his maiden PDC Winmau Development Tour title in Germany on Sunday, edging out Ireland’s Dylan Slevin in a fiercely-contested Event 15 final in Hildesheim.

Van Veen & Cole triumph in latest Development Tour double-header

Winmau Development Tour

Gian van Veen moved top of the Winmau Development Tour Order of Merit after winning his fourth title of 2023 on Saturday, as Jarred Cole celebrated his first Development Tour success for five years in Germany.

Nijman secures second Development Tour crown of 2023 in Hildesheim

Winmau Development Tour

Wessel Nijman secured his second Winmau Development Tour title of 2023 on Friday, as former World Youth Champion Bradley Brooks returned to the winner's circle in Germany.

Van Veen completes busy weekend with Winmau Development Tour Event Ten win

Winmau Development Tour

Gian van Veen secured his second PDC Winmau Development Tour title of the weekend with success in Sunday's Event Ten in Wigan.

Van Veen & Teehan secure Development Tour success in Wigan

Winmau Development Tour

Gian van Veen and Ciaran Teehan claimed Winmau Development Tour titles as Events Eight and Nine took place on a high-quality day of competition in Wigan.

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 completed a weekend double on the PDC Unicorn Development Tour as he shared Sunday's two event wins with Ryan Meikle in Wigan.

Evetts had begun the 2019 Development Tour season with success in Event One on Saturday, and claimed a further £2,000 in prize money by winning Event Four on Sunday evening.

The emerging ace from Warwickshire proved too strong for Andrew Davidson by dropping just one leg, as he did in his semi-final win over Keane Barry and a quarter-final triumph against Ben Cheeseman.

Evetts also defeated two other former Development Tour event winners, George Killington and Ryan Meikle, on his way to a fifth title at this level.

Belgian youngster Brian Raman, who made his UK Open debut last week, landed a nine-dart finish in the opening leg of his last 16 tie with Davidson - only to lose the contest 4-1.

Davidson overcame another UK Open qualifier, Callan Rydz, in the semi-finals and averaged 103 in his quarter-final whitewash of Jack Main during an impressive run.

Ryan Meikle (PDC)

Event Three had seen Meikle claim his third Development Tour title as he defeated Greg Ritchie 5-2 in the final.

Meikle also overcame Dutch prospects Jeffrey de Zwaan and Geert Nentjes in the latter stages.

Ritchie overcame Canadian ace Dawson Murschell and former World Championship qualifier Sven Groen on his way to a first Development Tour final to begin his fourth season at this level.

Following the first of five double-header weekends to be held this year, Evetts tops the Development Tour Order of Merit with £4,150, ahead of Event Two winner Nathan Rafferty (£3,100) and Meikle (£2,250).

The field in Wigan also saw Danish youngsters Daniel Jensen and Nicolai Rasmussen joined by four Swedish debutants, Oskar Vagberg, Hampus Norrstrom, Viktor Tingstrom and Anton Resell.

In total 139 players achieved prize money across the opening weekend of the year, with the Development Tour set to return to action on April 20-21 in Wigan.

At the conclusion of the series of 20 tournaments across 2019, the top two players on the Unicorn Development Tour Order of Merit will earn a place at Alexandra Palace for the 2019/20 William Hill World Championship.

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.

For full results and stats see DartConnect.

Click here to see the PDC Unicorn Development Tour Order of Merit

PDC Unicorn Development Tour
Sunday March 10, Robin Park Tennis Centre, Wigan
Event Three
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Last 16

Justin van Tergouw 4-1 Kevin Doets
Ciaran Teehan 4-3 Andy Kent
Keane Barry 4-1 Jurjen van der Velde
Greg Ritchie 4-0 Dawson Murschell
William Borland 4-2 Joshua Richardson
Geert Nentjes 4-0 Jack Main
Ryan Meikle 4-2 Zak Cross
Jeffrey de Zwaan 4-2 Marvin van Velzen

Quarter-Finals
Ciaran Teehan 5-1 Justin van Tergouw
Greg Ritchie 5-2 Keane Barry
Geert Nentjes 5-3 William Borland
Ryan Meikle 5-3 Jeffrey de Zwaan

Semi-Finals
Greg Ritchie 5-3 Ciaran Teehan
Ryan Meikle 5-3 Geert Nentjes

Final
Ryan Meikle 5-2 Greg Ritchie

Event Four
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Last 16

Jack Main 4-0 Keelan Kay
Andrew Davidson 4-1 Brian Raman
Callan Rydz 4-1 Andy Kent
Patrick van den Boogaard 4-1 Danny Van Trijp
Ben Cheeseman 4-1 Tom Lonsdale
Ted Evetts 4-3 Ryan Meikle
Keane Barry 4-1 Jarred Cole
William Borland 4-3 Matthew Holbrook

Quarter-Finals
Andrew Davidson 5-0 Jack Main
Callan Rydz 5-3 Patrick van den Boogaard
Ted Evetts 5-1 Ben Cheeseman
Keane Barry 5-1 William Borland

Semi-Finals
Andrew Davidson 5-4 Callan Rydz
Ted Evetts 5-1 Keane Barry

Final
Ted Evetts 5-1 Andrew Davidson